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| T.B. "Teeb" Thomas and wife Rudi at the St. Mary's College Navy Memorial bench honoring Preflight school cadets.
Photo Andy Scheck
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| Wings on the Grounds
Former St. Mary's Naval Cadet remembers the drills |
| By Cathy Dausman |
| In a quiet grove behind St. Mary's football field is a statue dedicated to Our Lady of the Oaks. Its inscription reads in part: "in honor of the 1427 [St. Mary's College] men...who answered their country's ...read |
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| Orinda City Council Initiates Eminent Domain Proceedings to Keep Glorietta Project on Track |
| By Laurie Snyder |
The Orinda City Council recently authorized City staff to initiate legal proceedings against the owners of two private properties.
"None of us wants to take this action," said Mayor Steven Glazer. "We do this out of necessity." Glazer's remarks were made during a public hearing on January 17 at which Council members and staff discussed the City's success in acquiring easements from four private property owners free of charge in connection with the Glorietta Storm Drain Improvement Project. An easement was also obtained from the East Bay Municipal Water District.
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| Matthew Dellavedova (4) and Kenton Walker II (30) Photo Tod Fierner
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| Saint Mary's Still Undefeated after Tough Road Trip |
| By Alex Kozela and Caitlin Graveson |
| The men's basketball team continues to creep up in the national polls as they remained undefeated in WCC play, moving from #20 to #16 in the USA/Coaches' poll and #18 in the AP poll....read |
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| Orinda's Monique Jasper in her Glorietta kitchen. Photos Andy Scheck
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| Miramonte Kitchen Tour - It Takes a Community |
| By Sophie Braccini |
| The Miramonte Parents Club is aiming for the heart-for the heart of the home, with a kitchen tour; for the hearts of parents, as they visit the homes and give to the schools to support programs deprived by the ...read |
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Editor:
I am pleased to see that the City of Orinda is going to poll its residents to measure the level of support for taking action to fix our roads. I have been a resident of Orinda for 32 years. We moved here because Orinda was one of the premier communities in the Bay Area. While that hasn't changed, it is disheartening to see the continuing deterioration of our roads. ...
Editor:
Having worked with the city and my neighbors over the past two years to successfully repave a large portion of Crestview Drive, I have come to some realizations about Orinda's infrastructure problems.
There is not nearly enough money in the city budget to address the problem. Nobody likes the idea of increased taxes, but frankly, I would rather that we raise...
Editor:
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District (MOFD) states that they have $18 million in pension liabilities. In reality, footnote 8 of their audited financial statements shows that they have liabilities with an accounting value of $143 million and offsetting assets... |
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| After Delays, Senior Housing Project Ready to Roll |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| In 2008 this paper reported on Eden Housing's bid for a low income senior apartment complex along Mt. Diablo Boulevard. It was described as well on its way at the time; but it was only recently, at a January ...read |
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| Popular Chamber Director Receives Business Award |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| Known for his good humor and boundless energy, Jay Lifson, Executive Director of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, was awarded the Marquis Business Person of the Year award at a celebratory dinner event at ...read |
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| Mayor Federighi Delivers State of the City Recap |
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| Addressing a full house at the Lafayette Park Hotel, Mayor Carol Federighi reflected on the past and looked ahead to the future for the City of Lafayette. She has served as mayor twice before, and has been on ...read |
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| Current issue February 1, 2012Issue and deadline schedule |
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| Transitional Kindergarten on Hold |
| By Andrea A. Firth |
| Public school districts across Lamorinda have placed their plans for transitional kindergarten on hold following the release of Governor Jerry Brown's preliminary budget, which proposes to cut funding for the ...read |
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| Consider This! Time + Passion=Choice? |
| By Steven Zhou
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Given that we all have exactly 86,400 seconds in a day, how do we know where to invest our hours?
For teenagers, making ...read |
| School Calendar |
Acalanes Union High School District
Board Room AUHSD Office
1212 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lafayette |
Wednesday, February 1, at 7:30pm
Wednesday, February 15, at 7:30pm |
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Lafayette School District
LAFSD Office
3477 School Street, Lafayette |
| Wednesday, February 8, at 7pm |
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Moraga School District
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School Auditorium 1010 Camino Pablo, Moraga |
| Tuesday, February 14, at 7:30pm |
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Orinda Union School District
OUSD Office 8 Altarinda Road, Orinda |
| Monday, February 13, at 6pm |
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| Miramonte Girls Steam Roll Rivals |
| By Conrad Bassett |
| Last week the Lamorinda girls' basketball teams had one of the toughest weeks in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League schedule. There were two Lamorinda rivalry games and Campolindo and Acalanes played three ...read |
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| Saint Mary's Drops Heartbreaker to Bulldogs |
| By Caitlin Graveson
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| Saint Mary's women's basketball battled for first place in the WCC last weekend. The Gaels played host to #20 Gonzaga. With a win and an upset of #23 BYU by Santa Clara, the Gaels could have been tied for ...read |
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| Dons Upend Mats in Close Game
Campolindo stays perfect in DFAL |
| By Conrad Bassett |
| Last week all three of the Lamorinda boys' teams played a rivalry game. Miramonte hosted Acalanes on January 23 and the Mats traveled to Campolindo on January 25 to complete the first half of the Diablo ...read |
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| Calendar, Event Listingsread all |
| Orinda Community Foundation celebrates its 2nd birthday with a party on Wednesday, February 29 at 5pm in Orinda Library Gallery. We are pleased to announce ... |
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| Annual OIS Diverse Abilities Awareness Week Open House, Wednesday, February 8 from 6:30-8:30 pm at Orinda Intermediate School, 80 Ivy Drive, Orinda. ... |
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| The Commonwealth Club presents: Ralph Richard Banks: Is Marriage for White People? Wed, Feb 8, 6:30pm. Just in time for Valentine's Day, Stanford Law School... |
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| California Indie Fest-a Feast |
| By Andrea A. Firth |
| The upcoming California Independent Film Festival will give filmgoers a smorgasbord of movie options (a veritable feast) including foreign language films, features, documentaries, and shorts, along with a ...read |
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| Coming Together to Build a Shelter |
| Cathy Dausman |
| Twenty one Moragans abandoned the shelter of their cozy homes on a rainy Saturday morning to learn how to manage a temporary shelter in the event of a disaster affecting their town. They were all volunteers ...read |
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| Orinda Village Seniors Tackle Emergency Preparedness |
| Cathy Dausman |
| An emergency preparedness class in Orinda is nothing unusual. But imagine trying to teach basic fire or medical training to senior citizens when their native language is a Russian or Chinese dialect, Spanish ...read |
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| Special Girls Night Out at the Library |
| By Cathy Tyson |
| Forget the chardonnay and uncomfortable shoes. "It's all about delicious ways to detox your mind and body - this will be a night of food, fun and digging deep," said Jamie Dougherty, Certified Health and ...read |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA