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When Lori Ogorchock signed up to help with some spring cleaning at Shepherds Gate in Brentwood, the Keller-Williams Realty agent knew she was doing a good thing for the community. She just didnt know it would turn out to be a good thing for her as well.

This isnt just going to be a one-time thing for me, said Ogorchock of her day at Shepherds Gate. I dont think peo-ple realize what they (Shepherds Gate) do and who they help. Did you know you can go there and just hold the babies? What could be better? I am completely hooked, and I hope others will be too.

On May 13, Ogorchock and 60 of her Keller-Williams coworkers will converge on Shepherds Gate in Brentwood to scrub, clean, paint, rake and get the shelter in tip-top shape for its community open house on May 15. The effort will be part of the Keller-Williams Red Day event, an annual nationwide community service event designed to encourage volunteerism in the workplace.

But for the residents and caretakers of Shepherds Gate, volunteerism doesnt begin to cover it.

Oh, my gosh, they have been so wonderful, said Mearl Santos, volunteer coordinator for Shepherds Gate. When they (Keller-Williams) called and offered to help, we gave them a long list and asked if they could do just two or three of them. Dont you know they took the whole list? Their timing was perfect. It couldnt be better.

Ogorchock agrees that fi nding Shepherds Gate was heaven sent. They said we were like angels, said Ogorchock. They said it was a godsend that we called right before their big event. For us, were just happy to be able to help.

Shepherds Gate is a Christian-based nonprofi t organiza-tion that provides safe housing to women and their children who have been left homeless as a result of fi nancial diffi culties,

abuse, addictions or other circumstances. Since 1984, the shel-ter, with locations in Livermore and Brentwood, has served more than 9,000 women and children.

The organization survives on the generosity of volunteers such as Keller-Williams and the general public. The May 15 open house event is a way for Shepherds Gate residents and volunteers to thank the public for its help.

The open house is something that we try to do every year or two to let the community know who we are and what we do, and also to thank everyone for their support, said Santos. We

couldnt do what we do without the communitys blessing.I dont believe that we as a society really understand how

much we have when there are others who have so much less, said Ogorchock. It just breaks my heart, and I hope that it tugs at someones heartstrings and gets them to go out there and help.

For additional information on the open house event on May 15, call 925-308-7507. To volunteer or donate for the Keller-Williams cleanup, call Ogorchock at 925-628-7764 or e-mail [email protected].

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Shepherds Gate cleanup heaven sentShepherds Gate in Brentwood is home to dozens of residents such as Maria Casas, center, with daugh-ters Serri and Yesmia, and Rachel Falla, left. Volunteers such as Jamela Moll, in the background, help to create an environ-ment of safe-ty, hope and happiness.

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by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

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Downtown Thursday kicks off 2010 season

Downtown Thursdays, a weekly festival series, returns to Brentwood next week. While the series typically runs from June through October, the festivities are beginning a month early in anticipation of the citys downtown revitalization projects, which will limit the festivals access to First Street this fall.

For the third installment of the Down-town Thursdays series, the events will be held May 6 through Aug. 26. The July 8 event will be cancelled due to preparations for the Brent-wood CornFest, which will take place along First Street this year due to city parks closure during civic center construction.

This years Downtown Thursdays will feature new events, including monthly food and wine festivals, a home and garden show, a childrens art show and a back-to-school movie night. In keeping with tradition, car shows will be held monthly, and Brentwood Idol is returning for its second year. This time around, however, participants will need to audition in a qualifying round on June 10 to make it to the fi nals competition on June 24.

As always, the Downtown Thursdays events will feature vendor booths lining First Street, but this year, the booths will extend down Chestnut Street to give local vendors more opportunities to share their services and products.

Annette Beckstrand, owner of His & Her Formal Wear and a Downtown Brentwood Coalition member, said local vendors are a

critical element of the Downtown Thursdays events. Youll fi nd things here that you wont see anywhere else. Residents are sharing their talents with the community, so well have peo-ple who make unique homemade creations that you cant fi nd at any of the big-name stores.

Downtown Thursdays is also an exten-sion of the Brentwood Chamber of Com-merces campaign to encourage residents to support Brentwoods small businesses by

shopping locally, but the storeowners arent the only ones who benefi t. When people spend money at local stores, a portion of the sales tax goes back to the city in which it was spent, so Beckstrand encourages Brentwood residents to shop in Brentwood and reap the rewards.

The Downtown Thursdays is a weekly celebration to draw people downtown, Beck-strand said. A lot of people dont even know that we have a new restaurant (The Game)

downtown, so we want people to know whats going on. Theres a lot to do downtown. Peo-ple say downtowns are drying up in light of the changes in the economy, but not in Brent-wood. Were thriving. There are wonderful places to eat and shop. Its a good place to be.

Downtown Thursdays will kick off with a car show next Thursday. Beckstrand said more than 40 people have signed up to display their vehicles, but as the festival ex-pansion to Chestnut Street will provide more space, theres room for more. Those who wish to participate in car shows or events such as Brentwood Idol may sign up at www.brentwooddowntown.com.

The following week, the Downtown Brentwood Coalition will host a Cherry Jubi-lee to celebrate the incoming cherry harvest. As part of the festivities, residents will be able to face off in a baking competition to see who has the most cherry imagination.

The contest will feature four categories: Salads/Appetizers, Bread/Parties, Main Dish and Dessert. All entries must feature cherries. Applications to enter the contest are available at the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce of-fi ces, 8440 Brentwood Blvd., Suite C. Applica-tions must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11.

For a full list of upcoming Downtown Thursdays events, join the Downtown Brent-wood fan page on Facebook. For more in-formation, call Lyle Miller at the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce at 925-634-3344.

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Steve and Sue Fox play the alpine horns during the Downtown Brentwood Coalitions Oktoberfest event last year. Downtown Thursdays will take place on First Street every Thursday through the summer (except for CornFest weekend in early July) beginning with a car show next week.

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by Samie HartleyStaff Writer


TALK ABOUT TOWN Have an item? [email protected] new Theatre at Edna Hill is ready for its grand opening, as Harold Hill marches into Brent-wood for Edna Hills production of The Music Man. The curtain goes up on opening night, Friday, May 7 at 7 p.m.

A theater dedication will be held at 5:30 that same evening and feature per-formances by the Edna Hill Band, The Throwback Chorus and drama students, plus a few other surprises.

If you cant make the opening night extravaganza, performances of The Music Man are also scheduled for Sat-urday, May 8 at 2 and 7 p.m., Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 15 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5.

A special Purple Performance will be given May 16. Admission to that show is $10, and all proceeds will go to Relay for Life. To order tickets, call Edna Hill Middle School at 925-513-6440 or e-mail [email protected].

Residents are invited to let the staff of Doggie Depot, 1300 Central Blvd., Suite E in Brentwood, spruce up their dogs at the third annual Splash n Dash Dog Wash on Sunday, May 2 at 8 a.m. The event bene ts H.A.R.P. (Home-less Animals Response Program) in its effort to promote the well being of animals by paying for spay/neuter pro-grams, purchasing food and nding fos-ter homes for homeless animals.

The wash, which includes a bath, blow-off, nails trimmed (if needed) and ears swabbed costs $15 for small dogs, $20 for medium dogs and $25 for large dogs. Those who cant attend are encouraged to sponsor the staff by the dog or make a donation of any amount. Make payments directly to H.A.R.P. The event also features dogs available for adoption, plus a raf e and silent auction. To make an appointment, call 925-516-7224. For more information about H.A.R.P. and volunteer opportu-nities, call 925-431-8546 or visit www.harp-resuce.org.

On the rst weekend in May, local orthodontist Dr. David Cain and 11 of his friends are running 200 miles from Calistoga to Santa Cruz to raise

awareness of and money for organ donation. Cain and the ClubDave run-ning team have completed this event for the last several years and hope to raise more money this year than ever for Organs R Us, the bene ciary of The Relay. You can call Cains of ce at 925-756-6158 for more information or go to www.organsrus.com.

Most of us dont think about organ donation, perhaps because it brings up our own mortality. But the need for organs is real and lives can be saved. Even if you are unable to donate mon-ey, please be sure your drivers license indicates yes for organ donation. If all drivers just did that, the waiting list for organs would be shorter and many lives would be saved.

The organizers of the recent Keep An-tioch Beautiful (KAB) event found they had a winner when more than 900 volunteers turned out and helped pick up more than 11,000 pounds of trash.

Not satis ed to rest on their lau-rels, however, organizers have posted a survey asking residents what other events they would like to see held, and asking KAB participants why they got involved.

The eight-question survey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/s/kab2010.

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new HAFA (Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives) program from the government that became effective 4/5/10. I was very excited about this program when it first came out because it could make short sales easier to get approved and close, which is critical in todays real estate market. In summary, participating lenders have to give up the right to pursue the short sale seller after close of escrow, they will give them $3,000 in relocation assistance, and there are set dead-lines for lenders to respond to offers. Plus there is a way for lenders to pre-approve short sales PRIOR to going on the market. All these are welcome, and desperately needed changes.

Well, here we are almost a month later, and the jury is still out on this program. The participating lenders have known this program was coming since last November, and they still seem to be quite clueless about it (in general). I spent several hours the other day with one of the BIG banks, because they told me I couldnt submit my clients short sale as a HAFA short sale because they already have an offer in place,

and because they werent at least 60 days past due. I pointed out to them that nothing in the HAFA federal guidelines mentioned either of these two requirements. We went round and round about this, and then with her supervisor, who said they didnt have the federal regulations in front of them. I told them I did have them in front of me, and offered to send them a copy. They declined my offer. So I hung up and called back, got someone else, who agreed with me and promptly submitted them as a HAFA short sale.

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Discovery Bay has yet another boat-crazy resident looking for any excuse to get out on the water me! It all started in middle school when, over a weekend water ski camp, something happened. It was a metamorphosis of sorts that

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It wasnt long before I was hauling that bass boat to Washingtons beautiful San Juan Islands, and used it to catch bottom fi sh, salmon and crab. It was a bit dicey at times with wind-fetched seas, but I quickly adapted to driving in some pretty sloppy conditions. Those years were followed by chartering bigger boats the family could actually live on for a week at a time, pursuing quiet coves with eagles above and Dungeness below.

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Students from Independence and Liberty High Schools dominated the 12th annual Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Cen-ters annual high school essay competition this year, called the Peace Through Art and Writing Challenge. For their award-winning essays on peaceful problem solv-ing, and how one individual can make a difference in society, Liberty High School student Perry Continente will receive $250, Independence High School student Shelby Ross will receive $200, and Inde-

pendence student A.J. Barnes will receive $100.

Independence High held its own com-petition on this topic, and Shelby Ross, Jennifer Perfetto, and A.J. Barnes were announced as winners for the school. The three students were honored last week as they read their essays aloud to teachers and staff and received their school-level prizes. Independence teacher Susan Laird

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On May 15, the Byron Union School District (BUSD) is hosting Parent Univer-sity, a daylong, kid-friendly, family-orient-ed event designed to provide parents with real-time tools for helping their children and themselves navigate through todays academic, socially challenging, tough eco-nomic times.

A lot of families are going through stressful, diffi cult times right now, and this is a bridge we are creating to bring kids and families together, said BUSD Assistant Superintendent Ken Jacopetti. Well have some real exciting classes and fun activities. There will be something for everyone.

Born on the heels of BUSDs success-ful Bridge Committee an outreach model developed last year to help the district meet the emotional needs of its students Parent University looks to take the Bridge Com-mittee concept one step further to include the whole family.

The free event is open to the commu-nity and will include lunch, entertainment, child- care, and crafts and games for kids. Parents can choose from 12 classes encom-passing topics such as parenting, transition-ing from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school, bullying and social networking. Abe Doctolero from the County Offi ce of Education will be a guest speaker, as will District 9 Representative Joan Buchanan.

Our goal is to wrap around the fami-lies in our district to provide them with the support to promote educational success, said Karri Murayama, Byron school board trustee and one of the organizers of the event. We are trying to have classes that address hot topics in todays world. Were even going to have a class on support for grandparents who are raising their grand-children because with this economy, those numbers have shot up. But there will also be a fun class on recreational activities that can be done on a tight budget that will fos-ter memories for the kids.

But in the end, said Jacopetti, Parent University is about bringing families and the community together: The hoped-for outcome of this (event) is for the relation-ship between communities, kids, teachers and families to connect and come together, especially in these stressful times. If a fam-ily needs our support were not sending them to an outside agency, were sitting down with them and helping them, and Parent University is hopefully one way to do that, and I think the idea is building mo-mentum.

It really does take a village, especially at this time, and if we can help build that re-lationship at least a little through this event, and offer some good food and fun in the process, then thats a very good thing.

Parent University will be held May 15

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Excelsior Middle School in Byron. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. and free child care will be provid-ed. For more information, or ways to help, call 925-809-7504.



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was thrilled to bestow the awards at the ceremony, and especially proud of her son Perry Continente, saying, Our stu-dents competed against students from all over Contra Costa County. Im so proud of them, and am grateful that all of their hard work has been acknowledged.

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Learning strums an innovative tune

If Gina Minder wondered whether the Guitars in the Class-room program would be a success with her students, she didnt have long to wait.

After the fi rst session, the kids were sold, said Minder, a second- and third-grade teacher at Oakley Elementary School. They just love it; we all do.

Minder is one of dozens of teachers in the Oakley Union Elementary School District who are singing a new tune when it comes to traditional teaching, thanks to a nonprofi t organization called Guitars in the Classroom (GITC).

For a nominal fee ($800-$1,000 per district for an eight-week course), the nationwide organization supplies guitars and trains teachers to integrate music into their daily curriculum. The belief is that the power of music makes students in grades K-8 better able to engage in subjects such as language arts and math. English language learners and special-education students have also ben-efi ted from GITCs musical approach.

They (GITC) have a whole program for English language learners, which we have a lot of here, said Minder. And they have lots of songs in Spanish and English that improve student vocabulary. Well take songs like Ive Been Working on the Rail-road or Bingo and change them up to work on grammar or vocabulary or even pronunciation.

Minder contacted GITC last year and was able to bring the program to the school through a grant pilot program for the dis-trict. The program has helped boost student scores throughout the school district and is popular with teachers, students and par-ents alike.

Minder says that while the GITC grant paid for the program at Oakley this year, next season the district is on its own, and shes hoping donations will continue to keep the program afl oat.

With the budget cuts and everything else that has been go-ing on, we were blessed this year to have the grant, said Minder.

We would love for the program to keep going; its a benefi t for everyone.

On April 30, GITC will host the fi rst in a series of interactive concerts featuring the popular bilingual musical group Colibri. The free concert takes place at OHara Park Middle School at 7 p.m. and features vocal performances by Oakley students.

Its a really great thing. The kids are so excited to be a part of the concert, said Minder. The students just love it (GITC). They are always asking me when Im going to take down the gui-tar. Weve actually had quite a few kids who have gotten their own guitars. Its great when they come back to school and say, I got a guitar for Christmas. Its hard to beat that.

For more information or to make a donation to the Oakley program, call 925-625-7050 or visit www.guitarsintheclassroom.org.


Students at Oakley Elementary School are enjoying the Guitars in the Classroom program, which takes a musical approach to learning.

Photo courtesy of Gina Minder


OHara Park Middle School is gearing up for its annual Cinco de Mayo event on Saturday, May 8 from noon to 4 p.m. This is such a great community celebration that we look forward to each year, said Rick Melgoza, one of the or-ganizers of the event. We always try to make it as diverse as possible by bring-ing in a variety of groups and artists.

The yearly gathering is a fundrais-ing effort that benefi ts the OPS Folklor-ic group, supports university fi eld trips for OHara Park students and pays for the purchase of cultural books for the OHara Park Library.

The afternoon will feature food from local restaurants including Rositas Mexican Grill, The New Mecca, Little Manuels and Los Churros. Entertain-ment will also include exhibitions by the OPS Folklorico de Oakley, professional tango dancers Patricia and Warren Jen-sen, and OPS student performances.

The Cinco de Mayo celebration is open to the public. Admission is $2. Those who purchase $6 lunch tickets in advance get their admission fee waived. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 925-625-5060. OHara Park Middle School is located at 1100 OHara Ave. in Oakley.

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Dont allow others to choose for usEditor:

One of the most important points to understand regarding Measure F is that the land in question is not protected open space. The land lies within the neglected and unfunded jurisdiction of the county. It is subject to anything the County Board of Supervisors elects to do with or without our vote.

If we do not control this land, the owners will likely go to Antioch for annexation, or to the county for development. If this occurs, we will not see most of these improvements and will suffer from a development that will

adversely impact our community.Measure F is straightforward local

control for Brentwood. The bottom line is about who decides Brentwoods future, and the future use of the land in question. Brentwood residents can choose to have 100 percent of the vote regarding the future of Brentwood, or we can leave it to the overall county residents, of which we total a meager 5 percent of the voters. Measure F gives Brentwood control of its borders by establishing our own urban limit line, not the one decided upon by voters in the far reaches of the county most of whom have never set foot in Brentwood.

Once annexed by us, we can oversee the specifi c compliances to environmental and community impacts. We can camp out on the steps of our own city hall to express our opinions and know that they will listen because our vote directly affects them.

Once Measure F is passed by us we stand to benefi t from the proposed amenities, which are: more than $25 million to fi x Balfour Road and American Avenue; signifi cant funds for expansion of the Bypass; much-needed investment to our economy with new jobs and surplus funds to the city; services that enhance public safety with funding for paramedics and crime-fi ghting tools for our police; more elementary school capacity than needed to support the project; sports fi elds and

parkland well in excess of standard requirements.

If we vote no, someone else will undoubtedly choose for us. We can choose for ourselves if we vote Yes on Measure F.

Annette BeckstrandBrentwood

Perplexed by FEditor:

I am still pretty confused about Measure F. The one thing I am certain of, though, is that when I signed the petition to get the measure on the ballot, I was told it was for road improvement to increase traffi c safety around the high school. At no point was I told that it would also allow lands to be developed. At this point, this tactic makes me skeptical of Measure F.

Ed YoungerBrentwood

Prevent further county blundersEditor:

It was a Contra Costa County vote with less than 5 percent of the voters being from Brentwood that decided our current urban limit line. It was that 2005 vote, not the school district or the citizens of Brentwood, that created our unsafe mess on American Avenue and has kept Balfour Road unimproved. Dont let the county continue to make more bad decisions for Brentwood. Measure F will fi nally put Brentwood voters in control

of the future of our Heritage High and Adams Middle School area, provide a plan for our future to fi x American Avenue and fi nally widen Balfour Road.

Opposing Measure F will leave Contra Costa County in control and potentially allow Antioch to control this area. Passing Measure F will fi nally put Brentwood in control. We voters need to have the Brentwood leaders we put in offi ce make decisions with our input and not allow Contra Costa County or Antioch keep these decisions from us. Vote Yes on Measure F.

Doreen ForlowBrentwood

Yes on Measure F Editor:

After reading the guest commentary article by Patrick MacIsaac and two letters to the editor by Kathy Griffi n, I felt compelled to give a view from a county resident who would urge you to Vote Yes on Measure F.

Brentwood creating its own urban limit line will ensure the citizens of Brentwood control of the development of this area. Approval of Measure F does not give owners/developers carte blanche. Before the City of Brentwood approves any future development plans through the citys normal planning procedure, it must include environmental impact studies, and the commission and council must have

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When public servants become the mastersGovernment, it seems, is failing at all levels. The

federal government is nearly $13 trillion in debt, heading toward more than $20 trillion in the next 10 years, while Securities and Exchange Commission employees earning six-fi gure incomes spent much of their work days view-ing porn on the Internet rather than preventing the Wall

Street fi nancial meltdown that led to the Great Recession.

Californias government runs perennial $10-20 billion defi cits, resulting in tax increases

and service cuts to residents, while state hiring continues, state employee pay rates are not cut (although total pay is reduced due to extra days off) and they receive benefi ts so generous that future unfunded pension obligations are in the $500 billion range by one estimate, in addition to billions of more dollars owed in lifetime medical care for retired state workers.

Contra Costa County continues to cut programs, including health, welfare and public safety cuts total-ing $155 million the past two years, another $34 million this year and possibly $78 million more next year while paying an additional $59 million annually for retired county employee pensions and $63 million annually for retired employee health benefi ts, an obligation that totals $1 billion.

Many school districts and city governments have also

been forced to reduce staff, programs and services, includ-ing closing City Hall one or more days a month, to offset budget cuts from lower tax revenue and reduced funding from other levels of government while engaging in tough negotiations with employee unions in attempts to hold the line on salary and benefi ts.

Meanwhile most of the poor, harried citizens whose taxes pay for all of this government largesse dont receive any pensions or health care benefi ts provided by their company after they retire. Instead, many have taken pay cuts (without getting extra days off) and suffered de-creased benefi ts, including reduced vacation time, limited contributions to a company health plan and nonpayment for holidays if they fall on a weekend.

Something has gone seriously out of whack when public servants are making out pretty well during the recession while the public they are supposed to be serving is suffering. Hardest hit are the poorest and most vulner-able among us such as abused children, the disabled and the elderly. A county offi cial recently warned at a town meeting in Antioch that due to government budget cuts at some point as a society, the costs we will pay in child abuse, child malnutrition, seniors being hospitalized those costs will be quite enormous.

While government employee pay and benefi ts are not entirely to blame for the current crisis two years of eco-nomic downturn have taken their toll on everyone they

are a large part of the problem. The solution is to either continue raising taxes while cutting government services or reduce government employee pay and benefi ts to levels more comparable to those in the private sector.

Unfortunately, the public employee unions are pow-erful. Their endorsements and campaign contributions in the form of cash, campaign mailers, advertisements and volunteers are eagerly sought by politicians seeking elec-tion or re-election. Those politicians, once elected, then turn around and reward public employees with generous pay and benefi t packages. Its a cozy deal that works well for both parties, but which, unfortunately, sticks the rest of us with the large bill and service cuts.

Nothing will change until the public demands that candidates pledge to change the status quo not just for future government hires but current employees as well. Government pay rates should be reduced or at least frozen, pensions should be eliminated and replaced with 401Ks, and retiree health plans that go only to govern-ment employees should be eliminated as well. Those changes alone might be enough to eliminate much of the budget shortfalls, allowing taxpayers to keep more of their hard-earned money and the needy among us to receive vital care.

Its time to return to government of, by and for the people, rather than of, by and for public employee unions.


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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police de-partments.BRENTWOODApril 17, 8:01 a.m. An unidentifi ed person stole all four tires and wheels from a vehicle parked on Brentwood Boulevard.April 17, 10:05 a.m. An unidentifi ed person threw a bottle of water at a vehicle on Sand Creek Road at OHara Avenue.April 17, 10:20 a.m. On Shady Willow Lane at Lone Tree Way, a subject contacted dur-ing a traffi c stop was found to have a non-citable warrant. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility. April 17, 10:39 a.m. An unidentifi ed person stole a company cell phone from a business on Lone Tree Way.April 17, 1:30 p.m. A resident of Brent-wood Boulevard was found in violation of a court order by failing to comply with a custody exchange.April 17, 5:24 p.m. On Pine Street at First Street, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was found in possession of con-trolled substances. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 17, 7:03 p.m. On OHara Avenue at Sand Creek Road, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driv-ing without a license.April 17, 10:21 p.m. On Brentwood Boule-vard at Sand Creek Road, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was found to be driving under the infl uence of alcohol. A passenger in the vehicle was found to be in-toxicated. Both were arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility. April 17, 11:36 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole a vehicle parked on Brentwood Boule-vard. The vehicle was recovered in Oakley.April 18, 1:38 a.m. On Brentwood Boule-vard at Second Street, a subject was found to be under the infl uence of a central ner-vous system stimulant. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 18, 2:28 a.m. A subject was physically assaulted by three unidentifi ed subjects on Birch Street. No personal property was sto-len.April 18, 6:24 a.m. The driver of a vehicle that struck two other vehicles parked on Little John Way fl ed the scene without leav-

ing contact information.April 18, 5:26 p.m. A subject left a residence on Shady Willow Lane following an argu-ment over cleaning the dishes.April 18, 5:45 p.m. On Windmill Court, a subject contacted during a verbal dispute with his wife threatened to kill investigating offi cers. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 18, 6:26 p.m. Two subjects were de-tained and placed under citizens arrest for shoplifting at a business on Lone Tree Way. They were released on a Promise To Ap-pear.April 18, 7 p.m. On Heather Place, a subject contacted during a dispute was found to be too intoxicated to safely care for himself. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 19, 3:46 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole fi ve bales of cardboard from the rear of a business on Brentwood Boulevard. Loss: $300.April 19, 4:22 p.m. An unidentifi ed person used the Social Security number of a resi-dent of Wintergreen Road to collect unem-ployment benefi ts.April 19, 8:05 p.m. A subject contacted af-ter attempting to fi ll a fraudulent prescrip-tion at a business on Second Street was found to be in possession of a controlled substance.April 19, 9 p.m. A resident of Redhaven Street reported that a check was stolen from her mailbox.April 20, 10:56 a.m. A resident of Chamo-mile Lane received phone calls and text messages in violation of a court order.April 20, 2:58 p.m. A resident of Brentwood Boulevard reported that property had been taken from his backyard and found next door by a vacant house.April 20, 7:52 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole a motorcycle parked on Adams Lane.

To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/reports/index.cfm.ANTIOCHApril 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Antioch Po-lice Department, REACH Project, Inc., Antioch Unifi ed School District and the Contra Costa County Probation Depart-

ment collaborated in a truancy sweep of the city. The program is intended to be sup-portive rather than punitive. Statistics reveal that high rates of truancy are directly linked to daytime criminal behavior, and truant students are more prone to drop out of school, which places them at a disadvantage in becoming productive adults. Antioch po-lice offi cers, paired with probation offi cers, detained, cited for truancy and returned to class a total of 22 students. Student Support Services from the Antioch Unifi ed School District and personnel from the REACH Project processed and counseled the tru-ants. Future programs will be planned in an attempt to further reduce the truancy rate and increase the accountability and respon-sibility of both the students and their par-ents or guardians.

For information on law enforcement in Antioch, visit www.ci.antioch.ca.us/city-gov/police.OAKLEYApril 12 On Carol Lane at Main Street, a subject was arrested for driving under the infl uence of alcohol.April 12 Residential burglaries occurred on the 1700 block of Ashwood Drive and on the 500 block of OHara Avenue.April 12 Identity theft was reported on the 1600 block of Port Way.April 12 Misdemeanor vandalism occurred on the 1100 block of OHara Avenue.April 13 A stolen vehicle was recovered on Ashwood Drive at Fuschia Way.April 13 On the 3000 block of Anderson Lane, a subject was charged with interfering with a public offi cer.April 13 A vehicle accident with injuries occurred on West Cypress Road at Empire Avenue.April 13 A vehicle accident with proper-ty damage occurred on Empire Avenue at Gateway Drive.April 13 Misdemeanor battery was report-ed on the 2100 block of Verona Avenue.April 13 Vehicles parked on the 4700 block of La Vista Drive and on the 1800 block of Locke Court were burglarized.April 13 Trespassing occurred from the 3000 block of Anderson Lane.April 14 A juvenile was reported as a runaway from the 1700 block of Fairhaven

Court.April 14 A vehicle was towed from the in-tersection of Hall and Main streets.April 14 Arrest warrants were served on Main Street at Teakwood Drive and on the 4000 block of Mellowood Drive.April 14 On the 900 block of West Cypress Road, a subject was found to be in receipt of stolen property.April 14 On the 900 block of West Cypress Road, a subject was arrested for public in-toxication.April 15 On Norcross Lane at West Ruby Avenue, a subject was found in possession of an unlawful weapon.April 15 On the 4000 block of Sequoia Drive, a subject was found in violation of a court order.April 15 Vehicles were towed occurred from the intersection of Burgundy and Gamay drives and from bridgehead Road at Main Street.April 15 Domestic violence with injury to a spouse occurred on the 1000 block of West Cypress Road.April 15 A court order for domestic vio-lence was served on the 800 block of Al-mond Drive.April 16 Subjects were found in posses-sion of dangerous drugs on Neroly Road at Placer Drive and on Main Street at Nor-cross Lane.April 16 A subject was found in posses-sion of a switchblade on the 1100 block of OHara Avenue.April 17 A misdemeanor hit and run oc-curred on Main Street at Rose Avenue.April 17 Subjects were arrested for DUI on Holmes Road at Laurel Road, on the 4500 block of Main Street, on Delta Road at Doyle Road, on Carol Lane at Main Street, and on the 1700 block of Isleton Court.April 17 Grand theft from a building oc-curred on the 100 block of Matisse Drive.April 17 Identity theft was reported from the 4600 block of Winchester Drive and from the 200 block of Tudor Court.April 18 On Gardenia Avenue at Main Street, a subject was arrested for DUI.April 18 Vandalism occurred on the 100 block of Pheasant Way.April 18 A subject was caught trespassing on the 2100 block of Verona Avenue.

COP LOGSFROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH LOGS A subject left a residence on Shady Willow Lane following an argument over cleaning the dishes.April 18, 5:26 p.m. in Brentwood

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Meritage Homes will kick off a series of grand opening events May 8 with the unveiling of its new Reserve at Parklands neighborhood in Oakley. Soon aft erward, Meritages highly anticipated new Carmel Estates neighborhood in Brentwood will offi cially open. Both Carmel Estates and Reserve off er an impressive collection of home designs that boast distinctive architectural styling, open layouts and generous included amenities.

Due to increasing demand for these ideally located and aff ordably priced neighborhoods, in-terest lists have been rapidly forming since mid-March, said Barry Grant, president of Meritage Homes Northern California Division. And al-though were still putting the fi nishing touches on our new models, were encouraging interested buyers to visit either neighborhood this weekend to check out our new fl oorplans, architectural drawings and neighborhood layout while the se-lection and savings are at their best.

Meritages new Reserve at Parklands neigh-borhood features just 26 homesites in an estab-lished and mature master-planned community. Aff ordably priced from the $270s, Reserve fea-tures four single- and two-story plans that range in size from 2,034 to over 2,700 square feet. High-lighted by charming front entries, the homes of-fer three to six bedrooms, up to four bathrooms and a two-car garage. A variety of customizing and fl exible room options are available that allow homebuyers to personalize the homes interior and exterior spaces to refl ect their personal style and desires. For sales offi ce hours and additional information, please call 866-675-9383 or visit www.meritagehomes.com.

A beautiful new gated community located in the heart of Brentwood, Carmel Estates features a premium selection of homesites surrounded by the neighborhoods 1.7-acre central park that of-fers spacious backyards and adjacent open space. Pre-model pricing starts from the mid $300s at Carmel Estates, which features six all new single- and two-story home designs ranging in size from

2,265 to 3,475 square feet. Th e homes off er up to fi ve bedrooms and boast estate-style architectural elements throughout, such as vaulted ceilings, for-mal rooms for entertaining, gourmet kitchens, bo-nus rooms and master retreats. Th e thoughtfully designed fl oorplans feature spacious and open layouts highlighted by designer-selected colors and fi xtures throughout. For additional informa-tion or to schedule a private neighborhood tour, please call Katrin Maercz at 925-493-1088 or visit www.meritagehomes.com.

Adding to the appeal of Carmel Estates and Reserve is the fact that many of the areas popular amenities such as hiking trails, recreational facili-ties, parks and the Delta are conveniently located just minutes from your doorstep. Historic down-town Brentwood is the scene of many community events throughout the year, including concerts, music and wine festivals, and holiday parades. Carmel Estates and Reserve also enjoy proximity to nearby shopping, restaurants, Highway 4 and highly rated local schools.

Further adding to the appeal of Carmel Es-tates and Reserve is Meritage Homes commit-ment as an industry-leading green builder. Mer-itage recently increased its standards even further to become the only large public homebuilder to ensure every home it builds meets the Environ-mental Protection Agencys stringent ENERGY STAR guidelines. Meritage Homes energy-ef-fi cient and environmentally friendly standard features include Low-E windows, programmable thermostats, Energy Star appliances, low-fl ow showerheads and faucets, low VOC carpets, paint and fi nishes, and much more.

Th ese price-included features combine to make Meritage homes 20 to 30 percent more energy effi cient than homes built to the current International Residential Code. In addition to lowering utility bills and using fewer natural re-sources, these homes also provide better indoor air quality for a healthier living environment.

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Members of the armed forces who have passed away are always honored at the Memorial Day ceremony at Oak View Me-morial Park in Antioch, but this year they can be present in more than just spirit.

The event will feature a display of photographs of service members who are no longer with us except through photos, documents and our memories. There will also be a motorcycle caravan, dignitaries and special ceremonies at the event.

Members of the public, service groups, military clubs and anyone else who has a picture of a former member of the armed forces are invited to contribute a photo of their loved one for the display. Special em-phasis is being given to veterans of World War II.

Pictures can be e-mailed to [email protected]. Prints can be dropped of at Oak Views offi ce, 2500 E. 18th St. in Antioch. Prints cannot be returned, so make a copy of one-of-a-kind photos.

The photo display will be part of an expanded event this year. Areas will be set aside around the cemetery to convey infor-mation about various aspects of Memorial

Day and what it means to be an American, and stations will be in operation teaching fl ag folding and fl ag etiquette, fl ag history and military history.

The special displays will open at 9 a.m. and formal ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. The displays will remain in place after the ceremonies until noon.

Photos like this one of Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen Wilson, who was killed in 2007, will be featured in a special video display at the Memorial Day ceremony in Antioch on May 31.

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In the restaurant business for most of her life, and currently co-owner of Pre-vots Oyster Bar & Grill on First Street in Brentwood, the native of El Salvador is drawn to makeup like Rembrandt to paint. Im very artistic and love to draw and paint with oils and acrylics. Ive painted murals in my house, said Prevot.

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waves down the California coast or doing the Miami Vice thing across Empire Cut here in the Delta, all have their own magic and attraction for this salty boat junkie.

Today I teach sailing and operate a small charter business offering assorted water adventures, hoping to awaken the tempest hidden within. After all, why should I be the only one affl icted? Witnessing that ah-ha moment, when a landlubber becomes forever cursed with thinking, breathing and living for the next time out on the water, is a really

kewl thing. My quest for knowledge and experience of all things boating related is something of a sickness, some may say.

However, it may well also provide many a column of interest to this Delta community. Please join me for a look at boating in the Delta with regular offer-ings of tips, tricks, advice and pontifi ca-tion. Until next time, have fun and boat safe.

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I love the art of everyone having differ-ent facial features, eyes and bone struc-ture. I use colors to enhance the beauty of their individuality and I love to put my art in the makeup.

Prevot studied makeup in Euro-pean studios, mostly in Rome, for seven years and has worked for Oscar De La Renta, Carolina Herrera, Vera Wang and Gianfranco Ferrer fashion shows. Last November and December, she painted New York Yankees pitcher CC (Carsten Charles) Sebastians wife, Amber. She said working with her celeb-rity clientele is no different than working with anyone else.

Its very beautiful working with the celebs. I love that glamour life! said Pre-vot, who lives in Antioch and dreams of one day hanging up a shingle on her own

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homes, and unlike some studios that make the customer wipe the slate clean, she prefers that her clients keep their normal makeup on so she can ana-lyze what theyre doing right and wrong. I tell them to have good eating habits, said Prevot. Drink lots of water, hydrate their face and before a wedding or event, exfoliate or use a hydrating mask.

She also advises brides to block off about an hour and a half of makeup time because they are the center of the whole day, while others can expect to sit in the chair for an hour. Her greatest satisfac-tion is hearing a client say, Thank you for making me feel so beautiful!

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Trevors Weekly Mortgage MattersBy Trevor Frey

Show me the money! - A notorious saying in some circles, but always referenced back to the 1996 Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr., fi lm, Jerry Mcguire. In the fi lm it was said fi rst by Cuba Gooding Jr. while he made the most important fi nancial decision of his familys life. For anyone being foreclosed, or being threatened with fore-closure, here in California, Show me the note! is the battle cry for fi ghting the foreclosure.

On two recent occasions in California restraining orders have been in place to stop foreclosure proceedings because the lender (s) were not to the provide the bankruptcy courts the documentation needed to prove they truly owned the note therefore they could not prove they had the right to foreclose on the property in question. With the very recently released Offi ce of Th rift Su-pervision study, announced by managing director Grovetta Gardineer, providing evidence that 55% of all modifi ed loans redefault within the fi rst six months, its truly relevant to begin discussions on alternative ways of saving your home.

Since California permits foreclosure pro-ceedings to begin without the homeowner repre-sented by legal counsel, for anyone in foreclosure, or threatened with foreclosure, its come to a point where hiring, or at least looking into, legal counsel should be a serious thought. Instead of paying for a loan modifi cation that promises no fi nish line, or exact results, why not at the very least investigate the idea of a real estate attorney, or a bankruptcy attorney to save your home? Quoting from yet another fi lm, this time the 1972 classic, Th e Godfather, every great wealth comes from a great crime. Th e very same lenders, brokerages, and trading fi rms that made hundreds of mil-lions (in some cases, billions) from the housing boom, are also the same sloppy companies that apparently did not pay enough attention to the details such as the needed documentation to confi rm ownership of many mortgage notes. With

over $810 billion in mortgages converted into securities and made available for trading in 2006 it is not becoming apparent in the courts that not every lender executed the proper paperwork to transfer some of those mortgages to the investors who thought they bought them, and so now those investors are being told by the courts they cannot foreclose on those loans!

Simply stated, if the party trying to foreclose cant provide proof they own the note on your home, how can they possibly call said note due and retain ownership of the collateral, thus fore-closing on your family? In court, by law, if they lender cannot provide the needed documentation - the original note within 5 years of it being requested (5 years is the statute of limitation for these cases) than the homeowner is free of any obligation on the mortgage. As former federal bankruptcy Judge Glen Ayers stated, banks look-ing to reap the benefi t of the note may not be able to show the judge they have the right to foreclose. More and more Judges nationwide are taking a page out of Johnny Depps book while they tell lenders to forget about it just as he did in the 1997 fi lm, Donnie Brasco!

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Two heads, as the saying goes, are bet-ter than one. And when it comes to sports, it would be appropriate to point out that four arms and legs are better than two especial-ly when those heads, arms and legs belong to Kaitlin and Meghan Simarro. The identi-cal twins are seniors at Antioch High, where they have excelled for the past four years in three sports: tennis, soccer and softball. Imagine the possibilities for Antioch athlet-ics had they been octuplets instead of twins.

They are well-rounded athletes, said softball Manager John Luis. Just great kids, 4.0 students, just solid athletes. They perform well out here (on the softball fi eld), perform well on a soccer fi eld, perform well on a tennis court. So they are just pretty well-rounded kids and great kids.

As you might expect with identical twins, not only do they look and sound alike but they also have the same interests, partici-pate in the same sports (soccer being their fa-vorite) and plan to attend UCLA next year.

Asked what its been like to grow up with a twin, Kaitlin said, Its been good. I think we help sharpen each other. We make each other better in school and sports but, like, as people too. Its been fun having someone by your side.

Being athletes, they share a competitive spirit. Yeah, I guess between us theres defi -nitely a lot of competition, said Meghan.

In sports we are really competitive with each other. It helps motivate each other to do our best. Its a benefi t for me and her too.

The Simarro sisters talents have proba-bly been best on display in tennis. Both went undefeated in league play this year Kaitlin winning the singles league championship; Meghan making it to the semifi nals and both helped their team fi nish second in the BVAL. You might think that would make

Kaitlin the better tennis player, but she said, I wouldnt say that. We challenged a couple times and we both beat each other. But it just so happened the year before I played number one, so she kind of just let me have it. It just kind of went that way. But we are pretty equal as tennis players.

In soccer they helped the Panthers make it to the NCS playoffs this year for the fi rst time, fi nishing 13-8-4. Meghan, a for-ward striker, was selected to the All-league

First Team, scoring eight goals along with 12 assists. Kaitlin, playing center midfi eld, was named to the All-league Second Team. And perhaps it will come as no surprise that she also scored eight goals.

In softball, Kaitlin plays shortstop while Meghan patrols right fi eld. Last year the team made it to the NCS semifi nals. Meghan was selected to the All-league First Team while Kaitlin earned an Honorable Mention. This season the team is on a roll and will likely be vying to the end against Freedom and Heritage for the BVAL cham-pionship. We have been improving a lot, said Kaitlin. I think everyone is expecting a good season from us this year too. Hope-fully, we can go to NCS again.

Asked who is the better athlete, it will again come as no surprise that Meghan re-sponded, I would say we are about equal. I think we both have different strengths and weaknesses. Shes not sure yet what degree or career she will pursue, saying, Maybe something, like, sciencey or a medical fi eld or something like that.

These similar Simarros will be focusing on academics in college, leaving athletics for intramural sports; so those 4.0 grade point averages should serve them well. I think its important if you are going to be in sports to have good grades too because you dont want to be one dimensional, said Meghan.

Its safe to say that the Simarro twins are guaranteed to be at least two dimensional.


by Dave RobertsStaff Writer

Two Simarros are better than one

Meghan, left, and Kaitlin Simarro not only look like mirror images but theyre also star athletes in three sports at Antioch High.

Photo by Dave Roberts

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Freedoms Carmen Martinez won the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter races at the recent Mudville Challenge Track and Field Champion-ship in Stockton. Shes seen here in the 3,200, followed by Haley Vredenburgh. The Freedom boys team took second place overall behind Heritage, while the girls team nished ninth. Kenny Walker, who won the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles and the long jump, was voted the male athlete of the meet. He also was on the winning 4-by-100-meter relay team. Other Falcon runners who won their events were Timzray Shepard in the varsity 100-meter race and Darrell Daniels in the junior varsity 100- and 200-meter races.

Making tracks

Photo by Jolly Hanson

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When Alex Kos was growing up in Europe there were few things more excit-ing than soccer, which might be as popular over there as football, baseball, basketball and hockey combined are in the U.S. Kos was living in West Germany in 1974 when that country not only hosted the quadren-nial World Cup Soccer Tournament, but won it for the fi rst time since the month-long event began in 1930.

I remember the kids going out and pretending to be Germany or Holland or Spain playing one another, he said. The days that (Germany) played, pretty much the whole country would shut down and be glued to the television sets. World Cup is much bigger than the Olympics over there, because everyone played soccer. I spent fi ve years in Europe and I fell in love with soccer.

The Brentwood father of three now wants to bring to East County the excite-ment of World Cup Soccer by spearhead-

ing a month-long version of the tourna-ment at the Antioch Indoor Sports Center. Its going to be a lot of work, but he has some time on his hands, having been laid off from his high-tech job last year.

World Cup East Bay 2010 will take place from June 11 through July 11 to co-incide with the World Cup in South Af-rica. A television at the sports center will show live World Cup games at 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and recorded games through-out the day. Kos is also planning to hold four one-week indoor soccer tournaments for kids and adults at the facility. The teams will represent the countries partici-pating in the World Cup. Flags from those countries will be displayed throughout the facility and auctioned off afterward. Kos also hopes to get various ethnic restau-rants to provide food from the countries playing on a particular day.

I do hope to make a little bit of money, he said. But my priority is to make it a summer to remember for local soccer fans. And if I can make a lot of money for the youth soccer leagues, then

I am all for that.Kos is hoping to draw between 500

and 1,000 fans to the facility each day to watch the World Cup and play in the lo-cal version of it. The details are still being worked out but the fee might be $350-450 per 10-player team. To help defray the cost of entry fees, uniforms and food, Kos is looking for individual and corporate sponsors. For more information, go on-line to www.worldcupeastbay2010.com.


World Cup comes to East Countyby Dave Roberts

Staff Writer

KOS

Oregon Tech Head Womens Basketball Coach Scott Meredith announced recently the signing of Heritage High School senior basketball star Kiana Caban. Caban, a 5-foot 9-inch guard/forward, be-came the rst-ever four-year letter winner in Heritage girls basketball history. She was named to the Bay Valley Athletic Leagues First Team and other honors include Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year, Senior Class Female Athlete of the Year, and three-time Scholar Athlete.

Headingto Tech

Photo courtesy of Michael Garrard

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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Join us on this fun bicycle tour of East Contra Costa County, stopping at participating Starbucks along the way for refreshments. Whether you are new to riding or an experienced cyclist, we have a route for you. This year we are including a longer, 100K route (62 miles) for those who are up to a bigger challenge!

Address: Starbucks Coffee Co., 2530 Sand Creek Road, Brentwood

Registration: Register on Active.com. Closing date - Friday, May 14, 2010 at 11:59 PM

Check-in: On site registration and check in will begin at 6:30 AM, at Starbucks Coffee, 2530 Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, CA.

Registration Fees: Venti - $30; Grande - $25; Tall - $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 15-17, kids 14 and under are free. (Venti and Grande fees increase by $5 for same day registration.)

Rest Stops: There will be snacks at all the stops along the way.

Routes:Tall - 8+ miles. Start time 10 AM to 11 AMGrande - 24 miles. Start time 9 AM to 10 AMVenti - 100K (62 miles). Start time 7 AM to 8 AM

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Northern California Junior Golf Tour (NCJGT) played its rst tournament re-cently at Roddy Ranch Golf Course, drawing 50 top players from all over Northern California. Among the 15-18-year-old girls, who played from the mens silver tees (mak-ing it a 6,043-yard course), Deer Valley junior Haley Edwards nished second be-hind Roseville senior Madilin Gedeon. This was Edwards rst tournament of the season. Deer Valley freshman Taylor Coover placed rst in the 11-14 girls, playing from the bronze tees. Both girls are key players on the Wolverine girls golf team. Above, Edwards receives her trophy from NCJGT Founder and President Michael Lucas.

From tee to trophy case

Photo courtesy of Lisa Edwards

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A couple came into my offi ce visibly shaking. Th e wife was trying to be strong, but was shortly crying. Th ey had been in a trial modifi cation for a year with no permanent modifi cation on a house underwater by $250,000. A mortgage representative had come to their house taking pictures and a lawsuit was served on Easter by a credit card company. Th ey couldnt sleep because they were worried that the Sheriff was going to come and evict them and creditors were calling at all hours of the day and night. Th ey didnt know what to do.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Cedric Gaines, 1111 James Donlon Boulevard, #2003, Antioch, CA 94509 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CON-TRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Cedric Gaines FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N10-0391 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Cedric Leon Gaines filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Cedric Leon Gaines to Proposed Name: Corey Justin Dillon 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons in-terested 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: 5/6/10 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 circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: March 9, 2010 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court

Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2010

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCESSUMMARY OF PROPOSED

ORDINANCE NO. 881AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD APPROVING A REZONE (RZ 10-001) TO AMEND CHAP-TER 17.506 (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 56 ZONE SUNSET INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX) OF THE BRENTWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE BY CLARIFYING THE DEVELOPMENT REG-ULATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO PERMITTED USES AND CONDITION-ALLY PERMITTED USES. OTHER SIGNIFI-CANT CHANGES INCLUDE ADDING A LIST OF PROHIBITED USES AND AN AMORTI-ZATION SCHEDULE FOR NON-CONFORM-ING AND PROHIBITED USES.THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was intro-duced with the first reading waived at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 27th day of April, 2010, by the following vote:AYES: Council members Becnel, Richey, Stonebarger, TaylorNOES: NoneABSENT: NoneABSTAIN: BrockmanSUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 882

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD APPROVING A REZONE (RZ 10-002) TO AMEND CHAPTER 17.900 OF THE BRENTWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE BY DELETING THE PROVISION RE-QUIRING OUTDOOR DINING AND MER-CHANDISE DISPLAY PERMITS TO BE RE-NEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was intro-duced with the first reading waived at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 27th day of April, 2010, by the following vote:AYES: Council members Becnel, Brock-man, Richey, Stonebarger, TaylorNOES: NoneABSENT: NoneABSTAIN: NoneATTEST:/s/_______________________Cynthia Garcia, CMCAssistant City ClerkCerti ed copies of the full text of the pro-posed ordinances are posted and may be read in full in the City Clerks Of ce at 708 Third Street, Brentwood, California, or cop-ies may be obtained from that of ce based on the Citys actual cost for duplicating. Proposed date of adoption by City Council: May 11, 2010Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: April 30, 2010

youre acknowledging us. But when I look around the room and see people like (Coun-ty Supervisor) Federal Glover and Bases Loaded (restaurant) where we did our fi rst fundraiser. I look at Martha, one of our me-diators, and at one of our staff people who never knows when shell get paid but wont quit. When I look at the police chief chiefs of police get bad raps.

We didnt get a gang prevention col-laborative grant, because we have a perfect rating. They only supported communities where they had to use creative ways to force police to get involved. Because Chief Hyde willingly came, we didnt get a grant. But we have a wonderful police chief. We have over 160 volunteers of all ethnicities, ages, socio-economic status groups engaging citizens and youth of all ages and ethnicities and all socio-economic groups. And when we needed to do a fundraiser it was this chamber that desig-nated Karens time and Jacks time and pulled that off for us.

This award goes to the citizens of An-tioch. I wish, I wish, I wish that some kind of way the word could get out throughout the state of California about what goes on in this city and the type of people that live here. And the type of love that we have for youth and families and one another. Because we can inspire this state to do something dif-ferent. I love this city and the people in this room. We accept this award on behalf of the 160 volunteers, 32 agencies and more than 20-something families involved in the Youth Intervention Network

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