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The Urban Farmers and friends at work in a Lafayette garden (intern Chelsea O'Sullivan in big hat and purple top) Photos Doug Kohen
Growing Like Weeds – Or Pumpkins By Sophie Braccini “What comes out of a seed?” asks Chelsea O’Sullivan, a Saint Mary’s College student on a summer internship with the non-profit organization Urban Farmers; gathered around her is a collection of very young farmers. On the other side of this Reliez Valley garden Cameron Sioshansi, co-founder of Urban Farmers, stands atop a compost pile explaining to a slightly older group – those over age five - the role of this important element for the natural fertilization of the soil. What will come out of a seed as a result of the day’s activities?read online
The Springbrook Hogs celebrate victory at City Meet Photo Kelly Wood
Lafayette City Meet – a Nail-biter! Sun Valley Takes an Unexpected Third Place By Jean Follmerread online
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Quick links to stories issue July 21st, 2010
read online: Growing Like Weeds - Or Pumpkins Lafayette City Meet - a Nail-biter! A College Education Can Bury You in Debt Lafayette Police Blotter Charter City & Transfer Tax - Tabled Indefinitely Decaying Home a Nuisance to Neighbors Homegrown Farmer Returns to Lafayette Musicians Wanted for “Battle of the Dad Bands” Bicycle Navigation Made Easy Moraga Police Blotter Police Department’s Challenges Car Fee to Fund Road Repairs? The Spirit of Moraga Repairs on Moraga Road Delayed Orinda Police Blotter Planning Commission Steps Back on Downtown Building Height Decision Starlight Opens Time and Time Again Celebrate Everyday Heroes Golf Tournament Set for OCC Lafayette Boulange to Open Soon business briefs Vamos Espana! Lamorinda Cheers for the World Cup Champions A Taste for Theater MOFD Board Responds to Grand Jury Report Tax Bites & Tasty Morsels-An Innovative Cookbook Clive Worsley Reflects on Two Years at Town Hall Theater Passing the College “Health Test” - About that “Freshman Fifteen” Letters to the Editor Moraga Junior Women’s Club Supports Food Bank Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue Savor a Summer Salad Grilled Chicken Salad with fresh fruit, avocado, candied nuts and two cheeses Chopped Italian Salad Mid-Season Pool Talk Diablo Valley Track and Field Headed to Junior Olympics Moraga Open Sees New Sponsor, Maintains Local Ties Dive Meet Results MCC Member-Member Winners Warriors Win Lafayette Little League 10’s Meet Their Match Lafayette Little League 12’s All-Star Run Meadow Mini Meet Results OBA Pinto All-Stars Win Dale Wilson San Bruno Tournament OBA Orinda Spartans 11U Advances to PONY Baseball Regional Tournament Moraga Baseball Association’s 10U Mustang All Star Team Advances to District Tournament Orinda Spartans 12U Win East Bay Regional A New Superintendent for the Moraga School District Keith Lawrence Visits Summer String Thing A Midsummer Night’s Kid Fest Science in the Kitchen - Density Michael Lane Preschool Earns NAEYC Accreditation Ponds of Dreams BASMAA Offers Tips for Remembering Your Green Bags Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded
Quick links to stories issue July 7th, 2010
read online: The Evolution of the Retail Bookstore Funds Established to Help Families of Electrocution Victims New Rheem Theatre Takes its First Step Lafayette Police Blotter Council Continues to Weigh Charter City and Tax Measures A Voice for Lamorinda Solar Award and Panels Coming to Lafayette Affordable Housing Conflict in Lafayette Moraga Police Blotter A Ray of Sunshine over the Rheem Shopping Center Tell the Council What You Think, Before July 10 Bumps on the way to Bocce Ball Town Sets Process to Replace Manager Orinda Police Blotter Planning Commission Wrestles with Downtown Height Recommendation...Again Planning Commission Considers Rezoning for Senior Affordable Housing Development business briefs How it Works-The Local Civic Process Running for City Council read online: Cal Shakes’ Inside Scoop - Mrs. Warren’s Profession Lafayette Family Works for Donor Awareness read online: Tick-Borne Disease MOFD, Residents Acclimate to New Fire Severity Zone Maladora Blooms Las Trampas Puts Rotary Donation to Good Use Ace It! Tournament Raises $10K Letters to the Editor Public Forum Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue Cookies for a Cause Coconut Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies LMYA Dolphins Swim to Win Lamorinda Lacrosse Represented at Nationals Miramonte Grad to Play for Fordham July 4th in Lamorinda Lafayette Little League 10’s Team Lights Up the Scoreboard Record Participation for the 2010 Moraga Fourth of July Race Troop 234’s Newest Eagle Scouts Lafayette Nursery School: More than a Pre-School, a School of Life Spencer Neale Memorial Scholarships Graduates of Orinda Academy’s Class of 2010 Family Focus Compare . . . and Despair Orinda’s History Preserved Today in Historic Homes The Real Estate Quarter in Review Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded
Quick links to stories issue June 23rd, 2010
read online: Orinda Turns 25-The Story of Incorporation The Rancho Laguna Park Saga: Council Pursues the End of the Story Acalanes Wins Prestigious Music Award Lafayette Police Blotter Waiting to Get Paid for Library Work Purchase of Parking Lot Approved Council Considers Tax Measure for November Ballot Fire Destroys Garage, Part of House on Sandalwood Court in Lafayette Moraga Police Blotter MYIC Finishes a Successful Year with Pancakes It’s Time for Summer Concerts at the Commons Moraga’s Budget and the Future of Infrastructure Streit Leaves Moraga Larry Lynch and the Mob: Rock Tradition for the 4th of July in Moraga Orinda Police Blotter Weighing the Risks and Rewards of a New Investment Policy 3/4 Century Club Lunch Walk in the Art at Theatre Square Pipeline Project to Traverse Miner Road-Next Phase Set for 2013 Meet New Police Officer Frederick Quichocho What Impact Will Whole Foods Have on Lafayette Businesses? business briefs Shumba Marimba to Perform in Support of Trust in Education A Festive Opening for Cal Shakes Molly Kruse: Into the Woods and On Her Way Saint Mary’s Takes a Cautious Route Toward Sustainable Lawn Maintenance MOFD Approves Preliminary 2010/2011 Budget, Sets Election Gears in Motion Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue Dante’s Ts Summer in Lamorinda Letters to the Editor Orinda Arts Council Celebrates 60 Years of Service Moraga Rotary E-waste Collection a Success Lafayette Community Foundation Announces Spring Grants Glorietta Grads the Squeeze On Outdoor Cooking with Springloaf Catering Grilled Skirt Steak with Hoisin Barbecue Glaze, served on a bed of Caramelized Onions and Bell Peppers Sweet Chili Lime Grilled Prawns with mango and passion fruit salsa Grad Night St. Perpetua’s Graduating Class read online: Orinda Academy Receives Environmental Recognition Lamorinda Students Win in Bay Area Ecological Art, Photography, Poetry and Writing Contest Troop 30863 Earns Bronze Award Ask Dr. Harold: Emotional Management Fast Lane to Swim Success Swimmer Celebrates Water with Lake Tahoe Swim Oakland Strokes Compete in 2010 U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships Trying Something New is Simple Speed Walking to Gold Okamura Takes MCC Challenge Title Lafayette Little League Final Games Bootball for a Cure Orinda 12U Wins Pleasant Hill Baseball Tournament LMYA 5th Grade Girls Champions LMYA 6th Grade Girls’ Volleyball Champions Outdoor Kitchens for Outdoor Living Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Gardening with Cynthia Brian: ANIMAL HOUSE
Quick links to stories issue June 9th, 2010
read online: Rheem Theater - The Phoenix Rises Talented Musicians Take the Stage at Jazz Café Orinda Witnesses a Tragedy Lafayette Police Blotter Budget Balanced in Lafayette - at Least for Now Fate of Foreclosed Home Soon Final Cost of Parking Tickets Going Up in Lafayette Bookmark Café is Open Moraga Police Blotter read online: Rancho Laguna II Appeal Lighting Assessment District Vote Innovative Public Gardens Moraga’s Housing Element Certified Orinda Police Blotter No Real Estate Transfer Tax for Orinda - Yet Crestview Residents Take Road Repairs into their Own Hands Eden Housing Meets Orinda Community Story Poles to Show Downtown 55-foot Height Limit Lafayette Veterinarian Takes Holistic Approach business briefs Need a Last Minute Gift for your Favorite Grad? Free Father’s Day Car Show in Lafayette “The Jay and Charley Show” Fundraising in a tough economy Caldecott Tunnel Fourth Bore project Two Courageous Officers Recognized Daryl Louder Named Contra Costa County Fire Chief; Inherits Budget Challenges Letters to the Editor Proof: Mirth, Mystery, Madness and Math When War Hurts, at Home Time for Tea Spinach & Zucchini Frittata Cougars and Mats are Champions Acalanes Softball Reaches NCS Semi-Finals MBA Box Scores for May 8-May 16 Black Sox Cruise to Round Three of the OBA Playoffs Moraga Cougars are Citrus Heights Champions Water Polo Champions NCS RESULTS High School Track and Field NCS Results Shot Low, Came up on Top Lafayette Little League Moraga Medals Local Moraga Charity Named Top-Rated Nonprofit Organization EFO Thanks Orinda Rotary Club of Moraga Hosts 19th Annual Moraga Field Day LYNN’S TOP FIVE - Social Security Income Tactics Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue Troop 30659 Lafayette Girl Scouts Visit ARF Lafayette Nursery School Reunites 7 Steps to Success: The College Transfer Path: Part II Meet New JM Principal Joan Danilson Eagles of Troop 57 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Orinda Idol Finalists It’s All in the Details Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded A Garden of Eating Fire Blight Disease - Time is Key
Quick links to stories issue May 26th, 2010
read online: Everywhere, Art President’s Award Goes to Quiet Giver Take A Quiz for 4th of July Fireworks Lafayette Police Blotter Homeowners Association Beautifies City Pathways Great Vibe at Concert at the Res Lafayette Book Store Closing Soon Real Estate Signs Abound Upcoming Party at the Lafayette Library Moraga Police Blotter Chronicles of a Resignation Foretold - Town Manager likely to leave Moraga Chew and Trotter to Run in November Moraga Supports California First Cause of Multi-Vehicle Fire Under Investigation Hungry Driver? Orinda Police Blotter Orinda’s Capital Improvement Plan 2011 Calling Young Poets and Writers Keeping it Clean and Bright-Who Pays? TENS-an Important Call Bike/Walk to Work and School Day Orinda’s New Police Officers Health Care Reform: Only The Beginning of Change for Small Business business briefs A Murder is Announced to be performed by Orinda Starlight Village Players Reaching for 100-Walter Bortz, MD Provides the Road Map to Getting There Standing Room Only at Senior Symposium MOFD Board Reviews Exterior Hazard Program Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue Chef Chao at 30 20 Years: Lafayette Car Wash & Detail Center Cal Shakes - The Inside Scoop John Steinbeck’s The Pastures of Heaven Listen to the World: Music Returns to the Orinda Library Letters to the Editor Public Forum AAUW Awards and Elections J. Rockcliff Realtors Serve the Community During ‘Orinda in Action’ Community Service Day Gulf Spill Hair Boom Project - Students Ask Community To Help with Gulf Tragedy Chef Chevalier’s Choice Black Angus Beef Tenderloin Rossini Taste of Lafayette a Sweet and Savory Success Oakland Strokes Men’s and Women’s Teams Going to Nationals in Cincinnati Campolindo Falls Short in NCS Final Acalanes and Miramonte Boys’ Lacrosse Split Rivalry Match-Ups MBA Box Scores for May 8-May 16 Lafayette Little League Orinda Spartans Defeat #2 Brentwood Sportstrong Bears Win Sac-Town Shoot-Out Seven Students Earn Black Belt Honors Lamorinda Golfers Compete in NCS DFAL and NCS High School Dive Results SMC Softball Wins Division MEF Showcase Delights Audience Student Art Show Class of 2010 Graduates From SMC Pool Remodel Begins at Acalanes High Schoo lLafayette Girl Scouts Cross the Bridge Family Focus: Avoiding Sibling Rivalry, Part 2 Troop 246 Honors Seven New Eagle Scouts Acalanes Blueprint Receives National Distinction and Local Honors Mrs. Elliott’s Class Graduates New Camp Introduces Kids to Kindergarten The New Nuts and Bolts of Pools Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Gardening with Cynthia Brian: SUMMER LOVING Hey Good-lookin’, What’s Cookin’?
Quick links to stories issue May 12th, 2010
read online: Burton Valley Elementary School Wins Green Award And the Digging Begins... Skinner to Host CA Budget Challenge in Orinda Lafayette Police Blotter Expect Changes at Clocktower Building Final Answer on Christmas Tree Lot Farmers’ Market Opens to Sunshine and Shoppers Moraga Police Blotter Analysis: Why Isn’t the Off-Leash Dog Issue Over? Hacienda Master Plan - Where Will the Money Come From? Tree Trouble on Mulholland Ridge Moraga Council to Adopt Speaker Cards Moraga Celebrates Gaels Orinda Police Blotter Planning Commission Gets an Earful on Downtown Revitalization Homeowners Seek Special Preservation Status for Oak American Graffiti Next Up in Classic Film Series at Orinda Theater Letter to the Editor New Toys for the Kitchen Mediterranean Summer Salad Orinda Medicine Shoppe and Lafayette Bookstore: Two Businesses Competing With Big Boxes Honored read online: business briefs Exploring Hip Hop at SMC Did the Beatles Sleep Here? MOFD Chief Appointed to National Committee Wine Tasting for Saint Mary’s Seniors Scouts Clean up Oak Springs The Orinda Arts Council Celebrates 60 Years St. Stephen’s Church to Serve as Community Link for 2010 Backpack Project Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue Lafayette’s Sunday of Sustainability with a Symphony on the Green Lamorinda Summer Camps 2009, Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda Miramonte Outlasts Rival Campolindo Acalanes Boys’ Golf Finishes Second at DFAL MBA Box Scores for April 17th-May 8 Lafayette Little League Campolindo Softball Fast Times for Orinda Aquatics Campolindo Senior Clears 28-year Old Record Divers Qualify for NCS Lamorinda Runners Well Represented at CYO Diocese Track Finals Scholastic Honor Measure A Wins by a Nose Orinda Celebrates Annual EFO Arts and Music Showcase JM Creative Arts and Writing Contest STAR Test Scores on High School Transcripts - Are They Necessary? May Features LASF Art Shows Two Odd Couples at Miramonte Pennies for Peace AUHSD Declines to Change Policy on Herbicide/Pesticide Use Troop 31218 Hosts Hollywood Father/Daughter Dance Wagner Ranch Presents Annie Get Your Gun Troop 212’s Eagle Scouts Zero Emissions, Here She Comes Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Growth of Synthetic Lawn in Lamorinda
Quick links to stories issue April 28th, 2010
read online: Indie Film Festival-A Big Draw for Orinda Take Back the Night at Saint Mary’s College Congratulations to This Year’s California Distinguished Schools Lafayette Police Blotter Communication Committee Wants To “Brand” Lafayette read online: The Seifel Report: Make Downtown Development Less Costly 2010 Bookmark Contest Winners Celebrating Earth Day in Lafayette Moraga Police Blotter Moraga Town Council wants to go to Bed Earlier Citizen of the Year Court Ruling Threatens Summer Concert Series Key Words: Dogs, Rancho Laguna, Disc Golf Baring it All Town Finance Survey Orinda Police Blotter Orinda’s Senior Affordable Housing Project Getting Closer Accidental Army-A West Coast Premier at the Orinda Theater Orinda Saturday Farmers’ Market to Open May 1st Letters to the Editor Public Forum Financing the Future of Residential Energy Efficiency business briefs Lamorinda’s Iron Filmmakers—And the Winner is... MOFD, Orinda Police Hillside Rescue Saves Orinda Resident MOFD Board Approves Updated Insurance Charges for Ambulance Service MOFD, Orinda, and Moraga Meet Again to Discuss F.A.I.R. Proposal Mother’s Day Contest Winner Women Fulbrighters Visit SMC Lafayette Girl Scout Leaders Honored NCL Senior Presents Kiwanis Helps Spruce up the Hacienda A LEAP of Faith Last Week’s Rainbows Over Lafayette May - June Community Events in Lafayette May - June Community Events in Moraga May - June Community Events in Orinda Tick, Tick, Tick... Artisan Bistro - Putting Fresh, Local Ingredients on the Table Bacon-wrapped, Pear-pine nut stuffed Duck Breast with Caramelized Turnip and Black Garlic Sauce Moraga Treeline Triathlon Successful Doug Buser: Player of the Week Acalanes Baseball Gives Back Acalanes Baseball takes on Rivals Most Frequently Viewed StoriesFrom Our Last Issue MBA Box Scores for April 14th-18th Orinda Spartans Defeat Pleasant Hill Hawks Lafayette Little League Lamorinda Helps Lead Oakland Strokes to Victory Gaels’ Strong Mental Game Leads to WCC Championship Congratulations to Campolindo Coaches Lamorinda Karate Takes on Vegas CLAM Diving Results Four from Troop 243 Earn Eagle Scout Rank The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) Safe School Ambassadors The Transfer Path in College Admissions: Part I Girl Scouts Serve it Up Winners of Youth Ink 2010 Orinda Girl Scout Troop Hosts International Faire AAUW: Young Girls Interested In Science - Their Number Continues to Grow, Despite Persisting Bias Graduating Seniors Awarded AAUW Scholarships It’s All About the Kitchen Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Gardening with Cynthia Brian: MIXED GREENS
Quick links to stories issue April 14th, 2010
read online: Bruns Amphitheater Improved for Cal Shakes 2010 Season Lafayette’s Weekly Farmers’ Market Opens Soon Shaving Their Heads for a Cause Lafayette Police Blotter Homework Club Open for Business Easter Bunny Appears at Bunny Brunch read online: Possible Permanent Stage Coming to Reservoir Moraga Police Blotter Union Bank Robbed The Volunteers behind the Faire Is Kimco Back in the Game at Rheem? New Mandatory Municipal Regional Permit Orinda Police Blotter Andrew Denman-A Master of Art and the Business of Art Residents Encouraged to Weigh in on Downtown Recommendations Call to Artists-Orinda’s Silver Celebration with the Arts Orinda Community Fund Created Letter to the Editor Public Forum business briefs Mt. Vesuvius Erupts at SMC The Local Agency Formation Commission-LAFCO SMC’s Annual Night in the Piazza Goes Medieval Warhol and Pop Art Arrive at Hearst Gallery Tax Papers, Tax Papers Everywhere MOFD Training Opportunities Expand read online: Moraga Rotary Holds E-Waste Event Lafayette Girl Scouts Love Their Leaders! Community Egg Scramble at Lafayette Plaza Park Sienna Ranch Continues a Natural Tradition read online: SUMMER CAMPS 2010 Holding Ranch Meats Still Available in Lamorinda Lamb Burgers with shallots, herbs, feta and olive tapenade Cougar Boys Volleyball Sweep Rival Dons Miramonte Boys Water Polo Team of 2008 Saint Perpetua Wins Championship CLAM Divers Take First, Second Place at Meet Saint Mary’s softball Saint Mary’s success SMC Gaels Home Game Schedule Most Frequently Viewed StoriesFrom Our Last Issue Moraga Horsemen’s Junior Association to hold Hairy Horse Show International Waters A Slap at Foul Play Like Father, Like Son Future Engineers Perform Wonders at Stanley Campo Student Discusses Growing Up Asian CTA President Visits Lamorinda Teachers Stanley Wildcats on Stage Rotary Youth Exchange Offers the World Who Wears Short Shorts? Avoiding Sibling Rivalry Part 1- The Arrival of a New Baby Lamorinda in Bloom Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded The Real Estate Quarter in Review Volunteers Needed Sudden Oak Death (“SOD”) SOD Blitz Mother’s Day Contest
Quick links to stories issue March 31st, 2010
read online: Moraga Goes Ga-Ga over Gaels Glazer Manages Brown’s Gubernatorial Campaign High School Community Rallies for Measure A read online: Lafayette Police Blotter Struggle with Downtown Plan Continues The Price of Police Less Expensive Than Anticipated Coffee with your Library Book? Earth Day in Lafayette - Come Celebrate! Moraga Police Blotter Some Moraga Homeowners to Vote on Assessment District Tension Lingers as Town and School Reach Agreement Moraga Historical Society Rallies to Preserve Adobe Orinda Police Blotter read online: Council Denies Neighbors’ Appeal of Lot Line Adjustment Orinda in Action-2nd Annual Community Service Day, April 17th Leather Perfect: A Unique Lafayette Business Expands business briefs Orinda’s Indie Film Festival Showcases Local Filmmaker Julie Rubio East Meets West Fashion Show and Luncheon read online: Olsen Named to MOFD Board Most Frequently Viewed StoriesFrom Our Last Issue read online: POISE, a Perfect Partnership Hot and Bothered, or What to Do About Inflammation National Charity League, Inc. Class of 2010 read online: calendar read online: Lemon Cake with Lemon Curd and Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting read online: Miramonte Career Night read online: Moraga-Orinda Fire District Annual Spring Open House Saklan Valley 2nd Graders Support Guide Dogs for the Blind Maxine Paulson Goodbread Celebrates her 100th Birthday! Happy Birthday, Marjorie! Letters to the Editor Public Forum Easter Egg Parade Lafayette Little League SMC Women’s Basketball Records 20+ Win Season Highlanders Take Three-of-Four from Gaels MBA Box Scores for March 6-March 8, 2010 read online: Campolindo Golf Hosts Lamorinda Rivals Xceleration Volleyball Club Team Earns Junior Olympics Bid World’s Fastest Speed Climber Lacrosse a Growing Lamorinda Sport Saint Mary’s Cinderella Season Ends in the Sweet 16 The Story of Cinderella’s Carriage Happy Valley Elementary Wins Odyssey of the Mind Competition Register Now for Orinda Idol 2010 Auditions Wheel Day Rolls Around Again Science in the Kitchen - Acids and Bases Tireless Moraga Volunteer Gone Too Soon Dramatic Increases in College Applications Maya McBride’s Rain Garden Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Need Help Picking the Perfect Paint Color? Gardening with Cynthia Brian: SOW EASY Mother’s Day Contest Moraga Garden Club Celebrates Forty Years
Quick links to stories issue March 17th, 2010
read online: It’s a 3! Saint Mary’s Finds Providence in Las Vegas Lafayette Police Blotter Council Unanimously Approves Unique Open Space Deal Giving Back for her Birthday Many Complain About Downtown Plan Read Across America Comes to Lafayette Moraga Police Blotter Will Frisbees Collide With Dogs and/or Bocce Ball? Mayor Chew Addresses the “Green” Community Moraga’s Mid-Year Budget: A Delicate Balance Moraga Road’s New Slurry Seal Failing Rheem Senior Matinee Hanging by a Thread CCC Supervisors Deny Bayseng Spice Appeals City Council and Planning Commission Review the Year’s Work Orinda’s New Police Chief-Jeff Jennings One Game You Won’t Want to Miss: Lafayette-Opoly business briefs City, Town, and Fire Board Take a Closer Look at F.A.I.R.’s Proposal Rescue One Dedicated to the support of MOFD paramedics Most Frequently Viewed StoriesFrom Our Last Issue The Lamorinda Weekly-Looking Back and Forward Three Lamorinda Women Honored Positive Psychology Epicurean Exchange Asparagus-Pistachio Nut Pesto Spring Asparagus Soup with Curry and Coconut Letters to the Editor Orinda Academy Raises Funds for Chile Saint Mary’s College Honors International Women’s Day with Wo/men’s Leadership Forum Lamorinda High School Basketball Season Ends Orinda Spartans Win Two Opening Day Community Service Positive Coaching Earns Reward MBA Box Scores for March 6-March 8, 2010 SMC Women Fall in WCC Tournament but Qualify for NIT MBA Hits a Homer With Used Equipment Drive Olympics Not Quite Over Lafayette’s St. Perpetua Panther Pride - CYO Champions Orinda Boy Scout Troop 237 Inducts Two Eagle Scouts Miramonte High School, Mock Trial Champions All about Annie AUHSD Teachers Seek to be Part of the Solution Celebrating Lamorinda’s High School Artists Scouts Meet Garbage Teachers in the Red Springhill 5th Grade Gets “Greased” St. Perpetua School Celebrates Dr. Seuss Into the Woods Happy Valley Girls Scouts Pack 459 Arrow of Light Ceremony Bringing Back the Natives Annual Garden Tour on May 2nd Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Catching the Rain The Good Psychology of Inspections - For Sellers! Isolated Moraga Needs to Get Organized for Effective Emergency Response
Quick links to stories issue March 3rd, 2010
read online: 10th Annual Lafayette Jazz Festival Fiscal Outlook Bleak for Schools Lamorinda Girls’ Soccer Crashes NCS Playoffs Lafayette Police Blotter Council Finds Fresh Way to Prioritize Budget Thought Provoking Parking Guru Comes to Lafayette EBMUD to Build Additional Water Storage at Reservoir Silent Auction to Help Haiti Moraga Police Blotter Goals Setting in Moraga School District Will Charge Town for Facilities Use MYIC Receives Multigenerational Communication Training Orinda Police Blotter Residents Trying to Quiet Orinda Early Orinda Photos by de Laveaga Discovered Orinda in Action, Part II Letters to the Editor A Performance in Pictures MOFD’s Wilson Resigns CAIFF Hosts 2010 Iron Filmmaker Contest Lunafest Lafayette Library and Learning Center Reaches Out to Seniors Xylitol Toxicity Music Students Learn From Experienced Elders Lorne Smith Lacrosse Camp A St. Patrick’s Day Feast High School Girls’ Panel Suburban Women’s Club Fundraiser Rotary Home Team Holland’s Bake Sale Lamorinda Businesses Gear Up For Seniors business briefs Karate Kids and Olympic Hopefuls Tennis Pro Honored Saint Mary’s men’s basketball hosted Senior Night SMC Gaels Home Games Fourth Grade Champions Lamorinda High School Baseball Season Preview Acalanes Boys’ Soccer Reaches NCS Semi-Finals Saint Mary’s rugby Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue Lamorinda High School Basketball Post Season Report Campolindo Boys’ Freshman Basketball - Undefeated Outsourcing College Advising Club Scouts Visit Lamorinda Weekly St. Perpetua Holds 10th Annual Science Fair Willy Wonka Visits Orinda The Yosemite Institute Changing the Culture of Underage Drinking Spring Cleaning, a Shared Tradition Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Sharp by Hand Gardening with Cynthia Brian: Care, Share and Be Fair
Quick links to stories issue February 17th, 2010
read online: Talk of the Towns AUHSD Proposes Parcel Tax Charter City and Transfer Tax Survey Results Promising Lafayette Police Blotter Economic Feasibility Survey Results In Investigating Other Options for Deer Hill Road Zoning read online: Moraga Police Blotter New Appointees for Commissions and Boards Pruning Pear Trees read online: Dogs at Rancho Laguna Park Still have Many Happy Days Ahead read online: Mayor McCormick-Tough Road Ahead Orinda Police Chief French to Retire read online: Orindans Say No Tax for New Roads Orinda Turns 25-Celebration Plans in the Works The Fiery Furnace at Orinda Books read online: Letters to the Editor Choreographing “The Importance of Being Earnest” MOFD, FAIR Meet To Discuss Fire Service read online: How it Works-The Local Civic Process School Finance read online: The Music of Spring Live at the Orinda-Chamber Brings on the Laughs, March 5th Calendar No Need to go to Gilroy read online: LYNN’S TOP FIVE - SENIOR POWER! A Dog Named Hazel Helen Vurek Celebrates Her 100th Birthday Lamorinda Chambers of Commerce Step Up to Help Schools read online: business briefs Campolindo Wins DFAL Natural Instinct and Hard Work Pay Off SMC’s Louella Tomlinson Breaks Records Saint Mary’s Drops Two on the Road Most Frequently Viewed StoriesFrom Our Last Issue World Record Broken by Lamorinda Mom Not A Typical “Cross Country” Acalanes Soccer Update SMC Home Games CP Spells Bee Drama class at Campolindo High School Lafayette Elementary’s International Night Committed to Scouting Lafayette Girl Scout Troop Honors Gold Award Recipients read online: AUHSD Prepares for Dramatic Budget Reductions Acalanes Continues Decathlon Tradition Rheem Sings a Story The Importance of Family Time for Teens Extreme Pizza Party Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Chicken Workshops Sold Out Please Your Palate Pizza Pizza’s Past Pizza Ponderings
Quick links to stories issue February 3rd, 2010
read online: Caldecott Fourth Bore Groundbreaking Jumping over the Record Council Takes Step to Investigate Bike Park Feasibility read online: Lafayette Police Blotter Decision on Deer Hill Road Reclassification Delayed Council Takes Step to Investigate Bike Park Feasibility read online: Police Report for 2009 - A Mixed Bag Youth Services Officer Makes “School” Calls read online: An Ed Stokes Extravaganza - Winner of Business Person of the Year Moraga Police Blotter Ten Years in the Making Giving a Hoot Orinda Police Blotter Orinda Can See the Forest for the Trees Orinda, Moraga, and MOFD to Meet Orindans Honored Wilder Road Letters to the Editor The Kitchen is Where it Happens Lamorinda Home Sales recorded Lamorinda Foreclosures recorded Increased Demand, Tighter Inventory at Entry Level The Kitchen is Where it Happens Increased Demand, Tighter Inventory at Entry Level The Kitchen is Where it Happens Digging Deep: Scents, Senses, and Aphrodisiacs Digging Deep: Scents, Senses, and Aphrodisiacs How to Create a Sustainable Downtown? Pub Trivia at Petar’s a Big Winner MOFD Board Places Liens on Orinda, Moraga Homes read online: Tillie Turns 100 Bread - Staff of Life, or Slice of Illness? (Part 3) How it Works-The Local Civic Process read online: Classic Film Screenings a Hit in Orinda Calendar Captured in Lamorinda
read online: Town Council Thanks Rotary Club of Moraga Orinda Rotary Sends Relief to Haiti Planting a New Church in Lafayette business briefs Rotary Cooks for a Cause Boozy Chicken Hoop Rivalries Heat Up High School Wrestling Saint Mary’s Baseball Preview SMC Gaels Home Games Most Frequently Viewed Stories From Our Last Issue Six Local Women Fight to the Top Don Tatzin is the 2009 USMS “Go the Distance” Champion Acalanes Junior Varsity Undefeated in League Soccer Standings Overuse Injuries, Concussions in Sports Addressed At Lecture Air Force Band Lands at Stanley YPSO to Perform in Moraga Jumping over the Record Stanley Mayor’s Concert Campo Showcase Rheem Elementary Smiles Odyssey Explorations (Part II) A Tale of Three Daughters and College Admissions
