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Holidayatrocity Oakleys Christmas Basket event suffered a blow
when a burglar made off with $4,000 worth of toys and food. Page
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A special Thanksgiving homecoming
For wounded Iraq war veteran Ricky France and his family, Nov. 5
was a roller coaster ride. The home he and wife Shannon rented in
Loo-mis had been lost to foreclosure and, unable to fi nd an
affordable replace-ment, they and their fi ve children faced
homelessness in four days. Ar-rangements to move to a shelter had
been made, and movers had arrived to take their belongings to
storage.
Thats when the phone call came: The Military Warriors Sup-port
Foundation (MWSF) was on the line to tell the Frances they were
being given, mortgage-free, a fi ve-bedroom house in Brentwood.
He was speechless and I was crying, Shannon recalled. I kept
thinking, Im not going to be
homeless!The family, including Jon, 15;
Destiny, 9; Erreanna, 8; Arhvia, 6; and Micah, 5, moved into the
six-year-old house the day before Thanksgiving.
Its beautiful; amazing, said Ricky this week. Im still amazed
and shocked.
Founded in 2007 by retired Gen. Leroy Sisco, the MWSF pro-vides
a variety of services aimed at helping veterans transition from the
military to civilian life. In March of 2010 the organization
embarked on its most ambitious effort, to give 1,000 wounded
veterans free houses to within fi ve years.
One of our biggest hurdles is convincing people that its real,
said Casey Kinser, program director for
Wounded Iraq veteran Ricky France and wife Shannon stand inside
their new Brentwood home with their children. From left are
Arreanna, Arhyia, Micah, Destiny and Jon. The family was given the
house, free and clear, by the Military Warrior Support Network and
JP Morgan Chase Bank.
Photo courtesy of JP Morgan Chase Bank
by Rick LemyreStaff Writer
see Homecoming page 15A
Police, city talk concessionsAs Antioch prepares to tackle
a projected $1.7 million defi cit, city offi cials are meeting
with the local police union in hopes of extending concessions offi
cers made earlier this year.
According to City Manager Jim Jakel, Antiochs small defi cit in
the fi scal year 2011-12 is projected to increase signifi cantly in
the next fi scal year. City leaders are conduct-ing ongoing
discussions with the Antioch Police Offi cers Association in an
effort to reach a resolution on continued concessions cops have
made.
In March, the two sides formally agreed on an arrange-ment that
saved Antioch roughly $966,000 an agreement that ends Jan. 1. The
citys contract with the police offi cers association ends in August
of 2013.
We continue to work together, and hopefully well be able to come
up with an agreement going for-
ward, Jakel said. Both of us are committed to trying to make
some-thing work.
Jakel could not get into the specifi cs of the current round of
negotiations, as meetings are being held in closed session. Antioch
Po-lice Offi cers Association President Sgt. Tom Fuhrmann also
agreed that talks are going well. Fuhrmann noted that while offi
cers understand the citys fi scal restraints, his side hopes to
negotiate a deal that not only works fi nancially for Antioch but
improves offi cers quality of life.
We know what the issues are and where the city stands and what
it is theyre looking for from us, Fuhrmann said. Were trying to
deal with some work conditions
and make it a little more tolerable for the staff.
While Fuhrmann didnt pro-vide specifi cs, he said the vacancy
rate within his department has started to take a toll on the offi
cers. According to Antioch Police Chief Allan Cantando, the city
now em-ploys 96 of an authorized staff of 126 offi cers. The police
force is also operating without its entire Com-munity Service Offi
cer staff of 20, which was cut as a budgetary mea-sure.
Sgt. Fuhrmann noted that the citys General Plan calls for a
police force of 1.2 to 1.5 offi cers per 1,000 residents, but now
that fi gure has fallen to 0.96.
Were trying to work with (the
city) and get through that as well, Fuhrmann said.
In the current deal, which Antiochs City Council approved on
March 8, offi cers agreed to defer cost of living wage increases
and other compensation, which worked out to a savings of $649,109.
Police offi cers also agreed to pay 3 percent toward their pension,
saving the city $317,590. In exchange, cops re-ceived an additional
two paid holi-days the day after Thanksgiving and New Years
Eve.
Prior to that agreement, the city and the police union engaged
in occasionally testy negotiations throughout the winter months.
An-tioch originally voted in January to lay off six offi cers to
help keep the city afl oat, but concessions and do-nations from
Antioch Auto Center owner Tom Nokes helped the city discard those
pink slips.
According to Jakel, the long ne-gotiations from last year help
now, as both sides have a greater knowl-
by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer
see Concessions page 12A
We continue to work together, and hopefully well be able to come
up with an agreement going forward. Both of us are committed to
trying to make something work. City Manager Jim Jakel
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Oakley residents rushed to the aid of community or-ganization
Friends of Oakley this week as news spread of the theft of $4,000
worth of toys and food amassed for a charity Christmas Basket
program.
A thief or thieves struck the organizations temporary storage
facility at the Almond Grove Elementary School gym sometime between
9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday. When Friends of Oakley President
and Oakley Mayor Jim Frazier arrived at Almond Grove to prepare the
facil-ity for a sorting and gift-wrapping event to be held that
afternoon, he discovered mountains of food and toys had been
reduced to scraps.
When news reached Mikes Beef N Brew across town on Tuesday
evening, restaurant patrons began a col-lection drive that amassed
$375 within a few hours. News spread on Facebook as people shared
the heartbreaking story with friends and pledged support.
Frazier said the response has been overwhelming. As news of the
theft appeared online, on TV, on radio and in print, the calls
began to pour in.
I need to charge my phone; its been ringing all day, Frazier
said Wednesday. Ive heard from people from all over the Bay Area,
from Hercules to San Francisco. Peo-ple are reaching out. I didnt
get much sleep last night, but I know we are going to fulfi ll our
commitment to the 300 families and 200 seniors weve registered this
year.
Businesses throughout the Bay Area are rallying to help the
Friends of Oakley. Angelina Kulla of Peace, Love, Swap pledged to
donate all admissions proceeds from a Brentwood swap this Saturday
to the Friends. Owners of The Oriental Carpet in Menlo Park have
posted on Face-book that for every new Like they receive between
now
and Dec. 16, they will donate $5 to the Friends.The news also
struck a cord with many locals. Oak-
ley resident Susan Morgan, a member of the Oakley Watchdog Group
on Facebook, challenged the groups 110 members to donate money to
the Friends of Oak-ley, pledging that she would match each donation
up to $2,000.
I saw the news and like everyone else I thought thats awful. I
hope people do something, Morgan said. But then I realized everyone
was asking people to help, but they werent saying what they were
going to do. Its time to put your money where your mouth is. Its
time to start doing something.
Morgan said she knows the Oakley community will step up and
support its neighbors in need, but time is of the essence. The
Friends have two weeks to collect enough toys for 800 children.
Collection barrels are lo-cated throughout the city (see sidebar)
and checks made out to the Friends of Oakley may be mailed to
Friends of Oakley, 2063 Main St., #250, Oakley, CA 94561, or
dropped off at City Hall, 3231 Main St.
Oakley Police are investigating the theft, but have little to go
on. Anyone with information is asked to call 925-625-8820.
Frazier suspects that someone saw a volunteer deliv-ering
donated goods around 9 a.m. Tuesday and used a truck or SUV to load
the toys and food later in the day. When Frazier and volunteers
arrived to sort and wrap the presents and food, they found the back
door to the gym ajar. He estimates that 95 percent of the collected
toys and at least half of the food donations were stolen.
Friends of Oakley Vice President Pat Anderson was stunned to see
that hundreds of toys and nonperishable food items had vanished in
broad daylight. I never imag-ined anything like this could ever
happen, she said, wip-ing away tears. So many families in our
community are relying on us this year. I dont understand why
someone would do this.
For more information about how to support the Friends of Oakley,
call Frazier at 925-250-6831 or visit www.friendsofoakley.com.
To comment, visit www.thepress.net.
Community responds to charity theft
Friends of Oakley volunteer Gabriel Helena, 9, be-gins a new
pile of wrapped toys for children 2 and younger. The Friends of
Oakley Christmas Basket storage facility at Almond Grove Elementary
was robbed of most of its donated toys and food on Tuesday.
Photo by Samie Hartley
by Samie HartleyStaff Writer
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East County gets into the holiday spirit this weekend with not
one but three Christmas tree lighting ceremonies.
Brentwood kicks off the tree light-ing extravaganza Friday, Dec.
2 at 6 p.m. in the Brentwood Senior Activity Center, 193 Griffi th
Lane. Festivities include mu-sical performances by local vocal
groups, hot drinks and goodies plus a visit from Santa. The switch
is offi cially fl ipped on the 24-foot tree at 7 p.m.
Oakley hosts its tree lighting on Sat-urday, Dec. 3 at City
Hall, 3231 Main St. The fun starts at 5 p.m. with performanc-es by
the Oakley Elementary School Dis-
trict Choir, the Freedom High School Choir and BLUSH, a local
youth choir. Free cocoa and cookies will be served, and a
make-n-take craft area for chil-dren provided. Santa will be on
hand for the tree lighting following music.
Discovery Bay also hosts a tree lighting event on Saturday, Dec.
3. The Discovery Bay Lions tree will be lit following the Parade of
Lights, which starts at 6 p.m. Santa will also make a guest
appearance at this event, so remember to bring your camera. For
more holiday happenings, visit
www.thepress.net/bookmark/16541918.
Lighting a trio of trees
Press file photo
Kris Kringle gets a curious
look from Avery Lasnier while attend-ing last years
Christmas tree lighting
in Oakley. Oakley,
Brentwood and Discovery
Bay all hold tree lighting
events this weekend.
Stroll memory lane in ECCHS calendar
Back by popular demand and just in time for the holidays, the
East Contra Costa Historical Society (ECCHS) calen-dar is now
available for purchase, and this
years edition is better than ever.Weve received such a good
response
from the community. People really enjoy these calendars, said
calendar creator and ECCHS member Kathy Leighton.
The Liberty Union High School Student Body Class of 1911 poses
on the steps of Liberty High School on the corner of Maple and
First streets. Built in 1908, the structure cost $8,500.
Photos courtesy of ECCHS
by Samie HartleyStaff Writer
see Memory lane page 17A
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Missing the Tahoe road tripThis Thanksgiving I was more
thankful
than usual. I almost didnt see Thanksgiving this year; in fact,
I could have appeared on the show 1,000 Ways to Die. Apparently my
Chevy Tahoe has been harboring some resentment against me, since
last week it tried
to kill me.It began as a
normal Wednesday morning. Off to the gym I went; then real-ized
I had forgotten to set our burglar alarm. I doubled back to the
house, running late now for my class, and pulled into the driveway.
I opened the garage and was about
to hop out when I realized that in my rush I had put the car in
reverse, not park.
The drivers door open, and my left leg out of the car, my Tahoe
decided to back up. Fast. I guess it had places to go without me!
At fi rst I thought it was funny, but I quickly realized that I was
in trouble. I started hopping backward on my left leg and fi nally
faced the truth. I had to fl ing myself backward, away from my
quickly accelerat-ing 8,000-pound vehicle.
My right leg was still in the car, and as I threw myself
backward, my shin caught the drivers side door. Ooh! I gashed my
shin, but at least I was out of the vehicle. Now I was lying
sprawled on my driveway in my pink
workout shorts, assuming I was in the clear.But no. My Tahoe had
other plans. It
made a sharp left turn toward my right leg. I remember thinking
to myself, If I just tense my muscles really tight, Ill be OK.
Obvi-ously shock had made me delusional. Who am I? The Bionic
Woman?
Thank God the right front tire nar-rowly missed my leg. Now my
Tahoe was gaining speed as it sped down my driveway backward. It
made a wide U-turn into the court. If there had been cars parked
there, they would have been trashed. Luckily, the parking spots
were all empty. I was jumping up and down, screaming, Oh my God! Oh
my God! But no one heard me. Smooth jazz eerily blared from my car
as it contin-ued on its wild ride.
I watched in horror as it backed up onto the lawn of the vacant
house next door and effortlessly snapped the For Sale sign clean
off. It backed up farther into the bushes that bordered the front
porch, and mercifully came to rest. It sat there idling and, Im
pretty sure, grinning at me. I ran around to the drivers side and
hopped in. I quickly drove out of the bushes and parked it on my
driveway.
I was shaking like a leaf. I needed comfort. I ran to my
neighbors house and rang the doorbell. I had eight minutes before
my aerobic class started. My dear friend Suzanne answered. I was
crying now. Look what I did! I said, pointing across the court to
the hacked off For Sale sign
and mutilated bushes.Vicki, youre bleeding! she said, point-
ing to my bloody shin. I also had a nice piece of road rash up
my back from the backward dive onto my driveway, but adrenaline was
coursing through my veins. I felt no pain. A heartfelt hug from
Suzanne gave me the courage to run home, bandage my wounds, set the
alarm and get to my class.
Entering the gym, I must have looked a bit off. My friend
Michelle gave me a big hug when I entered and asked me if I was OK.
I gave her the short version of my brush with death before running
to my class.
I think I conducted a pretty good class too, all things
considered. I was giddy with joy at having cheated death, and of
course all that extra adrenaline didnt hurt, either. Wow, if they
could only bottle that!
Walking back to my Tahoe, I saw some-thing odd hanging from my
bumper. It was an entire mangled bush from my neighbors yard. I
quickly got rid of the evidence and drove home.
The moral of this story, I have decided, is Slow Down! I couldnt
believe how many people told me that this type of thing had
happened to them because they were rushing. Secondly, make sure
your husband has a stiff drink in his hand before you tell him
about mishaps of this magnitude. Thirdly, when your car starts
making attempts on your life, take the hint. It wants to move
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HANGIN INTHERE
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any age. It was the fi rst performance in his hometown of Brentwood
for Alex Marquez, but hes already made a name for himself in San
Francisco musical circles and hes only 13.
Alex began his piano studies at the age of 4. In 2005 he was
accepted into the pres-tigious San Francisco Conservatory of
Mu-sic, where he is currently studying with the renowned Jerri
Witt.
Alex has performed in many student recitals at SFCM since 2006.
He has also given community-service performances at the Jewish Home
for the Aged in San Fran-cisco and Lone Tree Convalescent Hospital
in Antioch. At the age of 12, he gave his solo concert debut in San
Francisco.
Playing before a packed house on Nov. 8, Alex presented a varied
program of some of the worlds greatest piano music, beginning with
the baroque of Bachs Well Tempered Clavier, continuing through the
classic pe-riod of Mozart, into the romantic period ushered in by
Beethoven and exemplifi ed by Chopin and Liszt, to the 20th-century
Hun-garian master Bla Bartk. And Alex didnt stop there. His encore
a rocking boogie-woogie put the cherry on the top.
Alex is remarkably gifted, but his de-gree of technical
brilliance, musicianship and memory work testify to countless
hours
of diligent practice.In the Summerset concert, Alexs trills
and chromatic scales sparkled with clarity, and he displayed a
power impressive in one so young. Underlying all his playing, from
the technical to the emotional, there was a depth of feeling for
music. He sits for a while before he begins each piece and one can
see him shutting out the world and getting into the zone and
bringing into focus the music in his mind and heart.
The music was made much more inter-esting and enjoyable by Alexs
commentary. With remarkable poise and class he delivered
comments brief and informative and very natural. He even let us
in on some secrets of what was really hard. He said Liszts Dance of
the Gnomes was a challenge because he had to keep all those gnomes
dancing. Those gnomes danced the audi-ence right up into a standing
ovation three-fourths of the way through the program.
Many audience members expressed the desire to see Alex return
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Little Miss Everything con-tinues its series of Peace, Love,
Swap events with a special holi-day-themed swap on Saturday, Dec. 3
from 4 to 6 p.m.
Peace, Love, Swap personnel will be on hand to help customers
interact with craft vendors and discover new-to-you items.
This clothing and gear swap is like no other. Not only does it
provide a huge selection of baby, kids, maternity, womens and mens
clothes, but swap areas for toys, books, games, ride-on toys,
sporting equipment, holiday dec-orations and home dcor. Holiday
portraits will be available courtesy of TDN Photography.
By dropping off items for the swap from 3 to 4 p.m., shoppers
qualify to shop the swap.
Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Little Miss
Every-thing is located at 220 Oak St. in Brentwood. For more
informa-tion, visit www.peaceloveswap.com.
Holiday swap- shopping
Brentwood resident Alex Marquez , 13, a student at the San
Francisco Conservatory of Music, recently made his hometown debut
at the Summerset Orchards ballroom.
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Troops deployed overseas will soon receive more than 175 pounds
of candy thanks to local school kids, residents and Brentwood
dentist Tracy Benhamou.
For the second year, Benhamous Oak Street Family Dental paid
kids $1 per pound for their Halloween candy, which is being sent to
deployed members of the military as a way to support troops and
help keep East County kids cavity-free. The project is run in
cooperation with Operation Gratitude and Operation Tooth Fairy.
The concept is simple, Benhamou wrote in a press release. Kids
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forgotten, and everyone ends up smiling!
The gift of candy from a dentist might seem ironic, but Benhamou
is making sure there wont be any dental complications from locals
largesse: the candy will be accompanied by a few hundred free
toothbrushes.
To learn more about Oak Street Family Dental and future programs
for Operation Gratitude and Operation Tooth Fairy, call
925-634-9237 or visit www.oakstreetfamilydental.com.
Brentwood dentist Dr. Tracy Benhamou has fun with some of the
176 pounds of candy he bought from local trick-or-treaters. The
candy (along with toothbrushes) will be shipped to U.S. troops
serving overseas.
Photo courtesy of Oak Street Family Dental
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Tis the season for local holiday funHoliday cheer continues to
spread
through East County. If you need help get-ting in the spirit
this year, here are some holiday happenings to help get you in a
yuletide mood:FRIDAY, DEC. 2BANC Tree Lighting
The Brentwood Advisory Neighbor-hood Committee hosts its annual
Christ-mas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Brentwood Senior
Activity Center, 193 Griffi th Lane. This years festivities include
musical performances by local vocal groups, hot drinks and goodies,
plus a visit from Santa. The lighting of the citys 24-foot
Christmas tree commences at 7 p.m.A Christmas Story
Liberty High School Playmakers present A Christmas Story at 7
p.m. at the Allan E. Jones Performing Arts Cen-ter, 850 Second St.
in Brentwood. Relive all your favorite scenes as Ralphie seeks the
holy grail of all Christmas presents, a genuine Red Ryder 200-Shot
Carbine Ac-tion Air Rifl e. Tickets are $5; $3 for chil-dren 12 and
under.Holiday On Ice
Brentwoods popular outdoor skating rink, back for the fourth
year, is open seven days a week through Jan. 16. Come skate on a
lighted ice rink protected from the elements by a magnifi cent
tent. For hours and prices, call 925-513-1702 or visit
www.brentwoodholidayonice.com.FRIDAY, DEC. 2THROUGH SUNDAY, DEC.
4Brentwood Festival of Trees
Enjoy three days of Yuletide fun at the Shadow Lakes Event
Center, 401 West Country Club Drive. Guests are welcome to enjoy a
pancake breakfast with Santa, music and munchies while admiring and
bidding on trees decorated by commu-nity organizations. Proceeds
support local
charities. For more information, visit
www.brentwoodfestivaloftrees.org or call 925-206-5087.SATURDAY,
DEC. 3Santa Paws
Dont exclude your pets from cel-ebrating the holidays. Homeless
Animals Lifeline Organization has invited Santa to Pet Food
Express, 5829 Lone Tree Way in Antioch, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to
meet with your four-legged friends and pose for pictures. For more
information, visit www.eccchalo.org.Christmas Tree Lot
Oakley Boy Scout Troop 152 operates a Christmas tree lot at 3460
Main St. (behind Scheer Home Systems). The Scouts provide quality
Noble and Douglas fi r trees for sale, as well as fresh wreaths and
charming orna-
ments. Delivery is available. The lot remains open through Dec.
18. For hours and more information, call 925-625-5391.Holiday Pet
Photos
Delta Animals Safe Haven invites fam-ilies and their pets to Pet
Smart, 5879 Lone Tree Way in Antioch, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for
photos with Santa Claus. Photo-ops will also be held Dec. 4. For
more information, visit www.deltaanimalssafehaven.org or call
925-219-0151.Santas Workshop
Come see Santa arrive on the Polar Ex-press at Sand Creek
Crossing (aka Raleys shopping center) in Brentwood. Festivities,
which run from noon to 3 p.m., include face painting, a magic show,
holiday crafts, train rides and photos with Santa. For more
infor-mation, visit www.sandcreekcrossing.com.
Holiday Home TourHosted by the Liberty Union High
School District Education Foundation, the tour visits homes
lovingly decked out in old-world fi nery and festive holiday dcor.
To join the tour, meet at noon at Hannah Nicole Vineyard, 6700
Balfour Road in Brentwood. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the
door. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit
www.educationwins.org.Oakley Tree Lighting
Join Oakleys celebration of the sea-son with the lighting of the
citys 30-foot Christmas tree. The festivities include per-formances
by local childrens choirs, make-n-take crafts, games and free
refreshments. Santa will be on hand for photo-ops with the kids, so
bring your camera. The celebra-tion begins at 5 p.m. at the Oakley
Civic Center, 3231 Main St. For more informa-tion, call
925-625-7044.Discovery Bay Parade of Lights
Celebrating its ninth season, the pa-rade begins at 6 p.m. at
the Discovery Bay Marina. The Holiday Movie themed pa-rade proceeds
down Marina Road, turns left on Willow Lake Road, right on
Riv-erlake Road, left on Sandpoint Road, left on Discovery Bay
Boulevard and ends in the Discovery Bay Shopping Center, where the
Discovery Bay Lions tree light-ing takes place and Santa is
available for photos.Antioch Lighted Boat Parade
Decorated boats glide down the Delta at 6 p.m. during this
annual holiday event. Best-view locations are the Antioch
Mu-nicipal Pier and along Second Street in the citys historic
downtown district. For more information, e-mail
[email protected] or call 925-325-9897.
Children pose with Mr. and Mrs. Claus at last years Breakfast
with Santa at the Brentwood Senior Center. This years event is held
Saturday, Dec. 10.
Press file photo
see Holiday fun page 11A
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Adams Middle School student Iris Fermin recently took first
place in the Peace Poster Contest spon-sored by Brentwood Lions
Club. She went on to place second at the district level. Alex
Hernandez, a student at Excelsior Middle School, placed first in
the competition sponsored by the Byron Delta Lions Club and placed
third at the district level. The district
winner, from Orinda, will advance to the multi-district
competition. An in-ternational winner will be selected in
January.
Also honored at the local level were Brentwood Lions Club
second-place winner Suyrh Aryaei, also from Adams, and third-place
winner Chris-tina Le from Bristow Middle School. Excelsior Middle
School students Ve-
nise DiMaggio and Veronica Muha placed second and third,
respectively, in the Byron Delta Lions Club-spon-sored contest.
Lions Clubs International is spon-soring the program to
emphasize the importance of world peace to young people everywhere.
The posters were judged on originality, artistic merit and
portrayal of the contests theme,
Children Know Peace.The local students posters were
among more than 350,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 24th
an-nual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. The international
grand prize winner will be awarded $5,000 plus a trip (for the
winner and two family members) to the awards ceremony at Lions Day
at the United Nations.
Lions Peace Poster artists earn accolades
Photo by Paulette Doyle
Alex Hernandez, holding owers, recently won rst place in the
local competi-tion for the Lions Club International Peace Poster
contest. With her, from the left, are Andrea, Dwana, Alex, Juan,
Michael and Stephanie.
Photo courtesy of Fred Ginsler
Adams Middle School student Iris Fermin, seen here with her
family and Brentwood Lions Club President Fred Ginsler, recently
placed second at the district level in the Lions Club International
Peace Poster Contest.
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SUNDAY, Dec. 4Bethel Island Tree Lighting Ceremony
Bethel Island welcomes the holidays with a tree lighting
ceremony at 5 p.m. in the Community Park. The Antioch High School
Choir will perform and the Bethel Island Womens Club will provide
yummy treats and warm beverages. Santa arrives at 6 p.m.MONDAY,
DEC. 5Holiday Concert
The Brentwood Community Concert Band hosts a holiday concert at
7 p.m. at the Brentwood Senior Center, 193 Griffi th Lane.
Admission is one new, unwrapped toy per person to be donated to
Toys For Tots. The event includes treats and a group
sing-along.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DEC. 9 AND 10The Little Match
Girl
Delta Childrens Ballet Theatre pres-ents The Little Match Girl
at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, and 3 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $15 and
available at the ballet studio, 300 G St. in Antioch, online at
www.del-tachildrensballet.org or by phone at 925-754-9833.SATURDAY,
DEC. 10Special Kids Visit with Santa
Smith Family Farms, 4430 Sellers Road in Brentwood, opens its
holiday barn exclusively to special-needs children and their
families from 9 to 11 a.m. For more information, call 925-516-9690
or visit www.spkids.org.Discovery Bay Yacht Club Lighted Boat
Parade
Celebrate the holidays on the water at this annual event that
draws hundreds of local participants each year. The event includes
awards for top entries and culmi-nates in a reception at the
Discovery Bay Yacht Club. For more information, call
925-516-7286.Breakfast With Santa
Breakfast With Santa is held from 8 a.m. to noon at the
Brentwood Senior
Center, 193 Griffi th Lane. The $8 admis-sion includes a pancake
breakfast, visit with Santa and coloring activities. Regis-tration
is required. To order tickets, visit Tummies to Tots, 3860 Balfour
Road in Brentwood, or call 925-516-0832.Breakfast with Santa
Santa stops by Black Bear Diner, 3201 Main St. in Oakley, to
enjoy break-fast with his favorite East County friends.
Registration is required through the City of Oakley. Seatings are
held at 9 and 11 a.m. For more information, call 925-625-7044 or
e-mail [email protected] Island Lighted Boat Parade
The San Joaquin Yacht Club hosts its annual boat parade at 4
p.m. Festivi-ties also include a dinner at the yacht club and a
visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus. To enter the parade, call
925-684-3407 or e-mail [email protected]. For more infor-mation,
visit www.sjyc.org.SUNDAY, DEC. 11Antioch Womens Club Holiday House
Tour
Five historic homes in Rivertown and three local businesses are
slated for the Antioch Womens Clubs 57th classic holiday house
tour. The annual fundraiser benefi ts local charities and provides
com-munity scholarships. The house tours run from noon to 4 p.m.,
and a reception from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Veterans Build-ing
on the corner of E and Sixth streets in Antioch. Tickets are $25
and may be purchased in advance or on the day of the tour. For more
information, call 925-777-1831 or 925-565-9120.Christmas
Cantata
Brentwood Community United Methodist Church, 809 Second St.,
pres-ents Lead Me Back to Bethlehem, a re-discovering of joy, peace
and love of Christmas, at 7 p.m. Admission is free to this musical
celebration of the true mean-ing of Christmas. People of all faiths
are welcome. For more information, call 925-634-3093.
Holiday fun from page 8APress file photo
The Discovery Bay Parade of Lights gets rolling this
weekend and culminates with
the Discovery Bay Lions tree
lighting.
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12A | THEPRESS.NET COMMUNITY DECEMBER 2, 2011
ITS CHEAPER TO PREVENT IT THAN TO DEFEND ITMany, many employers
practice an
ostrich approach to employee relations; they stick their heads
in the sand and hope for the best. Of course, this leaves another
part of their anatomy exposed, but for some this strategy works
just fine for years. But then that employee happensand we all know
who that employee isand the gig is up. Employers MUST be pro-active
and imple-ment appropriate policies and procedures BEFORE that
employee happens.
Employment litigation is one of the most expensive types of
lawsuits. Additionally, the California labor laws are gotchas.
Employers are either in compli-ance or theyre not, and theres no
grey area. For example, employers either strictly com-ply with the
overtime pay requirements or that employee will eventually bring a
claim before the Labor Commissioner who will look back at three
years of payroll records and potentially cause an audit of all
employ-ees payroll records.
Typically, an employer that is out of compliance with one aspect
of their employ-ee relations is out of compliance with many.
Recently, a woman employed by an upscale retail establishment
reported her employer was violating the laws related to overtime
pay, meal and rest breaks, frequency of pay, and itemization of
pay, and had then fired her for filing a claim with the Department
of Labor. Similarly, employers routinely confide they are operating
without employee handbooks, without the required postings,
without a solid system for documenting employees hours worked,
and the like.
While most employers are not pur-posefully violating labor laws,
the effect is the sameyou pay. Defending against these claims and
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For more assistance tailored to your particular business,
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edge of each others situation. Fuhrmann and Jakel agreed that
the current situation is not as dire as last years.
The groundwork has been set to some extent, Jakel said. Both
sides have a bet-ter understanding of our positions and they
understand the fi nancial situation that were in. Were not starting
at square one.
In addition to continued concessions from various unions, the
city is exploring other ways to balance its books. Jakel said
Antioch isnt in the direst of straights, as it holds $6 million in
reserve, down from roughly $11 million at the start of the
eco-nomic recession.
The city is trying to work closer with the Antioch Chamber of
Commerce to
build a healthier business base, as well as make sure things are
running smoothly at the Antioch Auto Center and with local
re-tailers during the holiday spending season. Jakel believes that
cuts in Antiochs person-nel which accounts for much of the citys
expenses would be extremely diffi cult to make.
City government, Jakel noted, is oper-ating with an employment
vacancy rate of nearly 40 percent. Its diffi cult to cut much
further, he said. Were into the core of the operation already.
The city and the police offi cers asso-ciation continued to meet
in closed session throughout the week regarding their cur-rent
agreement.
To comment, visit www.thepress.net.
Concessions from page 1A
One of Antiochs most treasured holiday traditions will continue
on Sat-urday, when the citys annual lighted boat parade, a
Rivertown mainstay for more than 25 years, starts at 6 p.m.
According to Diane Gibson-Gray, executive direc-tor of the Arts
& Cultural Foundation of Antioch, roughly 15 sailing vessels
have signed up to brighten Christmas spirits along the San Joaquin
River.
The boat parade will continue in light of the fact that Antioch
cannot afford to
reinstate its Holiday DeLights Street Pa-rade, which was
eliminated last year. Gib-son-Gray is excited that the boat parade
will go forward as planned: I think its one of those holiday
traditions that Im grateful the yacht clubs and the boat clubs are
still able to continue.
The best vantage point to see the daz-zling delights,
Gibson-Gray noted, is the Antioch Municipal Pier. Spectators can
also catch a prime view of the decorated boats all along Second
Street.
Rivertown decked for boat parade
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The winner, with the most community votes is
Delta Animals Safe Haven CONGRATULATIONS!
Delta Animals Safe Haven will receive a full page ad in our
newspaper to use any way that will help
their organization between now and November 2012.
Thank you to all who participated in this contest and to the
charities that were nominated. We appreciate all
that you do to support the community.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORLion-size largesse
Editor:On behalf of Liberty Adult
Education, I would like to thank the Brentwood Lions Club for
its con-tinuous support of our students. For the past several
years, the Brentwood Lions have distributed food baskets during the
holiday season for our students in need. They have increased the
number of food baskets over the last three years. Due to the
recession, weve had more students need a little extra help.
It is service clubs like the Lions that help us reflect on the
positives in our lives and let us truly be thankful for such great
community support.
A special thanks to Fred Ginsler, president; Barbara Wilson,
Maggie Deluna, Liz Ramirez, Anita Wing, Jim Clark and Gary
Hingley.
Again, Liberty Adult Education thanks you for your continued
sup-port.
Debbie NorgaardCoordinator Adult Education
Thanks for ThanksgivingEditor:
On Thanksgiving Day, Golden Hills Community Church held its
an-nual free Thanksgiving Dinner at the Veterans Hall in Brentwood.
This year we served nearly 840 meals between those served at the
hall and delivered to homes, and gave away nearly 150 bags of
groceries and a great deal of clothing.
We couldnt have done it without a lot of help from the
community. There were hundreds of people who helped in many
different ways from inside and outside the church body. I couldnt
possibly thank them all by name, but there are some who deserve
special recognition for their gener-ous donation of their time,
supplies, and/or money.
In no particular order, they are the American Legion Post 202,
Brent-wood Ace Hardware and Jerry Thorpe, Ralphs Catering and Ralph
and Char-lene Skelton, Joe Champlain, Linda and Dave Crippin, Sue
Harris, Kim Jones, Donna Gutridge and Sue Camp-bell, Al and Nellie
Garcia, Drew Han-son, Nancy McDaniel, Betty Walker, Dainty Center,
Golden Hills Christian School and the Brentwood Press.
Brian SharpChairman
Content with a caveatEditor:
My name is Britton Swisher. I am a Life Scout working toward my
Eagle Scout rank. I would like to express my opinion on the new
downtown.
I really like the new wide side-walks. The sidewalks will
improve the restaurants and allow them to have outdoor seating.
However, I do not like the palm trees at City Hall. The trees were
far too expensive in poor economic times.
Overall, I feel the City of Brent-wood is a great place to
live.
Britton SwisherBrentwood
Petitioners should back off paradeEditor:
I have been a longtime supporter of Director Dawson and I will
contin-ue support him. He made a mistake that he is obviously
already paying for in other arenas of his life, and hes been humble
and apologetic both publicly and to those of us whove spoken to him
directly. Hes still a good director, and the numerous positive
things hes done for Discov-ery Bay havent been erased.
This whole recall hullabaloo is just another attack by the same
group of people always involved in the local drama-of-the-moment
against someone who doesnt share their philosophy. You should think
long and hard before signing any petition, since a recall election
will cost our community $50,000 it clearly doesnt have didnt we
just have a rate increase? Now I hear that the people behind this
petition will be invading our holiday parade with banners and
messages of hate.
I hope this is only a small-town rumor, and that no one would do
something in such poor taste to dis-
respect our holiday celebration and the reason for the
season!
Jannine NelsonDiscovery Bay
Thanks for the Buddy boostEditor:
We, the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10789 and
the Ladies Auxiliary, wish to thank all the generous people who
donated to our Buddy Poppy distribution days, Nov. 4 at Raleys and
Nov. 4 and 5 at FoodMaxx, Safeway on Balfour Road and Safeway on
Second Street. It was greatly appreciated.
Buddy Poppy proceeds represent no profit to any VFW Units. All
money contributed by you is used in the cause of veterans welfare
or for the well being of their needy depen-dents and the orphans of
veterans.
We also want to thank the fol-lowing business for allowing us to
use their storefront: Raleys, FoodMaxx, Safeway on Balfour Road and
Safe-way on Second Street, all in Brent-wood.
Steve Todd, Commander of Post #10789Joan Ortiz, President of
Ladies Auxiliary
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St.Oakley, CA 94561Phone: 925-625-7000www.ci.oakley.ca.us
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County Supervisor, Dist. III Mary N. Piepho181 Sand Creek Road,
Suite L.Brentwood, CA 94513
Phone: 925-240-7260 [email protected]
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Ave.Pittsburg, CA 94565Phone: [email protected]
State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier Seventh State Senate DistrictState
CapitolRoom 2054Sacramento, CA 95814Phone: 916-651-4007 1350 Treat
Blvd., Suite 240Walnut Creek, CA 94597Phone:
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942849Sacramento, CA 942493231 Main St., Oakley, CA 94561 Phone:
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StreetAntioch, CA 94509Phone: 925-757-7187Washington offi ce:228
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garamendi.house.gov/contact
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Phone: 202-225-1947www.mcnerney.house.gov
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San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: 415-403-0100
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94104Phone: 415-393-0707www.feinstein.senate.gov
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20500Phone: 202-456-1111
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Trevors Weekly Mortgage MattersBy Trevor Frey
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Do you hear thatopportunity is knocking! When we as residents of
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safest investment in the world.
In essence, every piece of the two quotes above can be found in
todays market: the growing section of a prosperous community is
checked off thanks to the communitys growing academic scores as
well as the opening of the highly anticipated (and renovated)
Downtown Brentwood. Th e purchased with common sense issue is
covered by the market itself and the inability to now qualify for a
loan unless you truly qualify for the loan. Not for noth-ing, but
dont you think there is a reason that many opportunity quotes found
above in this article to really drive this point home revolve
around a house?
As always, I welcome all questions and or concerns pertaining to
real estate lending on my cell phone, 925-726-1444 or via email,
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Longtime residents love the pictures from the good old days and
newer residents like a peek at local history. This year, weve added
even more historical facts.
This years calendar, printed on a higher quality paper, features
local his-torical dates as well as an array of fun facts, such as
state history (California ad-opted the bear fl ag on Feb. 3, 1911)
and patent dates (the bicycle was patented on June 26, 1918). The
calendar also includes the birthdates of all United States
presi-dents.
As Leighton and ECCHS members continue to dig through archives
and newly donated historical materials, they maintain a list of
signifi cant local histori-cal dates to include in future
calendars. After receiving a historical memorabilia trove from the
late Bob Gromms estate, Leighton has already begun compiling dates
for the 2013 edition.
This years calendar includes interest-ing local tidbits such as
the opening of the Oakley post offi ce on Sept. 9, 1898 and the
birth of renowned local teacher Edna Hill on March 13, 1892.
As we research, were always fi nding new things about the
community, Leigh-ton said. Some bits of history dont have a
particular date, but weve tucked in these little fun facts here and
there. My favor-ite is that the Brentwood city budget was $28,550
in 1948. Today, its in the millions. Its amazing how times have
changed.
Each month of the calendar is high-lighted by a historical
photo. This years images include the Bethel Island Bridge, the
Liberty High School class of 1911 and a vintage shot of Oak Street
in Brentwood, of particular interest when compared to the recent
downtown renovations.
Leighton expects people will most like the 1926 photo of a group
of pack-ing sheds known as the Arbor, located on Lone Tree Way
where the Valley Oak Nursery stands today. I think a lot of the
old-timers are going to like this photo best, said Leighton,
because a lot of them will remember working there as children.
The 2012 ECCHS calendar costs $10 and is available for purchase
at the Brent-wood Press offi ces, 248 Oak St., or by call-ing
Leighton at 925-634-0917.
Memory lane from page 4A
Photos courtesy of ECCHS
Contra Costa Countys rst concrete highway was built in 1919 at a
cost of $24,000 per mile. This shot shows the road north near
Kellogg Creek and Borden Junction.
As the Oakley school community continues to gather around
Ignacio Pena and his family in the wake of the OHara Park students
recent illness, the business community has also stepped up.
Black Bear Diner, 3201 Main St. in Oakley, is hosting a
fundraiser for Igna-cio on Tuesday, Dec. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Proceeds will help the Pena family with medical and other
expenses.
Participants may purchase in ad-vance a $10 (cash-only) ticket
for a to-go dinner of a barbecue New York steak sandwich and potato
salad. Tickets, which must be purchased by Dec. 15, are avail-able
at the Laurel Elementary School of-fi ce, 1141 Laurel Road.
A seventh-grader at OHara Park, Ig-nacio has been recovering in
the hospital since he collapsed at school in October. He has fi ve
siblings, two of whom attend
Laurel Elementary School. An account has been established in
Ignacios name at the Bank of the West, 2195 Main St. in Oakley.
Donations may be made at the bank or by calling 925-625-2211.
Fundraiser for student set
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Wolverines look for repeat on the pitch
The Deer Valley High boys soc-cer teams 2010-11 season set a
siz-zling standard. Not only did the Wolverines win the league
champi-onship; they earned a No. 3 seed in the North Coast Section
Playoffs (and were upset by Richmond in the first round).
The Wolverines boasted a star-studded lineup last season. They
had the best offensive player in the league in Aaron Huang, and the
best defender in Mike Ortlieb. Anchoring the defense with Ortloeb
was Logan Wilkins.
But those players are all gone from the reigning Bay Valley
Athletic League champions. But the Wolverines return a solid group
of seniors Phil Tam, Andrew Harrington, Andrew Wayne, Nick
Richards, Solomon Abu-da, Matthew Satyadi and Alex Bilder-back to
lead the younger players.
FreedomThe Falcons will be under the
guidance of first-year coach Sal Acev-edo Jr. Greeting him is an
experienced group of players led by senior mid-fielders Rodolfo
Pelayo, Edgar Mora and Jesus Gomez, junior forward Jose Lopez and
junior defenders Raul Lo-pez and Javier Ramirez, plus junior goalie
Chris Contreras.
The team has looked good in practice, said Acevedo. They realize
its going to take discipline, hard work, commitment and lots of
determination to achieve our objectives but theyre ready for the
challenge.
Acevedo is encouraged by the team chemistry hes seen through
practice and the early season. In this my first year coaching the
boys varsity soccer team at Freedom, the first at-tribute that
caught my attention is the discipline and focus of the players,
said Acevedo. Theyre coachable and always enthusiastic about
learning and improving their abilities. These are qualities a coach
always looks for in a player. Deer Valley junior mid elder Marcus
Salvador brings the ball up eld during a
game against San Ramon Valley last season. Salvador and the
Wolverines are eyeing a second straight Bay Valley Athletic League
boys soccer title.
Press file photo
by Michael DixonCorrespondent
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Falcons chased from playoffs in ugly lossAfter hanging with one
of the states
top football teams for the fi rst quarter, the fl oodgates
opened on Freedom High.
The Falcons were bounced from the North Coast Section playoffs
on Friday night in a 70-7 rout to host De La Salle, the brackets
top seed. Freedom didnt put a crooked number on the scoreboard
until midway through the fourth quarter, when junior receiver
Darrell Daniels took a kick return 98 yards to paydirt.
I was seeing touchdown, that was all I was thinking, Daniels
said. I wanted to fi nish the game with a bang for my se-niors.
The loss ended one of the best seasons in Falcons history.
Freedom dropped one regular season game to Bay Valley Athlet-ic
League champion Pittsburg and came out victorious against a tough
California team in the fi rst round of the playoffs.
Nobody believed in us except for us, senior linebacker Frank
Cisneros said. We tried to reach all our goals, and we did, ex-cept
one. That was NCS. I love my family. I love my team.
After the Spartans (10-1) marched down the fi eld for a
touchdown in their fi rst
drive, Freedom appeared to make a game out of it. De La Salle,
on its second posses-sion, had a Tiapepe Vitale touchdown
called
back due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The Falcons
(10-2) held steady af-ter the fl ag, forcing the Spartans to turn
the
ball over. Though the Falcons didnt reach the end zone, they
held the Spartans to a 7-0 score at the end of the fi rst
quarter.
We were playing with them, we were battling and we were being
tough on all cylinders, senior Steven Rodriguez said of the fi rst
quarter. Theres not much you can say. We played them as tough as we
can and we did our best.
The Falcons didnt go home empty handed, though. After the
running clock went into effect in the fourth quarter, Dan-iels took
a kickoff at the 2-yard line. He broke several Spartan tackles on
his way to an electrifying 98-yard kickoff return for a
touchdown.
Though Freedoms season ended on a sour note, the future looks
bright. Talent-ed quarterback Dante Mayes will return for his
senior season, as will Daniels, the leagues MVP. Sophomore running
back Joe Mixon also showed promise through-out the season. Even
with all of the po-tential for next year, head coach Kevin Hartwig
knows theres still business for the Falcons to handle fi rst.
Im very proud of our boys, Hartwig said. Weve still got a lot of
work to do, though.
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Freedom receiver Darrell Daniels gets around De La Salle
linebacker Michael Hutchings on Friday night. Daniels was the lone
Falcon to score that night.
Photo by Kyndl Buzas
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PittsburgThe Pirates lost a lot of talent from
last seasons team, which made the playoffs and was eventually
derailed by Berkeley.
The good news for the Pirates is that the cupboard isnt bare.
Leading scorer Christian Villa has graduated, but Bryan Santos and
Jaime Lopez re-turn for the Pirates, who promise to be a fixture in
the league race. With the exception of Villa, every forward from
Pittsburgs team returns to Pablo Gay-tans roster.
AntiochDeer Valleys league title last season
ended the reign of the crosstown rival Antioch Panthers, which
won the title in 2009 and 10. Head coach Julio Borge is confi dent
his players can accomplish great things.
Anchoring the Panthers will be a strong group of seniors:
center-mid Jor-dan Cisneros, center-mid Hector Mor-fi n,
center-back Luiz Diaz and left-mid Steven Ibanez. Their task will
be to fi nd a way to put the ball in the back of the net, which
Borge currently identifi es as the teams greatest weakness.
Also important will be the perfor-mance of the teams goalies,
senior Da-vid Saldana and junior Luis Mendez.
What the team currently lacks in raw goal scoring ability it
makes up for in unity, which Borge believes is the teams greatest
strength bolstered by
the return of nearly the entire Panthers roster.
Heritage Unlike many other sports, boys soc-
cer at Heritage isnt especially strong. But the team has grown
and improved in recent years under current coach Alex Valdivia.
Whats even more encouraging for Heritage is that the team
remains largely intact. Two seniors, goalie Nico Charvet and midfi
elder Nick Krahnke, return for the Patriots.
Heritage notched a 3-9-6 mark last season, an improvement from
the previ-ous campaign. As a sign of how much Heritage has
improved, the 2009 team fi nished the season without a single
win.
LibertyMuch like their crosstown rivals at
Heritage, Liberty doesnt have far to go to improve last seasons
record. Also like the Patriots, the Lions are experiencing little
turnover.
As they were last season, the Lions are loaded with youth. Derek
Bisping, Jesus Corona, Juan Mena, Kyle Rains-ford, Josh Gherisim
and Marvin Val-laderes are the only seniors in a deep lineup.
Also like last season, the Lions dont fi gure to score many
goals. In their fi rst three games, theyve scored one goal. It will
be the task of Mena, one of the cap-tains, to keep his team in
games.
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The East County Lions Pee Wee team continued its perfect (12-0)
sea-son by capturing the 2011 Diablo Valley Youth Football
Conference Turkey Bowl championship in domi-nating fashion, beating
the Clayton Valley Falcons 37-15.
This season, which marks the 20th anniversary of ECYF, the Pee
Wee team became the first in the or-ganizations history to go
undefeated into the Turkey Bowl and win it.
The Lions faced the No. 1 seeded Falcons, who had dominated
every team they had faced this season. But this was not the Falcons
day.
The Falcons struck first, scoring on their first possession to
go up 7-0. It was the first time all season the Lions had fallen
behind. Ronnie Riv-ers made sure the lead didnt last as he picked
up the onside kick attempt and took it back for a touchdown.
After the Lions forced the Falcons to punt, the Lions pulled off
a stun-ning fake punt as Rivers completed a pass to Devan Lance
down to the 3-yard line. Rivers punched it in for the
touchdown.
The Lions defense forced a fumble that was recovered by Cole
Zanarini, allowing the Lions offensive line of Devin Walden, Harlan
Rashada, Jo-seph Guaragna, Richie Kabasinskas, Abel Page and Adrian
Guitron to
open a crease up the middle that Riv-ers rode to another TD,
putting the Lions up 18-7.
With 20 seconds left in the first half, the Falcons returned a
kickoff for a touchdown to pull within 18-15 and steal some of the
Lions momen-tum. Coming out of the half, the Li-ons special-teams
unit made a huge play, as Abel Ordaz executed a perfect onside kick
that was recovered by Zion Millington. Ordaz then hit Baylei
Cos-ton with a long touchdown pass and the Lions killer instinct
took over.
The Lions used trickery on their next possession, as Ordaz
pitched the ball to Rivers, who threw it back to Ordaz. The QB
raced to the end zone to put the game out of reach.
Coming into the game, the high-powered Falcons offense had
scored 418 points, but the Lions defense mauled them all day,
allowing only an early touchdown. The Lions defense then tightened
up and stopped the Falcons offense the rest of the game. The Lions
D finished the season as the No. 1 ranked defense, allowing only 27
points in 12 games.
The Lions advance the Intercon-ference Championship game on
Sat-urday against the North Bay Youth Football Pee Wee champions,
the Uki-ah Lions.
Contributed by Ingrid Gregerson
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The East Diablo Youth Soccer League 10U Black Widows recently
claimed their second consecutive league championship. The Black
Widows were led by a strong defense, which allowed only seven goals
in 13 games, plus a powerful scoring attack.
Black Widows repeat
Photo courtesy of Samy DAmico
The EDYSL 10U Stingrays recently claimed their second straight
title, nishing with an impressive overall record of 10-1-1, scoring
44 goals on the season. In the front row from left are Ryan Tolero,
Jake Guardiancic, Blake Peterson, Preston Williamson and Jaron
Viss; center row: Zachary Cook, Chase Goddard, Alex Alvarez, Jacob
Craig, Owen Uresti, Samuel Caballero and Mario Corona; back row:
Head coach Rob Guardiancic and assistant coaches Christopher Cook,
Xavier Uresti and Dane Williamson.
Stingrays go back-to-backPhoto courtesy of Jennifer Uresti
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and other common designation, if any, of the real property
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be entitled only to a re-turn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser
shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the
Mortgagee, or the Mortgagees Attorney. Date: Qual-ity Loan Service
Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- 7711 For NON
SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2891 or Login to:
www.auction.
com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Ext. 3704
___________________________- ________________________ Quality Loan
Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through
bankruptcy, you may have been re-leased of personal liability for
this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the
note holders rights against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS
SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE.
ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE
CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are
hereby noti ed that a negative credit report re ecting on your
credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you
fail to ful- ll the terms of your credit obligations. IDSPub
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Dawgs swing hot bats at Vets Day TourneyThe Delta Dawgs 11U
Fall Ball team rang in the Veterans Day holiday in style,
winning the Nations Baseball Freedom Bowl Tournament held Veterans
Day weekend at the Tracy Sports Complex.
The team scored a whopping 40 runs in the four-game
tournament.
This dawg-determined team, seeking to claim its fi rst
tournament, won the title game going away, defeating Stocktons
Western Ranch All Stars 16-1. Managed by James Cappello, the staff
also includes head coach Anthony Robbins and assistant coaches
Junior Mengenhauser and Mo Wilmer.
Contributed by James Cappello
The 11U Fall Ball Delta Dawgs, front row from left, are Keanu
Mengenhauser, Nick Liechty, Maximus Cappello, Noah Cleland, Payton
Cleland and Isaac Buchanan;