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Vol. 9, No. 46 Including Nearby Communities www.thepress.net
November 13, 2009
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THIS WEEK
FOR MOVIE TIMES SEE PAGE 5A
Crosstown confrontation
The Deer Valley Wolverines crashed the Antioch Panthers Senior
Night party and ran their unbeaten streak to nine.
Page 21A
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Page 1B
Opinions flow on state water billsLocal reaction to the water
legislation
passed last week in Sacramento ranges from raising a glass in
celebration to a lukewarm wait-and-see attitude to simply
considering it all wet, depending on whom you talk to.
The fi ve water bills provide for a new Delta governing board
that could approve a peripheral canal, require water conservation
of 20 percent in urban areas, increase monitoring of ground-water,
increase penalties for illegally taking wa-ter from the Delta and
place an $11 billion bond for water projects on the ballot next
November.
Local Delta users and advocates have long been mistrustful of
efforts in Sacramento to fi x the Delta, fearing that its mostly a
ruse to send more water south rather than keep it in the Delta to
preserve the ecosystem.
Obviously, I am disappointed, as should everybody in the Delta,
said Roger Mammon, an Oakley resident and board member of the
advocacy organization Restore the Delta. They are passing all these
things about Delta protec-tion, but theres no enforcement body
behind it or penalties. Theres so much to it, its kind of hard to
track it all. But if you really look at it, theres a lot of pork in
this thing. It looks like
theres a general obligation bond that will be paid for by the
general public and the projects will benefi t Southern California
and the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, which has the most
junior water rights in the state.
Of the bonds $11 billion, $3 billion is des-ignated for water
storage, $2.2 billion for Delta projects such as levee
reinforcement and ecosys-tem restoration, $1.7 billion for
watershed con-servation throughout the state, $1.4 billion for
water management and delivery projects, $1.2 for water recycling
and conservation, $1 billion for groundwater cleanup and protection
and $455 million for drought relief.
But Mammon is skeptical that local Delta users will see much
benefi t. Asked whether they will get anything from the water
package, he said, Yeah, they get the shaft.
In contrast, the Contra Costa Water Dis-
trict (CCWD), which gets all of its water from the Delta,
welcomes the legislation, believing it will improve water
quality.
The approval of this water package repre-sents a signifi cant
milestone for water policy in California, said Jennifer Allen, CCWD
senior public information specialist. It doesnt fi x the Delta but
provides the framework and fi nancing needed to begin the critical
restoration program needed to ensure Delta sustainability. It
includes the establishment of state policy that improves Delta
water quality, making water supply more reliable, and provides fl
ood control in the Delta. It will also set requirements for fl ows
out of the Delta before more projects can be implement-ed.
That includes the proposed peripheral
by Dave RobertsStaff Writer The approval of this
water package represents a significant milestone for water
policy in California.
Jennifer Allen, CCWD
Obviously, I am disappointed, as should everybody in the
Delta.
Roger Mammon, Restore the Delta
see Water page 15A
Veterans on parade in AntiochThousands of people lined
Second Street in downtown An-tioch Wednesday to view the
soldiers, vintage cars, macho mo-torcyclists, fl ag-waving scouts,
marching bands, waving politicians and a bagpiper in the nearly
hour-long Second Annual Veterans Day Parade.
So far its been wonder-ful, said Antioch resident Bruna
DelChiaro. Im a very patriotic person. I love my country and want
to honor these young men that are giving their lives for us. Im
really proud of our mayor (Jim Davis) that he continues with this.
Im happy to see that we keep this day alive. The young people dont
seem to have the patriotism that we oldsters do. And I hope that
this kind of brings to mind to them what these young men are doing:
they are giving their lives for their freedom.
Many of the younger kids sit-ting on the curb seemed more
ap-preciative of the giving of candy occasionally being thrown
their way by parade participants. But
one dad was observed showing his 4-year-old son how to salute
the passing soldiers.
While many vintage cars with roaring engines made the half-mile
trek from E Street to the Antioch Marina, the most unusual was a 55
Chevy displaying the names of 3,578 Vietnam prisoners of war or
missing in action, similar to the
Vietnam Memorial wall in Wash-ington D.C. Max Loffgren, a
twice-wounded Vietnam vet, rebuilt the car in 1993 and has traveled
across the country several times display-ing it at patriotic
events.
We made it home; these guys did not and we didnt want to forget
them, said Loffgren. Over 600 of these guys came home alive
during the course of the war. And today we are still missing
1,734 of them. As a result of the war, a lot of them may have ended
up in Chi-na, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, any of the communist bloc
countries. Ac-cording to the National League of Families, they
think about 100 of these guys may still be alive.
The parade actually started in the air as a restored Vietnam-era
Huey assault helicopter fl ew over Rivertown containing the grand
marshals: Bataan Death March survivor Vincent Silva; Richard
Lundin, a major general in the Northern California Army Reserve and
Leo Fontana, a World War II veteran.
The parade kicked off on the ground with police motorcycles, a
fi re truck, color guard and bag-piper followed by Antioch and
Oakley City Council members, Antioch school board members and
recently elected Congressman John Garamendi. Music was pro-vided by
the Antioch, Deer Valley and Liberty high school marching
bands.
Watching the festivities near
Thousands of people lined downtown Antioch to honor Americas
veterans Wednesday.
Photo by Rick Lemyre
by Dave RobertsStaff Writer
see Veterans page 15A
Powerful proponents A proposed generating station has generated
support from resi-dents, city officials and business leaders
alike.
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NOVEMBER 13, 2009 COMMUNITY THEPRESS.NET | 3A
More than 100 Oakley residents came out to support the proposed
Oakley Gener-ating Station during the California Energy Commissions
fi rst visit to the city this week.
Commission Vice Chairman James Boyd, who presided over the
event, said he was impressed with Mondays turnout for the
informational hearing that followed a site tour in which
approximately 60 people visited the location of the proposed power
plant. If ap-proved, the plant will be built on 22 acres of the
former DuPont property on Bridgehead Road.
District V Supervisor Federal Glover said it was good to see so
many people interested in the project, especially since the project
has the potential to create new jobs that will ben-efi t many of
Oakleys residents: This project will allow us the opportunity to
put people who are not working to work with local hire. It will
give us the opportunity to reach a lot of the economic demands
within the commu-nity, and its going to put a lot of labor folks to
work in terms of construction of the site, so we really have a
jewel here.
Radback Energy Senior Vice President and Project Manager Greg
Lamberg said if the project is approved, more than 700 union labor
jobs would be created during the three-year construction period,
which will be a huge shot of adrenalin to the economy, as $4
million in supplies will be purchased locally
and $6 million is projected to be generated in sales tax
revenue. The plant will also generate up to $10 million in property
taxes each year, creating funds to be used to benefi t local
ser-vices such as police and fi re protection, street maintenance
and schools.
Steven Nosanchuck, president of the Oakley Chamber of Commerce,
said the fi -nancial gains for the community are greatly needed.
Its important to me to see Oakley thrive again. Like most
communities in our country, Oakley has been hit hard by the
cur-rent economic crisis. The power plant being discussed brings
jobs to Oakley and much-needed revenue to our city coffers. Were a
small city. To be discussing property tax reve-nue in the ballpark
of $10 million a year is very encouraging. It makes me much more
hopeful about the economic future of our city.
More than 20 residents spoke in favor of
the project, citing creation of jobs as the most signifi cant
benefi t.
Theres no question times are hard for most folks, said Michael
Hernandez. Dur-ing this economic crisis, with so many jobs that
have been lost across California, the Oak-ley Generating Station
will offer some relief.
Marco Gonzalez, representing a local labor union, said its
important to hire locally for the project and hopes there will be
offi cial documentation that stipulates local hiring.
Nosanchuck also stressed the need for local hiring for this
project, which Lamberg said is a priority. In an interview with the
Press last week, Lamberg said as part of conditions for certifi
cation in the fi nal permit, Radback will fi rst look to employ
Oakley and far East County workers before expanding its search to
the rest of the county and beyond.
During the public comments portion
of the hearing, several residents expressed concern about
pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The Energy Commissions
Staff Is-sues Identifi cation Report also asked for more studies to
be conducted regarding air quality and noise pollution.
Environmental impacts found to be signifi cant must be mitigated
for the project to move forward, and representa-tives from Radback
Energy said they would work with staff to address all concerns as
needed.
The informational hearing is just one step in a 16-month process
in which the com-mission will conduct an analysis to determine
whether or not the proposed project is viable. The commission is
expected to make its deci-sion by March, 2011. If approved, Radback
anticipates beginning construction in May, 2011, and completing the
project by the end of 2013, at which time PG&E will take over
operation of the plant.
The proposed Oakley Generating Sta-tion is designed to be a
620-megawatt, state-of-the-art natural-gas-fi red, combined-cycle
generating facility supplying power to 600,000 households. The
plant will also use General Electrics latest technology, the 7FA
Fleet, which employs faster starts, greater turndown, lower
emissions and hirer effi ciency. The Oak-ley Generating Station
would be the fi rst in the world to use this new technology.
For more information about the project, visit
www.radback.com/CCGSLLC.html. To join the e-mail list for updates,
visit www.ener-gy.ca.gov/sitingcases/contracosta/index.html.
Energy Commission comes to OakleyIf approved, the Oakley
Generating Station, seen in this rendering, will sup-ply power to
600,000 homes.
Graphic courtesy of Radback Energy
by Samie HartleyStaff Writer
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When the people at Cortona Park senior living community want-ed
to celebrate Cortonas rst anniversary, they gured a great way to do
it was to help out the youth in the community at the same time. So
last months bash did double duty: marking the milestone and
generating $1,258 in donations for the Brentwood Police Activities
League. Taking part in the hand-off of the check, from left, are
PAL Exec-utive Director Of cer Roger Wilson, PAL President Jeff
Altman, Cortona Park representatives Donna Spencer, Lisa Panguelo
and Sally Thompson, and Brentwood Police Chief Mark Evenson.
PALs pal, Cortona Park
Photo by Greg Robinson
Holiday De Lites committee is seeking entries for the Holiday De
Lites Twilight Parade to be held Dec. 5. The street pa-rade will
begin at 4 p.m., followed by a tree lighting ceremony hosted by Mr.
and Mrs. Santa Claus in the City Hall parking lot.
A lighted boat parade will top off the eve-nings festivities.
Applications for parade participation are available at
www.art4an-tioch.org. You may also call Parade Coor-dinator Lori
Chalifoux at 925-776-3090 or e-mail
[email protected].
Looking for De Lites
The City of Brentwood is accepting applications for the
following commis-sions and boards:Planning Commission
Applicants for this commission must reside within the
incorporated city limits. This fi ve-member commission meets on the
fi rst and third Tuesdays of each month. The commission recom-mends
plans for the regulation of future growth, development and design
of the city, and carries out the provisions of the zoning
ordinance. The deadline for applications is Monday, Nov. 30.Arts
Commission
The Arts Commission is an advi-sory commission to the City
Council made up of five Brentwood citizens, who meet on the third
Wednesday of the month and make recommenda-tions on arts.
Commissioners should be knowledgeable about and repre-sent a cross
section and distribution of membership among the major art and
cultural fields, which may includ-ed one or more of the following
art disciplines: architectural arts, dance, art education, fiber
arts, literature, music, painting, performing arts, pho-tography,
ceramics, sculpture, murals, visual, functional art and crafts.
Ap-plicants must reside within the city limits. The deadline for
applications is Monday, Nov. 30.Park and Recreation Commission
The Park and Recreation Com-
mission is an advisory commission to the City Council made up of
five Brentwood citizens, who meet on the fourth Thursday of each
month and make recommendations on park and recreation facility
designs, use of city park and recreation facilities, and pro-vide
feedback and recommendations regarding program and facilities
rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Applicants must reside
within the city limits. The deadline for applications is Monday,
Nov. 30.Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood Committee
Brentwood Advisory Neighbor-hood Committee (BANC) is made up of
residents from the citys 53 neigh-borhoods. Meetings are held on
the second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Brentwood
Technol-ogy Center Presentation Room, 101B Sand Creek Road.
Committee mem-bers serve on special task forces to study city
issues and work on projects such as the committees Home of the
Month program and Christmas Tree Lighting. Applications are
available online. The committee seats remain open until filled.
Applications may be obtained in person at City Hall, 708 Third
St., by calling 925-516-5400, or by visit-ing
www.ci.brentwood.ca.us. For ad-ditional information, call the City
Clerks Office at 925-516-5400.
Boards seek participants
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NOVEMBER 13, 2009 COMMUNITY THEPRESS.NET | 5A
Gobbler Bob feathers the nest
Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor Gobbler Bob, as he is increasingly
becoming known has blown past his original goal of 300 donations of
$8 for turkeys for needy families and has revised his goal to
500.
I cant believe how people have picked up on this, said Taylor
after being informed that donations had reached 378. Its a
wonderful thing that so many people want to help other people. Of
course, the idea of see-ing the mayor in a turkey suit might have
something to do with it.
Taylor launched his The Mayor Is A Turkey fundraiser four weeks
ago with a goal of 300 donations of $8, a fi gure designed to drive
home the idea that each donation is personal, and will buy a bird
for one family during the holidays. The benefi ciary of the program
is the Brentwood Regional Community Chest, which provides food and
toys for 500 families every Christmas.
Having exceeded his original goal of 300 turkeys, Taylor has
upped the ante, and upped the payoff as well. He is al-ready
commit-
ted to appear dressed in a turkey suit at the BRCC sorting and
dis-
tribution events on Dec. 18 and 19, but if the goal
of 500 is reached, he will also appear on a date to be
determined at a public park and spend the day with residents posing
with him dressed in the turkey suit.
The goal is certainly attainable: The Brent-
wood Police Offi -cers Association has challenged the East
Contra Costa Fire Pro-tection District
to see who can muster the most donations, and the Brentwood
Post
Offi ce is hawking the birds as well. Just
about the only question re-maining is: Who will bring
the cranberry sauce?
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6A | THEPRESS.NET OUTDOORS NOVEMBER 13, 2009
Leonid light show a slashy, flashy affairTuesdays meteor
displaypredicted to be robust
Nov. 18, 2001 was only an hour old when Leia and I hauled
ourselves and a sleeping bag built for two up a hill above Mt.
Diablos Back Creek Canyon and watched the millenniums fi rst
full-fl edged meteor storm explode above the
ragged black of the mountains profi le.
Id been stalking meteor showers for decades, staking out
observation spots from campsites to prairies to remote rural roads,
where Id remove my cars headrest, use it as a pillow and lie on my
back on the cool pavement, keeping
a peripheral eye peeled for headlamps heading my way. Mt. Diablo
struck me as a good venue. My only concern: North Peak rises 3,557
above the horizon; the Summit, 3,849 a signifi cant slice of sky
viewed from our lowly hilltop. Wed see fewer shining slashes than
meteorphiles on the fl atlands.
My worries were unwarranted. As Leo slinked over the mountain,
meteors fl amed so fast and furious I couldnt have kept track of
them with a clicker.
This was Leias fi rst meteor gig. And I, like an idiot, tried to
give ver-bal expression to how mind-bogglingly exceptional this
A.D. 2001 installment was. And she, like someone watching golf for
the fi rst time as Tiger Woods goes on a birdie binge in the wind
and rain at Carnoustie (Hey, that game must be easy!), just settled
back and enjoyed the show. After a while, I shut up and we watched
the storm in peace.
A meteor isnt what its nickname im-plies. Its not a shooting
star. Our Sun is a star, large enough to fi t 109 Earths across its
diameter. The average meteor is the size of a grain of sand. But
when that grain zips through our upper atmosphere at up to 50 miles
per second, its fl are-out is stunning.
Ive seen meteors spewing fl aming green tails and meteors with
no tail, tumbling through the night like glow-ing knuckleballs. Ive
seen cigar-shaped meteors fl ying sideways, and chunks that split
in two as Earths atmosphere found chinks in their armor. Ive seen
fl ame-outs so bright they made me blink, and fi reballs that fell
to the horizon slowly, dripping molten gold in their wake.
Earth collects about 400 tons of meteoric debris every day, the
lions share of which is so microscopic that it can fl oat around
for years before descending
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to our planets surface. A tiny minority of the debris is large
enough to create that brilliant burst we see from ground level. And
yet on an average night under a clear sky graced by low light
pollution, the patient sky watcher can spot three or four meteors
per hour, increasing to seven or eight by dawn. Theres a lot of
stuff up there.
The light show gets serious when Earth in its voyage around the
Sun passes through a special kind of debris. For billions of years,
fragments left over from the formation of the outer planets have
crossed the plane of Earths orbit in their long and elongated
journey around the Sun.
As these mountains of ice approach our star, solar radiation
begins to vaporize their surfaces and solar winds blow the gas and
dust rearward, creating comas many times the diameter of Earth and
tails millions of miles long. You might have seen two shining
examples of these ice mountains back in 1996 and 97. Their names
were Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp, and their tails were magnifi cent. We
know those ice mountains as comets.
One comet in particular, labeled 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, slingshots
around the Sun every 33 years on a path proximate to the plane of
Earths orbit. Its detritus is spread through long, narrow corridors
of space like permanent oil spills. (By nar-row we mean
approximately 10 Earth diameters wide.) Every mid-November, Earth
plows through 55P/Tempel-Tuttles
trails. We call the event the Leonid meteor shower.
The shelf life of 55/P Tempel-Tuttles debris streams is long.
Mark your calendars for the night of Tuesday, the 17th of November.
On that night, Earth will bulls-eye the rich streams the comet
discharged in A.D. 1466 and 1533. Normally, a ZHR (Zenithal Hourly
Rate) of 100 would qualify as a respectable Leonid shower.
Astronomers are predict-ing Tuesdays display to top out at 500 or
more per hour, boosting its status from shower to half storm.
The peak should occur just before sunset on the West Coast, and
be most spectacular over the Pacifi c and Asia. We on the West
Coast are lucky that well catch the back end of it.
Meteor watching is easy no knowl-edge of astronomical facts or
fi gures required. The Leonids radiant area is the constellation
Leo, but meteors scoot in from all points of the sky. All you need
is a good pair of eyes and clear skies.
Scope out an open spot as far from city lights as feasible.
Bring a blanket and pillow, a thermos of your favorite hot beverage
and a portable recliner. The ultimate posture for meteor watching
is the one that allows for the widest fi eld of vision: fl at on
your back. (The naked eye is a far better meteor-sighting
instrument than binoculars or a telescope). So stretch out on your
chaise longue with your feet to the east, relax your focus and take
in the whole sky at once.
And enjoy the show.
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were putting in another application, but it might be spring
before we hear back.
Smith said that in the meantime she will continue to communicate
with parents, the city and Oakley police to enhance and en-sure the
safety of Orchard Parks students: Were working on perhaps getting
parent volunteers with refl ective vests from the po-lice
department to see the kids off campus and around the corner to
their homes. Every-one is doing what they can, but its been baby
steps. Theres a lot of red tape involved.
Oakley Chief of Police Chris Thorsen said his department remains
committed to keeping the community safe: Were always looking for
ways to make our schools safer, and our offi cers are doing the
best they can. Were looking into providing safety training for
parents and we will continue to work with the schools as we always
have.
In the end, we want our driving com-munity to be cautious around
the schools and to understand that an extra fi ve or 10 minutes (in
the car) isnt going to make a difference in the long run. The
safety of the students is whats important.
Accident from page 8A
Antiochs Mission Elementary School recognized the following
Stu-dents of the Month for October for exemplifying the character
trait of Trustworthiness. In the front row, from left, are Jasmine
Thurston, Jewel Avila, Daniel Sedano, Logan Martin, Jasmine Gomez,
Rhea Prasad, Amairani Vega, Abiezer DeJesus and Jennifer Fung;
middle row: Gigi Acosta, LaMariyone Moore, Avian Oden-Barnes,
Danton Basco, Valerie Castilla-Tabares, Fernando Sandoval, Justin
Brown, Diana Diaz and Alexis Xaysana; and back row: Edgar
Gutierrez, Kyleigh MacDougall, Koby Williams, Salvador Sanchez,
Tariq Wright, Armando Fajardo, Emil-iano Alvarez and (a camera-shy)
Nandi Loving.
Tagged as trustworthy
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Brentwood police are ramping up coverage of Creek-side Park in
the wake of a stabbing on Monday of a 15-year-old.
Lt. Doug Silva of the BPD said offi cers responding to a call
about 5:25 p.m. were fl agged down by the victim, who collapsed
near the childrens play area in the park. He was fl own to John
Muir Medical Center with a non-life-threatening wound to the upper
torso, according to reports.
Silva said 21-year-old Todd Lindgren was detained following a
sweep of the area, and was turned over to the East Bay Regional
Park Police, who have jurisdiction over the Marsh Creek Trail. The
attack was believed to have occurred on the trail in the tunnel
beneath Balfour Road, and not actually in the park, according to
Lt. Manuel Misquez of the BPD.
Silva said a resident called police dispatch to say they had
seen someone throw something in the tall grass near the park, after
which a search by a police dog recovered a knife possibly used in
the attack.
BPD Chief Mark Evenson said the victim might have provoked the
attack, but the incident is not believed to be gang-related.
Creekside Park has been the site of increas-ing juvenile activity,
and as a result Evenson, in an e-mail to Creekside residents, said
patrols have been stepped up there.
We know that criminal activity has been on the rise in the
Creekside neighborhood, and we have had addition-al patrols in the
neighborhood for the past several months to help deal with it,
Evensons e-mail stated. Our patrol commander, Lt. Silva, has been
communicating directly with residents and overseeing our extra
patrol efforts.
Unfortunately, the problems still persist. I have di-rected our
patrol staff to use some of our federal grant funds to place
uniformed offi cers on overtime to patrol the neighborhood and to
vigorously deal with the criminal and civility issues going on in
the community. I have also asked my Neighborhood Watch Coordinator,
Michele
Keady, to set up an open meeting between the police de-partment
and residents to discuss neighborhood issues.
Keady notifi ed residents of the area on Wednesday that a
meeting was planned for Dec. 2 to establish more Neighborhood Watch
coverage of the area. Residents who want to participate can call
Keady at 925-634-6911.
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Police step up patrols following stabbingby Rick Lemyre
Staff Writer
Police are stepping up patrols in and around Creekside Park in
the wake of a stabbing on a nearby trail on Monday.
Photo by Rick Lemyre
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Bowlers looking to earn a free game and do something good for
the community will soon have the opportunity to do both, thanks to
the Strike Out Hunger campaign at the Harvest Park Bowl in
Brentwood.
Bowlers who bring in a canned-good product or non-perishable
food item dur-ing regular operating hours now through Dec. 20 will
be treated to a game on the house.
All collected items will go directly to the Brentwood Regional
Community Chest for distribution to needy families in town.
Harvest Park Manager Sherry MacK-enzie said she heard about the
Strike Out Hunger project through the Northern Cal-ifornia Bowling
Association, and thought it would be a perfect fi t for Brentwood.
When I heard about this, it just sounded like a great thing, she
said. Jim (Wange-man), who owns the Bowl, is very active in the
Community Chest, so it all came
together. I fi gured everyone can use a free game and its a
great way to help out a local charity. Were hoping to have a great
response.
The free games are subject to lane availability, and do not
include bowling shoes. Harvest Park Bowl is located at 5000 Balfour
Road. For more information, call 925-516-1221 or visit
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canal, which is planned to stretch 49 miles from just south of
Sacramento to next to a new forebay near Clifton Court Forebay
south of Byron, drawing up to 15,000 cu-bic feet of water per
second from the Sac-ramento River, bypassing the rest of the Delta,
before pumping it south.
This legislation in no way authorizes a peripheral canal, said
Allen. In fact, it lays out a number of hurdles for any canal to
move forward, that being the environmental protection specifi
cally.
Theres a possibility that some of the
bond money, if it passes next year, could go toward the
expansion of CCWDs Los Vaqueros Reservoir. The environmental
im-pacts of that proposed expansion are cur-rently being
studied.
City offi cials in East County are cau-tiously optimistic but
also taking a wait-and-see approach while they wade through the
details in the hundreds of pages of water legislation.
The Assembly bills are quite volumi-nous, said Paul Eldridge,
Brentwood as-sistant director of public works. In general there are
some things that are really good
about the bill and things that could have been better. First and
foremost, theres a compre-hensive plan, which we havent had in a
long time. It takes into account the Delta convey-ance, some of the
storage issues, the environ-ment. Also it gave some of the groups
who were keen on water usage some teeth for wa-ter conservation. I
think everybody got some of what they wanted, but not everything
they wanted.
Phil Harrington, Antiochs director of capital improvements and
water rights, who recently warned that Antioch is in danger of
losing its century-old right to draw water
from the San Joaquin River (possibly re-sulting in a
multi-million dollar increase in water costs for residents and
businesses), is cautiously optimistic that the legislation will
preserve that right.
They have not said in any part of this bill that existing senior
water rights will be impacted, he said. There are a lot of cave-ats
to this whole process that could do it. (If) they start to fold in
sea-level rise and climate change, that will typically incur
processes that could impact your ability (to draw free water from
the river). We continue to work and negotiate with the state.
Water from page 1A
the start of the parade was Antioch resident Julius Benveniste,
a vet who was wearing a bronze star cap. He was drafted into the
First Cav (as he put it) 8th division in the Korean War in 1951.
Like many vets, he doesnt say much about his service.
I was young; I was 21 years old, he said. Its good for everybody
to go in the service, I think. Besides serving your country, I
really became a man instead of a boy. You realize how lucky you
are. I was in Korea for the amount of time I needed to be there. I
came home. Im lucky. Thats about it, I guess.
Loffgren was similarly low-key when asked about his Vietnam
experience. I was in the infantry, he said. I was wounded twice,
but I made it home just fi ne and thats that. He was more
forthcoming on the meaning of Veterans Day. We would like to thank
all of the veterans and the com-
munity for their support and to support our military in
Afghanistan and Iraq today and all corners of the world. A lot of
the troops are in other places that you dont hear about. And their
families miss them. And we want to make sure we honor them and keep
them in our prayers.
The parades loudest participants were the revving, roaring
Patriot Sentinel motor-cycle riders, a bunch of bearded,
bandana-wearing, gum-chewing, tough-looking Hells Angels-type guys
who provide welcome-home ceremonies for returning soldiers. The
festivities wrapped up with four Calvary Temple Saddle Club horse
riders and Sheba, a 35-year-old retired horse led on foot.
Those needing another parade fi x wont have to wait long. The
annual Holiday DeL-ites Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony takes
place in just three weeks on Dec. 5, trav-eling along the same
route and with many of the same participants.
Veterans from page 1A
Photo by Richard Wisdom
Parade grand marshals, from left, Vincent Silva, Richard Lundin
and Leo Fontana were own to the parade in a Vietnam-era Huey
assault helicopter.
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OPINIONEDITORIALS, LETTERS & COMMENTARY National
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Effort to recall councilmen will continueLet me fi rst say that
we are not opposed to the of-
fi cials decision to build a civic center, just its location of
choice. The majority of us were even in favor when we fi rst heard
of the plans. However, that was when the plan was to build behind
the current City Hall.
We do understand the growth of our small com-munity (all too
well) and realize that the increase in employees at City Hall is a
given. What we are concerned and opposed to is the use of land that
was
donated to the inhabitants of Brentwood to be used spe-cifi
cally as a public park perpetually and forever. Our beautiful and
historic City Park (all original 2.93 acres of it) should remain a
park.
We do take offense to you calling our efforts mis-guided. It is
our democratic right to question what our offi cials do and how
they go about doing it. We have tried to get answers to our
questions for over a year now from our city offi cials about how
they were able to legally rezone the park, to no avail. We have
spoken out at sev-eral city council meetings and were just ignored.
We have requested copies of all documents pertaining to this issue
with no document appearing proving they have a legal right to build
upon the park.
And it is our constitutional right to question what appear to be
ethical violations of the law and trampling
on the rights of us citizens that want answers and the entire
park to remain a park. If this has been legally taken care of and
in the proper way, we would love to see the proof; otherwise, there
just may be some malfeasance (your word) being done by these two
council members and the mayor.
Yes, recalling a government offi cial is a very serious
undertaking and believe me, we wish we didnt have to proceed.
However, when these same offi cials refuse to explain, talk to us
and/or provide proof that what they are doing is legal what else
can we do?
For your information, a third Notice of Intent will be issued
(if at fi rst you dont succeed in the red-tape of the legal system
try, try again). Unfortunately, on the second notice, some of the
addresses had changed due the housing situation and registration
update cards had not been sent in.
Our City Council needs to be held accountable for its actions.
And its lack of communication proves that it does not care what any
of us think or want for our community. Therefore it is its lack of
cooperation and continuous story changing (and downright lies) that
forces us to continue
I fi nd it unusual that the editorial in the Oct. 30 Brentwood
Press was unsigned. Does this mean that this editorial is the
stance the Brentwood Press is taking? If it is, I fi nd that very
sad, but it also explains why the Press refused to print my last
two letters to the editor. Isnt a newspaper supposed to remain
unbiased? I guess the author(s) wanted to remain anonymous. Why is
that?
And yes, democracy is what our country runs on but it just takes
a little longer to achieve results for those of us who do not have
the funds for attorney fees.
It was hilarious to read the editorial where it states that City
Park will be bigger. Dont you remember that the city rezoned the
park to a new downtown (mixed-use) district? There is no such thing
as our city park anymore. The city can now cement over whatever it
wants (even the remaining grass area). I would also like to see the
proof that it will be bigger (without counting in a parking lot);
the recent plans do not prove it.
During a recent council meeting, Councilman Stone-barger asked
if the grass ratio would be the same after City Hall was built. He
was told yes, it would even be a little larger and that if it
werent, then construction would stop and plans would be redone so
that it would be. Well, the most recent plans I have prove that the
park will be smaller. But wait construction is still going on?
Please also remember per your article that Erick Stonebarger did
get more votes than Brockman. End of story no other votes matter. I
know numbers can say anything the author intends them to.
Councilman Stone-barger and Councilman Richey have continuously
voted against the Civic Center project, selling bonds, re-phas-ing,
library re-location/renovations and a few other areas in the past
year.
This project has never been a unanimous decision within our city
council nor is it within our community. It is time those three
(Taylor, Becnel and Brockman) real-ize they cant keep sweeping us
under the carpet.
Thank you for your honorable service
Editor:An open letter to Lisa Hultz and
the community:It was a crushing blow to me and
the school district when you an-nounced your resignation from
the Byron Union School District board of trustees. The commitment
you gave to our students, the schools and the community will be
sorely missed.
Even before you joined the board
six years ago, you gave selflessly of yourself and always found
ways to be there for and appreciate oth-ers. Whether it was
volunteering in the classroom, working with SEED, surprising staff
with secret Santa gifts, setting up appreciation days or honoring
our valued employees, you always made sure people were treated with
honor and respect.
The district grew and improved under your guidance and dealt
with adversity in a positive manner. You brought honor and
integrity to the posi-tion of trustee in the BUSD, and the legacy
built over those years will be felt for generations of students in
the future.
I know you feel the district is headed in a great direction, and
you want to see it through to the amazing outcomes we have ahead.
But again, you made the selfless act of stepping down from the
position, because you didnt feel you could give the time necessary
to do the job correctly. Others would have stayed, out of ego,
instead of doing what is best for the kids and the district.
Maybe when things settle down and your full commitment to the
po-sition of trustee can return, you will have the opportunity to
finish the job. But for now, thank you for all you have done, and
know that the many
successes on the horizon were made possible with your efforts.
With great honor and respect,
BUSD Board President Ken SilmanTrustees Karri Murayama, Jill
Sprenkel,
Bobbi NugentSuperintendent Eric Prater
City hall should take to the StreetsEditor:
Two months ago I expressed a concern over losing our park to the
multi-million dollar city hall project. I was reassured by a park
employee, who said that the green parts of the park would
remain.
Last week I talked to a man who was working on the project. He
said that the building would extend from Maple Street to the far
side of the old library taking over half the park.
I have a better idea. Put the city hall out at the Streets of
Brentwood. I understand there are empty stores available. To view
the rape of the park, visit the real streets of Brent-wood. Bring
Kleenex its enough to make you weep.
Mr. Stonebarger and Mr. Richey, thank you for voting against the
project. You have my vote in the next election.
Carole MainBrentwood
Foregone conclusionEditor:
Ive read comments about the 2-Gates Project, but find no mention
of a glaring red flag that bothers me. If this project is indeed
about saving the Delta smelt, why is the Southern Cali-fornia
Metropolitan Water District one of the sponsors? We all know its
main goal is to divert as much Northern California water to
South-ern California as possible. Im frankly surprised that it
would even have its name associated with this project. My sad
conclusion is that its already a done deal, so they dont care.
Bill KoguraDiscovery Bay
Giving Dawgs their dayEditor:
The Delta Dawgs Baseball Club recently held its inaugural golf
tour-nament. Its success would not have been possible without the
help of our many volunteers and sponsors. We would like to thank
and acknowledge the following businesses for their generous
donations: Les Schwab Tires, Orale Orale, Kellogg Creek
Aggre-gates, Metro PCS, Wes & Robin Olsen, Yogurt Pizzazz,
Diggers, Rave Movie
by Kathy FredenbergBrentwood resident
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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East
County police depart-ments.BRENTWOODOct. 30, 4:30 p.m. On Balfour
Road, an un-identifi ed person stole a purse from a shop-ping
cart.Oct. 30, 5:57 p.m. An unidentifi ed person opened a credit
card under the name of a resi-dent of Prominent Drive and made
purchases on the card.Oct. 30, 6:52 p.m. An unidentifi ed person
armed with a handgun robbed a business on Sand Creek Road.Oct. 30,
11:58 p.m. A driver struck the me-dian on Balfour Road at American
Avenue.Oct. 31, 1:09 a.m. On Dainty Avenue, a sub-ject involved in
a fi ght sustained four stab wounds. Another subject involved in
the fi ght, who sustained injuries to his face, was found to be
intoxicated and was arrested. Both sub-jects were uncooperative.
The fi rst subject was airlifted to a hospital. The second was
trans-ported to a different hospital.Oct. 31, 8:12 a.m. On Bauer
Road at Country Glen Lane, a subject too intoxicated to care for
himself was arrested and released on a Ju-venile Affi davit.Oct.
31, 11:08 a.m. On Whitehall Lane, a sub-ject who failed to drop off
a child was found in violation of a court order.Oct. 31, 4:44 p.m.
An unidentifi ed person stole a generator from a business on First
Street.Oct. 31, 9:59 p.m. On OHara Avenue at Sand Creek Road, a
subject stopped for vehicle code violations was DUI and in
possession of suspected cocaine. He was arrested and taken to the
Martinez Detention Facility.Oct. 31, 11:48 p.m. On Lone Tree Way at
Fairview Avenue, a subject stopped for a ve-hicle code violation
was found to be under the infl uence of a central nervous system
stimu-lant. She was arrested and taken to the Marti-
nez Detention Facility.Nov. 1, 1:16 a.m. On Lone Tree Way at
Em-pire Avenue, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was
found to be driving under the infl uence of alcohol. He was
arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Nov. 1, 1:20
a.m. A subject involved in a me-lee on Lone Tree Way refused to
comply with offi cers orders, was arrested and taken to the
Martinez Detention Facility.Nov. 1, 2:48 a.m. On Lone Tree Way, two
subjects punched a victim several times with closed fi sts. The
victim signed a citizens arrest form against both assailants.Nov.
1, 11:26 a.m. A vehicle was stolen from a residence on Campanello
Way.Nov. 1, 1:14 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole a cell phone
from the display of a business on Lone Tree Way.Nov. 1, 8:05 p.m. A
subject arrested for shop-lifting at a business on Sand Creek Road
was released on a Promise To Appear.Nov. 1, 10:16 p.m. On Sand
Creek Road at Minnesota Avenue, a subject stopped for ve-hicle code
violations was found to be driving on a suspended license due to a
DUI.
To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ments public logs on the
citys Web site, visit
www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/re-ports/index.cfm.ANTIOCHNov.
3, 2009, 9:48 p.m. Offi cers of the An-tioch Police Department
responded to the report of an armed robbery at the Jack in the Box
restaurant on 4801 Lone Tree Way. After ordering employees to lie
down on the fl oor, the robber stole an undisclosed amount of money
from the registers and fl ed. He was not located. As the subjects
face was covered and he wore a hooded jacket, witnesses offered
confl icting descriptions of his appearance.
For information on law enforcement in An-tioch, visit
www.ci.antioch.ca.us/citygov/police.
OAKLEYOct. 28 A subject interfered with a public of-fi cer on
the 1400 block of Ashwood Drive.Oct. 28 Moving violations were
reported on Megan Court at Megan Drive and on the 2500 block of
Main Street.Oct. 28 On Ponderosa Way at Ponderosa Drive, a subject
was charged with driving un-der the infl uence of alcohol.Oct. 28
Shoplifting was reported on the 2500 block of Main Street.Oct. 29
Vehicles were stolen from the 5700 block of Main Street and the 200
block of West Bolton Road.Oct. 29 On the 100 block of Francisco
Villa Drive, a court order was violated.Oct. 29 Arrest warrants
were issued on the 4100 block of Hagar Lane and the 5700 block of
Bridgehead Road.Oct. 29 A subject committed battery on the 1000
block of Neroly Road.Oct. 29 A burglary was reported on the 2300
block of El Monte Drive.Oct. 30 A vehicle accident with injuries
oc-curred on Live Oak Avenue at Main Street.Oct. 31 A vehicle was
stolen on the 4700 block of Carrington Drive.Oct. 31 On Almond
Drive at Tokay Drive, a subject was found in possession of
narcotics.Oct. 31 A vehicle accident with property damage occurred
on Empire Avenue at Oak-ley Road.Oct. 31 On the 1700 block of
Chandon Way, a subject committed an assault with a deadly
weapon.Oct. 31 A residential burglary occurred on the 4100 block of
Mehaffey Way.Oct. 31 On the 3900 block of Main Street and on
Anderson Lane at Brownstone Road, subjects were arrested for public
intoxication.Nov. 1 A juvenile was reported missing from the 600
block of Mockingbird Lane.Nov. 1 A court order was violated on
the
2000 block of Rubens Way.Nov. 1 Cases of battery were reported
on the 100 block of Las Dunas Avenue, on the 800 block of Chianti
Way and on the 6400 block of Sellers Avenue.Nov. 1 An assault with
a deadly weapon oc-curred on the 2400 block of Main
Street.DISCOVERY BAYOct. 4 Vandalism was reported on the 2300 block
of Newport Place.Oct. 5 A residential burglary occurred on the 1800
block of Seal Way.Oct. 8 On the 4800 block of South Point, a
subject was charged with possession of dan-gerous drugs.Oct. 9
Grand theft was reported on the 5700 block of Starfi sh Court.Oct.
11 An arrest warrant was issued on the 5800 block of Starboard
Drive.Oct. 13 Vandalism occurred on the 300 block of Discovery Bay
Boulevard.Oct. 14 A case of battery occurred on the 2500 block of
Foghorn Way.Oct. 17 Suspicious circumstance was report-ed on the
1600 block of Riverlake Road.Oct. 21 A juvenile was reported as a
run-away from the 4000 block of Regatta Drive.Oct. 22 On the 2400
block of Discovery Bay Boulevard, a subject was arrested for public
intoxication.Oct. 22 A minor was found in possession of alcohol at
Porthole Drive and Sailboat Drive.Oct. 22 Grand theft from a boat
was report-ed on the 1500 block of Riverlake Road.Oct. 23 An
assault with a deadly weapon was reported on the 2400 block of
Aberdeen Lane.Oct. 27 A strong-arm robbery was reported at Porthole
Drive and Sailboat Drive.Oct. 28 Credit card fraud was reported on
the 5700 block of Greenfi eld Way.Oct. 29 A disturbance was called
in from the 3500 block of Catalina Way.
COP LOGSFROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH LOGS A subject involved
in a melee on Lone Tree Way refused to comply with offi cers orders
and was arrested. Nov. 1, 1:20 a.m. in Brentwood
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Blasting offEditor:
Brentwood PONY Baseball Leagues Blast 11U team held a Pasta Feed
Fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Veterans Hall in Brentwood. All
proceeds will enable the team, the ma-jority of which have been
together for three years, the opportunity to rep-resent Brentwood
at the prestigious Cooperstown All-Star Village Youth Baseball
Classic and visit baseballs Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. in
the summer of 2011. With the gener-osity and support of many
businesses, the team raised $3,700.
The boys were the food servers for the evening as they hustled
out bowls of salad, baskets of rolls and platters of homemade
Italian pasta. The cook was the Italian grandpa of one of the
players. Bart Schneider was the master of ceremonies and auctioneer
for our live auction items, which included tickets to Dr. Phil/The
Doctors, Dis-neyland, Half Moon Bay Golf and El Dorado Hotel
accommodations, to name just a few.
There was a Pick-your-Prize raffle and a sea of silent auction
prizes for everyone to enjoy. The karaoke really took off when
Kevin Morris (Blast 12 coach) offered $100 to have the Blast 11
coaches, Ed Mitchener, Mark Petures, Scott McCurdy, Terry Daysog
and Jeff Marchetti perform Stop
in the Name of Love. It was truly difficult to determine which
one was Diana Ross.
The parents of the Blast 11U baseball team would like to take
this opportunity to thank all the guests who joined us for dinner
and the fol-lowing businesses for their support and generosity:
1st Pitch Strike Baseball, A-1 Transmissions, A-1 Smog Test,
Aladi-nos Pizza, All Gods Creatures, Apple-bees, Barilla Pasta, Bay
Area Soccer Academy LLC, BevMo, Big O Tires, Bill Brandt Ford,
Brentwood Auto Spa, Brentwood Golf Club, Brent-wood Hand Car Wash,
John Broski Photography, C.K. Pizzeria, Cookie Lee, Anthony
Costello (the cook), Cover-Ups, Disneyland Park/Disneys California
Adventure, Deer Ridge Golf Course, The Doctors Show, Dog-gie Depot,
Dr. Phil Show, El Dorado Hotel-Casino/Reno, Firestone, Food Maxx,
Golf N Games, Hair Masters, Half Moon Bay Golf Links, Harvest Park
Bowl, Hersheys Chocolate, Holy Hair, Jamba Juice, Les Schwab, Mary
Kay Cosmetics, Marys Pizza Shack, Mimis Caf, Muriettas Well Winery,
Nines Restaurant, Outback Steakhouse/Pittsburg, Paradise Skate
Park, Pleasanton Hilton Hotel, Roccos Pizzeria/Walnut Creek, Ross
Stores, Bart Schneider (our emcee), Schooners Grille & Brewery,
Sevil-lano Links@Rolling Hills Casino, Shadow Lakes Golf Course,
Shifflett Photography, Spa Prima, SpeeDee Oil Change, Starbucks
Balfour/Fairview, Stockton Ports, Tamas Estates Winery, Tommy Ts
Comedy and Steakhouse, Trucks Training, Usborne Books, The Vitamin
Shoppe, Warriors and Wente Vineyards.
Mary StrongBrentwood
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Heritage nets key volleyball victory You just knew the girls
volleyball sea-
son fi nale last week between Liberty and Heritage would go down
to the wire.
Each team came into the game with a 10-4 record. Liberty had won
its fi rst en-counter in three games and Heritage took its second
match in four games. The Nov. 5 showdown, in a nearly full Liberty
gym, fea-tured a deafening playoff atmosphere as the crosstown
rivals fought for second place in the Bay Valley Athletic League
(undefeated Deer Valley had sewn up fi rst).
And sure enough, the well-played, hard-fought contest a battle
royale, as Heri-tage Coach Janet Hannigan called it went a full fi
ve games, the Patriots edging out the Lions 15-13 in the fi nal
game. Liberty took the fi rst game 25-20; Heritage prevailed in the
next two 25-19 and 25-22, and the fourth game went into extra
points before Liberty prevailed 28-26.
The key to victory for Heritage was fi nding ways to work around
Libertys Corinne Costa, who at 6-foot-4 dominates the court on
offense (she notched 31 kills) and on defense (fi ve blocks).
Today we were able to do some things a little differently, said
Hannigan. We had to adjust to match Corinne shes such a huge threat
we were able to do that. We made a couple of adjustments that
really helped us out today. Youre trying to hit around a wall,
basically. So when shes not there, wherever shes not, we are
trying to put the ball (and) adjusting who is playing middle when
shes in the front row and trying to score a lot of points when shes
not in the game. Shes a very physical factor.
Just how much of a factor Costa repre-sents was demonstrated in
the fi rst game, in which her kills and blocks helped put the
Li-ons up 12-3. But when she came out of the game for a rest,
Heritage climbed back to
within four points, down 15-19. Then Costa returned to the game,
leading to kill, kill, kill. Before you knew it the game was over
and Liberty was victorious. If Costa were superhuman and able to
play every minute of every game, the outcome of the match would
likely have been different.
Liberty Coach Linda Ghilarducci was gracious in defeat:
Everybody played their heart out. It was a great match. Nothing to
be ashamed of. Thats the way it goes. Its
been great. We cant ask for better. Its great volleyball. The
house is packed. This is great volleyball.
While Liberty, naturally, is a Costa-oriented team, Heritage
takes a more dem-ocratic approach. Hannigan praised her whole team
but singled out four players for helping make the victory possible:
Chelsey Hancock, a sophomore running the team
Meg Lyons and Maddi Hancock of Heritage leap to block a shot by
Libertys Nicole Kelly. Heritage won 3-2, winning the rubber match
between the crosstown rivals last week.
Photo by Richard Wisdom
by Dave RobertsStaff Writer
see Volleyball page 23A
Patriots experience overwhelms Falcons
It was Senior Night at Heritage High Friday night, and Patriots
Stadium was the scene of senior dominance as the Heritage football
team routed the Freedom Falcons 32-6. The Patriots fi eld more than
twice as many 2010 graduates as Freedoms 11 seniors, and the
difference in experience was abundantly evident throughout the
contest.
The offensive star for Heritage was running back Kruger Story
Jr., who gained 213 rushing yards and scored four times. The
offensive line, led by seniors Je-sus Ochoa, Seth Magalei and
Carrington Reyes, opened gaping holes throughout the contest en
route to 344 total yards of offense, 280 on the ground.
The fi rst Patriot possession seemed nearly uncontested, as the
team drove 80 yards in four plays and slightly more than a minute.
Quarterback Brent Eikanas com-pleted a pass to wide receiver Devin
Hardy for 16 yards to start the march, followed by three straight
runs by Story Jr., the last of which went for 45 yards to
paydirt.
Freedoms defense stiffened on the Pa-
triots next possession, forcing a three-and-out, but Freedoms
offense also couldnt get a fi rst down. A short punt put the ball
on the Freedom 40 yard line. Eikanas hit Davonte Lewis for 16 yards
and connected again for a 22-yard TD.
The Falcon highlight came on the ensuing kickoff. Running back
DAmora Cooper took the kick at his 21 and bolted directly down the
middle of the fi eld virtu-ally untouched for a 79-yard touchdown.
Suddenly Freedom had life in a 13-6 ball-game in the fi rst
quarter.
Heritage started its next drive from its own 22, and worked the
ball downfi eld for Story Jr.s second TD of the night, this one
from six yards out, giving the Patriots a 19-6 lead with 7:18 to go
in the second quarter.
Determined not to fold under pres-sure, Freedom took its next
possession at its 20. Cooper took a pitch to the right side and
sprinted 69 yards to the Patriot 11. But the Falcons next three
plays resulted in a loss of 16 yards. A fi eld goal attempt was
blocked, and Lewis returned the ball to the Falcons 18 a play that
seemed to sap the life from the Freedom sideline. Five plays later,
Story Jr. scored from one yard out to
give the Patriots a 25-6 lead.After stirring halftime
performances
by the cheerleaders of both schools, Fal-con wide receiver
Kenneth Walker took the second half kickoff 60 yards to the
Pa-triot 39, and the Freedom bench suddenly came to life. It was
short-lived, however, as the team fumbled the ball after three
plays. Story Jr. recovered for Heritage at the Freedom 24, but the
Patriots stalled and were forced to punt.
Freedom then started to move the ball with authority, thanks to
the tough run-ning of Cooper and quarterback Stephen Rodriguez. The
Falcons eventually got to fi rst-and-goal at the Heritage fi ve.
But the birds couldnt punch it in. On fourth-and-goal at the one,
Cooper lined up in shotgun wildcat formation, but a bad snap forced
him to retreat to recover the ball, forcing a
Heritages Kruger Story Jr. has plenty of company as he gallops
down eld.
Photo by Kyndl Buzas
by Kenny LeeCorrespondent
see Patriots page 23A
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There was an air of inevitability about the Liberty football
teams blowout loss to Pittsburg Friday night, and the game pretty
much lived up to expectations.
Pittsburg is a much stronger team than its 4-4 overall record
coming into the game suggests. They had whupped Freedom 42-21 the
week before, threw a scare into undefeated Deer Valley before
falling 33-35 the week be-fore that and dominated Heritage 46-20 in
the fi rst week of league play. Meanwhile Liberty was being
collectively outscored 157-9 by An-tioch, Heritage and Deer
Valley.
So you didnt need to be a rocket scientist to fi gure it was
probably going to be another long night for Lions fans at Ohmstede
fi eld. The only question was whether Liberty would be able to put
up much of a fi ght for a while, as Freedom had done the prior week
when it led Pittsburg by a touchdown after one quarter and tied the
Pirates at the half. Unfortunately, it was never close in Fridays
52-7 blowout, although the Lions did have several scoring
opportunities that could have made the game more interesting had
they capitalized.
There are 52-7 blowouts that feel like they easily could have
been 104-7 blowouts; and there are 52-7 blowouts that feel like
they could have been 52-28 blowouts. This one felt like the latter,
although the what-might-have-beens were cold comfort on a cold
night for Lions fans.
I thought we hung with Pittsburg pretty well, said Liberty Coach
Nate Smith. 52-7 it didnt feel like that except for the big plays
they had on offense. They ripped off long runs on us. They had a
couple of big pass plays. I thought we should have had 28 points
tonight. We fumbled the ball once inside the red zone. Twice we put
the ball in the end zone and penalties bring it back out and we
dont score. We had another long run called back for a penalty. If
we just limited the big plays (by Pittsburg), we are right in the
game.
I know its a 52-7 game, but really it was three unfi nished
drives and us missing a couple of tackles to enable big plays. They
didnt necessarily drive the fi eld on us. It was big plays (by
Pittsburg). Offensively, I thought we played our best game in over
a month. I thought we moved the ball well all night long.
We just couldnt fi nish drives. Im proud of the effort, but we
need to stay together better as a team. In the second half when
they started to pull away, we kind of fractured a little bit. And I
thought thats what really cost our de-fense on some plays.
Pittsburgs game plan was simple: its line would smash open holes
for its fl eet of fl eet running backs to run through for
touchdowns. Alex Foster scored the fi rst Pirate touchdown on a
36-yard run. Breon Butler scored twice once on a 43-yard run and
another nearly as long to start the second half. Arthur Brown
scored on an 80-yard kickoff return. Billy Wells ran it in from 11
yards for the fi nal score. Quarterback Julius Mozee also threw two
TD passes to Robert Jiles.
Pittsburg was ahead 28-0 when Liberty fi nally got on the board
for its sole game high-
light just before the fi rst half ended. With a little more than
a minute left, the Lions drove quickly from their own 26 with fi ne
passing by quarterback Devyn Parsons. He hit Anthony Garcia once
and Garrett Slocum thrice, the last one caught on the 10 and run
into the end zone. But the other scoring opportunities were
thwarted by penalties and turnovers.
Liberty, which is 3-5-1 overall and 0-4 in league play, has an
opportunity to fi nish the season on a positive note in Saturdays
Bell Game against Freedom, which starts at 1 p.m. at Freedom. The
Falcons have played better this season than their 0-9 record
indicates, and Smith is expecting a tough battle.
Freedoms been getting better and bet-ter, he said. This week
they kind of took it on the chin from Heritage. But prior to this
they were getting better and better every week. So, right now if
anybody is looking at it, they would probably have to say that
Freedoms been playing better than us recently. But I thought,
despite the score, we played much better tonight. So I think it
will be a close game.
To me its very reminiscent of the year 2000 when both teams came
in without a win in league play. And it was a 27-21 game that wasnt
decided until the last seconds. It was a very exciting, thrilling
game. And I think we can expect some of the same this coming
week.
Pittsburg, which is 5-4 overall and 3-1 in league play, hosts
Antioch Saturday afternoon in the Big Little Game.
by Dave RobertsStaff Writer
Pittsburgs Malik Watson (8) de ects a pass intended for Libertys
Garrett Slocum.
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spectacular 78-yard TD jaunt by Story Jr., who again found a huge
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A downfi eld block by senior Robert Uwaichie cleared the last
obstacle.
Prior to the game, the senior cheerlead-ers and players were
escorted to midfi eld by family members, and a few tears were shed
for what might be the last time they play or cheer on this fi eld.
Many were ap-preciative of Cathy Alers, who has served as the
Heritage Team Mom for many years in a variety of sports, organizing
countless team dinners, coordinating corsages for the cheerleaders
and helping with the early-sea-son road trip to San Diego.
Patriots from page 19A
at center; Megan Larmour, who recorded 14 kills and four blocks;
Haley Kavanaugh, who made 20 kills and six aces and Maddi Hancock,
who chalked up seven kills, six blocks and three digs.
Those four girls in particular made great things happen for us.
But the team as a whole allowed them to do those things, said
Hannigan. The girls deserve this win. They fi ght so hard every
game, practicing, work-ing hard, building a great team. It was a
good game win or lose, Id have been happy.
But Im very pleased with my team. They worked so hard every day.
This is our highest fi nish ever in league. Deer Valley
and Liberty are always tough battles. So Im glad it went fi ve
just because we are equally matched. When Corinnes in, it becomes
an equally matched game.
The victory upped Heritages record to 23-11 overall and 11-4 in
league play. Liberty ended the regular season 21-12 overall and
10-5 in league action. Both teams earned spots in the North Coast
Section playoffs. Heritage played at home Wednesday against 18-13
Castro Valley; Liberty was on the road against 19-9 Irvington and
22-11 Deer Val-ley hosted 12-8 San Leandro. The results of those
games were not available at press time. The winners move on to the
second round Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Workout a top priority
The number-one reason why people dont exercise is that they dont
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exercise quickly takes a backseat to holiday activities.
You dont need to succumb to weight gain this holiday season.
Escape the time-crunch excuse with these easy steps:Schedule Your
Workouts
If you treated exercise time with the im-portance of a work
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shape.
Pull out your calendar and a pen. Identify three 40-minute time
slots and mark them on your calendar. That is when youll
exercise.
If the thought of exercise is fl oating around in your head but
you havent anchored it down to a specifi c time, it will
disappear.Get the Most from Each Minute
The days of endless, mind-numbing car-dio are over. A great
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short, intense bursts of exercise.
Use the following three tips to bring your routine up to the
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core, by performing exercises that
engage stabilizing muscles. To do this use an exercise ball, a
balance board, a balance disk, or simply stand on one leg.2. Add
Resistance: The more resistance you incorporate into your routine
translates into higher intensity and more calories burned. Some
ideas for adding resistance include: car-rying dumbbells while
doing lunges, wearing a weighted vest while walking or jogging, or
putting a weight between your feet while do-ing leg raises.3. Use
Intervals: Interval training is an amaz-ing tool for creating short
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between different short bursts of activity.
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repetitions. 30 seconds of intense cardio: sprint, jump rope, or do
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2009
Try pumpkin for a classic holiday
Family gatherings, favorite holiday deco-rations, the wonderful
smells of baked goods the holidays are full of familiar rituals and
special memories. And pumpkin treats are ideal for holiday baking.
The pumpkins mel-low, sweet fl avor blends beautifully with
spic-es, citrus and nuts. Pumpkin is a versatile and delicious
addition to any holiday tradition.
Stir up some old-fashioned holiday cheer by giving your homemade
baked goods as gifts. Wrap up your cookies in an inexpensive
holiday tin and tie a pretty ribbon around it. A handmade gift tag
is a nice fi nishing touch for your homemade gift from the
heart.
MINI PUMPKIN WHOOPIE PIESCookies2 cups all-purpose fl our1
teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground
cinnamon teaspoon ground ginger teaspoon salt cup (1 stick) butter,
softened1 cups granulated sugar2 large eggs, at room temperature,
lightly beaten1 cup Libbys 100% Pure Pumpkin1 teaspoon vanilla
extractCream Cheese Filling4 ounces room-temperature cream cheese6
tablespoons butter, softened
teaspoon vanilla extract1 cups powdered sugarFor Cookies
Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease or line four baking sheets
with parchment paper. Combine fl our, baking powder, bak-ing soda,
cinnamon, ginger and salt in me-dium bowl. Beat butter and sugar in
large mixer bowl on medium speed for two min-utes. Add eggs, one at
a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin and va-nilla
extract; beat until smooth. Stir in fl our mixture until combined.
Drop by heaping measuring teaspoons onto prepared baking sheets. (A
total of 72 cookies are needed for the recipe.)
Bake for 10 to 13 minutes or until springy to the touch. Cool on
baking sheets for fi ve minutes; remove to wire racks to cool
completely.For Cream Cheese Filling
Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer
bowl on medium speed until fl uffy. Gradually beat in powdered
sug-ar until light an