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A round table meeting called last week by Supervisor Mary Piepho to discuss the possible unifi cation of East Countys fi ve small school districts proved a non-starter, ending with the majority of superinten-dents and education board members in at-tendance opposing the idea of a merger.

Piepho, who said Brentwood School Superintendent Merrill Grant had reached out to her following discussions with coun-ty superintendents over a possible county-wide sales tax measure for schools, hosted the April 26 meeting. Piepho said she was a neutral facilitator for the meeting, with no vested interest in the discussion. If they (superintendents) are going to go out for a revenue measure, then they are going to have to consider fi nancial effi ciencies and decide if consolidation is one of them, said Piepho. I thought the meeting went well.

The consolidation of school districts is often seen as a fi nancial savings, a move that in this case would allow for the areas fi ve districts Byron, Brentwood, Knight-sen, Oakley and the Liberty Union High School District to potentially benefi t from employing just one superintendent and a shared array of district services.

Many of the superintendents and board members, however, said the admin-istrative costs saved by consolidation might

not be as great as some would believe, and the potential loss of each districts autono-my and community identity might be too high a price to pay.

Im not sure how or even if something like this would benefi t us, said Knight-sen Superintendent Theresa Estrada. Of course, I like the smaller environment here at Knightsen and I like the hands-on, small-community feel. I think you have to ask yourself what are you giving up and what is more important.

Byron Union School Superinten-dent Ken Jacopetti said he too valued his districts small community feel and indi-viduality, but added that he might be open to future discussion, especially regarding shared district services.

The Oakley Union School District came out fi rmly against the merger, as did Brentwoods school board. My board is defi nitely not in favor of the consolida-tion, said Grant. And they were pretty vocal in that. I think its just a little too much for folks to bite off right now.

My only concern is for the students and staff of the Brentwood School Dis-trict, said Brentwood School Board Mem-ber Heather Partida. And the more I look at the idea of consolidation, the more Im convinced that its not in the best interests of the students and staff of Brentwood. Im afraid that bringing a high school into the mix will take the focus away from our el-ementary students and shift it toward high

school exit exams or high school sports or myriad other issues that are currently not issues for our kids.

Piepho, however, insisted that the meeting was not about consolidation, but collaboration. I think some people were jumping to the consolidation conclusion and resisting it, and the meeting wasnt about that, said Piepho. It was about working smarter, not harder, and looking for way to collaborate, and that maybe there are some services that can be shared.

For many, the greater issue at the meeting was the perceived appropriate-ness of Piepho hosting a discussion on schools, a topic over which she has no of-fi cial jurisdiction. While the meeting was posted on the Brentwood school district website as a public meeting, and three of Brentwoods fi ve school board members were in attendance which under the rules of the Brown Act makes it a public meet-ing Piepho asked a reporter to leave the meeting so that it would be possible to have an honest and open dialogue. In order to eliminate a quorum, Brentwood Board Member Emil Geddes volunteered to also leave, following a brief discussion with Grant and Piepho.

Jacopetti admitted he was surprised by Piephos request that the reporter leave, adding that he saw no problem with having a representative of the media present.

I think it would have been fi ne to have the media there, said Jacopetti. I

think it might have been an even better and more open meeting if someone was there reporting it.

Partida agreed. I was disappointed, she said. Every person around that table represented a public agency, and the ma-jority of them were elected or were rep-resenting folks who were elected. I would have hoped the meeting was open to the public that we work for.

Theresa Sidrian, business manager for the Knightsen school district, said she found the forum unusual. Was this the correct venue? said Sidrian. I thought it was a strange way to go about it. The superintendents and the school boards should be the ones talking about this.

To date, there are no plans to continue the consolidation conversation, although some school offi cials are of the opinion that future meetings on the topic should be handled within the education commu-nity.

I guess Im still mystifi ed why a coun-ty supervisor would interject herself into a public school matter, said Oakley Union School District Superintendent Rick Rog-ers. In my opinion it would be equally inappropriate if the Oakley school board had a meeting to discuss how they could consolidate their (county) departments to be more effi cient within the county. We have proper forums for this kind of discus-sion and we do that. This was not it.

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School district merger idea not popularby Ruth Roberts

Staff Writer

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Oakley Relay cruises past fundraising goal

After raising more than $72,000 at last years Oakley Relay For Life, organizers hoped to raise $82,000 this time around. It turns out that they neednt have worried: More than 400 people participated in last weekends event, bringing in more than $110,000 to be donated to the American Cancer Society.

And theyre not fi nished.We still have until August to raise

money, said Jilda Fairhurst, Relay sponsor-ship coordinator. Weve exceeded our goal, but were not done. Relay is still happening in Oakley. Were not stopping now.

Fairhurst, a member of the Fishing For A Cure team, raised $3,600 for Relay, which took place at Freedom High School last week-end. And although she has raised the most funds so far, her entire team is even more in-spired to keep going. The team has already garnered more than $11,000 and Fairhurst wants to go for $15,000.

Event co-chair Cathleen Knight said this years Relay as a whole was bigger and better than ever. Since the event was better organized, participants were able to enjoy themselves even more and get into the Relay spirit. Knight began participating in Relay events to honor her uncle, who passed away after a short battle with cancer in 2004. She has chaired each of Oakleys Relay events and said that while she Relays to honor her uncles memory, she Relays for everyone touched by

cancer, hoping that through such community events a cure will someday be discovered.

Relay Entertainment Coordinator Janet Hylton Relays for her sister, who survived non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and her father who died of lung cancer. While she didnt participate on a team this year, being a part of Relay is still important to her.

I Relay because I believe that through

research and development, the American Cancer Society will fi nd a cure one day, Hyl-ton said. Relay helps fund this research. This research has so far saved my sisters life. My Dad and friend (who died of leukemia at age 33) were not so fortunate. Those numbers need to improve.

Relay For Life is the signature fundrais-ing event of the American Cancer Society.

It began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Wash., ran and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society. His effort inspired others to create their own events, and now cities across the country host Relay events in which participants take turns walking the Relay track in an effort to show that cancer doesnt sleep. Relayers are com-mitted to supporting the cause until a cure is found, and year after year, supporters return to Relay, ready to reinforce their commitment to the cause.

While the 2011 Oakley Relay fundraising effort isnt offi cially over until August, some Relay participants are ready to do the walk all over again.

It was heartwarming to see so many people in our community come together for such an important cause, said Anastasia Bill-ings, member of team Kit & Caboodle and Delta Vista Middle School, which raised more than $2,800. Although it was windy at fi rst, it shaped up to be a beautiful day. The Sur-vivor and Caregiver laps were inspiring, the Luminaria Lighting Ceremony was beautiful and the Fight Back messages were prominent. Everyone had fun, and Im already looking forward to making next years Relay an even bigger community event.

To donate to Oakley Relay For Life, vis-it www.relayforlife.org/oakleyca. Brentwood Relay For Life is scheduled for June 11. An-tiochs event is scheduled for June 25.


A participant pauses to re ect on some of the luminarias honoring cancer pa-tients during the Oakley Relay For Life event last weekend. So far, the effort has raised more than $110,000.

Photo by Richard Wisdom

by Samie HartleyStaff Writer

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ravemotionpicturesBrentwood 14 + Residents Rave about IMAX

As buffed-up movie stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson tore through the streets of Rio in the new thriller Fast Five, East County residents and visitors watched in amazement as the action unfolded on a high-defi nition IMAX screen.

The screen, recently opened at Rave Motion Pictures at The Streets of Brent-wood lifestyle center, made a spectacular Friday debut. According to Rave General Manager Joey Nardone, 1,100 moviego-ers saw Fridays screening of Fast Five. Three of the six shows sold out including the midnight opener.

Fast Five: An IMAX Experience is the fi fth installment of the Fast and the Furious series, which involves fast cars and plenty of high-octane action. The crisp images of tight turns, chases, shootouts and hand-to-hand combat scenes drew a chorus of oohs and aahs from the crowd.

People lined up for tickets outside the theater near a display from Brentwood-based auto parts store Extreme Motors-ports, showing four exotic cars much like those that wreak havoc in the Fast and the Furious series.

Brentwood and the surround-ing towns have been buzzing about it for months, Nardone said. Its like weve re-invented ourselves and we just opened again. Its like a second grand opening. People that have never been here are coming

for the fi rst time just to see the IMAX.Brentwood resident Clint Ojala was

one of the many who came for the 7:45 p.m. show and was impressed with what he saw. Before Rave installed the screen at the Brentwood theater, the closest IMAX screen was located at the Regal Hacienda Crossings theater in Dublin.

Ojala said he usually goes to Dublin to see movies in IMAX, but loves that he can now get the up close and personal experi-ence in his hometown. Its real nice; little Brentwood is growing up, Ojala said. Its

pretty cool, really loud. Its a lot better than at the house.

Nardone said ZIP code surveys throughout the day showed people coming not only from Brentwood and surrounding East County cities, but from as far away as Tracy to see the new screen for the theater, which opened in 2008.

The excitement of Fridays opening was nothing new for Nardone, who was the managing director of San Franciscos Me-

see IMAX page 22A

by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer

Heritage and Liberty high schools joined forces with Rave Motion Pictures Brentwood 14 + IMAX and the City of Brentwood to teach the next genera-tion of recyclers the importance of conserving resources. Each school collected recyclable materials in a nine-day period and when all was said and done, the Liberty crew, above, won $2,500 for collecting 2,040 pounds of recyclables.



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Support Sydneys Journey

Cornerstone Fellowship hosts a Rib and Chili Cookoff and Car Show on Saturday, May 14. A portion of the proceeds will be do-nated to Sydneys Journey.

Sydney Stones story has captivated the hearts of the East County community, which continues to support the Edna Hill Middle School student and her family. Sydney, 12, is plagued by a variety of debilitating symptoms, including tracheomalacia (weakness of the windpipe), cyclical vomiting syndrome and tachycardia (abnormally quick heart rate). Although some physicians suspect she suffers from mitochondrial disease, they have yet to confi rm the diagnosis.

The tests she needs to be diagnosed costs thousands of dollars, which her insurance companies have refused to pay. The family was recently denied for the sixth time, so Sydneys

family has been collaborating with community organizations and local businesses to host fund-raisers to get Sydney on the road to recovery.

Lately Sydney has had more bad days than good days, but shes a fi ghter, said Debi Stone, Sydneys mother. She battles this with grace and a positive attitude. Were so grateful for the community support. Its been wonder-ful, and were looking forward to the barbe-cue. We hope to raise more awareness for mi-tochondrial disease.

The cookoff and car show is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1185 Second St. in Brentwood. The event includes raffl es, ven-dors booths, music, a live auction and deli-cious food.

Theres still time to sign up for the car show and the cookoff. Call Mike at 925-240-3160 for cookoff information, and Dave at 925-787-7919 for car show information.

To learn more about Sydneys Journey, visit www.helpsydney.info.

Organizers are looking for barbecues and barbecue lovers to participate in a May 14 fund-raiser to help with 12-year-old Sydney Stones medical bills.

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Considering all the fi ne juice fl ow-ing from wine bottles and delectable aro-mas rising from bain-maries, it was easy to mistake the event for a gathering of gourmands. But by the time 120 folks had showed up and settled in at the Hannah Nicole Vineyards Winery for the Brent-wood Union School District (BUSD) Education Foundation fundraiser last Friday, it was obvious that the essence of the evening was students.

Its great to see the community

come out to help our kids especially in these challenging times, said Foundation Board Member Lori Strauss of the annual Fine Wine & Gourmet Food Tasting and Auction event. Each year we emphasize a different set of programs, and this year our focus is math. The foundation is look-ing forward to making a sizable donation to math programs in our 10 schools.

Guests promenaded past tables pair-ing wineries with restaurants and cater-ers. Pouring varietals such as chardonnay, cabernet and syrah were representatives

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Locals vie for county teacher of the year

For the second year in a row, two East County teachers have made it to the Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year semifinals. The county winner will go on to compete for California Teacher of the Year.

Laurel Elementary teacher Deb-orah Bordeau and Bristow Middle School teacher Gina Terry have moved on to the semifinals with educators from San Ramon, Foothill and Alamo. The teachers will be observed in the classroom and interviewed next week on Friday, May 13. But the inauspi-cious date doesnt bother Laurel El-ementary Principal Mimi Curran, who is excited to see Bordeau advance.

I wasnt surprised when I heard Deborah made it to the semifinals, Curran said. Shes a very dedicated teacher with a passion for what she does. Shes a positive leader and goes above and beyond for her students, holding intervention programs for reading and math skills. Shes fabulous.

Bordeau has worked for the Oakley Union School District since 1990 and has served Laurel Elementary since it opened in 1992. While she currently teaches third grade, she has taught first and fourth grades as well as combina-tion classes of first and second, and

third and fourth.The Brentwood resident, who lives

with best friend Scott and their 4-year-old Bernese Mountain dog, Gracie, said shes humbled by the honor, espe-cially after the unique way she found out about making the semifinals.

My first reaction was one of com-plete surprise it was announced over

the PA system at school, said Bordeau. All through this Teacher of the Year process I have felt honored. Knowing that I made it to the next round, I am truly humbled and, above all, apprecia-tive of the faith that others have in me. I work with the most wonderful, fun-loving, supportive group of people. That in itself has been my award.

Bordeau, who has been teaching for 29 years, said she loves coming to work every day, working with students, facing challenges and celebrating suc-cesses.

Terry has been teaching for 13 years, spending 10 years at Bristow Middle School in Brentwood teaching U.S. history to eighth-graders. She also teaches speech and debate and a read-ing skills course for sixth- and seventh-graders. She too is honored and hum-bled by advancing to the semifinals.

This is all very exciting, said Ter-ry. Im honored because there are so many good teachers at our school and in the district. Bristow is a great school with a great staff that fosters academic and personal growth for all of our stu-dents. I work with such a caring and compassionate group. Being named as a semifinalist is wonderful, but I dont do this alone. I have the support of amazing colleagues. Working with them is the real honor.

Terry lives in Brentwood with her two children and husband of 15 years. Prior to becoming a teacher, she worked as a real estate agent and flight attendant, but after exploring teaching in college, fell in love with it: I cant imagine doing anything else.

Following the classroom observa-tion and interview, the Contra Costa

Laurel Elementary School teacher Deborah Bordeau, seen here with her third-grade class, has advance to the semi nals in the Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year competition.

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see Teacher page 19A

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Senior ties up first Mr. Freedom title

Minutes into the inaugural Mr. Freedom competition, senior Matt McKeen sealed his fate during the round-one interview.

When asked If you had one wish for the world, what would it be? McKeen looked into the crowd and without missing a beat he responded My wish is that every girl in the world fi nds the right guy for her. A fl ood of awwwws fi lled the Freedom High School multiuse room, and McKeen became the early favorite.

But he earned the title of Mr. Freedom with a performance of Youre the One That I Want from the musical Grease, which he performed with Emma Mollenhauer. And he sealed the deal with an inspired fashion-show choice. McKeen dressed as Ash from Pokemon while Mollenhauer dressed as Ashs best friend Pikachu. Together the real-life best friends pranced around the stage without a care in the world.

Moments after winning, McKeen was asked if he meant what he said during the inter-view portion, and with a smile, he said: Abso-lutely. I believe there is someone for everyone.

McKeen said winning the inaugural Mr. Freedom title is just another experience to add to his list of memorable moments at Freedom

High the best four years of his life. After graduation, hell play football for Montana State University. For now, hes soaking up the last days of high school.

This is unbelievable, McKeen said. Im so happy right now. Its like on Im top of the world. Seriously. This is awesome.

But before McKeen could don the Mr. Freedom necktie, he had to beat fi ve other se-niors for the title.

Jose Cordon, along with Nikki Legaspi, wowed the crowd with a rap during the tal-ent portion while CT McGhee and Morgan Chaney puzzled but delighted the audience with a musically-enhanced execution of a pea-nut butter and jelly sandwich. Both Cordon and McGhee tied for runner-up honors.

This was a diverse competition, said Cordon. It was a lot of fun, and I hope that this is becomes a Freedom tradition.

McGhee agreed: It was a blast. Im ready to do it again.

Other contenders included Jimmy Ramirez, who partnered with Jessica Jones to perform a lip-synch dance medley; Ito Egharev-ba and Taylor Machado, who dressed as MTV stars Rob and Big for the fashion round; and Nico Davila, who paired with Sammie Polk and a handful of friends to perform Breaking Free from High School Musical.


Freedom High School senior Matt McKeen,

seen at left with Emma Mollenhauer,

earned the title of Mr. Freedom by acting

out a Pokemon skit during the fashion

competition. Above, Jose Cordon and C.T. McGhee tied for run-ner-up at the inaugu-

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Photos by Samie Hartley



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Python Ron knows how to draw a crowd. While some dont want to be in the same room with snakes and large lizards, more than 100 kids and their families turned out for the special Reptile Kingdom presen-tation as part of Oakleys Science Week.

Now, Im not here to scare you, as-sured Python Ron, aka Ron McGee. In the movies, you learn that if snakes or spiders are involved, we are the ones on the menu, but thats just not factual. If an anaconda grew to be 60 feet long, it would weigh some 2,000 pounds and its not going to strike like a bolt of lightning.

Python Ron, who visited Vintage Park-way Elementary on Tuesday, explained that

while some insects and reptiles are danger-ous, these creatures have little to no interest in humans. They have a general curiosity about us just like we have a curiosity about them, but they dont want us for dinner.

To show that theres nothing to fear, Py-thon Ron brought out several of his friends to show the audience. The 10-inch bearded dragon lizard and the 4-foot argus monitor lizard had the same reaction to the group: they stared out into the sea of children, eyes wide and mouths agape, as Python Ron in-troduced each new creature. Each scaly beast triggered a series of gasps and giggles as the audience got an up-close look at a Childrens Python and a Kenyan Sand Boa.

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Python Ron invites the crowd to meet Banana, a 90-pound, 12-foot albino Burmese python, during Oakleys Science Week festivities.

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Middle schoolers visit Middle Ages

It was a day of falconry, fanfare and fi ddles as OHara Park Middle School sev-enth-graders got an up-close look at life in the Middle Ages at the Renaissance Faire held this week on the school campus.

This is a great way for students to get a real look at what life was like back then, said Rick King, who teaches history at OHara Park. Weve been doing this for 15 years, and the students love it. Its hard to beat living his-tory.

The annual event featured re-enactors from the Northern California Renaissance Faire, who stayed in costume and charac-ter throughout the day as students were led through a series of stations including falconry, dancing, storytelling and basket weaving.

But for seventh-grader Kelsey Chapman, the highlight of the day had little to do with history. I think for me seeing everyones cos-tumes has been the most fun, she said. Its like a fashion show.

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students were required to arrive in some sort of period costume. The result was a parade of gilded gowns, manly leather and Elizabethan elegance. But no one was more regal than the Queen herself Elizabeth I who arrived in full regalia and entertained students with a hi-larious and spot-on history of the embattled Queens lineage and ascent to the throne.

Down the way, William Shakespeare of-fered a Readers Digest version of Hamlet to students. And for the less cerebral, a rau-cous turn on the dance fl oor complete with a fi ddle-playing instructor gave participants a crash course in the subtleties of the progres-sive dance.

During the Renaissance, dance was

really the only social activity, said Shelly Crouse-Monarez, one of the professional pre-senters at the event. And for most, it was the only possible way of trading information. For the men it was a way to network about jobs and trade farming tips and information. For the women, it was about trading recipes and enjoying a little gossip about who had what baby and with whom. It was a vital part of their socialization network.

However, for seventh-grader Joseph Pat-terson, the highlights of the day involved the more manly pursuits of the period. Im wait-ing to see the falcons and maybe play some baseball, said Joseph. Im kind of looking forward to that.


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Seventh-grader Alyssa Schneider gets some instruction on storytelling from a Living History presenter during OHara Park Middle Schools Renaissance Day.

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On Sept. 15, all 20 Teacher of the

Year representatives, including Donna Aspell (Knightsen Elementary), Thom-as Gravert (Dozier-Libbey Medical High School), Kristin Ortega (Discov-ery Bay Elementary) and Michael Wood (Heritage High) will be honored at the annual Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year Dinner Celebration, where the county winner will be announced.


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Bristow Middle School teacher Gina Terry, seen here with a group of students, has advance to the semi nals in the Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year competition.

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Supervisor should deal with county issues

Editor:In reading a newspaper article

regarding East County School merger meetings facilitated by County Supervi-sor Mary Piepho, one must wonder why she is not focusing on her elected duties.

First of all, a county supervisor spending tax dollars and resources for an area out of her jurisdiction does not seem appropriate when her own district is in fi nancial turmoil. The educational system in Contra Costa County has many professionals accredited and highly educated with doctorates, masters and four-plus-year degrees to handle their area of specialty (schools).

I would think Supervisor Piepho would have her hands full with chal-lenges in her own jurisdiction, such as the local fi re district on the verge of bankruptcy. She could facilitate a merger with ConFire. This is within her powers as a county supervisor.

Another very serious problem she could facilitate is the $5 billion unfunded liability for public employees under her elected offi ce. She could even spend all her extra time on the $26 million defi cit the county still has to struggle with.

Maybe she can assist our sheriff to improve law enforcement coverage for more deputies. Today we have the lowest deputy coverage since she began offi ce.

Of course lets not forget that if Supervisor Piepho is truly concerned about merging, why doesnt she propose merging the number of supervisors in our county?

John A. GonzalesKnightsen

Drill for oil, dont import itEditor:

With imported oil at $113 per barrel, gasoline and diesel fuel all over $4 per

gallon, is it not time to stop this non-sense and let the oil companies drill for oil here in the U.S.?

We also have the technology to make fuel from coal at the cost of about $1.50 to $2 per gallon. We have enough coal to last us for the next 200 years. Other countries are doing it in a massive scale, so why couldnt we do it? Are we the only ones who are willing to kill our economy in order to worry about imaginary global warming?

The U.S. dollar is collapsing under the weight of our massive imports. About $700 to $900 billion per year just for our fuel bill. The last time I checked, you cannot run airplanes and tractors on solar panels or windmills!

Lets stop this nonsense. Motor fuels are one of the most vital, most basic commodities we need for our economy to survive. Without diesel fuel, the grocery store shelves would be empty in just four days.

Tell Congress to authorize drilling for oil in ANWAR. North slope Alaska, off the California coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. All these areas are now off limits. Coal liquefaction is also against the law. We can easily cut our fuel bill in half in just a few years and by remov-ing this astronomical burden from our economy.

It is time to put America fi rst. Tell Hollywood and the environmentalists that we are mad as hell and will not take it anymore.

Please pass this on to everyone in your address book. Lets take America back!

Tony StellerDiscovery Bay

Thanks for all the smiley facesEditor:

I just wanted to send out a big thank-you to all those who participated and supported our efforts to clean up Marsh Creek in Oakley this past Satur-day, April 30.

Approximately 100 volunteers from the Marsh Creek Ward of the Oakley Latter Day Saints Church came out for Mormon Helping Hands Day. Mormon Helping Hands Day is a statewide day of service where thousands of members and friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) participate in a day of service throughout California.

Volunteers of all ages helped conduct a trash assessment for City of Oakley storm drain permitting require-ments as well as cleaned up over a mile and a half of creek from Cypress Road downstream to the mouth of Marsh Creek opening into the San Joaquin Delta. Despite the strong winds, it was

a beautiful day and there were lots of smiley faces!

The result of the cleanup was a little over 1 ton of trash being removed from Marsh Creek and its banks. Trash con-sisted mainly of plastic bags, cans, paper and general types of trash and construc-tion materials. The most interesting fi nds were a car bumper, a bicycle and mailbox. Data from the trash assessment will help the City of Oakley and Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed (FOMCW) determine the sources of trash in Marsh Creek so that we can make an effort to reduce, if not eliminate, those sources of trash.

Following the cleanup, many of the volunteers participated in a picnic at nearby Cypress Park.

FOMCW wishes to thank all of the agencies that helped support Saturdays efforts, including Contra Costa County Flood Control District, Contra Costa Clean Water Program, East Bay Regional Park District, the City of Oakley and the California Department of Water Resources.

Funding for the coordination of this project came from the Contra Costa County Community Stewardship Grant, the Department of Conservation Water-shed Coordinator Grant and the contin-ued fi nancial support from REI that pro-motes our efforts to provide stewardship volunteering activities to our community. Terracare Landscape provided staff sup-port and provides year-round support for such FOMCW activities.

FOMCW would like to send a warm thank-you to the folks of the Marsh Creek Ward for their enthusiastic sup-port and hard work. A particular pat on the back goes to Phil Somerhalder and his organizing team from the Marsh Creek Ward. We look forward to future projects.

Diane BurgisFriends of Marsh Creek Watershed

Mr. Liberty tradition continuesEditor:

On April 29, 2011, Liberty High Schools Leadership Class presented the 19th Annual Mr. Liberty competi-tion. This show was a success due to the support of the Liberty community and Brentwood community at large. This event could not have been possible without the support and donations of many local businesses and individuals. On behalf of the Leadership program, I would like to thank the following:

His and Hers Formal Wear has generously donated the tuxes of the Mr. Liberty contestants for the last fi ve years. The kindness and generosity of Annette Beckstrand and her staff goes above and beyond the expectation

throughout the school year. We truly ap-preciate their support.

Diggers Diner sponsored the Mr. Liberty breakfast again this year. The management and staff at Diggers opened their doors to us at 7 a.m. and provided an unmatched service and attentiveness. This year they have sup-ported our Homecoming Court, Liberty Idol and Mr. Liberty breakfasts, proving that they truly have Lion Pride.

Contra Costa Floral Design & Gifts and Good Scents Florists generously donated all fl owers for the evenings event, including bouquets for the win-ners, coordinators and crew. Their dona-tion served to lessen the fi nancial strain of our event, and for this we are truly grateful.

Ace Hardware donated the paint for our backdrop, and continues to be a strong supporter of not only the Lead-ership program but of Liberty High School in general. Thank you.

Finally, we would like to thank the following businesses for their donation of gifts for the various winners within the Mr. Liberty competition. As a result of their donation, we were able to donate all funds raised to the Student Emergency Relief (SERF) Fund. Thank you to Boardwalk Bar and Grill, Brent-wood Auto Spa, Brentwood Hand Car Wash, Byron Inn Caf, Extreme Pizza, Harvest Park Bowl, Loards, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Safeway, Straw Hat Pizza, and Yogurt Pizzazz.

The following individuals and busi-nesses helped to ensure the success of Mr. Liberty 2011. Without their hard work, support and diligence, we would not have had such a positive event. Thank you to Oak Tree Screenprinting for the production of the Mr. Liberty shirts; Prestige Press for the produc-tion of the Mr. Liberty tickets; Maddy Benner and Katelyn DiGiorgio, who choreographed the group dance; the Mr. Liberty technical crew, including Hayley Axel, Morgan DuPee, Toni Vargas, Tay-lor Miller, Emma Holmes, Zac Fried-man and Hanna Johnson.

Finally, Id like to thank our MCs for the evening: John Romeis and Beth Decker. John and Beth help to make Mr. Liberty what it is. Their wit, humor and candor make the night a memorable one.

I hope that the community of Brentwood enjoyed this years Mr. Liberty and will continue to join us in the years to come. It is a tradition that binds this community together and raises money for local students and families, which is essential in these tough economic times.

Summer RodriguezDirector of Student Activities

Liberty High School

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A sampling of recent law enforce-ment activity reported by East County police departments.

BRENTWOODApril 25, 4:44 p.m. It was discovered that an unidentifi ed person has been using the Social Security number of a resident of Shadowcliff Way at a bank in the state of Washington.April 25, 11:09 p.m. On Minnesota Av-enue at Somersby Way, a driver struck a parked vehicle, which struck a third vehicle. No injuries were reported.April 26, 12:06 a.m. Two subjects en-gaged in a fi ght at a school on Lone Tree Way were arrested and released on signed Juvenile Affi davits.April 26, 8:09 a.m. A subject left a travel mug containing marijuana on a school bus on Oak Street.April 26, 11:15 a.m. An unidentifi ed person used the personal information of a resident of Claire Terrace in an at-tempt to obtain a credit card.April 26, 12:30 p.m. In the student park-ing lot of a school on Second Street, a subject was found in possession of am-munition and three knives in his vehi-cle.April 26, 2:04 p.m. An unidentifi ed per-son attempted to cash fraudulent checks at a business on Brentwood Boulevard.April 26, 5:48 p.m. An unidentifi ed per-son attempted to gain access to a resi-dence on Minnesota Avenue by prying open a door.April 26, 7:03 p.m. An unidentifi ed per-son cut the lock on a construction trailer on Adams Lane at Big Basin Drive and stole a toolbox and computer printer.April 26, 8:08 p.m. On Brentwood Boulevard at Lone Tree Way, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to have a warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and released on Prom-ise To Appear.April 26, 10:39 p.m. A resident of Griffi th Lane ran away from home and was entered into the Missing Persons System.April 27, 9:15 a.m. An unidentifi ed per-son used the credit card information of

a resident of Christenson Street to make purchases in Pittsburg.April 27, 9:58 a.m. A vehicle heading eastbound on Balfour Road at Brent-wood Boulevard collided with a vehicle heading westbound on Balfour Road. The drivers exchanged information.April 27, 3:56 p.m. An unidentifi ed per-son fl ed a business on Balfour Road and left a credit card behind when she was told her credit card had been rejected.April 27, 4:25 p.m. A stolen vehicle was located on Tango Lane and removed from the Stolen Vehicle System.April 27, 4:51 p.m. A resident of Jas-mine Place reported that he lost his real estate lockbox key at an unknown loca-tion approximately two weeks earlier.April 27, 6:27 p.m. A subject found in-toxicated on Lone Tree Way was arrest-ed and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.April 27, 10:21 p.m. On Brentwood Boulevard at Nancy Street, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was found to be driving on a suspended li-cense. He was cited and released on a Notice To Appear. The vehicle was im-pounded.

To view the Brentwood Police De-partments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/de-partment/pd/reports/index.cfm.

OAKLEYApril 18 On Bridgehead Road at Main Street, a subject was arrested for ob-structing an offi cer.April 18 A bicycle was stolen from Carpenter Road at Heathrow Drive.April 19 A residence on the 4700 block of Carrington Drive was burglarized.April 20 A resident of the 400 block of Beaulieu Lane reported that an un-identifi ed person was peeking into his house.April 21 Vehicles were stolen from the 1000 block of Covered Wagon Drive and the 2500 block of Main Street.April 21 On OHara Avenue at Star Street, a subject was arrested for being under the infl uence of drugs.April 21 An adult was reported miss-

ing from the 200 block of West Cypress Road.April 21 A vehicle was towed from the 4800 block of Claret Court.April 21 On the 2000 block of Truman Lane, a subject was arrested for battery.April 21 An incident of shoplifting was reported on East Cypress Road at Main Street.April 22 On the 1700 block of Fairhaven Court, a subject was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.April 22 Arrest warrants were issued on Del Antico Avenue at Main Street and on Kay Avenue at OHara Avenue.April 23 Assault with a deadly weapon was reported on the 1000 block of Vin-tage Parkway.April 24 On Babbe Street at Charles Way and on Creekside Way at Laurel Road, subjects were arrested for driving under the infl uence of alcohol.April 24 On the 3200 block of Main Street, a subject was found in violation of a custody order.April 24 On the 2000 block of Main Street, a subject was arrested for bur-glary.April 24 Credit card fraud was report-ed on the 500 block of Freemark Lane.April 24 On the 100 block of Stony Hill Place, a subject was arrested for grand theft.April 25 On the 2500 block of Main Street, a subject was arrested for strong-arm robbery.April 25 Identity theft was reported on the 3600 block of Frank Hengel Way.April 26 A hit-and-run incident was reported on Empire Avenue at Laurel Road.April 27 A vehicle accident with prop-erty damage occurred on East Cypress Road at Picasso Drive.April 27 A stolen vehicle was recovered from the 900 block of Weibel Circle.April 27 On the 2700 block of Fairhaven Court, a subject was arrested for being under the infl uence of drugs.April 27 On Big Break Road at Main Street, a subject was arrested for posses-sion of an unlawful weapon.April 27 On Fairhaven Court at Robert

Way, a subject was arrested for interfering with a public offi cer.April 28 On the 1500 block of Neroly Road, a subject was arrested for indecent exposure.April 28 On the 2000 block of Main Street, a subject was arrested for posses-sion of dangerous drugs.April 28 On OHara Avenue at Star Street, a subject was arrested for kidnap-ping.April 28 Domestic battery was reported on the 5300 block of Elm Lane.April 28 Domestic violence with injury to a spouse was reported on the 400 block of Star Street.April 29 On Main Street at Norcross Lane, a subject was arrested for public intoxication.April 29 A vehicle was towed from the 200 block of Yellow Rose Circle.April 29 On Main Street at Vintage Parkway, a subject was arrested for tres-passing on railroad property.April 30 On the 4600 block of Duarte Avenue, a subject was arrested for posses-sion of marijuana.April 30 Vehicle accidents with injuries occurred on Creekside Way at Laurel Road and on Longhorn Way at Rose Av-enue.April 30 On Harvest Drive at Laurel Road, a subject was cited for driving with-out a license.April 30 On Hill Avenue at Main Street and on West Cypress Road at Empire Av-enue, subjects were arrested for driving under the infl uence of alcohol.April 30 A vehicle parked on 300 block of Shady Oak Drive was burglarized.May 1 A juvenile was reported missing from the 2100 block of Megan Drive.May 1 An arrest warrant was issued on Main Street and Neroly Road.May 1 Felony battery was reported on the 4300 block of El Dorado Street.May 1 An unidentifi ed person fi red shots into a residence on the 2000 block of Truman Lane.May 1 A residence on 100 block of Ken-wood Court was burglarized.May 1 Vandalism was reported on the 100 block of Heartwood Court.

COP LOGSFROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH LOGSA resident of Jasmine Place in Brentwood reported that he lost his real estate lockbox key at an unknown location approximately two weeks earlier.

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Deer Valley brothers excel on tennis court

Brothers Abid and Zahid Ahmad were playing tennis on Xbox one day when it oc-curred to them: why dont we give this a shot in real life? It looked easy for the virtual Andy Roddick, they fi gured, so how hard could it be?

Following a climb up the learning curve, the brothers found that tennis translated nicely from joystick to racket. The game has helped the Pakistan-born brothers, now the No. 1 and 2 singles players for Deer Valley High, stay focused through a transfer and the sickness of their father, acclimate to life in the United States and visualize a brighter future.

They really have improved a tremen-dous amount this year, Wolverines head coach Brian Richardson said. They both had a lot of raw talent, but they just didnt know how to put it all together. After maybe the fi rst year and a half, you could see them start to put it all together.

Abid, a senior, and Zahid, a junior, moved to Antioch from Pakistan in 2007 af-ter their father, Abdullha, settled into his job

Deer Valley senior Abid Ahmad, above left, has gone 9-1 against BVAL opponents out of the No. 1 slot. Deer Valley junior, above right, Zahid Ahmad recently completed an undefeated season in BVAL play.

Photos by Justin Lafferty


see Brothers page 27A

In Paris Imholzs four years as a pitcher for Antioch Highs varsity softball team, a win over league rival Freedom has always been slightly out of reach.

That is, until Imholz took charge on Tuesday.

Opposing formidable Falcons sopho-

more ace Madison Williams, Imholzs only blemish was a solo home run to Freedom senior centerfi elder Malena Padilla in a 3-1 Panthers victory. After Antioch plated a run on an error in the fi rst inning, Imholz was able to settle down and forget about the score-board. She didnt allow a hit until the fourth inning Padillas homer and fi nished with

Big win for Antioch ace

Photo by Jolly Hanson

Antioch pitcher Paris Imholz was in control on Tuesday, striking out six in her rst win over Freedom.


see Ace page 29A

At Mondays Bay Valley Athletic League golf championship, Deer Valley senior golfer John Bell was playing for very little in the big picture, but with a lot on the line at that mo-ment.

While the individual league champion-ship is important, both he and his sudden-death playoff opponent, Heritage sophomore Carney Hocking, had punched their ticket to the next round of individual competition with 76s in regulation play.

Still, neither golfer performed like he was playing for a mere ceremonial title. Both bo-geyed Lone Tree Golf Courses par-four 18th hole in sudden death. Both grinded out a par on the second playoff hole, the par-four 10th, which ranks as the second toughest hole on the course. They played number 18 again, and both players made a par. Then, they returned to 10, where the individual championship was fi nally decided.

Bell found the green in two, landing in nearly the same spot as before. Hocking strug-gled, leaving himself in a tough position be-hind the green after two shots. When he failed to make his par, all Bell needed was a short but tricky putt to fi nally put Hocking away. With that hole, the individual league championship was his.

Johns a four-year senior and hes one of my better competitors, said Wolverines head

coach Brian Kofford. He can play. He is a re-ally tough competitor.

Bell said his performance felt good be-cause despite his so-so ball striking, he didnt hit any terrible shots.

Beyond the individual competition, the most important battle between Heritage and Liberty was for second place. Deer Valley won the tournament with a score of 403, but its regular-season title had already guaranteed the Wolverines a bye week through the Sunol Valleys North Coast Sections South Quali-fi er tournament and into the Tournament of Champions. The winner of the Lions-Patriots match would break the second-place tie and earn a spot in the NCS fi nal.

Paced by Hockings 76, Heritage shot 415, besting Libertys 445. The Patriots scores that were counted belonged to Hocking, fel-low sophomores Chris Maxwell (82), Tyler Brookens (85), Justin Barnes (86) and junior Ryan Bell (86). That total outdistanced the Liberty total of 445 shot by seniors Paul Krey (84), Justin Thomas (87), Josh Noriega (91), junior Austin Kaiser (91) and sophomore Garret Murayama (91).

As a coach, I always set the bar high, Heritage head coach Mark Tinder said. But Deer Valley beat us by 12 stokes. In an 18-hole tournament, thats not too many.

Sophomore Josh Mouzakis paced the fourth-place Antioch Panthers with an 83.

Clutch putting wins titleby Michael Dixon

Correspondent

see Clutch page 25A

In an exciting, back-and-forth match between two intense athletes, Deer Val-leys Abid Ahmad came up with a victory over Freedoms Jeff Matteri to claim the singles title in Tuesdays Bay Valley Ath-letic League Championship.

Ahmad, a senior, topped a frustrated Matteri 6-1, 6-4 in the fi nal round. To get to the fi nal, Ahmad defeated Matteris teammate, junior Justin Monge, in the semi-fi nals. In last years BVAL tourna-ment, Matteri defeated Ahmad, then playing for Antioch.

Im really happy, and playing against Jeff was amazing; I wish I could play him

every day, Ahmad said. Hes a really nice kid; I really respect him.

A few feet away, the doubles title game was underway, but the feeling was much more lighthearted. Both Heritage doubles teams Mike De La Madrid/Andrew Mucha and Matt De La Ma-drid/Collin Friedel advanced to the fi -nal. Though both teams were still hungry for the victory, it was more of a friendly match. Mike De La Madrid and Mucha were able to repeat as doubles champions, 6-1, 6-1.

That was our whole goal this sea-son: we wanted to repeat and move onto NCS, Mucha said. Last year, we didnt make it past the fi rst round of NCS.

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Scott Busby and Michael Paul were in a dogfight to the finish the DIRTcar West modified feature Sat-urday night at Antioch Speedway. It was Busby regaining the lead on the checkered flag lap while Michael Salazar and Troy Foulger stormed Paul in a race to be remembered.

Busby and Paul duked it out on the low groove of the dry-slick high-banked 3/8-mile oval, while Foulger fought back from an early spinout to pressure the three from the high

groove in the final three laps. When Paul stumbled, Salazar, who was in the hunt the entire feature, made his move and Foulger joined in to chase Busby across the finish line.

Paul drove a good clean race, Busby said in victory lane. I had to give it all I had on the last lap. He had great traction and was running low and fast.

Paul settled into fourth; Rob Norris took fifth.

Dave Press jumped into an early

lead in the Wingless Sprint Car main event and waved goodbye to the rest of the field. Dan Gonderman broke out of traffic late in the feature, but could not close the gap between him and Press. Gary Nelson, Jr. finished third, followed by Billy Macedo and Roy Fisher.

Ricardo Rivera won a wreck-filled Dwarf Car main event, taking the checkered flag under caution due to time limits. Corky Galey was tops in the Four Banger main event. Jim

Freethey won the Super Hobby Stock feature, and Danny Wagner took the Mini Trux main event.

The thrilling finish of the Vin-tage Hard Top main event saw 82-year-old Larry Damitz catch air on the front straightaway as he tangled with another veteran racer, Tommy Thompson, in classic stock cars. Damitz was sidelined and Thompson won after the restart.

Contributed by Mike Adaska-veg

Busby, Press make tracks at Speedway


DV, Heritage triumph Lion picks Holy NamesLiberty senior defender Tatyana Martinez, a rst-team all-Bay Valley Athletic League soccer selection, recently signed her letter of intent to attend Holy Names University. The Hawks are currently an NAIA team, but will move up to NCAA Division II next year. Martinez was the Lions captain this year and a second-team all-BVAL player in her junior year, when Liberty claimed the league title. Martinez said shes excited about soccer, college life and the opportunity to study nursing at Holy Names.Photo courtesy of Alex Martinez

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Antioch sophomore Josh Mouzakis made an impressive showing at Mondays BVAL Championship, carding a team-high 83 at Lone Tree Golf Course.

That round will automatically qualify him for the individual NCS qualifi er. Jared Mlekush could join him if Liberty qualifi es for an at-large bid, as players from playoff teams are automatically exempt for the postseason and therefore scratched from their league qualifi er.

Junior Dave White, who broke 90, was the lone Freedom player to qualify for the BVAL championships. The Falcons total of 483 was good enough for only fi fth place. But White not only broke 90, he did so convinc-ingly and missed joining Bell and Hocking by two shots.

White was kept out of the playoff be-cause of a three-putt on the par-four 16th hole and a four-putt on the par-fi ve 8th, despite hit-ting the green in two. Still, hes confi dent that his game is in the right place to make a good showing at NCS.

For Heritage and possibly Liberty, the next step is Mondays NCS South Qualifi er. For league champion, their next meet is slated for the following week at the NCS Meet of Champions. If they record a top-three fi nish there, theyll qualify for the NorCal Champi-onships.


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as a taxi driver in Oakland. The brothers were playing for fun at Antiochs Chichibu Park in their early days at Antioch High when head tennis coach Larry Johnson saw potential and asked them to come out for the team.

Abid, Zahid and older brother Rashed soon worked their way through the ranks, along with cousin Ikram Najib, now the Panthers No. 1 singles player. With senior Rashed, junior Abid and sophomore Zahid on last years roster, Antioch claimed the Bay Valley Athletic League title.

But about a year and a half ago, Ab-dullha started to feel sick. While he was taking medication for arthritis, his condition wors-ened and his energy took a dive. Abid and Zahids older brother, Hamid, said their father started getting bad headaches and needed long periods of rest. Abdullha hasnt told his 10 children the specifi cs of whats going on, not wanting to distract them from their stud-ies, work and athletic pursuits.

Hes a proud dad, but the sickness (and his own nerves) have prevented him from see-ing his kids play tennis for a while. Abdullha is happy that tennis has given Abid and Zahid a future: next year, Abid will attend American River College, which boasts a stellar tennis program, and plans to transfer to a four-year school. Zahid is also looking forward to play-ing tennis in college.

Im happy, Abdullha said. All of my kids are good. They speak to me, I love them, they love.

In order to accompany the large family and to be closer to Abdullha in the hospital, the Ahmads moved from Antioch Highs part of town to a bigger house in Deer Valleys zone. Understanding the situation with Ab-dullha, Johnson didnt have a problem with the move, although the Ahmads were required to prove hardship to North Coast Section of-fi cials in order to transfer to Deer Valley with-out a year of ineligibility.

Abid was looking forward to a strong se-nior season at Antioch, where he was among family. I was kind of disappointed because it was my senior year, he said. I wanted to fi n-ish at the same school.

The transfer allowed Abid and Zahid to come under the tutelage of Richardson, whose summer camp the brothers had at-tended for the past three years. The familiarity with Richardsons style helped the transition. Out of the top spot on the Wolverines ladder, Abid fi nished the season 9-1 in Bay Valley Athletic League play. Zahid ended the year 10-0.

Its been a pleasure to work with them, Richardson said.

The brothers were a prominent part of Tuesdays league tournament. Richardson moved Zahid to the doubles bracket, pairing him with sophomore Cameron Yee. The team lost to the Heritage pair of Matt De La Ma-drid and Colin Friedel in the semifi nals.

Abid, who stayed in the singles tourna-ment, was matched against another fi erce competitor in Freedoms Jeff Matteri for the fi nals. Abid emerged victorious in the emo-tional match, 6-1, 6-4.

His motivation to clinch the title? Abdull-ha, who smiled later that day as he handled his boys gold medal.

Everybody became happy, Abdullha said. Its good news.


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The Bay Valley Athletic Leagues track and fi eld athletes had a strong contingen-cy at last weekends Sacramento Meet of Champions.

Athletes from Deer Valley, Heritage, Freedom and Pittsburg all traveled to Sac-ramento for the meet on Saturday. In total, BVAL athletes placed in the fi nals of 30 of the 79 events at the prestigious meet.

The largest groups were sent by Deer Valley and Heritage. The Wolverines placed in 13 events; the Patriots 11. Freedom placed athletes in seven fi nals while one athlete, se-nior shot-putter John Lacey, fi nished in the 12 position in that event. Heritage senior Alex Horncliff fi nished two spots ahead of him.

Deer Valley produced winners in three events. The team of seniors Raven Fox, Erica Wilson, Joy Gee and Darnella Jenkins claimed victory in the 4x400 girls relay with a time of 3:54.74, winning by more than 10 seconds.

Wilson also won the girls 300-meter hur-dle event with a time of 43.79 and recorded a fourth-place performance in the girls 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.54. Joining Wilson as an individual winner was teammate senior Jesse White, who won the boys 400-meter dash at 48.17.

Junior Shawn Simms also gave hope that Deer Valleys speed next year will equal this seasons. Simms 11.35-second 100-meter race was good enough for fourth place in the boys event, and his 22.63 200-meter race in the boys

division was good enough for third place. In that same race, Freedom junior Adrian Perez fi nished in seventh place with a time of 23.28.

The Patriots produced the only other winners when freshman Frank Kurtz, seniors Kruger Story Jr., Brandom Brum and junior Miguel Aguiar won the boys 4x400-meter varsity relay. In the 400-meter dash, Aguiar fi nished fi fth; Kurtz 13th. Brum was seventh in the boys 800-meter run while fellow senior Eric Morford was eighth in the boys 1,600-meter race. Senior Alex Grant was the lone Heritage female, fi nishing fourth in the girls 800-meter race.

Heritage was especially strong in the fi eld events, as senior Jacob Rounds fi nished sev-enth in the boys discus throw and fourth in the shot put. Junior Kyle Thacker placed sev-enth in the boys discus throw; senior Billy Eng fourth in the boys high jump.

Deer Valley senior Dariel Patton fi nished in fourth place in the boys 200-meter varsity race while the team of Andrew Hunte, Simms, Tajae Smith-White and Jesse White fi nished third in the 4x400-meter boys relay.

While the Freedom athletes didnt win any events, they were consistently strong. Se-nior DAmora Cooper took fourth in both the boys 100-meter hurdles and the boys long jump.

Senior Michael Kicenski tied for sixth in the boys high jump while senior Carmen Martinez fi nished sixth in the girls 3,200-meters. Sophomore Jordan Morgan fi nished 11th in the boys triple jump.


BVAL stars at elite eventby Michael Dixon

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six strikeouts.Its fun to win a game against a team

you havent beaten ever, Imholz said. I defi nitely felt more comfortable, more confi -dent being a pitcher with more runs on the board.

First-year head coach Brook Russo said the Panthers (12-3, 4-1 Bay Valley Ath-letic League) were able to execute what they worked on in practice, namely preparing for Williams riseball, which still forced a few popups on Tuesday. That win kicked off a tough week for Antioch, which also faced Heritage on Thursday.

It was our day, Russo said. We hit the ball, defense was good and pitching was excellent.

The Panthers were able to take advan-tage of three Falcons (12-7, 3-2 BVAL) er-rors and a sub-par start by Williams.

After Antioch held a 1-0 lead in the fi rst, the Panthers put two more on the board in the third inning.

Freshman centerfi elder Shelbi Graifman drove in sophomore utility player Britney Brown for the second run of the game, then senior outfi elder Allison Snedden rapped out a single up the middle to make it 3-0.

Graifman fi nished 1-for-3 with the RBI and senior fi rst baseman Kelsey Cast went 2-for-4, scoring a run.

We were all pretty nervous before the game, but it helps to have Paris around, she really leads the team, Graifman said.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALETS No. 09-0133588 Title Order No. 09-8-396847 Investor/Insurer No. 108972349 APN No. 035-740- 112-4 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/14/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by GUADALUPE SEGURA JR, AND MARIA E SEGURA, dated 07/14/2005 and recorded 07/26/05, as Instrument No. 2005-0274771-00, in Book -, Page -), of Of cial Records in the of ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 05/27/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4572 WATERFORD WAY, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the

obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $505,766.39. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashiers checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an AS IS condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 12/- 10/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustees Sale Of cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3982025 05/06/2011, 05/13/2011, 05/20/2011 Oak-ley Press No. 03- 0477 Publish Dates: May 6, 13, 20, 2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE TS No. 09-0165253 Title Order No. 09-8-

510445 Investor/Insurer No. 704162816 APN No. 052-352-026-0 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/24/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by VINCENT BADILLO, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 04/24/2007 and recorded 05/02/07, as Instrument No. 2007-0129607-00, in Book , Page ), of Of cial Records in the of ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 05/27/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is pur-ported to be: 3205 VISTA HILLS COURT, ANTIOCH, CA, 94531. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the

time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is $618,557.55. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashiers checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an AS IS condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereun-der, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/11/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustees Sale Of- cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3983966 05/06/2011, 05/13/2011, 05/20/2011 Brent-wood Press No. 02-1273 Publish dates: May 6, 13, 20, 2011

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits

on May 17, 2011, hold a public hearing to consider the following:An application for a conditional use permit (CUP 11-006) to allow the op-eration of a 2,071 square foot childrens after-school program, known as Bricks for Kidz, within an existing 5,000 square-foot commercial building locat-ed at 3150 Balfour Road, Suite C (APN 010-030-031). Applicant: Jennifer ShirkSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Associate Planner Debbie Hill [(925) 516-5135 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Planning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Coun-cil no later than the time period provided under the Citys Municipal Code. In ad-dition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered t

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