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What’s Happening on the West End?

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Come see the history in your own backyard

Alameda Naval Air Museum Building 77, 2151 Ferry Point on the Former Alameda Naval Air Station

OPEN SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS10AM to 4PM

$5 Admission / Children under 12 FREEMen & Women in Uniform: No Charge

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Crow’s Nest Facility Available for Small Banquets

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Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter l 1590 Fortmann Way, Alameda, CA 94501 l 510-337-8565

A Benefi t for

The Friends of the

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cats, dogs, rabbits, birds,

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September 27At Rockwall wine Company

Vip reception 6PM - 7PM l Gala 7PM - 9:30PM

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100% of all event proceeds support homeless pets

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Alameda Funeral and Cremation Services • Mim Carlson & Bob Treppa • Edward Jones Investments - Offi ce of Deb KnowlesFidelity Insurance Services • Harbor Bay Realty • John L. Lipp & Peter Lunny • Roger Duke Farmers Insurance • Nothing Bundt Cakes

Sterling Morgtage Specialist • Tonya Perme Photography • In Memory of Judy Salamon, a Devoted Animal Advocate

Fog Line Vineyards • J. C. Cellars • Rosenblum Cellars • Thiel Family Wines • Urban Legend Cellars • Prospect 772 Wine Company

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2309 Santa Clara Ave.

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West Alameda is busy preparing for its second annual

Neptune Beach Community Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The two-day festival on Webster Street, between Pacific and Central avenues, will be the scene of activities recalling Neptune Beach, the Alameda amusement park dubbed “The Coney Island of the West” in the early part of

the 20th century. As a nod to the midway

carnival rides that were offered at Neptune Beach, an old-fash-ioned Ferris wheel will return to the West End on Saturday. The wheel rises 50 feet above Alameda. You won’t be able to miss it!

The rides, an obstacle course, climbing wall, fun slide, pony rides, along with craft booths, music, and more, will provide fun for all ages. The Crab Cove mobile van will be on hand to bring nature alive.

A total of 10 different musi-cal groups will perform and get people danging, includ-ing Soulstice, which won the 2013 Battle of the Bands at Alameda’s Concerts at the

Cove on Aug. 9. Note: The Ferris wheel and

jeep rides are for Saturday only. A program schedule is available at: www.neptune-beachcc.com/program.

There will be no shortage of tasty treats available from Webster Street restaurants and food booths to satisfy every-one at the fair. Local vintners Rosenblum, Rock Wall Wine Co. and R&B Cellars will sup-ply beer and wine.

If you would like to know more about Neptune Beach in its prime, two opportunities await. On Saturday from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on Central Stage, you can get a front row seat as Alameda author Julia Park Tracey reads a passage from The Doris Diaries Volume 2, Reaching for the Moon, about her great aunt as a teen during the Roaring Twenties.

To further savor the early 20th century, join the history walk with historians Dennis Evanosky and Eric Kos on Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. Gather in the parking lot at the corner of Webster Street and Taylor Avenue. Kos and Evanosky will take the group around the grounds of the former Neptune Beach, helping visitors understand the size and scope of the once great amusement park.

If travelling by bike, secure free parking will be available in the U.S. Bank parking lot on Webster Street, between Taylor

and Central avenues, pro-vided by the Rotary Interact Club. Bus and auto traffic will be rerouted.

The second annual Neptune Beach Community Celebration is produced by the Alameda Chamber of Commerce. You won’t want to miss it. See you there!

Rosenblum Cellars barbecue, vineyard tours

Reserve Saturday, Sept. 21, from 12 to 4 p.m. for a fun barbecue with friends at Rosenblum Cellars while enjoying award-winning wine and good music. Tickets for members are $25 and $35 for non-members. There are a limited number of tickets and they must be purchased prior to the event. For more information, visit: www.rosenblumcellars.com/visit-alameda/events, or call 995-4100.

Want to stomp around a vineyard?

Rosenblum Cellars is offering three upcoming tours to visit wine country,

meet a winemaker, soak up the scenery, sample delicious wines, and enjoy a picnic lunch. Tour-goers will experi-ence the winemaking process up close in conversation with winemaker John Kane and grower Dick Keenan and others.

Approaching tour dates are: Sept. 14 at Kick Ranch Vineyard and Maggie’s Vineyard overlooking the vines, Sept. 28 at Rockpile Vineyard overlooking Lake Sonoma and Oct. 12 at Rosenblum Cellars produc-tion facility in Napa Valley. Each trip is $90 per per-son, or take all three tours for $250. All tours leave Rosenblum Cellars at 9 a.m. and return about 5 p.m. It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes and dress for the outdoors are recom-mended.

Nonrefundable tickets are sold on a first-come, first-order basis. Call 995-4100 or visit the tasting room at Rosenblum Cellars, 2900 Main St., Suite 1100.

Ferris Wheel Coming to Webster Saturday, Sept. 7!

Ekene IkemeThe end of summer not only

means students in Alameda are heading back to the classrooms, but also back to the athletic fields.

Alameda, Encinal and St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) high school athletes have spent the last several weeks preparing for the upcoming fall sports season. The fall sports season will see competitions in women’s volleyball, women’s golf, cross-country, women and men’s water polo and football from now through the holiday season.

Alameda High School HornetsThe Hornets football team fin-

ished with a 3-7 overall record last year and 1-4 in the inaugural year of the West Alameda County Conference (WACC) Shoreline League. The Hornets’ three vic-tories were over Redwood of Larkspur (49-20), Hillside of San Mateo (34-14) and San Lorenzo (22-6) their only league victory.

Head coach Kemp Moyer looks to bring his Hornets team to the top of the league this year and back to the North Coast Section (NCS) playoffs. To do that, they will have to replace last year’s starting quarterback Jesse Lewis and lead-ing receiver Chris Bussey who both graduated in June.

The Hornets first football game is against Dublin tomorrow at

home on Thompson Field at 7 p.m. The first women’s golf league

match of the year is on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. at Monarch Bay.

The women’s tennis team kicks off their season Thursday, Sept. 12, against Piedmont and the volleyball team will take on SJND Tuesday, Sept. 10, in their first match.

Encinal High School JetsThe Jets’ football team took a

step back in the 2012 season after an accomplished 2011 season in which the team made it to the NCS Division 3 semifinals. The Jets went 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the WACC Foothill League in 2012.

The Jets made it to the NCS play-offs where they won its opening round game 22-21 against Novato, but lost in the second round, 40-14, against Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa.

The highlight of the Jets’ 2012 football season came in the annual Island Bowl against rival Alameda. Down 14-15 with less than a minute remaining and standing on its own three-yard line, the Jets made what some might call the greatest play in Island Bowl history. Quarterback Taivale Tautalatasi pitched it to Tyrell Carrigan who took it off the right edge for a 97-yard touchdown run. The play left the Alameda team and crowd stunned.

Jets coach Joe Tenorio will look to get his team back to the top of

the NCS Division 3 standings, but without top playmaker Corey Sails who graduated in June.

The Jets first game is Friday, Sept. 6, against Aptos on the road.

The water polo team’s first match is against Hercules on Sept. 26. The women’s volleyball team starts its season against rival Alameda on Sept. 17 at the Nail House.

Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School

The SJND women’s volleyball team went 27-12 last year and 6-4 in the Tri-County League. The Pilots’ record was good enough to qualify for the NCS Division 5 playoffs where the Pilots won its first three contests. SJND defeated Sonoma Academy, 3-0 (25-15, 25-4, 25-9), University of San Francisco, 3-2 (25-14, 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-7) in a rematch of a 2011 NCS playoff game in which the Pilots lost, and Head Royce of Oakland, 3-0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-14).

The team, however, fell to even-tual state champions Branson of Ross, 3-1 (10-25, 25-20, 17-25, 12-25). The Pilots lost in the second round of the Division 5 state champion-ship to Woodside Priory of Portola Valley, 3-0 (18-25, 25-27, 26-28).

Head coach Edwin Chen will try to get his team back in contention for a NCS and state championship this season, but he will have to do it without their lead player from last year, Phoebe Grunt, who gradu-

ated in June and is now playing with the University of Santa Clara.

SJND’s first contest is against Holy Names of Oakland Thursday, Sept. 5, at home at 7 p.m.

The women’s tennis team’s season kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 3, against St. Patrick/St. Vincent of Vallejo; the women’s golf team also starts Tuesday, Sept. 3, against St. Mary’s of Albany; and the cross-country team season starts Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Ed Sias Invitational in Martinez.

2013 Fall Sports PreviewHigh school teams gear up for football, golf, volleyball, water polo, more

Tennis Tournament Completes First CenturySun Staff Reports

The tradition continues as the Alameda Recreation and Park Department presents the oldest continuous sporting event in the city — the 100th annual Alameda City Tennis Tournament. The tour-

nament is open to all adults in men’s and women’s divisions, as well as doubles and mixed doubles in classes 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5.

The tournament will be held Friday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Fairfield Tennis

Courts in Lower Washington Park. Registration forms must be

received by tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 30. Entry fees cost $25 for singles and $40 for doubles.

For more information, visit www.alamedaca.gov.