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I was new to Ashland, Ore. We moved from Santa Monica in the middle of my senior year, in 1963. We were to march into the gradua-tion, a boy and a girl, and when I found out all the boys were taken, I told my parents I was not graduating. There were 13 extra girls, who had to march girl with girl.

Barbara Stumphretired English-as-a-second-language teacher

At that time we didn’t have coed education, in Moihari, India, so it was all boys. I remember after we graduated, we all celebrated and had a party at school. I remember taking down the addresses of all the guys. It was 1953. I’m still in touch with four of them and stayed with one last year for four days. His wife asked, “Would you have recognized him?”

Vinod Varmaretired food specialist

In our time you decorated the gym, putting up streamers, in Long Island, Greenport, N.Y. My boyfriend was the school photographer and worked for the newspaper in town. He was called away to a fire so I went with him, in my ball gown. Those were good times.

Lynne Yuplant lady

I was happy to finally have my diploma in my own hands to go out into the world and do whatever I wanted to do and be respon-sible for myself. I wanted to be able to buy things with my own money. I graduated from Lincoln High School in San Francisco.

Aileen Souveroffhappily retired

It was bittersweet. In the middle of my junior year they closed down Del Valle High School (in Walnut Creek) and I was sent to Las Lomas. It was great to graduate but I was not with the same kids I’d gone to school with for the first two-and-a-half years. But it was great to be free.

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Town accepts senior survey The Danville Town Council accepted a senior needs study at its last meeting, held Tuesday, June 5. The survey gathered information regarding senior perspectives, from ages 55 and older, toward town programs that cater to their needs. “We are on the same page,” said Councilman Newell Arnerich. “It’s a great step.” Approximately 71 percent expressed satisfaction with senior services in the community. BW Research Partnership conducted the study, and around 500 seniors were surveyed by phone.

Fine Arts Faire next weekend The Danville Fine Arts Faire takes place in downtown Danville from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 23-24 with art to inspire, art to pur-chase and sidewalk art created at the event. Musicians will per-form on street corners as well as at a stage on Prospect Avenue with country and jazz, blues and romantic ballads. This is the 16th year for the Fine Arts Faire, which draws 200 artists to display their art for more than 50,000 visitors. The fair always features food but this year, culinary art schools will team up with Danville restaurants and caterers to create “artful cuisine.” The Danville Area Chamber of Commerce will sell fine wines and microbrews in the adult beverage area on Prospect Avenue.

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Walnut Creek BART to go directly to SFOContra Costa County riders will no longer need to transfer at Balboa Park to go to San Francisco airport

by Jordan M. Doronila

D anville and Alamo residents may get a direct ride from their closest BART station

to the San Francisco International Airport. BART has proposed mak-ing its Pittsburg/Bay Point line, which stops in Walnut Creek, go directly to the San Francisco air-port without the need to transfer.

Dublin riders, who currently have a direct line to the airport, would then have to transfer as a result of the change. The BART board of directors was to vote on the proposal in Oakland on June 14. Based on previous public dis-cussions with other directors, Trustee Joel Keller said Tuesday he believes the board will approve the proposal. “Everybody is served in that line,”

said Linton Johnson, BART chief spokesman, about the Pittsburg route. “It doubles the amount of trains going down the peninsula and it cuts the wait time in half.” “It provides the majority of peo-ple who go to the airport with a direct service,” he added. Currently, BART’s Dublin/Pleasanton line goes directly to the airport while riders on the Pittsburg line must transfer.

Riders from Contra Costa County now are advised to transfer at Balboa Park. The Dublin line transports approximately 600 a day to the San Francisco airport while the Pittsburg route carries 900 to 1,000, said Johnson. If the board approves the switch, the changes will take effect in January 2008. “It’s a simple switch,” Johnson said. “For the vast majority, it’s a

great deal more convenient.” He said BART serves approxi-mately 350,000 riders per day, and the Pittsburg line serves more pas-sengers than Dublin. Mayors, council members and town managers discussed the issue at their quarterly Tri-Valley Mayor’s Council meeting, which included Danville, San Ramon, Livermore, Dublin and Pleasanton.

Folks identify with‘Dinner with Dad’

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by Natalie O’Neill

F or one year, author Cameron Stracher conducted a family experiment.

The idea seemed simple enough: Cook and eat dinner with his wife and kids five times a week. Reintroduce a dying ritual—make a meal, sit down, and share food and conversation. “Too many of us think we have to work, work, work and always have our Blackberries or cell phones on us. You have to be able to say, ‘I’m unreachable right now,’” he said at his reading at Rakestraw Books in Danville last week. With picky eaters for kids, dras-tic career changes, and a wife who enjoys her space, his simple idea quickly became complex. “I’d find myself screaming at them, ‘Eat your food!’” he said at the reading, provoking a laugh of recognition from an intimate Danville audience. His book “Dinner with Dad”

is all about this journey—learn-ing how to break bread without breaking your back. He shared his personal experiences and a piv-otal chapter of his book as part of a fundraiser for the San Ramon Valley YMCA last Thursday. “Strong families are what the YMCA is all about and I thought that was a great tie in,” said Michael Barnard of Rakestraw Books. As a strained-but-successful law-yer and professor, some major life changes came along with Stracher’s commitment to dinner with his fam-ily. Before the book, he commuted from Connecticut to Manhattan and then into Kansas City by plane twice a week, an exhausting task. He usually ate dinner alone on the late train home. “I rarely saw my wife and kids awake,” he said.” I don’t know how I thought I could do it. That’s just my personality.” Then one day he had an epiphany. His kids were getting older every second, his wife was distant, and life was passing him by, he said. In his reading, he noted, “Once I

At a reading of “Dinner with Dad” at Rakeshaw Books in Danville, author Cameron Stracher signs copies of his memoir after a discussion about making time for family meals.

NATALIE O’NEILL

Town officials check out Oak Hill community center


A 36-inch oak tree will rise to the sky through an octa-gon terrace—part of the

new Oak Hill Park Community Building in Danville. The Town Council, the Parks and Leisure Services Commission and some town staff members gathered Friday, June 8, to see the progress of the construction at Oak Hill Park, which is adjacent to Monte Vista High School. Councilwoman Karen Stepper came riding up Stone Valley Road on her blue Vespa to join the group. Everyone expressed enthusi-asm over the new community center. “It’s a place for celebra-tion and business meetings,”

said Councilwoman Candace Andersen. They followed project manager Andy Mack on a tour of the site to the background of buzzing, saw-ing and pounding under a clear sky. The center will have a main lobby, a reception area, a staff office and a 1,200-square-foot combined meeting room. “We can have multiple things going on at once at the same time,” Mack said. The center is costing the town approximately $4 million, said Mack. It is a total of 6,200 square feet and is 70 percent completed, scheduled to be fin-ished by middle to late August. The octagon classroom terrace overlooks the small lake, and veneer stone pillars stand outside

the deck. The center will have a 1,200-square-foot ballroom, which can accommodate up to 200 people. The center’s parking lot will have 46 stalls, with handicap and compact slots at the front. This more than doubles the parking at Oak Hill. The Town of Danville spent two years of discussing and planning the project before the Town Council approved the Oak Hill community center project in February 2006. A committee with council members Andersen and Newell Arnerich, staff mem-bers, park commissioners and experts was instrumental in mak-ing sure the center blended well with the park and hiring a local architect, Andersen said. ■

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The new Oak Hill Park community center’s terrace will have a 36-inch oak tree in its center. Construction of the building, which will have town events and programs, will be completed in August.

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San Ramon. “It’s the fastest growing area, more rapidly than further north,” she said. “We will work with them (BART staff). We just want to know who’s on first.” Historically, BART designated the Pittsburg route as the direct line that leads to the airport, said Keller. Due to financial prob-lems with the San Mateo Transit District, the direct line switched to Dublin. The new switch may not make much of an impact in Danville, said Town Manager Joe Calabrigo. Some residents drive to Pleasanton, and others head to Walnut Creek,

he said. Calabrigo, a Danville resi-dent, said he personally uses the Walnut Creek and Lafayette sta-tions because he finds more park-ing. However, some Alamo residents are just minutes from the BART station in Walnut Creek. The California Legislature approved the creation of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District more than 50 years ago. The BART system services Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francicsco and San Mateo counties. It built its SFO Millbrae Extension in 2003. ■

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Museum displays student history projects

Mike and Bella Baglitto examine third-grade projects on local history, some from Bella’s class, displayed at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley. Students and parents perused projects from 18 ele-mentary schools in Danville, Alamo and San Ramon and enjoyed pink lemonade and cookies last week.

“I’ve always loved history. You can use it as a vehicle to teach so many other sub-jects,” said retired teacher Gail Kamerer, who organized the event.

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“You can do it, you need to make choices. Life isn’t easy. I hate to be cliche, obviously you have to pay the bills to support the family. It’s about making time,” he encour-aged. Kathy Chiverton, executive director of the San Ramon Valley YMCA, attended and was pleased that the subject matter—forging solid family connections—related to the mission of the YMCA. “The Y feels having a strong father presence is key to a child’s development,” she said, noting the YMCA’s adventure guides program in which kids go on outdoor expe-ditions with their dads. The trips recently included white water rafting, an overnight campout on Alcatraz, and pinewood derby races. It’s a chance for daughters and sons to bond with their dads, she said. Danville and Alamo fans sat engrossed as Stracher talked about how, in some ways, dealing with work is easier than coping with family affairs.

“At work you have more control over your environment ...You can’t schedule a meeting with the kids,” he said. Work is usually organized and outwardly rewarding, whereas home can be chaotic and often is thankless, he added. This, along with feeling unap-preciated and the realization that his wife was content with having the house to herself were obstacles he had to overcome when writing “Dinner with Dad,” he said. “As my wife put it, it was too much ‘togetherness,’” he said, prompting more laughter. “Dinner with Dad” explores themes pertinent to the modern family and is available at Rakestraw books in Danville. To sign up for next school year’s YMCA adven-ture guides program, call 831-1100. “Work is about being away, home is about being present,” Stracher said. ■

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hands than went up the Friday before Mother’s Day. Moms are easy—flowers, candy, saying, “I love you”—which is maybe why their loved ones might tend to procrastinate. Dads take a little more planning because flow-ers don’t quite fit the bill. Although candy might. I’ve always been intrigued by the See’s chocolate neckties and recall my husband getting one once, which we all enjoyed. That’s the thing about Father’s Day. The gift or celebration is often something that benefits everyone. A young friend of mine said he

always visits his dad on Father’s Day, as do his siblings, and they all end up going out for a great dinner —paid for by Dad. Which may not seem like much of a present but probably the dad loves it. Or not. Everywere I turn, I see gift ideas for dad. Sign onto AOL: Send a Father’s Day e-card. Go to the car wash: Buy a gift certificate for auto detailing. I hear a lot about adven-ture gifts for Dad—whitewater raft-ing trips, racecar driving, skydiv-ing. One ad showed a pair of Old Glory on cufflinks, labeled “for the patriotic dad.” Does that mean the men who wear onyx cufflinks are not patriotic? What about those who do not wear cufflinks at all? I shouldn’t poke fun at ad writers, I

know how easy it is to write some-thing dumb (see above, or below). Let’s admit it. Father’s Day is not recognized as widely as Mother’s Day. Is that because Mother’s Day comes first? No, it’s because moms are special in a different way, and we are more sentimental about our moms than our dads, no matter how wonderful they are. Whoever saw a sailor with a tattooed heart and the word “Dad”? Although perhaps that’s not the best way to track cul-tural trends. My friend Georgia clearly remembered one Father’s Day in the 1980s when she presented her dad with one of those wraparound towels that were popular at the time, with a strip of Velcro to keep the towel in place. The ads featured good-looking, youngish men fresh from the shower with their tow-els wrapped securely around them. The package read “One size fits all,” which Georgia’s father noted with a wry smile, then proceeded to wrap the towel around him, starting at the back. The towel left a gaping hole of about eight vital inches in front, Georgia said, causing her young boys and the whole family to explode in laughter. “Well, Dad, I guess it doesn’t fit your ‘all,’” she recalled telling her father. Are those towels still around? What about soap on a rope, another item widely touted a few decades ago as the perfect gift for the man who has everything. I never under-stood the attraction of having soap attached to a rope, although it makes a cute rhyme. It may clear room on the shower shelf but it takes up room wherever you hang the rope. As the soap wears away, what happens to the rope? It seems half the bar would be wasted. Did anyone ever use one long enough to find out? Blackhawk Museum is offering free admission for dads on Father’s Day. That would make a great outing—those classic autos are a wonder for everyone to behold, even for a car less-than-enthusiast like me. It’s also offering a fun-shop called “Fathers of Invention” from 1-4 p.m. for ages 3-10 with drop-in activities. Kids can make a Father’s Day card, plus a little helicopter guaranteed to fly, and they will hear about Henry Ford’s assembly line and the invention of interchangeable auto parts. My Dad passed away in 2000 at the age of 94. I cannot for the life of me remember what I gave him for one single Father’s Day although I’m sure I honored him in some way each year with at least a card. I’m no procrastinator: I already have this year’s present for the father of my children, and here it is: “Happy Father’s Day, dear!”

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Four years after BART completed its line to the San Francisco airport in 2003, it has looked at ridership numbers and is rec-ommending changing the direct route to SFO. The yellow line, which passes through Walnut Creek, would go directly to the airport. Up until now, the blue line, which originates in Pleasanton, was the direct route so Contra Costa riders had to transfer, not always easy when traveling with luggage. The BART board was to decide this week, and the change would take place in January. Just as the opening of the Danville-Dublin leg of Interstate 680 in 1966 changed lives in the San Ramon Valley, so did the opening of BART 35 years ago. Suddenly San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area were accessible by fast public transportation, and the convenient commute to jobs caused another surge of residents in Contra Costa County as well as outlying areas. It is hard to remember when BART was not an option to go into the city for work or entertainment, or to go to the airport. A BART ride is not cheap. A one-way ticket to San Francisco from Walnut Creek costs $4.25; a ticket from the Pleasant Hill station, which has more parking, is $4.40. So it is tempting for two or more people to jump in the car for a trip to a ball game or other activities in San Francisco or Oakland. But looking at the environmental impacts of private car vs. public transportation, that “cheapness” is deceptive. BART officials say that without BART, our air would have to cope with an additional 15.2 mil-lion pounds of pollution per day. Multiply this by 35 years of service and BART becomes more than a convenience. Bay Area Rapid Transit District was created 50 years ago, on June 4, 1957. It opened in 1972 and since then has had more than 1 billion passengers. This tweak in service to SFO is the latest adjustment made to benefit the greatest number of pas-sengers.

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Dear Editor: In your article about the neigh-bors suing the Town of Danville and Davidon homes I find it interesting that Town Attorney Rob Ewing stat-ed he thought our experts’ opinions didn’t carry equal weight because they didn’t spend as much time looking at the site. I ran into their expert on the site and she didn’t even know the property boundaries, plus she did not have a camera or any means to take notes. I offered to walk the site with her but she did not have boots and it was muddy. On the other hand, one of our experts spent over an hour walking the site, taking pictures, picking up soil samples and taking notes. The article also mentions the Town Planning Department is to monitor the tree removals, which are substantial. Just recently on another site, trees that were sup-posed to be protected were cut down by the graders. When I asked the town about it, they were not aware the trees had been cut and said they would look into it. They later confirmed the trees should not have been taken down and said the developer would be penalized. I asked what measures the town has

to prevent this from happening. It doesn’t have any. When I asked how they would have known if I hadn’t brought it to their attention, their response was it would come out during the landscaping phase. What good is a tree protection ordinance when developers are allowed to do anything they want for a price? In addition, there is the likely possibility that the town may not even notice a missing tree.

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ArtGlover Group Plein Air Painting Exhibition The Glover Group, a local plein air painting group, will host an opening reception of recent work from 6-7 p.m., Friday, June 22, at the Orinda Library Gallery, Garden Room, 24 Orinda Way. The showing will con-tinue through July 31 during library business hours.

ClubsAlamo Women’s Club FederatedThe club meets on most Wednesdays at its clubhouse, 1401 Danville Blvd. It holds a business meeting and tea the second Wednesday at noon; meets for Mah Jong at 10:30 a.m. the third Wednesday; and holds a luncheon with program at noon the fourth Wednesday. For information, call 552-9733. Diablo Bonsai Club This club will host a workshop and lecture on plant-ing and raising bonsai trees from 7:30-9:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, at Heather Farms Garden Center, Upper Room, 1540 Marchbanks Dr., Walnut Creek. Call 736-9157. Diablo Valley Quilters’ Guild The Diablo Valley Quilters’ Guild meets at 7 p.m., the third Wednesday of each month at the Danville Congregational Church, 989 San Ramon Valley Blvd. Guests are welcome ($2 donation). Annual membership fee is $30 ($20 for seniors 65+). For information, call Dianne at 837-1863. Friends of the Danville LibraryFriends of the Danville Library are renewing annual memberships and recruiting new members to help sup-port, raise funds and sponsor pro-grams for the Danville library. There are many benefits of being a Friend including merchant discounts, volun-teer opportunities and preview of book sales. Dues and donations are tax deductible. Application forms are at the library, 400 Front St. Call 837-4455. San Ramon Valley Newcomers Club This club invites new and established residents of San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore to a luncheon at noon, Thursday, June 21, at Black Hawk Grill, Danville. Call 735-3508 or visit www.srvnc.com. Sons in Retirement SIRs hosts a luncheon at 10:45 a.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the San Ramon Golf Club, 9430 Fircrest Lane. The meeting includes a social hour, luncheon meeting and a speaker of local interest. Cost is $20 for lunch. Call 828-5688.

ConcertsConcert in the Hills Series Come and enjoy a free concert during the Concert in the Hills Series with the opening act at 7 p.m. and the main act at 8 p.m. Saturdays, June-September. Dr. Loco & His Rockin’ Jalapeno Band on June 23, Aja Vu on July 14, Joni Morris on Aug. 11 and Native Elements on Sept. 8. Bring a picnic and short lawnchairs or blan-kets. No dogs or glass. Call 602-8654 or visit www.concertinthehills.com. Opera in the Park Festival Opera will host “Opera in the Park” at 6 p.m., Sunday, June 24, at Civic Park in Walnut Creek. The concert will fea-ture arias, duets and ensembles from the upcoming production of Bizet’s Carmen. Call 944-9610 or visit www.festivalopera.com.

Events4th of July on the USS HornetCelebrate the Fourth of July with

live music, games for all ages, tours and panoramic views of Bay Area fireworks from 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 4, on the USS Hornet Museum, Pier 3, 707 W. Hornet Ave., Alameda. Tickets are $25 for adults ($20 in advance) or $10 for children ages 5-17. There will be food, beer and wine concessions. Call (510) 521-8448 or visit www.uss-hornet.org. Celebration of Life Pianist Patti Leidecker will lead the audience through magical melodies and guests can sing songs that have inspired them during the Cancer Survivors’ Celebration of Life from 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 11950 Dublin Canyon Rd., Pleasanton. This event is free; refresh-ments will be served. Call 734-3319. Danville Fine Arts Faire Danville Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Danville Fine Arts Faire from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, June 23-24, on Hartz Avenue. 200 fine art and crafts will be displayed, Italian street painting, culinary arts corner, entertainment and kids activities. Call 837-4400.Father’s Day Celebration USS Hornet Museum will host a Father’s Day celebration from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, June 17, at the USS Hornet Museum, 707 W. Hornet Ave., Pier 3, Alameda. Free parking and a food concession. Cost is $6-14, 5 and under are free. Call (510) 521-8448 or visit www.uss-hornet.org.

ExhibitsPaved Paradise Bedford Gallery has received a grant for a Contra Costa Youth Exhibition entitled “Paved Paradise” which will run until July 22. Call 295-1417 or visit www.bedford-gallery.com.

FundraisersBenefit for Valley Children’s Museum A very special evening will include dining and beverages from the area’s top restaurants and wineries and entertainment, a fashion show and a silent auction from 5-10 p.m., Friday, June 29, at Enigma Motors, 5947 Dougherty Rd., Dublin. Cost is

$125 for VIP or $50 for the reception. Proceeds benefit the Valley Children’s Museum. Call 556-9400 or visit www.valleychildrensmuseum.org.

Kids and Teens‘Kabaret for Kids’ Cabaret Star, Samantha Samuels, will host a fun-filled variety show with singing, dancing and audience participation featuring Sophia Oda from 2:30-3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 30, at Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek. Tickets are $12. Call 943-7469.Fathers of Invention Blackhawk Museum will host a special Father’s Day funshop from 1-4 p.m., Sunday, June 17, at Blackhawk Museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville. Activities include making your own Father’s Day card, a helicopter that flies and an “inventive snack!” Children under 5 and Dads are free. Call 736.2277, ext. 238 or visit www.blackhawkmuseum.org.Willows SummerStage Theatre Camp The Willows Theatre Conservatory has openings for its SummerStage Theatre Camp. The camp will have three different camps: SummerStage for grade 7-gradua-tion (June 18-July 29), SummerStage Junior for grades 3-6 (July 9-Aug 4) and SummerStage Mini for grades K-2 (June 25-July 29). For information, call 798-1824 or visit www.willowsthe-atre.org.

Lectures/WorkshopsAfrican Drumming Drumming has been shown to boost immune sys-tem functions and metabolism. Join Patricia Frame and experience this fun way to get “good vibrations” from 4:30-5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 21, at the Wellness Community, 3276 McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. This event is free for cancer patients, their families, and friends. Call 933-0107. Radiant Well-Being This workshop is for people who are finished with

Take a walk through historyThe Bret Read House at 571 Hartz Ave. is featured on walking

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Literary EventsTri-Valley California Writers ClubCalifornia Writers Club, Tri Valley Branch will host author, Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff, who will speak about “Writing Humor: You Can Be Funny” from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, June 16, at Girasole Grill, 3180 Santa Rita Rd., Pleasanton. Cost is $18 for members, $25 for non-members. Call 462-7495.

MiscellaneousAdopt a Shelter Cat Month at Bishop Ranch Veterinary CenterCome find the perfect family pet in sup-port of National Adopt a Shelter Cat Month from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, June 23, at Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center, 2000 Bishop Dr., San Ramon. Rescue groups that will be present are: ARF, TVAR, East Bay SPCA and Contra Costa Animal Services. Call 449-0705 or visit www.webvets.com. Climb for Breast Cancer Prevention The Breast Cancer Fund is looking for applicants for “Climb for Breast Cancer Prevention” from July 8-14, at Mt. Shasta. Call 760-8223 or visit www.breastcancerfund.org/events.Host Families Needed Edu-Culture International (ECI) is looking for host families for students from France and Spain this summer from June 29-July 29 and July 7-July 31. Host families provide room, board and a loving environment. Students are fully insured and bring their own spending money. For information, e-mail Dawn at [email protected] Energy Primer for Kids The Energy Primer for Kids is a 25-page booklet of simple facts pertaining to current energy issues and is useful for adults that are evaluating energy related claims of politicians. For a free copy, write to Synergy Institute, P.O. Box 561, San Ramon, CA 94583. A speaker is available for groups wishing to hear about the global warming pro-paganda. Call 837-7612.

On Stage‘How The Other Half Loves’ Center REPertory Company presents “How The Other Half Loves” until June 16, at the Center REPertory Company, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek. Tickets are $14-38. Call 943-7469 or visit www.dlrca.org. Father’s Day Comedy Show Johnny Steele is back with a Father’s Day Comedy Show from 8-10 p.m., Sunday, June 17, at the Village

Theater, 233 Front St., Danville. It’ll be crammed with quizzes, quips and wisecracks galore so don’t buy Dad another tie, bring him out for an evening of laughs! Tickets are $18. Call (510) 528-2562 or visit www.ci.danville.ca.us.

Political NotesTown Hall Meeting A town hall meeting featuring Assemblyman Guy Houston and other local leaders will discuss issues that affect the com-munity from 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 21, at Iron Horse Middle School, 12601 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon. This event is free. Call 606-4990. Tri Valley Democractic Club Tri Valley Democratic Club will host Richard Gage, AIA of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth from 7-9 p.m., Monday, June 18, at IBEW Union Hall, 6250 Village Pkwy., Dublin. This event is free, snacks will be provided. Call 451-4303 or visit www.trivalleydems.com.

RecreationIntermediate/Advanced Bike Ride Alex Corbishleye will host an advanced 18-mile bike ride to Juniper Campground on Sunday, June 16, meeting at MDSP-Macedo Ranch Staging Area, north end of Green Valley Rd., Alamo. Email [email protected]

SeniorsBuzz Sessions Town of Danville presents Buzz Sessions for seniors from 1-2:30 p.m., each fourth Tuesday of the month, at Danville

Library, Mt. Diablo Room, 400 Front St. These events are free, but regis-ter to reserve your place by calling 314-3400. Laugh Club Research has shown increased levels of endorphins, neurotransmitters, immune system cells, and decreased levels of stress hormones. This club meets at 10:30 a.m., every Tuesday, at San Ramon Senior Center, 9300 Alcosta Blvd. Cost is $1 facility use fee and is open to the public. Call Fred Turner at 216-4590.

SpiritualSummer Evening Series San Damiano Retreat will host a summer evening series called “Embracing Hope through Creative Expression - Telling Our Stories” with Nancy Burchett and Rena Grant from 7-9 p.m., beginning Thursday, June 21 and continuing for five evenings, at San Damiano Retreat, Danville. Cost is $20 per session; pre-registration is recommended, call 837-9141 or visit www.sandamiano.org.

Support GroupsAlamo Women’s CODA MeetingCo-Dependents Anonymous (CODA) is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to devel-op healthy relationships. The group meets from 1-2 p.m., Mondays, at United Methodist Church, 902 Danville Blvd., Alamo. Visit www.sfbaycoda.org or www.coda.org. American Chronic Pain Association The ACPA group meets from 11a.m.-1p.m. every second and fourth Monday at the Community Presbyterian Church Library at 222 W. El Pintado Rd., Danville.

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by Natalie O’Neill

I t’s a jungle in there. Inside the walls of Danville high schools, it can be treacherous territory—in academic and in social circles.

Not literally, of course. Most students don’t feel unsafe in class, experience direct pressure to do drugs, or even face a risk of dropping out. But on the road to graduation, Danville high school students have had to survive differ-ent, very real stresses and burdens, five graduates tell the Danville Weekly. Here, where most kids grow up knowing they have every opportunity in the world to succeed, an intense and sometimes cut-throat drive to achieve is born. On a four-year journey to adulthood, this sometimes paralyz-ing pressure to both stand out from the crowd and fit in, is just part of what graduates say they had to overcome. “Everyone has had their breakdowns,” says Kelsey Foltz, who attended San Ramon Valley High School, played soccer, and is on her way to UC Santa Barbara.

Some weeks were draining mentally and others, emotion-ally, she says. This evening, graduates will don caps and gowns, accept their diplomas and take their plunge into a world bigger than this town. Parents will smile and cry and feel proud. Some students will say “good riddance” and others will say “good memo-ries.” But first they give the Danville Weekly the scoop on just what they’ve had to endure in the last four years.

Trudging through the academic terrain

Goals are set high, schedules are overloaded and col-lege—now more selective than ever—is not an option for these teens, it’s an expectation. But what do you do when everyone around you is excelling? Where do you find your own sense of identity? And how do you stay afloat in a sea of overachievement? “Some people think everyone is so high-achieving, why should I even try?” Kelsey says, explaining that students push and compete with each other in the classroom. The grads explain a competitive feeling to keep up—to go, do, and win. “My college application was stressful with all the deadlines,” says Will Skrip, graduating from Monte Vista

High. “I’ve been real busy.” Additionally, parents play a substantial role in influ-encing their children to perform well. “There is a lot of parental pressure,” says Sam Kikes, from San Ramon Valley High. Although he adds that he can’t speak for everyone. Getting through demanding classes is easier, grads say, if you know one thing: The key is to have a passion, an outlet for escape. “Get involved in something—anything outside of school—it helps,” Kelsey advocates. To some extent, this strong academic drive, partly self-induced, partly bred by a well-to-do suburban atmo-sphere, is healthy, the group agrees. For example, being in advanced level classes—the ones taken out of interest, not obligation—gave Chloe Marx, who attended both San Ramon Valley High and Venture School, more than just a headache. They gave her an opportunity to explore ideas with peers and to get away from trite high school banter, she says. “It’s not just gossip you’re talking about, it’s real issues and real things,” she says. Others excelled in these academic environments and found that challenges actually make them perform better. “The pressures come from our own competitive nature,” Sam says. “I’m naturally quite a competitive person,” Alexa Egeck, a Monte Vista grad, agrees with a smile. Alexa has excelled in English and has been dancing competi-tively on teams and in classes since she was 3 years old. For her, balancing a social life with school was the real challenge. Chloe, who will attend San Diego State University in the fall, agrees. “There were distractions,” she says. “I had to get my priorities in line.”

Social survival

Books and pencils aside, the insecurities, experimenta-tion and desire for acceptance that typify the high school years are inward hurtles students have to jump. Fitting in. Toying with drugs and alcohol. Understanding the opposite sex. Getting to know oneself. These were some of factors that made high school social circles com-plicated, the grads say. Also, some of them note the line between academics and socialization is blurry, and most students want to succeed in both. “For me, I had to find a nitch. I realized the group I was with wasn’t who I wanted to be in high school. I got injured, I was depressed and it affected my aca-demic life,” Kelsey says of one of her dark points in high school. “Freshman year is testing the waters,” Sam says, add-ing that there are feelings of awkwardness and self-con-sciousness within new high school students. “It’s a self-confidence thing,” he says. “A lot of (the early issues) are from being wound up tight in middle school.” With everyone changing rapidly in these formative years, maintaining friendships was a difficult task as well as fitting into groups. But it was also a saving grace, Alexa says. Finding a couple of real friends is the best thing you can do for yourself socially, she says. Having even one true friend is invaluable. “Have someone that’s not in your group that you can still count on, someone who won’t judge you,” Alexa explains. Among girls, backstabbing, trash talking and compe-tition for attention from boys can be nasty, the female graduates say. “When it comes down to it, boys can be a major fac-tor—wanting their attention,” Kelsey says. However, being “popular” isn’t much of an issue, they agree. “That doesn’t really exist,” Sam says. “(Different) groups are pretty much accepted.” While students don’t feel like drugs are pushed onto them, they say they are everywhere. “Coming drunk to school—it was a fad,” Kelsey remembers. “There are kids who smoke weed so much they skip every other period to get stoned... . Adderall has gotten big, too, their parents give it to them and they sell it at school,” Chloe chimes in. Drugs like ecstasy and prescription pills have also gotten much more popular since freshman year, they point out.

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xtremes,” Chloe says.ooze are at parties, but most kids dabble ng and then the novelty of getting drunk say.res are there if you are trying to fit into a s that,” Chloe says, adding that most of the ernal.

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issues are timeless, but what sets these t from the high school struggle their par-

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parties, for example, just aren’t the same. n post party invites on MySpace and send

messages, which can travel quickly to teens ville.ed about one night when a cop showed up re it even started, because he read about it

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hip, come triumphs. Getting into college, ir dreams and getting to know themselves ds’ biggest victories, they say.getting into college is my greatest tri-am, who will be studying acting at Boston ollege of Fine Arts. “Acting is my passion.”

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dynamics, the class of 2007 has made it. vived high school. ■

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The following students were scheduled to graduate from Monte Vista High School:

Maxwell Elliott Acker-DeOliveiraOmar D. AdinaAshley Jane AitchisonChandler Whitney AlbertZubana AliEmily Wolfe AnciauxHeather Leigh AndersenAlisa Kathryn AndersonBrady Michael AndersonWeston Louis AndersonMichelle Allison AngellZeeshan AnwarJohn Thomas AppelMichael Hany AssadRobert Jordan BachelorCourtney Monica Peak BallKevin Alexander BallMarielle Claire BaloghGianna Kalila BandaAnthony C. BanzetLauren Catherine BarberaAlison O’Neal BarkerMatthew William BarnoAlexa N. BassNolan Douglas BatalhaSamantha Nicole BautistaKelly Elizabeth BeccariaAndrew Michael BeckKerry Markus BeemanRaymond D. BerryChristopher Andrew BevilleShyall BhelaXiao BiJake Danny BieberKimberly Joyce BierwithNatalie Virginia BierwithJoseph Bishop-WilliamsJustin Bishop-WilliamsLora Jean BodnarKathleen Denise BonelliMichael Sinclair BonelliAndrew P. BoninCole Patrick BonnerAlyssa Marie BoragnoAlexander E. BoydMark Andrew BoydenKevin Patrick BradleyAlexander Hollis BrandtGretchen Taloma BringasMichael Andy BrociousJason Charles BrotmanEric A. BrownJacqueline Renee BrownJoanna Patricia BrownMeghan Katherine BrownSienna Louise BrownStephanie Lauren BrowneAshley Marie BuaJennifer Lynn BuichKeith Norman Carl BullockCody Sinclair BurmanChristian James CagonotPaloma Mariella CalhounBrittany Ann CammisaAshley Christine Lee CampbellAndrew Walker CampionMonica Christina CampoGeorgianni Meredith CappellettiSadie Denise Caitlyn CardiffBrandon J. CarrollAdam Jacob CartyNoa Tova CaspiClaire Anne CastiglioniAaron James CatonDouglas Alan CattarusaGarrett David CescaNeil ChakrabartiVictor Armando ChangEvan A. ChapmanVictor Andrés Chávez Jeffrey Jin ChenPeter Jeffrey ChiangJonathan En ChienAmanda M. ChimientiLisa Courtney ChowBailey E. ChristensenLorissa Kathryn ChunAdela J. Chung

Joshua SangJun ChungAlexander Edward ClarkRebecca N. ClaytonConor Douglass ColemanJohn Patrick CombsJoey CombsMacKenzie Ann ConerlyJennifer Lynn ConnellJacob A. CookIan Michael CookeDaniel Thomas CooperStephanie Ann CornellChristina Nicole CorsaElizabeth Ann CorvinoIan Antony CostaKatja Sophia CosteNatalie L. CostelloJacqueline Elisabeth CowdenJason C. CoxLisa C. CoyleAndre Fernando CuadraStephen Morgan CunhaChristine Elise DannerAlexandra Williams DarbyJeffrey P. DarstSamantha Anne DavidsonAlyssa Maria DeAlmeidaDavid John DeJongChristopher Robert DeliaCatherine Marie Del SantoCaitlin Joan DerryJohanna Christiane Emilie DescoinsDevin Lee DeSilvaSean Paul DesMarteauMorgan DillinghamMelissa Catherine DiNardoStephanie Anne Irene DittemorePhilip Micah L. DodgenArmand David DomalewskiSean C. DonaldsonKyle Joseph DonovanDanielle N. DooleyLaura Eileen DooleyDaniel Michael DordevicRussell Clayton DriscollDave Rishi DubéDouglas Richard DunlapKrishnel Vishal DuttTyler Patrick EbingerMax Elliott EckerCharles John-Michael EckmanMaxwell Dean EdsonBrook Matthew Edwards Van MuijenAlexa Michael EgeckNastaran Fatemeh EghtesadKelly Marie EhlersChelsea Olivia EllisSarra Mohamed ElsherbiniYasmine Mohamed ElsherbiniNicholas Robert ElyaMonica Nicole EstebanLiane J. FangSergio James Farias, IIJacqueline FarkhondehpourFauz FarrukhElizabeth Ivey FayJoshua Nathan FeldmanAndrew Albert FinchVanessa Lynn FinuliarDrew Mason FlackAlysia Jane FlowersSamuel K. FlynnJacklyn Janette ForsytheMichelle Lydia FowlerDaniel MacMaster FoxThomas J. FoxTaylor Ann FranceschiAlexandra Celeste FranklinEva FredericksNicole Michelle FreibergSusan R FriedbergTimothy Baron FuCatherine Ann FungMatthew Lawrence FureyAndrew L. GaiBianca E. GandolfoCaroline Rochelle GanzbergerJohn Robert GaraventaJulia Krystin GarridoRichard Dean GarrisonRobert T.H. Gee

Matthew P. GeistKeith David GellermanPeter Jordan GeurtsSahar GhabiNancy Gidman-LatorracaTaylor M. GigliottiHemma Melanie GillStefan Harbajan GillMia Theresa GiovanettiAdam J. GoldmanMichael D. GonzalesStephanie Anne GossWilliam Stuart GrayGeoffrey Thomas GreerJack Cameron GriffinDaniel Evan GriffithsKenneth Phillip GriggsAllison Loren GrupeLaura Marie GuierAndrew Alexander GunthorpeKuren Chandra GuptaRachel Marie GutierrezAndrew Huy-Quang HaElizabeth HaRaquel McKenzie HaganJeffrey HammMichael HammelevEsther Y. HanChristopher William HancockBryan Wayne HarbichBianca HarpelDominique Gina HarpelKyle William HarrellMatthew HartmanChristopher Thomas HarveyAlexander Macdonald HashZobair HassanSahar HassanipourLuke James HattonCharles Andrews HaugKatrina Erin HausMelissa Ann HeinrichMatthew C. HeitingVictoria L. HendricksonBrittany Marie HernandezKatherine Jane HerronCalvin Wing Sing HoYin Lok HoBrian Allen HodgeKayla Joanne HofstetterJamario D’wan HookerAllison Marie HooverClaire Alexa HoppensOmar Alfred HosnyAmy Erin HotalingMorgan Brittany HoughtonMeredith Annan HouseSpencer Gordon HoustonSydney Mae HowardMark Allen HoytTim HsuAshley Nicole HuelgaJessica Lauren HunterSean Kinglam HwangJordan Louis HymesTimothy Michael IversenJohnny Faraj JaberChristopher Paul JaffeJonathan L. JansenJason Edward JasinskiRonald Dean JehaMark Gregory JennisonSaket S. JhaSamta JhaRachel Marie JohnDara Rae JohnsonMaggie Elizabeth JohnsonMalcolm Andrew JohnsonMarchessa Yamonnie Shaynê JohnsonTyler W. JohnsonThomas Foster JokerstAndrew Coleman JonesBrock Harding JonesRachel Ann KakuresKristina Marie KauffmanMari Anna KawaharaSean Edward KellyGeoffrey Michael KennedySaif H. KhanMatthew Michael Kim

Jessica Erinn KingLance Skylar KingLisa Grace KinzliKelley Anna KirkpatrickEhsan KishaniRoss Slack KitchinLauren Kaye KlauberCarina Rae KlescewskiKameron Alexander KlotzGarrett Michael KnappBraden Manzo KoizumiCandace Elizabeth KortschakRachel Michele KoureyDaryn Marie KrutznerChristopher Alexander KrychevKelly Morgan KurtenbachDavid A. KushnerYookyung KwonShannon Christine LacyWesley Chiu LaiJonathan Lawrence LamAlexander Ross LandiniIrvin LaoMichael Anthony LaScalaCayley Jane Louise LastJames Robert LaurenceThomas Christian LaursenAlyssa Mignon LawlisJustin Nhu Khoa LeAmanda Kristen LeeAndrew James LeeBrittany Lauren LeeJoshua Hsin-Che LeeWilliam LeeLauren Michelle LentzAntonella Marissa LeoneDeanne Monae Meilan LeongVictor Eliot LevinKeven Elliott LewShelby Ann LichliterDana Rochelle LieberJane LimNicole Marie LincolnLucy LiuPaul Michael LivesayJonathan Olchin LondynskyAllison M. LongJamie Maxine LowSahar LowlachiKelly Noelle LydingJacob S. LynchZachary Scott LynchDerek J. MaVeronica Ruth MahoneyDavid Michael MakieveImran Husayn ManjiMichael Loren MargolisGareth Thomas MarshTyler James Clark MartinGarrett Jeffrey MasonJordan Claire MauldinTaylor Kathleen MayMorgan James McCallaCatherine Eileen Sakae Mc CannCameron Dean McGrewKenneth Chase McKenzieBrittany Anne Mason McLaughlinMorgan Alexander McLeanDavid Toshitaka Albert McQuillanPeter James MeinersReginald Ivan MercadoKristen Elizabeth MerrillTaylor Ayn MeyersMelese I. MichaelJennifer Michelle MillerKathryn Lara MillerSimone Renée MillerDavid Warren Miller-HershonAmanda Danielle MinguillonChristopher Michael MitchenerLisa Joy MiyamotoKatelyn Anne MogannamCourtney Dawn MontellanoTyler Aguirre MoradkhaniJeffrey Robert MoreAdrianna Meryl MorenaSean Patrick MoriartyJoseph P. MorrowBrenna Patricia MulveyAlexander Javier NarvaezPaul Rainer Nawrath

Keshwad NayebiKelsey Roseann NegherbonDustin William NeisingerStephanie Lauren NelsonGeorge Patrick NgKim Hoang Quoc NguyenPatricia Tran NguyenPerry Quoc NguyenAlexandra Marie NoonanKjersten Teyuan NordmeyerEmilie Jean NosalAlex Jared OberlanderJenney Lauren OdellBrandon Jesse OgilbyChristopher R. OlesenJason A. OlesonChristian Andrew OlingerMorgan Taylor Oliver-AllenKevin Robert OramJeffery C. OrnellasKeith Jordan OsterJeffrey Russell OuyeNili OvaiciMichael Louis PalandraniStephanie MonzonÌs PandeBardia Papian GorjiTravis PauJennifer Leanne PayneJari Alexander Harrison PearsonKennedy Kathryn PedrettiJeffrey Edward PennaJoseph Mitchell PennerSarah Jean PetersonConner M. PineAndrew R. PohlsonNicholas John QuadeHumzah Imran QureshiKatherine Allyse RabagoKelly M. RalyeaCarlyn Marie RaphelAnthony Joseph RatazakChristopher David RayGregory Michael RayStephanie Elizabeth RenziDillon Michael RiceJohn-Michael Preston RindnerKelsey RitterLucas Russell RitterEmily Ann RobinsonKelly Louise RobinsonDominic Ivan RodriguezJohn David RodriguezChristian Robert RoemerKeith Conant RomoserErica Amy RosenLacey Morgan RosenbergNicole Sunday RovetoPatrick Keith RowlandRoya M. RubeyElise Marie RunningStephen Michael RupprechtAustin Mark RushJennifer Mary SabatoJordana Arielle SalimanAllison Marie SamsonJanice Frani SantosThomas James Sauer, Jr.Paige Lauren SaundersKendra Natalie ScharnellStephanie Ann SchiavoLogan Thomas SchillerMarcel SchillerCaryn Hattum SchmidtKaitlyn Elizabeth SchmidtSydnie Afton SchoenbergWilliam Thomas SchrammLindsey Taylor SchultzCharles R. ScomaWesley David ScottAlexander Kaveh SenemarIlona SerebnitskayaKyle Thomas SextonTyler Robert SeymonStephen Cornelis ShafferRobert Charles ShahbazianDaniel Alan ShaheenPriya SharmaFaud A. ShennibKristen Emiko SherwoodDaseul ShinRonnie Shou

Taylor Cameron ShumateRobyn Leigh ShuttRajbir Singh SidhuMatthew George SilvaPatrick Alan SimpsonNatalie Marie SiposWilliam Michael SkripTheodore William SlavinAlexandra Marie SlomowitzAustin Robert SlomowitzDaniel John SmithGeoffrey Alan SmithJacob Michael SmithKatie Lauren SmithMatthew Donovan SmithChelsea L. SnyderDanielle Hyeyoon SongZakkary Louis SouzaAnne Marie SpitzMichael Joseph StansellKatherine Kendricken StantonChristopher Daniel StatonCharles T. SteffensJeffrey Samuel SteinAustin C. StewartKimberly Ann StrainSarah Eve StroinMichael James SugermanDevin Parker SullivanShanna M. SullivanMichelle Diane SwanBrandon Michael SweeneyJennifer Sara TalbertMichel Karen TamJeremy Joseph TapperAndrew Ryan TaylorTed Adon Buguis TelmoDouglas Edward Tengler, IIBenjamin Alexander TheriaultEmilie M. ThomasNickolas R. ThurstonPatrick Eugene TingJean Marie TokmakianDylan Joseph TontiTyler Douglas TroupAmy Aiko TsuchiyamaRebecca Ann TuckerKaitlyn Leigh TylerRichard K. TyrenLaura Peterson TysonNicole Renaé UnderwoodRebecca UngMichael Robert UriarteKevin Ray VallaJohn Thomas Van SiclenRobert Michael VaughanMichelle Anne VergerNina Alexandra VertlibElizabeth A. VoegtleGreg Andrew WagnerRichard B. WagnerSarah WaldronFred S. WalkerRebecca Arielle WallingBonafacio WangElizabeth Ann WaringDavid WellerJane Anne WendenThomas Matthew WestRyan Scott WhalenRachel Beth WhiteIan Michael WhitfieldChristina Nicole WiesendangerHugh David WilderLauren Marie WilkinsAlicia N. WiningerSheryl WitzAbigail Raye WolfCurtis H. WongEmily M. WongJanel Bridget WongJessica P. WongBryson Smith WoodburyHeather Leigh WoodwardJonathan WuKristen S. T. WuJasmina Yujia XieChing Ching YaoConstance Mari YeeLaura Louise YounceChristina Marie Young


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Alison Judy YuChien YuRyan Joseph YuenJennifer ZhangAmanda L. ZieglerDavid Alexander ZimmermanChelsea Megan ZinkKatelynn Marie Zoellner

The following students were scheduled to graduate from San Ramon Valley High School:

Anthony David Accomazzo Chase Keniston AdamicAlexandra Royse AderPayam AdibKathryn Jean Ahlberg Farhan Ahmed Amanda Morgan AlamarAutumn Elizabeth-Keiko Albers Christina Marie AlemaniaSarah AlyousfiApril Belle Andrade Babak ArbabiMichael William ArchibaldJotinder AroraElliot Raymond ArthurAlejandra Aimee AstoquilcaMatthew Lee AustinAllyse Lynn Bacharach Melinda Leeann Bacharach Kelsey Ann BagotSean Paul Barber Kelli Kristin BarkerRyan Patrick BarnesLauren Alexis BarracoCarson Brad BaxterBrittany Chantel BeechTyler James BellSamuel Jerico Benjamin Erika Lindsey BentErica Lauren BernhardGregory Bryan BerryDavid Ryan BetheDavid William Louis BettyTaylor Cameron BeuckéSara Ann BeyersSandeep Kumar Bhateja David Everett Bianchini Jr.Alicia Fay BirdsallWhitney Rae Blackwell Devan Edward BlairRachel Whitney Blessum Lisa Kim BloxhamHannah Nichole BochenekCourtney Danielle Booth Catherine Lillie BorcichGrant Tyler BordalampéMartine Gabrielle BoswellElizabeth OíNeal BowenColin Packard BowyerMary Katherine Boyd Andrew Ian BrennerMary Lee Brewington Colin Westley BrownJessica Lynn BrunskillScott Michael Buckley Lindsey Christine BuichMichael BullAmelia Rose Burchard Amy JoAnn BurchardChristine Elizabeth Burke Amy Elizabeth Burkholder Maria Frances CalderazzoBenner Denali CallTyler Michael CallahanMatthew David CamilleriBrian Adams CamyreDavid Ronald Canada Michael David CandauLauren Raquel CapriottiKyle Thomas Castillo Neill David CastroJenna Marie Cerruti Andrew Preston ChalmersKate Elizabeth CharbonneauAusten Michael ChenWill Edward ChittendenRobynn Kumiko Choy

Christopher Thomas ChrestonJohn William ChristmanElizabeth Lauren Clapper Sean Daniel ClaybaughPaige Alexandra Cohen Alexandria Nicole Colaco Blake Sondel ColeMackenzie Ann Cole Christina Marie CollinsworthThomas David ComerKelsey Anne Comes Stuart Alan ConnellyKristin Cook Liam T. CorcoranLindsay Nicole CorreaChristopher John Yee Coyne Kaitlin Nicole Crocker Sierra Belle CushingAriana Lynn DabierSam DaddehSara Elizabeth DaltonJustin Raymond Damele Madeline Elysia Dang Jessica Beth Daniels Kenneth Richard DanielsonChristopher William Dann Melissa DastvarzJoseph John DaviesVictoria Jayne Davies Erin Michelle DelkerAlexander Emilio DeLuna Sarah Jean DevenyAmanda Leigh Devere Lisa Diane Dewar Jennifer Anne DobrzynskiLogan Charles McCloy DobsonNicholas Joseph DominguezDana Anthony DossScott Brandon DowdDanielle Elizabeth Dowler Emery Anne Downes Joanna Carmen Downes Meghan Celeste DoyleMichael King DrasinSamantha Leigh Dullea Stacey Nicole DuncanMichael Andrew Dvorak Lauren M. EbersSteven David EbersoleAmanda Grace EckenfelderDavid Russell EdmonRachel Helen EganAlexis Renee EilsMegan Nicole Eitzen Elisabeth Anne Eldridge Matthew Louis Stephen EmmonsMolly Rose Enzminger Alexis Christine Estrada Valentin EydelmanKatherine Leigh Falk Emily Lara Fassiotto Danielle Megan FerrettiSamuel Gregory Finlayson Kaylia Michelle FisherKeven Paul FitzpatrickRachel Seishin Fleisher Kelly Diane Fogarty Kelsey Jean Foltz Alyssa Ann Fong Jacqueline Vanessa Forni Molly Jane Frandsen Joseph Michael FucaTyler Elias Fust Chelsea Elizabeth GallegosJessica Ann GarcyJamie Colin GatesAlyse Lauren GilbertNoe-Marie Filice GilbertsonLaura Jean GingrichAmber Rose-Marie GoulartNicole Kelly Goulding Dasha Marie Grabowsky Haleigh Lauren Grant Michael Howard Grant Katherine Ann Green Geoffrey Ford GriffinKaitlin Michele Griffin Christopher Joseph GruberNicholas John GrutzeckJoseph G. GuastavinoBrett Allen Gunari

Kari Ann GundersonAdam Michael HaasTaylor Alexander HahnNiv Hakami-Majd Nawaid HamidChristopher James Hand Keith Francis HanlonBrett Y. HaradaMegan Rose HarcourtScott Daniel HarrelsonScott Andrew Hasenpflug David W. J. HasselfeldKelley Christine HathawayLindsay Marie Haworth Kristen Lynn Hayashi Zachary Blaine HayesDaniel Joseph HebelMikaila Brianne HebertRoy Ziegler Helu Jr.Ryan Michael HensleyTaylor Robert HermanAlexander Samuel HerskovichMichael Benjamin Heskett Catherine Nicole HewattLesley Tilford HilpMichael Thomas HodgesCari Margaret Hoffschildt Allison Michelle HomCaetlynn Elizabeth HornerNeal Robert HowardMelvin HsiehKeith Erickson HughesKeith L. HullenaarKaitlyn Anne Humphrey Zachary Benjamin Hunter Mikayla Ann IoannouAnthony Jay IovinoMarissa Ann IovinoSteve Sofsrud JacksonKelly Marie Jaeger Michael James Jennings Kathryn Rose JewettPaolo Armando Pardini JimenezHyun W. JinAshley Ann Johnson Gregory Spencer JohnsonScott Aaron JohnsonCaroline Christine JuenCallie Patricia Kaminski Nicholas Bernard KaplanGloria Marguerite KatribSophia KazimiAaron Samuel Keil Christine Marie KellerAustin James Kelley Heather Sheldon-Lee Kellogg Christopher Mitchell KemsleyCarly Jean Kenyon Amy Elizabeth KerrLeonid Keselman Brett Charles KetelesSamuel Nicholas KikesLiam Kennedy KimbleCurtis Donald KingmanTrevor James KnowlesCharles Young KoAndrew Jon KoskiBrianna KoskiRaffi Hagop KouyoumdjianEverett Lloyd KowalskiSophia Leigh KrampfSam Spencer KrevochezaCameron Jordan KromeRachel Anne LaBergeJustin Michel Lacasse Michael Robert LainezJames Robert LambertPatrick Charles LancasterKayla Ann LaneChristopher Julien LaosJohn Mitchell LappinJason Won Lee Lauren Kristin Lee Spencer Michael LeeKaitlyn Mary LehrerBryce Clayton LeiningerMatthew Adam LendvayCaitlin Anne LesterXiaoXuan Judy Li Devan Lester LilesDanielle Louise Lombard

Blake Allen LongfellowVictoria Frances LopezCorbin Scott LouksMelissa Ko Low Ryan Lawrence LucasAndrew Joseph LynchChristopher Cody Macaulay Justin Edward MacinickErin Christine MackeyZachary Michael MadonickMichael Timothy Mahoney Laura Frances Managan Grace Kimberley Mannell Jamie A. ManzanoGeoffrey Ryan MapplebeckClaudia Maria Lucrecia MarinJeff Edward MarshallBevin Kyra MartinAlycia Ann MartinezMarissa Michelle MartiniChristopher Thomas MasonLauren Tomiko MasukawaAngela Margaret Dawn Mathews Omid Arvin MatthewChallan Moorea MauritzAndrew Miles MaysAri Benjamin Mazer Ryan James McBeeMorgan James McCallaDaniel Joseph McClellandJonathon Ryan McCollumRonisha Ann McCrayHilary Lynne McGrawLindsay Michelle McHughMelanie McKayCraig James McSherryVincent J. MendozaAustin Scott MerrittTara Ann MeyerGeoffrey Edmund MichalczykSarah Elizabeth MillerStephanos Millias Tina Mirzazadeh Jacqueline Sonia Mitchner Geoffrey Michael Mohun Cara Michelle MontelongoBryan Jeffrey MooreDaniel Jay MorganPaul Thomas MorganteGuiness Roy MulthaupAnthony Gerard MunozJeffrey John MurphyTala Najafi Matthew J. Napoli Samantha Gale Nasstrom David John Navarra Benafsha Evelyn NawabiAllison Elizabeth Neal Barry Michael NealBlake Nels NelsonMatthew Joseph Neumeister Cody Edward NevelsDaniel James NewellCourtney Erin NewlinElliot Jon Hoffman NicksAlexis Kim Nordine Kaycie Elizabeth OíNeilRaymond Demitri Ochoa Kevin Somerville Olsson Sara Katherin Omary Rebecca Marie Orabi Austin Alexander OvertonNicholas Alexander PaciniMitchell Kent PalssonAmy Elizabeth Pang Christopher Owen Quiros ParentGabrielle Marie ParisellaBria Mackenzie ParkLauren Marshelle ParksVani Parti Rebecca Marie PascuaKellyn Leigh PattersonAndrew Martin PedloweDaniel Henry PeedCecilia Marie PeñaMichael Daniel PeñaCarissa Michelle Perault Monica G. PérezSteven Vincenzo PeriniCaleb Andrew PetersonClark Eddie Peterson

Matthew James Petraglia Donica Anne Polce Natalie Lois Sandra Poulson Anthony David PowellAlex Edward PriceMichele Elizabeth PrinceHeather Bettina PurcellBryan Phillip Pyle Allison Sharon Quan Caroline Rose RaffantiMegan Elizabeth RajeskiGuillermo Paris RamirezDerek Edward RandallKristi Renee RattoAlexander Williams RawlingsBrandon Lyle RayJeffrey Clift Read Timothy James RealToryn Denise ReedLauren Jeanne ReeseHeather Mary ReganChristopher J. RehageAndrew James ReichholdEric Richard ReiningerMaria Angela Renyut Erik James ReVeal Megan Lydia RezowalliDanielle Simone Ribera Phillip Charles RiceNicole Anderson Richards Danielle Elise RitenourDavid Aidan RobinsonJulie Marie Robinson J. Tyler RoenAbigail Mae Rojansky Christopher David Roland Dillon Scott RosdahlStacie Danielle RosmanMallory Ann RossenJohn Joseph RossiterMaria Rose Rouchanian Jenelle Terese RoullierCaroline Victoria Rowland Courtney Lee RubesaMatthew Robert Rudow Timothy James RudyConnor Gregory RufeKristen Nina Ruiz Megan Domenica RussilloShelly RussonDanielle Erica Ruud Alison Eileen RyanKevin M. Ryno Asha SabbellaAmanda SadriPeri Hadees SalehMaximilian Xavier Dumlao Santana Vai Aaron Schierholtz Jill SchmoegerKathryn Elizabeth Schratz Brittany Allegra Schultz Mark Whitman ScottKristina Janette SeatKimberly N. SegoviaNicholas John SeilerTravis Wayne SeipelWhitney Ann SellerMina Sentaws SentawsGianPaul Fernando Severo Kamyar Adameus ShabanianiAbigail Atwood Shaw Caroline Mary Sheahan Molly Rachel ShwedelPuneet Kaur Sidhu Samantha Gail SimpsonBanee SinghJessica Lynn SmithKatelin Marie SmithBrittany Alix SolomonAlan Thor Sonoda Tyler Mark Soo HooAubree Anne SouthwickJoseph Harrison SpingarnAlexandros StavrianopoulosRebecca Leigh Stein Ashley Kristine SteinbergAndrea Ruth Stenquist Michael Robert StorerHillary Middleton Struthers Sarah Hasan Suharwardy Samuel Joseph Sutton

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Man weaves for home, police right behind him A 40-year-old man allegedly under the influence of alcohol ignored a Danville police officer flashing his lights behind him and kept speeding and driving all the way to his home in Blackhawk, said police Sgt. Troy Francis. Police Officer Robert Durer caught the suspect speeding on Camino Tassajara at 11:29 p.m., Tuesday, June 5. Durer turned on his siren and fol-lowed the man as he sped, swerving left to right, police said. Shortly, the man entered Blackhawk at its east gate and pulled into his driveway at his home on Kingswood Circle. “What do you want? I’m home,” the suspect told Durer, according to reports, when he got out of his

2003 white Cadillac. When he continued to enter his home, Durer grabbed his right arm, put him in a controlled hold, and walked him outside, Francis said. The man failed sobriety tests and was arrested on charges of drunken driving. He is scheduled to appear in court. “Unfortunately, there’s still quite a lot of drunk driving,” Francis said. That same day, a resident reported someone driv-ing a silver BMW in a reckless manner on Ashley Court in Danville after midnight, Francis said. After police arrived, they found the woman driver appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, he said. Police also arrested her on charges of drunken driving.

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Tuesday, June 5• Petty theft from vehicle on Railroad

Ave. at 1:54 p.m.• Petty theft from vehicle on

Macomber Rd. at 4:26 p.m.

Wednesday, June 6• Petty theft on Camino Tassajara and

Contada Cir. at 8:37 a.m.• Residential burglary on Garden

Creek Pl. at 9:47 a.m.• Petty theft on Harper Ln. at 12:24 p.m.• Misdemeanor hit-and-run on

Danville Blvd. and Del Amigo Rd. at 3:21 p.m.

• Auto burglary on Garden Creek Pl. at 3:34 p.m.

• Accident, property damage, on Linda Mesa Ave. and Railroad Ave. at 4:14 p.m.

• Accident, property damage, arrest, on El Sobrante Dr. at 5:35 p.m.

• Battery on El Sobrante Dr. at 5:38 p.m.

• Accident, property damage, on Diablo Rd. and southbound I-680 off ramp on 7:19 p.m.

• Warrant arrest on Santiago Dr. at 8:44 p.m.

Thursday, June 7• Misdemeanor driving under the influ-

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• Auto burglary on Camino Amigo at 8:05 a.m.

• Petty theft on Love Ln. at 10:58 a.m. and 11 a.m.

• Misdemeanor hit-and-run on northbound I-680 on ramp and Sycamore Valley Rd. at 11:26 a.m.

• Credit card fraud on Conway Dr. at 1:14 p.m.

• Alcohol intoxicated subject on Crow Canyon Rd. at 8:58 p.m.

Friday, June 8• Petty theft from vehicle on Harlan Dr.

at 7:08 a.m.• Auto burglary on St. Timothy Ct. at

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• Auto burglary on Loch Lomond Way at 8:28 a.m.

• Vandalism on Tassajara Ranch Dr. at 8:33 a.m.

• Accident, property damage, on Del Amigo Rd. and Glen Rd. at 8:38 a.m.

• Petty theft on Love Ln. at 1:57 p.m.• Petty theft on Del Amigo Rd. at 2:35

p.m.• Accident, property damage, on

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• Identity theft on Pulido Ct. at 3:25 p.m.

Saturday, June 9• Vandalism on Hunters Terrace at

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Ln. at 10:52 a.m.• Auto burglary on Love Ln. at 11:05

a.m.• Vandalism, arrest, on Kelley Ln. at

2:33 p.m.• Identity theft on Presidio Ct. at 9:40

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A spider swooped down by the mayor’s face, which star-tled the children at Green Valley Elementary School. “I’ll save the mayor!” proclaimed Danville School

Resource Officer Trevor McGinnis, who snatched the spider away. This calmed the frightened children. “That’s why I always bring Officer McGinnis, to protect me from spiders,” Danville Mayor Mike Shimansky told the children. Shimansky and McGinnis shared information about their duties and experiences as public servants with Michelle Bering’s class of 20 second-graders at Green Valley Elementary on Tuesday, June 5. Shimansky said one of the students’ mothers asked him to come and speak. “I love doing it,” Shimansky said. “I enjoy talking to kids. It’s going to be their first interaction with a mayor.” He discussed a range of topics, which included his mayoral duties, the town budget, and his trip to Washington, D.C., meeting powerbrokers. He said he enjoyed meeting the U.S. President’s dog more than interacting with politicians. Then Shimansky asked the class how much money they thought is in the town’s budget. “$40,000,” said one student. “$6,000,” ventured another.

“$36,000.” Finally, after several more guesses, Shimansky responded. “It’s a little bit more than $6,000,” he said. “We have an operating budget of $20 million.” “We get it from your moms and dads,” he added. “They pay taxes. We spend money on the Fourth of July parade, to fix potholes, lights...” Shimansky said breaking it down in easy terms helps chil-dren understand. “You’ve got to keep it simple,” he said. Some children wondered if he lived in a mansion. “They get to know who the mayor is,” he added. “I live right up the street.” After the mayor’s talk, McGinnis spoke about being a police officer. “I really like my job,” he said, noting that he had consid-ered being a teacher. The students enjoyed listening to McGinnis. “How do you protect the mayor?” one child asked. “How many people did you kill with your gun?” another one wanted to know. McGinnis hasn’t used his gun in Danville, and only uses it to practice on the shooting range, he said. “I’ve got to practice so I won’t miss,” he said. Later, he talked about some of his other weapons to detain a criminal, such as pepper spray and a stick. He also said it’s important for police officers to walk with confidence. If they are timid, suspected criminals may not treat them with respect.

He talked about the damaging effects of vandalism, the importance of staying away from drugs and alcohol, and avoiding fights. When Shimansky and McGinnis finished their talks, they gave away pencils and Street Smarts goodies. Shimansky told the kids they can e-mail him about town issues. Shimansky and McGinnis have taken the initiative to meet with other children. They took a student from John Baldwin Elementary School out to lunch at Father Nature’s the next day. And they met with two Diablo Vista Middle School stu-dents. Last year, when Councilwoman Karen Stepper was mayor, she took students to meet with town officials. “I tried to make it educational,” Stepper said. “I took them out in the field. It was fun, they were young.” “They were pretty excited that they get to walk with the mayor,” she added. “It’s another way to meet the commu-nity.” Bering said she was pleased that the mayor spoke to her class. “It was my first time,” she said. “The kids were so excited. They were making a welcome poster for the mayor.” “It tied into our social studies class because we learn about our place in our community, and it fit into our curriculum,” she added. Kate Nagle, 6, a student in Bering’s class said she had a good time. “I thought it was fun, and I thought it was interesting when he came and talked to us,” she said. ■

Danville Mayor Mike Shimansky talks to second-graders at Green Valley Elementary School about being mayor. He was accompanied by School Resource Officer Trevor McGinnis who talked about being on the police force.

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Chihuahua has a hacking coughQ. I have a 1-1/2-year-old Chihuahua who seems to be cough-ing up a hairball. She does this two to three times a day. I’ve heard that it is common with Chihuahuas, called reverse sneezing. Do you think it is something more serious?A. You didn’t mention how long your dog has been coughing, which can help determine whether this is a recent problem or a chronic con-dition. In general, a gagging, hack-ing cough tends to be associated with tracheobronchitis. The most common causes of tracheobronchi-tis are infection (kennel cough) and allergies. Recent exposure to other dogs as in a dog park or kennel could lead to infection. If allergies are the culprit, the time of day and where the dog is located when she coughs can often help pinpoint an allergy source.

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L aura Means Berchdorf is a busy woman. Besides rais-ing three elementary school-

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Galatean Players Ensemble Theatre is opening the world pre-miere of “Christenings” tomorrow, June 16, at the Onstage Theatre in Pleasant Hill with a preview tonight, June 15. The play runs through June 30.

“Christenings” explores parent-ing from pregnancy through child-hood. Means Berchdorf examines multiple perspectives, including young parents experiencing the birth of their first child, grandpar-ents raising their grandchildren, as well as older couples welcoming “surprise” pregnancies.

“Laura writes with the perfect blend of comedy and pathos when examining the elements of life that most people encounter: birth, rela-tionships and death,” said director Helen Means, her mother, who has directed all of the pieces in the tril-ogy, which also includes “Vows” and “Eulogy.”

This fall, Means is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Onstage Theatre, the company she founded.

Both mother and daughter live in Alamo and have been creating the-ater in the East Bay for over three decades, said Kathryn G. McCarty,

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Presenting the PastB Y B E V E R LY L A N E

I n 1980 and 1982, activists worked hard to get a Danville-only boundary, so that voters

could approve or reject a new town. The Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) was the only agency which could approve such an incorporation effort. Composed of two members selected by the county, two selected by the cities and one selected by the other four, it was tasked with discouraging urban sprawl and encouraging the orderly development of local gov-ernments.

The LAFCO execu-tive officers took this charge very seriously. Since the commission’s creation in 1963, it had opposed allowing individual San Ramon Valley communities to vote on incorporation. Joe Connery, LAFCO executive in the 1970s, had successfully per-suaded earlier incorpo-ration committees to include the whole valley in any proposed city boundary. There were good reasons for this position since the valley shared a unified school district, was sociologically and economically similar, and included the entire southern part of the county.

Nevertheless, there were four failed efforts in recent history and the Danville Incorporation Study Group (DISG) committee wanted a Danville vote. The LAFCO execu-tive officer after 1979 was Dewey Mansfield and he took the same negative position. He emphasized the difficulties of organizing an incorporation effort (“You have to suffer!” he said to one volunteer) and asked for extensive data which would prove the proposed Town of Danville could succeed.

Mansfield outlined the LAFCO application requirements: a com-plete feasibility study, proposed boundary, financial plan and analy-sis of existing special districts and service areas within the suggested boundary.

The DISG, now headed by Dick McNeely, put together the feasibil-ity study. They divided into task forces, looking at the current and potential costs of government ser-vices, and focused on police, roads, parks and planning. Beverly Lane wrote the study with research done by volunteers Gay Wyne, Candace Snyder, Chris Winter, George Filice, Bill Highfield, Don Sledge, Susanna Schlendorf, Dick McNeely and Ken Samuels.

The county was not forthcom-ing with budget figures, especially when dealing with citizen activ-ists. Finally the committee decided to raise funds and pay Maynard Crowther of Danville to put togeth-er the proposed Town budget. “The

Town of Danville, A Feasibility Study, May 1981” brought solid findings that the proposed town could successfully finance govern-ment services and cited many rea-sons for allowing Danville’s citi-zens to vote on incorporation.

The boundary was the subject of much discussion and debate dur-ing the writing of the study and finally the committee decided to follow Danville’s ZIP code, plus the entire Crow Canyon Country Club south to Crow Canyon Road.

Dick McNeely was the point per-son on this, talking to the San Ramon Incorporation committee (which was about eight months behind Danville), Blackhawk Corp. representatives and White Gate and Bryan Ranch homeowners.

At the same time, the committee, with the assistance of Supervisor Eric Hasseltine, convinced the Board of Supervisors to put the issue to a ballot without the elabo-rate petition method which had taken such energy in the earlier attempts.

The Committee armed itself with the Feasibility Study and a complete paper on “CEQA Compliance: The Proposal to Incorporate the City of Danville.” Then members lob-bied the Local Agency Formation Commission members. Despite Mansfield’s desire for a valley-wide city, the commission was per-suaded that Danville should have a chance to vote for incorporation on its own. Mansfield finally rec-ommended that Danville have the opportunity, with the caveat in his report that Danville should be the only city in the valley. His theory was that San Ramon and Alamo could later join Danville.

LAFCO approved the proposal on Dec. 9, 1981, and, when the Board of Supervisors set the election date for June 8, 1982, the advocates celebrated and launched the next phase, an election campaign.Next week: The Danville election.

Source: The Museum of the San Ramon Valley has extensive files

on the Danville Incorporation effort.

Beverly Lane, a longtime Danville resident, is curator of the Museum of

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Ocean’s Thirteen Rating: PG-13 for language and some sensualityRun Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes The boys are back in town, with a vengeance. The current Rat Pack picks up where it left off in “Ocean’s Eleven,” by-passing its tepid sequel in favor of something more ... Eleven-ish. No reason to complain as “Ocean’s” is a couple of action-packed hours of luscious eye-candy with a plot to boot. Not much of one but a catchy re-tread that re-works the concept of the world’s most improbable scam. In a nutshell, key players Danny Ocean (liquid velvet George Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) set out to avenge the betrayal of their beloved guru Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould). Tishkoff was a trusting half-partner in Vegas’ hottest hotel casi-no (The Bank) until kingpin Willie Bank (Al Pacino doing his sleaziest lounge lizard) screwed him over to the tune of millions. The duplicity lands Tishkoff in critical condition from sheer shock. Ocean and company want revenge. What else to do but to take down Bank in a high-profile crash-and-burn? Bank’s biggest strength is also his weakness—his ego. And sabotaging his casino on opening day is a plan that feels ever so sweet. But first they have to beat the Greco, an artificial intelligence security system that thinks and reasons and is so impenetrable it can’t be beat. Or can it? The boys won’t rest until they make right by Tishkoff, carefully crafting a multi-tasking casino scam that works its way from the bottom—the Mexican factory that manufacturers magnetized dice—through the middle—rigged slots, snitched

technology—all the way to the top in the form of filthy rich funds courtesy of formerly swindled money-man Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia). The boys are in rare form: smooth and breezy in that cooler-than-thou way that garnered so many fans in 2001. The regulars—Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, etc.—do what they do best, plying criminal dexterity with hip panache. Pacino and right-hand woman Ellen Barkin ratchet up the tension, sexual and other-wise. Action is snappy enough to mask the narrative missteps. Cross, cross and double-crosses are slick and amusing and oh so familiar. This roll of the dice is a guaranteed winner; summer fun with a safety net.

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Friends are now Eagle Scouts

Jason Jasinski, John Rodriguez and Lee Witbeck were in Scouting together from second through 12th grade, and on June 3, they had their court of honor to be recognized as Eagle Scouts at the Danville Community Center. Their Scout Master is Steve Lipson. Jasinski, who is graduating from Monte Vista High School, is the son of Bob and Vicki Jasinski. His project was building three mov-able benches for the Youth Center at St. Isidore Church in Danville, using cedar to match the center’s exterior. Rodriguez, also graduating from Monte Vista, is the son of Randy and Alice Rodriguez. He repaired and refinished three benches in

the interior quad at Vista Grande Elementary, reinforcing them to weather better than the previous material. Witbeck, who is graduating San Ramon Valley High, is the son of Daryl and Susan Witbeck. He renovated an existing eating area at his high school, removing dead grass, weeds and mud, replacing them with decomposed granite for an all-weather patio area.

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Alamo1525 Diablo Vista D. & S. Markley to S. & V. Peterson for $1,450,0001440 Jackson Way W. & M. Lennett to M. & S. Jamshahi for $1,300,0001650 Ramona Way M. & M. Hardy to E. & D. Hall for $1,625,0003037 Sandstone Road MausTrust to R. & S. Tijero for $1,026,000

Danville1254 Ariel Drive ShapellHomes to N. Kiaie for $1,350,000645 Blue Spruce Drive R. & K. Harrington to Utikal Trust for $1,430,0003485 Cashmere Street

Shapell Industries to Behan Trust for $1,103,000224 Cypress Hills Court Vanpoppel Trust to Remmich Trust for $940,0004413 Deer Ridge Road Bradley Trust to Harden Trust for $2,650,000671 Dunhill Drive KlosTrust to D. & J. Leibow for $1,000,0004039 Eagle Nest Lane D. Brandenburg to L. & A. Gervolino for $1,265,000678 El Cerro Boulevard Harman Trust to M. Levy for $1,000,00035 Foothill Court SirvaRelocation to D. Tom for $1,425,0002082 Fostoria Circle B.Yonenaka to A. Georgsson for $455,000

1651 Harlan Drive NeimanTrust to C. Baron for $857,5002074 Lusitano Street ShapellIndustries to B. Singh for $996,500801 Maldon Court LennarHomes to D. Meyer for $1,219,0001492 Menton Street LennarHomes to G. & C. Gibson for $1,063,500100 Oak View Terrace D. & S. Woodland to D. & M. Redhair for $1,455,000642 Park Hill Road MandoliTrust to K. & J. Park for $1,010,000206 Stetson Drive SirvaRelocation to Cinani Trust for $848,000185 Town and Country Drive M. & S. Moeller to S. Russell for $1,285,000

Walnut Creek4025 Arbolado Drive A. & M. Portnoy to U. & S. Klein for $1,750,000

2115 Cactus Court #8 World Savings Bank to Hamilton Trust for $400,000

232 Clyde Drive T. & A. Peck to D. Endo for $1,050,000

1869 Countrywood Court H. Been to K. Rogers for $577,500

391 Fenway Drive GarlandTrust to M. Garcia for $805,000

15 Glencreek Lane Tice Valley Partners to T. & J. Bragg for $370,000

860 Hawthorne Drive M. Cary to S. & I. Dajani for $855,000

762 Hilton Road T. & C. Seelye to Napper Trust for $1,150,00026 Kerley Court R. Morgan to Gamble Trust for $1,760,00025 Lexington Place SeskinTrust to J. & J. Choi for $895,000230 Marshall Drive MertenTrust to K. Trevethan for $635,000201 Masters Court #2 Fairways 340 Limited to S. Lo for $220,0001760 Meadow Lane L. & R. Tieman to S. & K. Hall for $1,260,0002728 Oak Road #147 N.Carpenter to A. Krompholz for $420,000

1278 Oakshire Court C.Ochsenhirt to S. Roseme for $775,000127 Player Court #4 Fairways340 Limited to D. & C. Frost for $435,0002037 Strand Road R. Ostry to R. & W. Libby for $807,500646 Via Appia J. Grant to E. Billeci for $550,0004190 Walnut Boulevard P. Buckman to C. Glynn for $915,0003193 Wayside Plaza #24 M.Franke to O. Oliva for $406,0003424 Withersed Lane StorhillTrust to K. & L. Leung for $815,000787 Woodwind Place M. & K. Chatfield to Roth Trust for $1,710,000

H O M E S A L E SSource: California REsource


Real EstateO P E N H O M E G U I D E A N D R E A L E S T A T E L I S T I N G S

AlamonTotal sales reported: 4Lowest sale reported: $1,026,000Highest sale reported: $1,625,000Average sales reported: $1,350,250

DanvilleTotal sales reported: 18Lowest sale reported: $455,000Highest sale reported: $2,650,000Average sales reported: $1,186,250

Walnut CreekTotal sales reported: 22Lowest sale reported: $220,000Highest sale reported: $1,760,000Average sales reported: $843,682

S A L E S A T A G L A N C EThis week’s data represents homes sold during May 2007

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ALAMO3 Bedrooms

59 Hagen Oaks Ct. $1,230,000Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 736-8411

4 Bedrooms2540 Lunada Ln. $1,799,900Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 382-5824

BLACKHAWK3 Bedrooms

3670 Silver Oak Pl. $797,000Sun 1-4:30 J. Rockcliff Realtors 457-4551

4 Bedrooms34 Magnolia Pl. $1,788,888Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 648-5346

DANVILLE3 Bedrooms

6024 Condor St. $599,500Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel 968-14521954 S. Forest Hill Pl. $679,950Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 830-399935 Mountain Valley Pl. $719,000Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 736-8411

4 Bedrooms5950 Bruce Dr. $3,998,000Sun 1:30-4:30 Alain Pinel 209-3451595 Zephyr Cir. $989,000Sun 1-5 J. Rockcliff Realtors 855-4134

5 Bedrooms24 Campbell Pl. $1,600,000Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 683-9799

30 Camille Pl. $2,295,000Sun 1-4 Sterling Real Estate 212-3691

29 Meadow Lake Dr. $2,998,000Sun 1:30-4:30 Alain Pinel 209-3451

1901 Peters Ranch Rd. $5,998,000Sun 1:30-4:30 Alain Pinel 209-3451

DIABLO5 Bedrooms

2540 Caballo Ranchero $3,998,000Sun 1:30-4:30 Alain Pinel 209-3451

SAN RAMON3 Bedrooms

116 Sapphire Ct. $710,000Sat/Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 855-4128

4031 W. Lakeshore $809,000Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 683-5165

610 Joree Lane $574,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union GMAC 314-4803

4 Bedrooms5577 Satin Leaf Wy. $2,289,000Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 736-8411

10019 Albion Rd. $724,500Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel 968-1452

1769 Blakesley Dr. $879,900Sat/Sun 1-4 Prudential CA 548-4480

5 Bedrooms2142 N. Donovan Wy. $809,500Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel 968-1452

DUBLIN1 Bedrooms

6604 Conestoga Ln. $417,500Sun 1:30-4:30 J. Rockliff Realtors 519-9099

5 Bedrooms5172 Grayhawk Ln. $1,384,500Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel 968-14525836 Turnberry Dr. $1,899,000Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel 583-1121

PLEASANTON1 Bedrooms

829 Division St., #A $377,850Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 788-7788

2 Bedrooms2257 Goldcrest Cir. $599,000Sat 1:30-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 570-0717

3 Bedrooms5308 Brookside Ct. $599,000Sun 1-4 ReMAx 209-76446211 Wade Ct. $640,000Sun 1-4 Keller Williams 463-04362708 Wheatman Ct. $749,950Sat 1-4 Keller Williams 577-46636869 Inglewood Ct. $750,000Sun 1-4 Keller Williams 463-0436

4 Bedrooms2374 Meadowlark Dr. $928,888Sat/Sun 1-4 Keller Williams 260-2508

LIVERMORE3 Bedrooms

3036 Kennedy St. $565,000Sat/Sun 1-4 J. Rockcliff Realtors 639-8646

4 Bedrooms549 Alameda Dr. $665,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Keller Williams 510-468-1316

5 Bedrooms3041 Talinga $1,299,900Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel 583-1121

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DANVILLEMajestic Mount Diablo Views $3,475,000Exquisite creekside estate on a park-like one acre setting. This home boasts 7 bedrooms, 7.5 bath-rooms, library, au pair/guest suite and more.Mary Bonham & Chris Campbell 925.997.1787

ALAMOIn The Beautiful Hills of Alamo $2,195,000Built in 1990, this almost 4700sf home w/beautiful views boasts 4bd, 4.5ba. Come see this rare gem. It just might be the answer to your dream home.Michael K 510.612.8008

ALAMOQuiet Court Location $2,195,0005bd, 4ba, office, bonus room, 4300+/-sf, custom cabinets. 4-car garage, pool, .67+/-acre flat lot w/Mt. Diablo views, backing to open space.Brad Gothberg 925.977.8965

DANVILLEModel Perfect in Magee Ranch $1,599,900Great floor plan with guest suite on separate level, master suite w/attached office/sitting area. 4bd, 3.5ba, 3-car garage. A real gem!Carol Erbert 925.736.1666

DANVILLEWell-Appointed Home on Cul-De-Sac $1,379,0004bd, 3.5ba plus separate bonus room w/built-in projector and screen. Private rear yard is an entertainer’s dream. Finished 3-car garage.Sharen Metz 925.855.4087

DANVILLEBeautiful Diablo West Home $1,189,0005bd, 3ba, 2780+/-sf, crown molding, decora-tor paint, hardwood floors, dual pane windows. Terrific yard w/patio, pool, spa.Sharon Dare 925.855.4041

DANVILLETassajara Creek Beauty $1,115,000Dramatic entry, 4bd, 3ba, hardwood floors thro-ughout 1st floor, granite slab kitchen w/decorative tile backsplash. Master w/retreat. 3-car garage.Khrista Jarvis Team 925.855.4065

DANVILLEJust Listed—Picture Perfect! $1,019,9004bd + loft, living room & family room! Granite kit-chen, crown mouldings, custom lighting & window coverings, premium location w/no neighbor behind!Chris & Lisa Hopkins 925.855.4014

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