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Community mourns Lenny Byer

Lenny Byer never met a cause he didnt like or an effort he could resist, and this week a grateful and appreciative community gathered to pay fi nal respects to the man who spent a lifetime support-ing the communities and residents he loved.

Oakley resident, Brentwood businessman and community volunteer Byer, 77, passed away Dec. 2 following a long battle with cancer.

Lenny was just such a great man and a huge part of the community, said Tom Williams, gen-eral manager of the Ironhouse Sanitary District, for which Byer had served as president and board trustee starting in 1970. I learned a lot from him. Ill miss being able to call him up and bounce things off him. Well all miss him; we really will.

Born in Farmington, Ark. in 1933, Byer moved to Brentwood with his parents and fi ve sib-lings in 1941. He met his future wife Joanne as a student at Liberty High School, where she spotted the handsome young Lenny in P.E. class.

I thought he was kind of cute, and I thought: Ive got to date him, said Joanne, a trustee of the Liberty Union High School District. The attrac-

tion was mutual and marked the beginning of a romance that spanned nearly 60 years. Lennys calm demeanor and easy-going nature seemed to complement Joannes admittedly different tem-perament.

He never really got angry, but Im a little more vocal, laughed Joanne. But its hard to ar-gue with someone who wont argue back thats no fun. So our disagreements never lasted very long.

Following high school, Lenny served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant stationed in Salzburg, Austria. If you had to serve, Salzburg wasnt a bad place to be, said Joanne. It was sure better than Korea.

Upon Lennys return to the states, he and Joanne were married at the Brentwood Methodist Church in 1955 and settled in Oakley, where they raised their two daughters Jacquelen and Nancy.

Lenny was so good and kind to us; he spoiled me and the girls rotten, said Joanne. We were very lucky as a family. He was our rock.

As the successful and longtime owner of Byer Auto Body in Brentwood, Lenny was known

by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

see Byer page 26ALENNY BYER

JAN. 5, 1933-DEC. 2, 2010

Holiday spirit lights up town

A bit of rain and chilly temperatures did little to dampen spirits during last weekends Discovery Bay Parade of Lights festivities. Sponsored by the Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce, the annual event drew thousands of spectators and participants to the towns most popular land-based event.

Grand Marshal Virgil Koehne, Discovery Bays water and wastewater manager and for-mer Citizen of the Year, led the eighth annual event.

The grand marshal role is the greatest honor our parade can bestow, and its always awarded to a Discovery Bay icon, someone who has contributed signifi cantly to our com-munity, said Parade Director Amanda Dove. Virgil is a former Citizen of the Year, is an ex-traordinary proponent of the Discovery Bay lifestyle and has always worked to improve our quality of life. Who is more deserving?


see Parade page 12A

Parade of Lights Grand Marshal Virgil Koehne waves to the crowd as he leads the parade through the streets of Discovery Bay.

Photo by Richard Wisdom

Taking it to the mat

Bay Valley Athletic League teams are grappling with lofty goals as the wrestling season commences. Page 21A

Seal ofdisapprovalAn aquatic interloper met a sad end when her illness was deemed incurable. Page 5A

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Violent month for Antiochs thinning blue line

A recent rash of violent crime has hammered the short-staffed Antioch Police Department, and things may get worse before they get better.

Last week, Eddie Lee Carr, 27, and Laqinda Q. Modique, 28 were taken into custody on suspicion of felony child endangerment with death and reckless stor-age of a fi rearm after their 4-year-old son shot and killed his 2-year-old brother.

On Dec. 6, police responded to a carjacking on Bison Way that left a 40-year-old Oakland man suffering from a gunshot wound in his abdomen. That same day, a 22-year-old man from Pittsburg was shot on the 2300 block of L Street. Police said neither injury was life threaten-ing, and the investigation into both crimes is ongoing.

Also on Dec. 6, a woman was stabbed to death on Delta Fair Boulevard after a dispute in a parking lot. An-tioch resident Roy Crites, 56, was arrested on suspicion of committing the homicide.

Then on Tuesday, Antioch police arrested Brent-wood resident Lucio Rivera-Avila, 51, on suspicion of homicide after he confessed to hitting a woman with his Nissan Frontier pickup truck and dragging her to death in a parking lot on Cavallo Road. Lt. Leonard Orman said that Rivera-Avila, an El Salvador native, has been transported to Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez.

At this point, were in a position where how much our lack of staffi ng has affected this is a hard call, Or-man said during a Tuesday press conference. Were down 50 employees in this police department and clearly theres some impact relative to proactive policing and crime prevention. We just cant do some of the things we were able to do two years ago or two months ago.

Unfortunately, theres a chance that the staff could be reduced even further. The Antioch City Council has authorized City Manager Jim Jakel to make $700,000 in budget cuts roughly $500,000 of which will come from the workforce. Jakel was out of the offi ce earlier this week, and his budgetary decisions have yet to be announced. Antioch Police Chief Jim Hyde said Mon-

day that he hasnt heard anything yet. The Antioch City Council meets Tuesday to continue exploring how to bal-ance the budget.

So far this year, Antioch has recorded at least 10 ho-micides. Orman said hes not yet sure how the department would categorize the shooting of the 2-year-old boy.

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by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer

Antioch Police Lt. Leonard Orman speaks with the media Tuesday regarding the latest in a string of violent crimes to hit the city.

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Last Tuesday, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Day all four of Brentwoods Summerset subdivisions banded together in an effort to help feed needy area families. According to Filicitas Ochoa of Delta Community Services, Inc. (DCSI), the need is great. We have a long list of children who need food right now, she said. And Summerset residents have gone all out to help us.

The indefatigable Gene Romer of Summerset I is the driving force behind the Feed the Children program she be-gan three years ago. When Romer found out from Ochoa how many families were in dire straits, she began organizing an ef-fort to meet the need. Weve been fortunate to receive lots of donations of food and money over the years, she said. But the problem is still growing with so many people out of work. In early November, we found the need had doubled.

Romer and helpers distributed 2,000 grocery bags, do-nated by local supermarkets, to scores of Summerset volun-teers, asking them to fi ll the bags with non-perishable food, health and personal items. Hundreds of bags were collected, sorted and repacked at Summerset activity centers and for-warded to the DCSI offi ce, where they were unloaded by vol-unteers and distributed to needy families.

Cecelio and Yolanda Salazar and their six children were grateful to be on the receiving end of the effort. My husband lost his job in construction and it has been very hard, Yolan-da said. Getting this food is a big help to us right now.

Ochoa said monetary donations have been used to pur-chase food vouchers that supplement the food-fi lled grocery bags. Business sponsors include FoodMaxx, Raleys, Safe-way, WinCo, Trader Joes, Costco, Walmart, Kaiser, John Muir, Walgreens and CVS Pharmacy. Summerset Kare Bears, McDonalds and Jean Bates & Associates are addi-tional sponsors.

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Wayward sea lion euthanizedA disoriented sea lion that

wandered into Knightsen last weekend has been euthanized.

The adult sea lion, known as Naau, was put down at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito on Tuesday after officials discovered Naau had suffered irreparable brain damage from eating fish contaminated by toxic algae

blooms in the waters. The disease is known to cause navigational problems and fatal seizures in animals.

The California sea lion was a startling sight to Knightsen residents when it came walking up the center of Delta Road on Dec. 4, disoriented and more than a mile from the nearest waterway. But Naau was a familiar

face to Bay Area wildlife agencies, which had twice rescued Naau off the waters of Santa Cruz County and treated her for the same toxic algae poisoning she apparently suffered from this last time.

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More than a half-dozen public agen-cies descended on Knightsen Saturday to help corral Naau, a wayward sea lion that wandered into town more than a mile from the nearest Delta waterway. On Tuesday, the animal was euthanized after she was found to have suffered brain damage from exposure to a toxic algae.

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The third annual Discovery Bay Lake Parade is set for Willow Lake on Dec. 18. Boats will line up at 5:15 p.m. on Starboard and Drakes Court bay. The parade begins at 5:30.

Residents are encouraged to support the tradition by decorating their boats (of any size), their back-yards, and throwing a party. For more information, call Karl Ogden at [email protected].

Fish mystery begs history

For the December History Mystery, historian Carol Jensen is asking Press readers to help identify the man in this postcard from the 1950s.

Jensen has no information other than whats printed on the back, which reads: Mammoth bass are the rule at Franks Tract Lake at Bethel Island, Calif., where the seventh annual bass derby will be held from Sept. 1 to Dec. 5, 1954. This popular lake, three miles long and two miles wide, is the worlds largest striped bass lake. Excellent catches are also made of black bass, crappie, blue gills and catfi sh.

This postcard was never mailed, so the postcard image itself is a mystery. Jensen wants to know if anyone can identify the man and when and where the photo was taken. Shes also curious to know a little Delta trivia, such as what type of bass the man is holding and who holds the Delta record for larg-est bass caught.

Franks Tract, which includes myriad sloughs, cuts, islands and river channels, is the largest lake in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Anglers have come to know this area as an ideal spot for year-round bass fi shing. However, the largest bass on record caught in California was snagged by Hank Ferguson at ONeill Forebay in Merced County in 1992. The fi sh weighed 67 pounds, 8 ounces.

Was the man on this postcard a record holder in his day? Anyone able to provide the most signifi -cant information about this card will win a one-year membership to the San Francisco Bay Area Post-card Club. E-mail Jensen at [email protected].


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Gobbler Bob set to get basted

For the second year in a row, Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor has donned a dandy tur-key suit and made his way through town, gathering thousands in donations at eight bucks a pop in support of the Brentwood Community Chest (BRCC) Christmas Bas-ket Program.

This weekend, the mayor will be step-ping up his turkey tricks by submitting to a public basting as a thank-you to the com-munitys generous donations this season. The fl avorifi c event will be held Sunday, Dec. 12 at The Streets of Brentwood begin-ning at 2 p.m., and anyone with a hankering to baste the mayor is welcome. No word yet on how the basting will be carried out, but to date, $2,543 has been raised for the popu-lar Christmas program.

And while the dollar donations are piling up, the gifts which are included for each child accompanied by the familys box of food, a turkey, fresh vegetables and bread are slowing down.

According to Rick Lemyre, BRCC vice president, holiday barrels are set up at lo-cations throughout Brentwood, Byron and Discovery Bay, but are only about half full.

Were working with the Marines Toys For Tots, and theyve been great partners, but theyre getting lots of requests too this year, said Lemyre. Were hopeful well be able to get most of what we need for our

families this season.The annual drive to provide food and

toys for 500 local families will be held Dec. 18 at Brentwood Elementary School, 200 Griffi th Lane. The food sorting will be held Dec. 17 at the same location. Volunteers to pack, sort and distribute the baskets are still needed. To volunteer, call 925-286-4591.

For a full list of barrel locations, log onto www.thepress.net/bookmark/10334238.

A mayor masquerading as a turkey will be publicly basted this weekend at The Streets of Brentwood.

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Breast cancer bail-outIn its effort to raise funds for participa-

tion in the July, 2011 San Francisco Avon Walk For Breast Cancer, the Walkers For Knockers team will hit the pavement at the Streets of Brentwood on Saturday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Bail Out For Breast Cancer II event. The team of 16 lo-cal residents who are In It To End It! collected more than $33,000 last year and hopes to surpass that amount this

year. Shoppers can help bail out special guest inmates, who this year include NFL Teacher of the Year Frank Beede, Little Gym of Brentwood Owner Jim Lark and Red Robins mascot, Red. Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor will also be making a guest appearance. For more information, e-mail team Co-captain Amy Hendricks at [email protected].

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Photo courtesy of Amy Hendricks

Last years Bail Out For Breast Cancer inmates, from left, Heritage High Principal Andy Parsons, Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor and Brentwood Citizen of the Year Rick Lemyre, assist the Walkers for Knockers team at The Streets of Brentwood.

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Visitors enjoyed an afternoon touring local homes decked out in old-world nery and festive holiday dcor last weekend shown here at Hannah Nicole Vineyards during the Liberty Union High School Districts Education Foundation Holiday Home Tour. The event kicked off at Hannah Nicole Vineyards and concluded back at the winery with an evening of live and silent auctions, prize drawings, refreshments and live entertainment. The annual fundraiser garnered nearly $5,000, and proceeds bene t programs in the district.

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Brentwood Union School District Superintendent Merrill Grant, left, accepts the check from Wells Fargo Vice President and District Manager Ashoo Vaid as BUSD President Emil Geddes and Board Member Lori Strauss join in the celebration.

This weekend, The Streets of Brent-wood shopping center will support the Ad-ams Middle School Music Boosters fund-raising efforts by donating a portion of all proceeds to the schools music program. Shoppers are not required to mention the school when making purchases.

According to Adams Music Boost-ers President Natalie Anderson, the do-nations from local merchants will help support crucial music education needs for students. Funds will go toward sheet music, instruments, competition fees, and fi eldtrip costs, she said. This partnership

allows our students to enjoy a full music program.

I cant wait to perform with my friends, said Adams trombone student Tes-la Fox. Were playing a lot of cool music.

Shoppers can also enjoy the students music during a wind ensemble and jazz band performance Saturday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m. The Adams Music Boosters will sell treats, hot cider and holiday-scented pen-cils at a booth in the shopping center be-fore and after the performance. For more information, call The Streets of Brentwood at 925-516-8500.

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The Brentwood Union School Dis-trict got an early gift this holiday season when Ashoo Vaid, vice president and dis-trict manager of Wells Fargo, informed district Superintendent Merrill Grant that the Wells Fargo Foundation would be donating $10,000 to the district. This couldnt have come at a better time, said Grant. This money will be used to help fund some of the programs that have fallen by the wayside as a result of budget cuts.

This gift is greatly appreciated. Nearly a dozen grants were distributed between districts in Contra Costa and Alameda counties. The Wells Fargo Foundation is a big supporter of education and helping local schools thrive, said Vaid. With 10 schools in the Brentwood Union School District, we wish we could give more, but we hope this amount is helpful, and we look forward to helping other districts in the area in the future.

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This years theme was musicals, and Excelsior Middle School won top honors for its rock-n-roll-themed fl oat. The parade began at the Discovery Bay Yacht Harbor and wound up at the Discovery Bay Shopping Center, where the Lions Club lit the commu-nity Christmas tree it had made this year entirely of lights.

Rick (Pierce, parade captain) and I couldnt have been more pleased with the turnout this year, added Dove. We easily had 30 percent more specta-tors than last year, even with the rain. It was a great evening.

This years winners and their cat-egories are:Best of Show: Excelsior Middle SchoolDirectors Choice: All Gods Children SchoolBest School: Timber Point ElementarySpirit Award: Byron-Delta Lions ClubBest Theme: Excelsior Middle SchoolMost Creative: Discovery Bay Lions ClubBest Participation: The Academy & Discovery Bay PreschoolAudience Appreciation Award: Heritage High School Drum LineBest Kids Group: Discovery Bay El-ementary SchoolBest Vehicle Group: Friends of El Dorado National Forest Off-road Ve-hiclesBest Band: Liberty High School Drum LineBest Commercial Float: Animal Nan-niesBest Dance or Cheer: Expressions Dance AcademyBest Lights: 1940s Fire EngineBest Music: Excelsior Middle SchoolBest New Entry: Brentwood 4-H ClubHonorable Mentions: Special Kids Foundation, Discovery Bay Corvette Club, Delta Darlings Equestrian Group, and St. Anne Teen Ministry

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Above, The Discovery Bay Lions Club created the towns holiday tree this season, made entirely of lights. Top left, The Delta Community Presbyterian Churchs entry radiates an angelic aura. Left mid-dle, young David Dove, 7, waves to Santa as his sleigh rolls by during the Discovery Bay Parade of Lights last weekend. Bottom left, The Discovery Bay Lions Club saddled up for the holidays with a covered wagon oat complete with cowboys pulled by some of Santas reindeer.

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Brentwood residents Kenny and Dana Barnes would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Delilah Nicole Barnes. Delilah was born on Nov. 8 at Kaiser Hospital in Antioch. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 21 inches. Her very excited sisters, Ary and Trinity, along with brother Justin, welcomed her to the family. Congratulations!

Delilah deliveryOBITUARIES

Robert J. MachadoMay 21, 1937-Nov. 17, 2010

B o b M a c h a d o passed away after a long and coura-geous battle with cancer.

He was born in Stock-ton in 1937 and grew up on his par-ents ranch on Hoffman Lane in Byron. He attended Byron Elementary School and graduated in 1955 from Liberty Union High School, where he was active in sports and college ac-ademic studies. In 1959 he graduated from the University of Santa Clara with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Bob attended Naval Offi cers Candi-date School in Newport, R.I., graduated as an ensign in the U.S. Navy and was sta-tioned at Lakehurst, N.J. He went on to re-ceive his masters degree from Santa Clara University.

Bob was employed at Lockheed Mis-siles & Space Company for over 35 years and was known by his colleagues for his sunny disposition and high quality of work. He was a strong person, patient man, sup-portive father and loving husband who will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Lois; children, Mark, Scott, Linda, Troy

and Laura; brother, Clarence Machado of Stockton; sister, Rosemary Machado of Sausalito and Brentwood; daughter-in-law, Catherine; and triplet grandchildren. His parents, Manuel and Eva Machado, pre-ceded him in death.

Funeral services were held on Dec. 4 at Holy Spirit Church,in San Jose. Interment took place on Dec. 6 at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Los Altos. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Florence C. HoffmanFlorence Hoffman of Oakley, known

to many as Miss Flo, was born on Feb. 10, 1933 and passed away on Nov. 21, 2010. After a lengthy hos-pital stay due to complica-tions from pneumonia, Flo passed away peace-fully with her family at her bedside.

She was preceded in death by her hus-band, Edward Hoffman, in 1997. Flo is sur-vived by her son, Kenneth Toth; daughter, Christine Monge (Daniel); two grandchil-dren, Rachael and Justin Monge; and many other family members and loved ones.

Flo was born in Michigan and moved

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to California, fi nally settling in Oakley in 1979. She enjoyed a long career teaching young children and preparing them for Big School, as she would say. Her dreams came true when she opened Miss Flos Preschool and Childcare back in the early 1980s. She was very proud of her home-based busi-ness.

Flo was forced to retire in September of 2008 after suf-fering a stroke, but not before

touching the lives of so many. She was blessed to have such wonderful

friends and her loving church family in her life. She was truly

a one-of-a-kind lady and will be greatly missed.

HOFFMAN

An urban ForrestEditor:

It just seems like yesterday that we did our last refresh through redevelopment of downtown Brentwood. And now we are doing it again. I have absolutely no doubt at all that the end result will be very

pretty and appealing. However If I was a downtown merchant I would be going absolutely ballistic over all of the street parking places that are going to be eliminated in exchange for wider sidewalks. Lets face it: diagonal parking gives you quite a bit more parking than parallel parking does. Wider sidewalks less parking. As Forrest Gump said, Stupid is as stupid does.

Tim BiglowBrentwood

Good home for the holidaysEditor:

With the holiday season here, many of you will be considering giving a pet as a gift for a member of your family. Before making this decision, you should first carefully consider whether your family is prepared to make a long-term commitment.

After that cute kitten or puppy has grown into an adult cat or dog, it will still need your care, attention and love for the rest of its life. If you do decide that your family is ready for a

pet, the good news is that the Contra Costa County Animal Shelter has a large variety of kittens, cats, puppies, dogs and even rabbits for adoption. And you can look for that special pet without even leaving your home.

Simply log onto the Contra Costa Animal Services website, www.ccasd.org, where you can find pictures and descriptions of available pets. In addition to the main shelter in Martinez, many shelter animals are housed at other convenient locations, such as Petsmart in Pittsburg, and the location of each animal is listed on the website. If you do decide to bring a shelter pet into your home, not only will you be giving your family a special gift; youll be giving a shelter pet the best gift of all: a forever home.

Heidi VaughnBrentwood

Kitten creepEditor:

To the creep that left two kittens in the ditch along East Cypress Road on Saturday: Dont worry. They were

found before they got ran over. They have been placed in a nice, caring home.

Barbara DuMontOakley

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Honoring veterans and their wivesby Lori Anzini

Whenever Veterans Day comes around, my memories are more personal. Being a child of a career soldier, I was born in Fort Ord, Calif. Because of that

advantage (or disadvantage) I have access to history and memories that most regular civilians dont.

My father Carl E. Godsey, sergeant fi rst class, U.S. Army is no longer alive now, but I can proudly say that he was a 23-year career soldier in the army, and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Whenever these days come around, I always remember him in his olive green khakis and his authoritarian voice of a sergeant.

I bring to you a different perspective, because I asked my mother about her memories as a military wife, and Id like to share a few of them with you. As you will see, being a veteran of the war has its share of nostalgia, the truth, the honor, and the pride of fi ghting for the democracy that we so cherish.

But like most career men, being a wife of a veteran has a different perspective. Being the wife of a career soldier had drawbacks and its benefi ts. Military came fi rst; family came second. There would be long absences, times away from the family with the wife being the main support of the whole family and raising the children as the single parent. Very rarely did a wife have the support of a husband in the child-rearing of the family. Benefi ts: if you liked to travel and were adaptable to meeting people, this type of life was fi ne. If you werent social and didnt like the travel, then life was of isolation. To pass this, most wives would be involved with post activities to keep the family busy during the husbands career in the military.

My mother was no exception. In the back of most military wives minds was that their husbands could at any time be sent away to fi ght in the war. During my parents stay here at Pittsburg, there were tragedies that my father would relay to my mother: men would jump overboard and commit suicide because they might receive orders to go to Korea or they had just come back from the war. My father would have to participate in looking for the bodies.

I was born right in the middle of the Korean War. My father was going to be embarked to war and our family was stationed here at Camp Stoneman for about seven months to wait for his papers.

When we fi rst came to Camp Stoneman, we lived in government quarters: barracks that had been turned into living quarters, with about three apartments in each building, single story. Ours had obviously been a medical exam ward, because on the fl oor in our dining room/living room, going through the wall, were foot prints on the linoleum. Apparently these were steps that enlisted men used to follow through with the assembly-line medical exams ushering in hundreds of men at a time.

A wife was able to stay home and be with the family and not have to go to work by moving to Columbia Park. By remaining at the government quarters, she would have to go to work. You see, the salary of an enlisted man was not enough to afford the government quarters, $160 per month, which was about the government allotment at the time for a family of four. So most families moved into Columbia Park in order to raise their families.

Rent at Columbia Park was about $80 per month. That left $80 per month for food, utilities and necessities. The Korean War was at its peak. A ferry would transport the men to San Francisco for disembarking or embarking to military assignments. A

troop ship in SF would transport up the river for this embarkation or debarkation, depending on the orders of the soldiers. There was quite a fl ow of men on a daily basis. My mother remembers that Pittsburg had a beautiful downtown with a JC Penneys, and shopping was delightful.

Antioch had nothing compared to Pittsburg. My parents would go up the river to the Riverview Lodge for dinner and it seemed like it was way out in the boonies.

In order to honor our veterans, we need to realize that behind all efforts is a main line of support, and in times of war during those years, the wives were usually forgotten; left home to make sure the family unit stayed together and life went on as usual.

I interviewed my mother in 1999 for this information and just found it in my fi les. When going through my interview with my mother, I also found the following poem, written by military wife Julie Doherty, which refl ects the life of a veterans family:

As I watch you packing, I am fi lled with grief.Letting you go is beyond my belief.Theres peace in our home, but not in the world.You are the white dove with your wings unfurled.Youll stand at the borders thinking always of us.While you watch all the horror and all the fuss.But youre doing your duty youre doing your best.Until I can hold you I know I wont rest.I wish I could go there and stand beside you.Id try to stop war and Id try something new.For if I had my way, if I had my choice,I would fi ght for world peace using only my voice.

Lori Anzini is a former mayor of Pittsburg and a current resident of Antioch. To comment, visit www.thepress.net.

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deputies, California Highway Patrol officers, the Oakley Police, Contra Costa Canal Patrol, Sheriff s Marine Patrol and Contra Costa Animal Control all arrived on the scene to keep Naau safe. The coalition of public officials managed to corral her

safely into the fenced-in Knightsen schoolyard until workers from the Marine Mammal Center arrived to help.

After medical testing, it was determined that Naau could not go back into the wild due to the extensive damage to her brain and nervous

system. Officials say Naau suffered from epileptic seizures possibly caused by the toxic algae, and researchers were planning to perform a necropsy in the hopes of gaining a better understanding of sea lion brains and the disorders that affect them.

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Monte Vista takes Liberty Frosh Shootout

This weekends boys basketball Fresh-man Shootout at Liberty High was a success for the host school, which almost didnt have an event to put on. Over the summer, fresh-man sports teams in the Liberty Union High School District were in danger of being com-pletely cut.

Fortunately, frosh sports were able to sur-vive the budget cuts and teams from all over the Bay Area reaped the benefi ts at the recent Shootout. Its a great opportunity for the kids to step up and play kids from all over the East Bay, said Lion head coach Howard Revel.

Though Liberty held home-court advan-tage, the Monte Vista Mustangs took home the tournament title. After defeating Freedom in the fi rst round, Monte Vista knocked out the Heritage Patriots in the semifi nals and de-feated the Dougherty Valley Wildcats in the fi nals.

The Patriots, which beat Liberty 38-30 in the third-place game, fi nished at the top of the BVAL heap. They also beat the Granada Matadors in the opening game.

We rebounded, played good defense

made our free throws when we needed to, said Patriot head coach Jeff Carter, who iden-tifi ed point guard Frank Kurtz, forward Cole Calegari and off guard Aaron Berry as stand-out players for the whole weekend. Calegari won the teams Player of the Week award for his defensive prowess. Kurtz contributed 11 points and eight rebounds in the third-place game.

The Lions won their opening match against the Livermore Cowboys but lost to runner-up Dougherty Valley in the second round before falling to Heritage in the third-place game. Notable performers for the Lions were point guard Justin Delgadillo, whom Revel singled out for his strong leadership skills. Revel also was impressed by the tena-cious defense of Adrian Bonilla and the strong post presence of Miles Harris.

After its opening round loss to Monte Vista, Freedom responded nicely with a 67-52 victory over Granada and a 57-36 domination of Washington to take fi rst place in the conso-lation bracket and fi fth overall.

Center Stephen Roxas provided a spark for the Falcons in their consolation fi nal, re-cording a double-double of 16 points and 12 boards. Also strong were forward Joe Mixon

and guard Nate Mallett, who notched 14 points in each of the Freedom victories.

After losing the fi rst night to Monte Vista, we got back on track and played hard the next two games, said Falcon head coach Michael Pineda. Monte Vista outhustled us and played great defense. We rebounded the next day, played with great intensity and fi n-ished out the tournament strong.

While varsity sports grab most of the at-tention, the freshman games provide fans with an opportunity to see not only good basket-ball, but the athletes that will grace their courts for the next four years.

More important than any wins and losses, however, was the fact that the tourna-ment took place at all. Over the summer, lo-cal merchants came together and raised the $48,000 necessary to save the freshman sports programs.

Its fantastic how the communities pulled together to get out and do the fund-raising they did, said Pineda, echoing the thoughts of Revel and Carter. I think athlet-ics is huge, especially at the high school level. It gives the kids something to do after school, and a lot of people really stepped up.


Heritage freshman basketball player Jan Robles goes for a layup against a Granada defender.


by Michael DixonCorrespondent

Deer Valleys senior leadership.Im shooting for middle of the pack,

Madrigal said. If I can hold my own there, Id feel pretty good.

First-year Pittsburg head coach Tony Darone is hoping to bring more excitement to the Pirate wrestling program. Darone, a Liberty alumnus who played for Chappel, likes how things are going so far. More mat experience could make 215-pound junior

Dhari Webster a factor, said Darone, who added that returning seniors such as Sergio Cruz (145), Caesar Garcia (heavyweight), Naemon Taylor (150), Victor Tiscareno (135) and Sadig Mir (215) could help the team move up in the BVAL standings.

All fi ve of these guys are early to prac-tice and last to leave thats fi ve hardwork-ing kids right there, Darone said. If they continue with their work habits, I expect great things.


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The Holy Rosary sixth-grade girls CYO basketball team won MVP at the recent Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout. The Holy Rosary lady squad played St. Joan of Arcs seventh-grade team, Santa Monica and St. Agnes. Holy Rosary ran away with the tournament, winning the sem nal game 38-10 and con-tinuing its scoring barrage with a 40-10 victory over St. Agnes in the champi-onship match-up. Holy Rosary is currently 3-0 in the CYO East Diablo League, boasting a 23-game winning streak in league. In the front row, from left, are Head coach Jeff Cast, Nubia Wilson, Vanessa Vazquez, Kylie Cast, Michaela VanderKlugt, Sarah Morales and Ajanna Jamison; back row: Sunmi DaSilva, Assistant Coach Michael VanderKlugt and Jackie Broussard.

Holy Rosary wins ShootoutPhoto courtesy of Jeff Cast

Windsor and McKinleyville. The team then lost to San Ramon Valley 57-49 on Tuesday. The Patriot girls started 3-1, defeating Concord, Alhambra and Livermore.

Antioch toppled Ygnacio Valley

and American in its fi rst two games of the season before losing 73-62 to San Leandro on Tuesday.

Pittsburg opened its season with losses to Northgate, Washington and Granada.


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The Freedom boys junior varsity basket-ball teams hard-fought 55-51 home-court vic-tory over rival Liberty earned it the champion-ship in last weekends James Chandler Classic. Falcon head coach Francisco Zelaya said the team didnt play its best game, but performed well enough to come out with a win and a 5-0 record.

Sophomore guard Nico Bonagap led the Falcons in scoring with 15 points, all on three-pointers. Zelaya also pointed to sophomore forward Jordan Morgans rebounding and hustle as a dynamic force in the game.

Were able to learn a lot from that game and make adjustments, Zelaya said. We cant be overconfi dent. We have to be humble, play hard, take every team seriously and not lightly.

On the Lions side of the ledger, sopho-more guard Dre Green led his team in scoring with 14. Though Liberty lost in the champi-onship round, head coach Dago Oseguera felt his team came together well. Were just preparing for league right now, and I think we have a good core of players, Oseguera said.

The Lions bounced back from the loss to Freedom and beat Concord 58-46 on Tuesday night, improving the teams record to 3-2.

The Chandler Classic championship game was a departure from the high scor-ing form Freedom showed off earlier in the tournament. In the opening round, the Fal-cons obliterated Tennyson 88-34. Sophomore guard Sam Dide contributed a team-high 19 points and teammate John Burks ran the point guard position well, earning plenty of tunovers.

Before the title game, Freedom toppled St. Joseph 83-60, led by Burks 18 points. Sophomore center Darrell Daniels, who didnt play basketball last year, netted 17 points in limited action.

Liberty also put up some points dur-ing the tournament. The Lions beat Sacred Heart 63-54 in the fi rst round. Sophomore forward Marcus McDonald scored a team-high 17 points and Green notched 12. In the second game, Liberty emerged victorious over Pittsburg 73-50. Sophomore forward Junior Dasmagian led with 17 points in the win, aug-mented by Green and D.J. Kennedys 15 each, plus sophomore guard Nick Wests 13-point contribution.

Despite the loss to Freedom in the Chan-dler Classic championship game, Oseguera felt his squad showed good form early in the season: I thought we did very well for our fi rst tournament.


JV Falcons fly high

Photo by Jolly Hanson

Freedoms Sam Dide, named the James Chandler Classic MVP, goes up for two points in last weekends tournament.

The 8U Delta River Rats, comprising of players from Brentwood, Antioch, Discovery Bay and Oakley, took rst place in last months NorCal Cup Roll-er Hockey Series in San Jose. The River Rats capped their undefeated tour-nament run with an 8-0 victory over the San Jose Storm. The series continues on Dec. 18 and 19 at the Antioch Indoor Sports Center.

River Rats run wild

Photo courtesy of Amber Baer

The EDYSL Impact 00 10U Boys hung tough in the recent NorCal State Cup Gold 3 Championship Game in Manteca against Pleasanton Ballistic 01, claiming the championship trophy in an overtime penalty-kick shootout. Impact players, in alphabetical order, are Noe Bautista, Taison Corio, Logan Gragg, Camden Grant, Max Kimball, Diego Leon, Felipe Magana, Caleb McCurdy, Eduardo Navarro and Mason Tovani. The Impact is coached by Jeff Tovani and Jaime Pantoja.

Impact earns goldPhoto courtesy of Alissa Kimball


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Freedom Highs varsity wrestling team took home the championship in the 11th annual Falcon Shootout, but faced a tough road to the title.

The Falcons topped James Logan, one of the top teams in the North Coast Section, for the title, bolstered by efforts from athletes such as senior Zack Wiley. Last year, James Logan fi nished third overall at the NCS championship meet.

Freedom also beat a competitive Antioch High School team, a Bay Valley Athletic League foe, to take the No. 1 spot on Freedoms home fl oor.

It gave us two real good key matchups against Antioch and James Logan, head coach John Parsons said. I think it was a good barometer of where were at. Its a good way to start the season. Winnings fun and winnings contagious.

The tournament attracted 24 Bay Area teams including defending BVAL champion Liberty.

Falcons win home wrestling tourney


Freedom senior Zack Wiley pins

an opponent in last

weekends Falcon

Shootout.

Photo by Jolly Hanson


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OF NAMEPETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: SARAH HO, 5337 Zara Avenue, Richmond, CA 94805 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR-NIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: SARAH HO FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N10-1864 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Pe-titioner: SARAH HO led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. SARAH HO (AKA) HO NGOC NHUNG to Proposed Name: NGUYEN HO NGOC NHUNG 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 12/30/10 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: November 2, 2010 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Supe-rior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: November 19, 26, De-cember 3, 10, 2010

Diablo Water District Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed 2% Water

Charges IncreaseDiablo Water District (DWD) will con-duct a Public Hearing on Wednesday January 26, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. at Dia-blo Water District s of ce, 2107 Main Street, Oakley, where a 2% increase in the Districts water charges will be discussed. The purpose of the increase is to cover the January 2011 proposed 3.5% Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) water rate increase and the cost of treatment plant upgrades need-ed to meet regulatory requirements. Water purchased from CCWD makes up 40% of DWD s annual budget. Public comments and written protests from property owners or ratepayers will be accepted at the Public Hearing or by de-

livery to the District at 2107 Main Street, PO Box 127, Oakley CA 94561 prior to the Hearing date. If the 2% increase is ad-opted, the Typical residential Monthly Service Charge would go from $9.13 to $9.31 and the Water Charge would go from $2.53 per Hundred Cubic Feet to $2.58 per Hundred Cubic Feet. Monthly Service Charges for larger meters would also be increased by 2% as gen-erally described in District Regulation Number 1. The effective date of the new rates would be February 1, 2011. If you have any questions please call (925) 625-0588. DIABLO WATER DISTRICT Mike Yeraka, Secretary Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: December 10, 2010, January 7, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Lai Chan-thavee, 2919 15th Street, San Pablo, CA 94806 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR-NIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Lai Chanthavee FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER: N10-1827 TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: 1. Petitioner: Lai Chanthavee led a petition with this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: Pres-ent Name: a. First name: (Khan lai chan tha vee) Middle name: (Maria Laichan Tha) Last Name: Vee (AKA) Khanlai Chanthavee (AKA) Khanlai Maria Chan-thavee to Proposed Name: Khanlai Ma-ria Chanthavee 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 12/30/10 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general cir-culation, printed in this county: BRENT-WOOD PRESS Date: November 3, 2010 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: November 26,

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the ctitious business name LaPlaya at 5901 Marina Road, #7, Dis-covery Bay, CA 94505 The ctitious business name referred to above was led in Contra Costa County on July 23, 2003 under le number 2003- 0006033. (*) 1. Deedee M. Hickerson, 4795 Dis-covery Point, Discovery Bay, CA 94505 (**) This business was conducted by: an Individual Signature: Deedee M. Hick-erson This statement was led with the County Cler of Contra Costa County in the date indicated by le stamp above: October 21, 2010 By: B. Basch, Deputy Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2010

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the ctitious business name LaPlaya at 5901 Marina Road, #7, Dis-covery Bay, CA 94505 The ctitious business name referred to above was led in Contra Costa County on July 23, 2003 under le number 2003- 0006033. (*) 1. Deedee M. Hickerson, 4795 Dis-covery Point, Discovery Bay, CA 94505 (**) This business was conducted by: an Individual Signature: Deedee M. Hick-erson This statement was led with the County Cler of Contra Costa County in the date indicated by le stamp above: October 21, 2010 By: B. Basch, Deputy Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALETrustee Sale No. 444576CA Loan No. 0699662268 Title Order No. 562773 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07-28-2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01-03-2011 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly

appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 08-09-2005, Book , Page , Instrument 2005-0297590-00, of of cial records in the Of ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California, executed by: TA-MARA LEONTOVITCH, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Bene ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashiers check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashiers check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashiers check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank speci ed in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter-described property un-der and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT STREET(CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREETS) , MARTINEZ, CA Legal De-scription: THE LAND REFERRED TO IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CITY OF BRENTWOOD, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 35, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 8426, FILED APRIL 16, 2004, IN MAP BOOK 463, PAGE 34, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RE-CORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: ALL OIL, GAS, OR OTHER HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS IN OR UPON SAID PROP-ERTY, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO PROSPECT, DRILL AND PRODUCE ANY OIL, GAS OR OTHER HYDROCAR-BON PRODUCTS IN OR UPON SAID PROPERTY AND THE RIGHT TO EX-TRACT AND REMOVE ANY OF SAID

PRODUCTS FROM SAID PROPERTY AS CONVEYED TO MARGERY H. BERL AND LOUISE H. ROBERTS BY DEED RECORD-ED NOVEMBER 5, 1962, BOOK 4237, PAGE 64, OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND BY CORRECTION DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 25, 1963 BOOK 4309, PAGE 299, OFFICIAL RECORDS; NOT EXCEPT-ING, HOWEVER, THE RIGHTS QUIT-CLAIMED BY DEED FROM MARGERY H. STRASS, F/K/A MARGERY H. BERL, RECORDED APRIL 8,1992, BOOK 17390, PAGE 468, OFFICIAL RECORDS, AND BY DEED FROM LOUISE H. HELLMAN, F/K/A LOUISE H. ROBERTS, RECORDED APRIL 8,1992, BOOK 17390, PAGE 471, OFFICIAL RECORDS. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $447,208.03 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real prop-erty: 421 BLACKROCK ST BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 APN Number: 013-390-035 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold as is. In compliance with Califor-nia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, bene ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certi ed; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 12-10-2010 DECLA-RATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a nal or temporary or-der of exemption pursuant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; and 2. The time frame for giving notice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.52 or Section 2923.55. JPMor-gan Chase Bank, National Association Name: Ann Thorn Title: First Vice Presi-

dent CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www. delityasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALIFOR-NIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAIL-STOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3836964 12/10/2010, 12/17/2010, 12/24/2010Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: December 10, 17, 24, 2010

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File #F-0007855-00 The name of the business (es): CELTIC LIGHTING Located at: 292 WIND-STREAM PLACE In: DANVILLE, CA 94526 Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): MELISSA WHITE, 292 WINDSTREAM PLACE, DANVILLE, CA 94526. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Melissa White, Owner This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: November 12, 2010 By: T. Ragsdale, Deputy Expires: November 10, 2015Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2010

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on December 21, 2010, hold a public hearing to consider the following:A rezone (RZ 10-007) to amend Chapter 17.630 (Landscaping and Screening) of the Brentwood Municipal Code by implementing regulations consistent with The Water Conservation in Land-scaping Act of 2006 (AB 1881).Applicant: City of BrentwoodSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Principal Planner Erik Nolthe-nius [(925) 516-5137 or enolthenius@

ci.brentwood.ca.us] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time pe-riod provided under the Citys Municipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or some-one else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brent-wood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Date: December 10, 2010

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on December 21, 2010, hold a public hearing to consider the following:An application for a conditional use permit (CUP 10-017) to operate a private kennel and dog-training center known as Alert K-9 Training Center, on a 2.56-acre property located at 901 Bonnie Lane (APN 018-060-018).Applicant: Ryan TulchinskySaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be ob-tained from Assistant Planner Tim Nielsen [(925) 516-5151 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time pe-riod provided under the Citys Municipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or some-one else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brent-wood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Date: December 10, 2010

Youth localizes Wreaths Across America

On Dec. 11 at 9 a.m., volunteers across the nation will place more than 100,000 holi-day wreaths on the graves of veterans in hon-or of their service. But for Antioch resident Alex Broom, 14, who will be participating in the ceremony for the fi rst time, the honor is all his.

The main goal is to place wreaths on headstones to help remember that each one of these veterans died for our country, said Alex. It is important to know that we are able to have our freedom because of them. Its an important project.

The project is Wreaths Across America, a nonprofi t organization formed in 2007 as an extension of the Arlington Wreath proj-ect. The Arlington event, begun in 1992 by wreath company owner Morrill Worcester of Maine, who placed 5,000 holiday wreaths that year on the tombstones of veterans in Arlington National Cemetery. Since then, the effort has grown to include the Wreaths Across America effort, held on the second Saturday of December.

This weekend, Alex, who is a member of a local teen Civil Air Patrol squadron,

in conjunc-tion with the Wreaths pro-gram, will help lay wreaths at the San Fran-cisco National Cemetery in The Presidio. As part of the project, Alex and his squad-ron spent months soliciting local businesses, organiza-tions and groups for donations. Fifteen dol-lars pays for one wreath, and this year Alexs squadron raised more than $1,500 in spon-sorships.

This is the fi rst time weve partici-pated, said Lynn Jorgensen Broom, Alexs mom. My husband, who is a Coast Guard auxilerist, will also be there representing the Merchant Mariners and placing a wreath. Its going to be a family event. Were very excited.

The mission of Wreaths Across Ameri-ca is to Remember, Honor and Teach. The effort to remember each fallen serviceman remains the focal point of the project. Today

nearly 500 locations nationwide participate in the event. Worcester, whose family do-nates to Arlington every year, described his motivation behind the event.

I was 21 years old when I started Worcester Wreath, he said in a recent press release. That is the same average age as the soldier who made the ultimate sacrifi ce in pursuit and defense of the freedoms we enjoy today. The way I see it, they gave me the op-portunity to develop and enjoy my business; to raise my family. If our efforts increase awareness of their sacrifi ces and those of the families who will be without loved ones on these holidays, it is the least I can do. I only wish I could decorate each grave.

For Alex, the Wreaths Across America project has been a personal as well as a group experience.

I have gained experience from getting the Wreaths Across America sponsorships and my public speaking skills that will ben-efi t me forever in the future, said Alex. But its also been amazing to see the gratitude from the people Ive talked to that someone my age would spend so much time on a vet-erans project such as this. Its been great.

Saturdays event, which begins at 9 a.m., is open to the public. For information on the Wreaths Across America Project, go to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.



ALEX BROOM

The Wreaths Across America project started as an outreach of the Arlington Wreath Project, which lays Christmas wreaths on the gravestones of veterans every year at Arlington National Cemetery.

Photo courtesy of Wreaths Across America

throughout Brentwood and Oakley as a fair, honest and even-keeled businessman. I re-member back when Lenny owned the body shop I would sometimes call on him as a claims adjuster, said Oakley Chamber of Commerce President Steve Nosanchuk. Whenever I got the assignment to go to Lennys shop, I looked forward to it. He was always fair and friendly, and I couldnt really say that about other body shops in the area. He was a great guy; he will be greatly missed.

Lenny was also a member of the Brent-wood Rotary, Masonic Lodge, the Oakley Municipal Advisory Council and the Oak-ley-Knightsen Fire Department. In 1991 he was named Oakley Citizen of the Year, and in 2008 had the underpass on Main Street across from Rose Avenue named in his honor.

Lennys lifelong commitment to serving the community, however, didnt always come easily. Lenny was a fi reman for many, many years, and often when he went out to help with a fi re or an accident it would be someone

he knew. That was sometimes diffi cult, said Joanne. But he was very community minded and felt like it was his duty to help people he really did.

But according to those who knew Lenny best, his thoughts were fi rst and foremost for his family. Lenny was one of a kind, said Joanne. He was a wonderful husband and father and we had a lot of fun times, a lot of good times. Its been a wonderful marriage. We did everything we wanted to do. Im very proud of him and Im proud to have been his

wife.Services were held this week at the Gold-

en Hills Community Church in Brentwood. Lenny is survived by Joanne; his daughters, Jacquelen and Nancy; and grandchildren, Jennifer Cardinally Mortensen, Jeffrey Wil-hite and William Hauan. He also leaves be-hind two great-grandchildren, Jannessa and Jacob Wilhite; and siblings, Jack Byer, Bob Byer, Wanda Rickets, Lynda Chunestudy and Wilma Nunn.


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Although the construction of Brentwoods new downtown streetscape continues, merchants there want everyone to know that theyre still open, and hope youll stop by as you go about your

holiday shopping. Right, a shopper peruses the offerings

of La Tea Da on Oak Street. Below, a list of places open

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Oak StreetCaps Oak Street Bar & Grill, Kendall Automotive, La Tea Da, Kelly Grace Salon, Weathervane, The Game Sports Pub N Pizza, Bank of America, Integrity Flooring, Little Miss Everything, Tres Jolie, Oak Street Boutique, Cowboys & Angels, Brentwood Press, and Sweeneys Grille & Bar.First StreetSabor Latino, Massage Me, Catwalk Boutique, Sun-n-Stuff, Chevron, Pho Vietnam, Tri-color Hair Salon, La Fuente Mexican Restaurant, Amber Hair Design, MJs Caf & Bakery, WR Properties, Scrumdillyumtious Frozen Yogurt, Delta Barbershop, Delta Theatre, Joses Barbershop, Brentwoods Co. Co. County Wine Company, His & Hers Formal Wear, and Valverde Plaza.Chestnut StreetBrentwood Cleaners, The Health Hut, Ribbons & Roses, Crematorium and Funerals, Delta Vista Optometry, Home One, and the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce.

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es and watches for him and her are exquisite ways to make this a holiday to remember. For custom designs or more traditional looks, G. Anthony Jewelers in Brentwood can take the worry out of shopping. Call 925-308-7114 for store location and hours. If its a more exotic, one-of-a-kind gemstone youre look-ing for, you can nd it at Creme de la Gem in downtown Brentwood. Call 925-516-6200 or log on at www.cremedelagem.com.

H is for History. Did you know that 12 inches of snow fell on East County on Jan. 6, 1883? East Contra Costa Historical Societys 2011 Calendar, which costs $10, is the perfect gift for the history buff in your life. Filled with dozens of factoids and prominent dates in East County history, the calendar also features classic historical photos some published for the rst time. Youll learn some-thing new every day. To purchase the calen-dar, call Kathy Leighton at 925-634-0917.

I is for Inner Peace. We could all use a little inner peace during the madness of the holiday season, but for the candle fanatic on your shopping list, try Scentsy, an alternative to scented candles. Place the scented cubes on a Scentsy warmer and inhale exotic scents such as Reggae Sunset or the calming scents of Inner Peace, which exudes an aroma of lemon and cypress. Visit www.scentsy.com to nd a Scentsy consultant near you wholl help you pick out the perfect scent for every member of your family.

J is for Jive. If you want to get up and dance, think about booking an adventure with Delta Discovery Cruises. On Sunday, Jan.

23, the Live Blues with the Mike Osborne Band cruise sets off for a two-hour tour of the Deltas scenic beauty while Osborne and his friends serenade the crowd. Enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch of chicken and ribs, homemade potato salad, baked beans and an irresistible dessert. Tickets are $59 and make a great stocking stuffer. To make a reservation, visit www.deltadiscoverycruises.com or call 925-252-9300.

K is for Kittens. These kittens dont purr, but theyre adorable nonetheless. Joanne Bell, owner of Jeannes Jems, is crafty when it comes to hair bows and offers a wide variety of colorful ribbons adorned with kittens, hearts, owers, teddy bears and more. These hair accessories can also double as gift bows for presents for darling little girls who love to play dress-up or make a statement with their ponytails. Bows come in an array of shapes and sizes. For more information, call Bell at 925-550-4000 or e-mail [email protected].

L is for Lipstick. MAC Cosmetics (2455 Sand Creek Road, Suite 116 in Brentwood) sells more than 100 shades of lipstick as well as eye shadow, mascara, foundations, bronzers, nail polish and many more products to add a ash of glamour this holiday season. MAC also offers gift packages that help you mix and match colors to create an entire look. To complete the makeover, take a look at the fragrances and the skin care products at MAC Cosmetics Streets of Brentwood location.

M is for Marshmallow Trees. No need to decorate this Christmas tree. Just bite in and savor the yummy goodness of these and

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many other delectables sold at Sees Candies (2530 Sand Creek Road in Brentwood). An assortment of old-fashioned fudge, a box of white mint truf es or a tin of soft center choco-lates anything in Sees display case will bring a smile to those on your shopping list. Sees also offers chocolate-shaped Santas, snowmen clinging to candy canes and the popular sour stars have returned to make this holiday season a little cheerier.

N is for Napping. You probably never thought you could give the gift of napping, but the Brookstone Holiday Store at the Streets of Brentwood has gifts that deliver luxury and comfort. The n-a-p collection features cozy blankets, uffy pillows and soft socks that send even the most stubborn sleep-ers into a dreamy afternoon slumber. The n-a-p collection is so comfortable that your giftees will want to be enveloped in the soft fabrics all day long, so make sure to pick up a scarf or earmuffs to keep them warm on the go. Hurry, the seasonal store closes on Jan. 1, 2011. For more information, call 925-513-1961.

O is for Organization. We could all use some way to deal with chaos. Help your friend or relative unclutter their of ce with gifts from stores such as Of ce Depot in Antioch (925-755-8713) or Staples in Antioch (925-706-4038). If theres a teacher in your life, a stop at Brentwoods Just Teach It (925-240-7140) could do the trick. Organizational tools can also help college students coming home on Christmas break, looking for a fresh start when they return to their dorm room.

P is for Pride. Theres still time to get clothing adorned with an image of your

kids high school mascot. Proceeds go back to the school, so buying a sweatshirt or blanket not only keeps the gift recipient warm during cold soccer matches, but helps your schools athletic programs keep running. Products such as clothes and decals are also good gifts for relatives who live out of the area, but are still proud of their students. School stores are commonly open during school hours and at basketball, soccer and wrestling matches.

Q is for Queen. Want your gift recipient to get lost in a Bohemian Rhapsody? Give the timeless gift of music at Best Buy in Brentwood (925-513-4995) or at Rock Bottom Records in Antioch (925-757-7766). Both stores will rock you with a variety of

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