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A basketball team from Perth, Australia made some new mates at Liberty High. Page 1B.

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Holiday happenings

In the cold of December, East County becomes a hotbed of holiday activity. Check out the highlights. Page 4A

Peace officer healing upA cop who was knocked unconscious during a struggle with a suspect is expected to recover. Page 3A

Mayor Bob Taylor spots what the men of Engine 52 are up to during what had been, up until then, a public basting of confetti last weekend. The turkey suit-clad mayor was paying off on a fundraising chal-lenge for the Brentwood Regional Community Chest Saturday, and you can see what happened next on Page 12A of todays Press. The call has gone out for volunteers as the Community Chests annual food-packing effort is set for this Friday at Brentwood Elementary, 200 Grif th Lane, starting at 4 p.m. Volunteers of all ages are welcome.

Uh-oh time

Photo by Rick Lemyre

Schults named Citizen of the Year

Jeff Schults plays numerous roles as a leader and volunteer with the Relay For Life, the Brentwood Regional Community Chest, Ro-tary and Kiwanis clubs and Police Activities League, making appear-ances as Santa, and virtually any other charitable cause he comes across. He now has one more thing to add: Citizen of the Year.

Everybody talks about how Jeff gives so much back in a wide variety of ways, in both time and money, said Harry York, CEO of the Brentwood Chamber of Com-merce, sponsor of the award. He has great organizational skills and a real commitment to Brentwood and East County, and to those people who are in need.

Schults other credits include serving on the Liberty Education Foundation board, establishing the Hospice of East Bays Tree of Lights event in Brentwood; travel-ing with Liberty Highs Rotary-affi liated Interact Club to build homes in Mexico and New Orleans and feed people at Glide Memorial

Church in San Francisco on three occasions. His earlier activities have included serving on the citys Plan-ning Commission, six years on the Brentwood PONY Baseball board, and a long list of volunteer activities at the Brentwood CornFest.

The Chamber also announced that Kendall Automotive, located at

Oak and Second streets and owned and operated by Gary Kendall, has been chosen as Business of the Year.

Kendalls gives a lot to the community, said York. Theyve been a longtime presence in the downtown and theyre expanding to another location (Sunset Industrial Park) while still keeping a presence

downtown.Its exciting news, said Ken-

dall. But I keep thinking of all the other worthy Brentwood business-es, particularly in the automotive industry, and Im very humbled. Words are tough to come by. Weve

Jeff Schults, seen on the left conducting a Kiwanis Club meeting (hes the president), has been named the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce 2011 Citizen of the Year. On the right is Gary Kendall, whose Kendalls Automotive has won the Business of the Year.

Photo by Samie Hartley

by Rick LemyreStaff Writer

see Schults page 22A


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A Brentwood police offi cer is recovering after being knocked unconscious during a struggle with an allegedly drunk driver early Sunday.

According to police, 21-year-old Brentwood resi-dent Jason Kruenegal was stopped about 2 a.m. in a parking lot on Walnut Boulevard near Oak Street. As he was questioned about whether he had been drinking, Kruenegal allegedly ran away. Police chased him, catch-ing up with him in a nearby alley, where a struggle en-sued.

Lt. Tom Hansen said an offi cer involved in the struggle sustained a head injury and was knocked un-conscious. When the offi cer did not respond to his radio, a request for assistance from neighboring agencies was broadcast.

Offi cers from Antioch, Pittsburg, Oakley, Contra Costa County Sheriffs Offi ce, Rio Vista and California Highway Patrol responded to the area. After an extensive search, Kruenegal was taken into custody. A passenger who was in the car when the stop occurred was not ar-rested.

Hansen said initial reports that the offi cer had been shot were inaccurate, and that no shots had been fi red during the incident. The offi cer was treated and released from the hospital and is expected to fully recover.

Kruenegal, who was jailed in lieu of $155,000 bail, is facing charges of assault on a peace offi cer, DUI and possible possession of steroids.

Assaulted officer recoveringAfter leading the fi eld of candidates during the November election, newly

sworn-in City Councilman Steve Barr was selected by his colleagues to serve as vice mayor for the next two years.

Barr and Joel Bryant took their seats at the Brentwood council dais Tuesday and got right down to busi-ness. In a series of 5-0 votes, the council purchased development rights to a trio of properties, spending a total of $1.8 million to secure development rights on three parcels of land. Part of the citys Ag Preservation plan, the acquisition of the rights on 161 acres of prime, Class A farmland just outside the citys bor-ders means those parcels will continue to be farmed in perpetuity.

Prior to the new councilmen tak-ing their seats, outgoing councilmen Chris Becnel and Brandon Richey were thanked for their service, and both used the opportunity to speak their minds.

Becnel, reading from prepared re-marks, reminded the community and the new council that There are those who oppose projects for any number of reasons the economy is too weak, it is too expensive, it is not the right time, things are great the way they are what-ever the reason, the result is the same: inaction. Brentwood needs to be very

wary of the siren calls of complacency and inaction. They are an attractive trap for the unwary since it does not require anybody to do anything There are thousands of cities across this nation, some within a few miles of Brentwood, withering and dying because they long ago succumbed to complacency and inaction.

He also issued a warning to be wary of outside interests, be they from Concord, Pittsburg or Sunset Road, for that matter.

Richey, for his part, was more suc-

cinct. A man who said during the pub-lic-comments period that he wanted to engage the council in dialogue about opening a medical marijuana collective in Brentwood moved the policeman Richey to leave his council chair and step up to the public podium. He said he hoped the new council would be re-sponsive to the gentleman, and provide an answer ranging between No and Hell, no.

The assignment of subcommit-tee roles will be taken up at the Jan. 25 meeting.

Barr chosen as vice mayorby Rick Lemyre

Staff Writer


Incoming City Councilman Joel Bryant is given the oath of of ce by City Clerk Margaret Wimberly during Tuesdays ceremonies installing him, and Vice Mayor Steve Barr, to the Brentwood City Council.

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Holiday happenings still in full swingFriday-Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 17-18-19CHRISTMAS CAROLING

The St. Anthony Knights of Co-lumbus Council 10414 and Columbiettes invite you to share in the spirit of the holidays with some traditional Christmas caroling from 7 to 10 p.m. Call ahead to secure a reservation for the carolers to come calling. Your Christmas donation will benefi t local charities and organiza-tions throughout the community. For ad-ditional information, call 925-813-4311 or e-mail [email protected], Dec. 17SUMMERSET SINGERS HOLIDAY CONCERT

Christmas favorites are performed by the Summerset Singers from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brentwood Senior Activity Center, 193 Griffi th Lane. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $8, available at the door or in advance at the center or the Brentwood Parks and Recreation De-partment Offi ce, 101B Sand Creek Road. Checks should be made payable to the City of Brentwood. For more informa-tion, call 925-516-5380.CHUCKS HOLIDAY: A LOOSELY BORROWED HOLIDAY TALE

Presented by Actors in Motion, this one-act play written by an Adams Middle School student is based loosely on the classic Charlie Brown Christmas. Tick-ets are $5 or the donation of a toy. The curtain goes up at 7 p.m. at the Adams

Middle School theater. A holiday recep-tion immediately follows the show.FESTIVAL OF CAROLS

The Pacifi c Masterworks Chorus and Liberty High School Chamber Singers,

under the direction of Sue Stuart, perform at 8 p.m. at Trilogy at the Vineyards Club Los Meganos, 1700 Trilogy Parkway in Brentwood. A pre-concert reception be-gins at 6:30 p.m., featuring a no-host bar

and hors doeuvres. Concert-only tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for children 12 and under. Reception-and-concert tickets are $35 for adults; $20 for children. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by e-mail-ing tickets@pacifi cmasterworkschorus.org or [email protected], Dec. 18DISCOVERY BAY LIGHTED BOAT PARADE ON THE LAKE

A smaller version of the towns light-ed boat extravaganza shoves off at 5:30 p.m. from Starboard and Drakes Court bays. Call 510-825-3753 to enter your boat in the parade, or support the parade by lighting up your backyard for the party.Saturday, Dec. 18 and 24O HOLY NIGHT

This free musical performance takes place at Golden Hills Community Church, 2401 Shady Willow Lane in Brentwood, at 6 p.m. on Dec. 18, and 4 and 6 p.m. on Dec. 24. For more information, call 925-516-0653, ext. 147.Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 18-19THE NUTCRACKER

Brentwood Childrens Ballet Theater presents Tchaikovskys timeless classic The Nutcracker at Antiochs El Cam-panil Theatre, 602 W. Second St. The cur-tain goes up Saturday, Dec. 18 at 1 and 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. Reserved seats are $15; general admission $12. For tickets, log on to www.elcampaniltheatre.com or call 925-757-9500.

Theres still time to see The Nutcracker this season. The curtain goes up on Brentwood Childrens Ballet Theaters nal two performances of the classic holiday tale on Dec. 18 and 19.

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LAFCO seats up for grabs

For the fi rst time in nearly fi ve years, two openings on the seven-member Con-tra Costa Local Agency Formation Com-mission (LAFCO) are up for grabs, and commission members are expected to vote on the available seats within the next few weeks.

This is a little unusual, said Lou Ann Texeira, LAFCO executive offi cer. Certainly its the fi rst time this has hap-pened since Ive been with LAFCO, but itll work out. Well get it done.

LAFCO is a powerful county com-mission that oversees land boundaries and annexation issues. There are 58 such boards throughout California.

The two positions the mayors seat, held by Concord Councilwoman Helen Allen, and the special districts position held by Discovery Bay Community Servic-es District (CSD) Director David Piepho became available last month follow-ing Allens retirement from the Concord Council and Piephos resignation from the CSD board and subsequent unsuc-cessful bid for a seat on the Byron-Brent-wood-Knightsen Union Cemetery Board. In order to retain a position on LAFCO, commissioners must sit on the board of one of the agencies they represent.

In the case of Allen, a call for nomi-nations to fi ll her spot on LAFCO went

out a few weeks ago and the nomination deadline was set for Dec. 22. According to Texeira, when the City Selection Commit-tee meets at its regular Jan. 6 meeting, a new commissioner to fi ll Allens position will be appointed.

Because Helen (Al-len) didnt run for a seat on the Concord City Council again, her seat on LAFCO became avail-able, said Tex-eira. There are 19 cities countywide, so there is the potential for that many nominations, although typi-cally we receive maybe three or four. Well see what happens.

Selection committees comprising representatives from each of the commissions appoint LAFCO seats. For example, a group made up of representatives from each of the countys 19 city councils votes on the mayors seat.

Although no offi cial word has been issued on who is running for the open mayors seat, Brentwood Mayor Bob Tay-lor has said he might throw his hat into

the ring, and according to Texeira, its also possible that mayors seat alternate Lafayette City Councilman Don Tatzin might apply. Applicants for the mayors seat neednt be mayors, but must at least

be members of a city council.Nominations for the

special districts seat are open until Jan.

5, and an ap-pointment is

expected at the regular meeting of the Indepen-dent Spe-cial District S e l e c t i o n Committee

on Jan. 24.There are

44 special dis-tricts countywide

and the same number of potential applicants,

but so far, just one individ-ual, George Schmidt the sitting al-

ternate plans to apply for the post.I am defi nitely interested in run-

ning, said Schmidt, who has been on the board of directors of the West County Wastewater District since 1992. Ive been an alternate for years and I would like to make a run for it. Maybe its my time.

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Congratulations to the following Liberty High School Students of the Month for October and November: Mike Alegria, Stacy Arcos, Joseph Arebalo, Cassidy Baker, Spenser Brinkman, Tamra Brown, Chante Brown, Casady Brown, Chelci Castro, Arben Jimeniz Cortes, Ashley Davis, Kimberly B. Dawson, Morgan Dupee, Luis Flores, Erin Fouts, Kaitlyn Galbraith, Monte George, Michael Grif n, Brianda Gutierrez, Kaitlyn Holm, Deon Hurtado, Hanna Johnson, Fidel Juarez, Jenneh Kamara, Leah Kappler, Justin Keener, Emily Krentz, Paul Krey, Paige Lange, Nicole Long, Sara Luci, Casey Madsen, Stacey Majewski, Megan Marples, Vanessa Mora, Deilyn Nelson, Danny Nguyen, Alisha Nunes, Addisen Painter, Blake Paris, Chad Payton, Edgardo Perez, Alexandra Pierce, Eduardo Rangel, Eldon Raudebaugh, Kristy Reno, Zach Revel, Jessica Rinehart, Abel Rios, Jewels Rios, Haley Rollins, Mayra Romero, Austin Simons, Yvette Taylor, Bright Test, Tyler Wanden, Cora Williams, Tim Wilson and Roselia Zavala. Not all honorees were present for the photo.

Lions laudable in autumn

Heritage High School recently named its Students of the Quarter. Congratulations to the following students, front row from left: Carolina Ornelas Math; Chelsea McDonald Social Studies; Adrianna Morales Motivational; Samantha Bustos Science; Darryl Stingley Visual & Performing Arts (performing); Samantha Becerra Visual & Performing Arts (visual); Caitlin Baroody English; Vivian Pham Math; Devon Conway Science; and Emily Atkins Visual & Performing Arts (visual); back row: Alexander Goodson Social Studies; Michael Mehlberg Social Studies; Carter Duong Visual & Performing Arts (performing); Trevor Carlson Social Studies; Leonard Eng Motivational; Mary-Lou Milabu Science; Christopher Gan English; Thaddeus Peterson Motivational; Nicole Casperson Science; Heritage Principal Andy Parsons; Jessalynn Sheldon Math; Mohammad Mohammadi Visual & Performing Arts (performing); James DeStefano English; and Onyinye Onwuzulike Math. Not pictured are Natalie Lara Agraz Visual & Performing Arts (visual); Nicole Barakat Visual & Performing Arts (visual); Rita Barakat World Languages; Brandon Bascom Physical Education; Patrick Berhan Career Technology; Megan Boyle Physical Education; Jasmine Brown Career Technology; Vanessa Campos Motivational; Jazelle Chong World Languages; Cassidy Golinveaux World Languages; Landy Gu Career Technology; Lovi Kang Career Technology; Tala Moussouras English; Kenneth Parker Physical Education; Trevor Steadman Visual & Performing Arts (performing); Matthew Swartz Physical Education; and Tracy Tyr ngsson World Languages.

Quality quarter

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Two local school districts that came under fi re from the county regarding their budgets have received an OK for this fi s-cal year, but more cuts could be on the horizon.

Members of the Antioch and Byron unifi ed school districts recently breathed a sigh of relief as the Contra Costa County Offi ce of Education gave each a positive certifi cation on the fi rst budget report of the school year.

In late November, the county offi ce issued warnings to fi ve districts Antioch, Byron, John Swett, Mt. Diablo and West Contra Costa County. Antioch super-intendent Donald Gill said the warning didnt mean a potential takeover from the state, but closer scrutiny from the county.

Gill was happy to get that positive certifi cation from the county, noting that now the district can move forward. If we can put our budgetary issues to rest, our goal is the social and academic develop-ment of our kids, he said.

The district did receive some federal money, but in order to make ends meet this fi scal year for Antioch, the 18,107-student district made some tough deci-sions. Gill said the district nixed its travel

budget, except for absolutely essential trips. Antioch also closed many portable buildings, moving those students back in-side the permanent structure. The district is looking into renting out the portables to provide the district with more cash.

Antioch ended class size reduction in kindergarten through third grade, a move Gill said he did not want to make.

Despite the cuts, the district must still fi nd a way to eliminate about $4 million from each of the next two fi scal years. Having a positive budget three years out is absolutely critical to our district, Gill said. Having a positive multi-year pro-jection gives our community confi dence that the fi scal resources that are under the control of the district are in good hands and were solvent.

Byron, a 1,670-student school district with a preschool, two elementary schools and a middle school, used federal money to stop defi cit spending and furloughs this year. According to Superintendent Ken Jacopetti, the district received a one-time deal that cant be counted on again next year. Early on, basically we were into a mode of defi cit spending, Jacopetti said. Its been a struggle for us over the last couple of years.

Antioch, Byron schoolbudgets OK for now

Congratulations to Timber Point Elementarys Students of the Month for December. In the front row, from left, are Ava Frazier, Taryn Martinez, Madison Bone, Bella Shaffer, Ashlyn Rodgers, Jordan Almgren, Joseph Sim, Jesse Manibusan, Kylie Antonacci and Xiomara Hernandez; center row: Haley Womack, Raegan Purkey, Kassidy Tucker, Bailey Tamayo, Gabriel Nodado, Justin Drake, Zachary Machado, Cody Kraft, Nikki Doorack and Leighton Helfrick; back row: Braden Speasl, Sienna Kohler-Cristofoli, Emma Bautista, Reese Watkins-Nelson and Kyle Marchetti.

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Freedom High to get new home turf

After seven years of wear and tear, Freedom High Schools football/soccer fi eld is set to get a facelift.

The Liberty Union High School District in-stalled Freedoms synthetic turf fi eld in 2003 for $700,000, according to Wayne Reeves, the districts Director of Project Development. That fi eld came with an eight-year warranty. Since the current fi eld is still under warranty, the District will pay a deeply discounted price for the new fi eld.

The district is purchasing the new synthetic fi eld, which Reeves said will be state-of-the-art, for about $250,000. Reeves noted that this money is not coming out of the districts general fund, but from cash specifi cally earmarked for construc-tion. The new fi eld will carry another eight-year warranty.

Its not money that would be better used in classrooms or teachers salaries, he said. This money has to be used for construction and devel-opment.

Rubber chunks from the current fi elds foun-

dation have been coming lose, sending them fl y-ing as players dig in their cleats. Freedom Athletic Director Steve Amaro said some tests were done over the summer showing that the fi eld is wearing out faster than it should.

Safetys key and this thing has done its time, said Freedom head varsity football coach Kevin Hartwig.

Im tremendously excited about it, Amaro said. Its going to be a top-of-the-line fi eld. Were hoping it will last much longer than the one we have currently.

In addition to enhanced durability, the new fi eld will boast some special artwork. One end zone will be inscribed with Freedom; the other with Falcons both in the schools trademark blue. Amaro said a Falcon logo might be placed at midfi eld. The current fi eld, scheduled for removal beginning this week, displayed no special logos or coloration.

Reeves said the work should take about three to four weeks to complete. In the meantime, the Freedom soccer teams will play home games at Heritage and Liberty high schools.


Freedom High will soon replace its 7-year-old football and soccer eld, made of synthetic turf. Work was set to begin this week, and should take about three to four weeks.

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Basting Mayor Taylor

Oakley Mayor Jim

Frazier, with assistance

from ECCFPD Engine 52,

ramps up the basting a notch, letting Mayor Taylor have it right smack in the

wattle.

As promised, Mayor

Bob Taylor underwent a

public basting while wearing

a turkey suit Saturday at

The Streets of Brentwood.

First Lady Pam Taylor, left,

was the rst to baste her

husband with Christmas

confetti.

Mayor Jim Frazier of Oakley and the men of ECCFPD Engine 52 take a turn with the confetti baste. The stunt was the payoff for more than $3,000 in donations received in Taylors The Mayor is a Turkey fundraiser for the Brentwood Regional Community Chest.

Far left, shoppers stop by to get in on the fun. Left, the little ones go about their basting not only with confetti, but with relish.


Photos by Rick Lemyre




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Blasting past the century mark

Sharp as ever, Antioch resident Flo-ra Lavy celebrated her 100th birthday recently at the Quail Lodge Retirement Community, surrounded by staff, friends and four generations of family from all around the country.

A tough Southern girl at heart, Lavy dined on black-eyed peas and cornbread as the Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers played some tunes. Staff at the retirement com-munity joked about her amazing sense of humor and called her a wonder to be around. She was driven around in a Ford Model A before the party.

Staff joked about how when Lavy fi rst moved to Quail Lodge, she threatened to make use of her knife if they didnt take good care of her. Lavys youngest son, Carl Wolfe, said he quickly confi scated the weapon.

To be here for her 100th birthday is just an exciting experience, Wolfe said. This 100 is not even a culmination, its

like Where are we going now? How many more? Shes still healthy.

Lavy, who technically wont turn 100 till Dec. 26, was born in Toccoa, Ga., moved to Bethel Island in 1942, to Brent-wood in 1976 and then to Quail Lodge in Antioch. She enjoys traveling, and before moving to Quail Lodge, took a cruise to Europe, visiting Greece, Italy, England, Portugal, Spain and France.

An experienced seamstress, Lavy said she made clothes for her four boys until they became teenagers. She served as president of the Brentwood Womens Club in 1946, Reno/Tahoe Bus Trip plan-ner from 1981 to 2001, raffl e chairman for

the City of Hope from 1996 to 1997, and Bethel Island Lioness from 1983 to 1998.

Lavy, an avid gardener, was also once the president of the Bethel Island Wom-ens Club and was given a special doll from member Allene Bean.

People would come by in their car and stop to look at my yard, Lavy said. I grew anything that anybody would tell me would grow in the yard.

She said she made it to 100 with hard work and exercise, noting that she used to run or walk two to three miles per day un-til a couple years ago, when the arthritis in her knees started to bother her.



Quail Lodge activity director Rhonda White, left, Flora Lavy, great-grand-daughter Christina Sutton and Antioch Mayor Jim Davis pose for a picture during Lavys 100th birthday party.


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Antioch braces for next round of cuts

A handful of Antioch employees could receive layoff notices next week, and more could join them in the near fu-ture.

After authorizing City Manager Jim Jakel to make $500,000 in cuts to this fi s-cal years personnel budget at the Nov. 30 City Council meeting, council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to di-rect Jakel to make another $737,000 in staffi ng cuts to help keep the city afl oat. Antioch operates on a general fund bud-get of roughly $36 million.

The cuts were necessary, according to Councilmember Brian Kalinowski, be-cause unions have not agreed to continue concessions in place this calendar year. Starting Jan. 1, Antioch is contractually obligated to reinstate the concessions, such as deferred cost of living increases and salary cuts.

If the concessions are not contin-ued, said Finance Director Dawn Mer-chant, the city could potentially run out of money if we dont fi nd other ways to cut costs or generate revenue.

Jakel said he would determine the fi rst round of cuts soon, prompting layoff no-tices to be issued early next week. Some-where between fi ve and eight employees will be laid off, and the cuts spread among the citys departments.

Council members emphasized their reluctance to lay people off, but said pain-ful decisions must be made in order to avoid bankruptcy. We cant continue to spend what we dont have, council mem-ber Wade Harper said. We have to re-main fi scally solvent.

Also present at the meeting were sev-eral Antioch police offi cers, who cited the recent array of violent crimes in Antioch to

stress the importance of funding the police force. Offi cer Scott Gillespie and his wife appeared before the council in an effort to humanize the process of slashing numbers from the budget. Gillespie said that he was one of the most recently hired offi cers, so he feared hed be the fi rst to go.

I chose Antioch over other offers I had in law enforcement because it sound-ed like a good place to work where Id get a lot of experience and a place where Id have a lot of security, Gillespie said. My fi rst phase of FTO, I was told I might not have a job at the end of the year. Ive been told that every day Ive worked here since. Ive never had security in this city.

Sgt. Tom Fuhrmann, president of the Antioch Police Offi cers Association, spoke before the vote on behalf of his of-fi cers, but declined to comment after the meeting on the decision to make more cuts. Fuhrmann said he planned to meet with offi cers on Wednesday to fi gure out their next move.

Earlier in the fi ve-hour council meet-ing, city leaders again had dollars and cents in mind when the subject of new digital radios for police offi cers and fi re-fi ghters arose. The new radios, said Lt. Scott Willerford, would make it easier for Antioch to join a countywide effort to make quick connections between cities in the event of an emergency.

The radios would cost Antioch $1 million up front, plus $300,000 per year. While Willerford said the current radios work fi ne, they make it diffi cult to coordi-nate with other agencies in the event, for example, of a high-speed pursuit that ex-tends beyond city limits.

City council members were not able to reach a decision, asking that the issue be reconsidered at the next meeting on Jan. 11.


Antioch police of cer Eric

McManus, worried about cuts in the

department, speaks at Tuesdays city

council meeting. Several police

of cers attended the meeting to try to stave off police

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Bah humbug to political correctness

Has political correctness run amok? Consider the secular battle cry over Yuletide expressions: Christmas tree or holiday tree; robust merry Christmas or neutered happy holidays? Folks are cussing, not kiss-

ing, under the mistletoe over nomenclature, caught in a win-try cultural war swirling around innocent holiday semantics.

Call this a tyranny of the minority as, tellingly, 84 percent of Americans are Chris-tian and 96 percent celebrate Christmas. Mr. Retailer, freely call your trees whatever. Thats your merchandising right. Its also my consumer right to take my business to a vendor unembarrassed by the word Christmas. Pointedly,

what elitist would likely drag a pine to the top of their ivory tower? Heaven forbid, the act might interrupt their incessant whining and cause a dreaded momentary spell of lightheartedness.

As for calling out happy holidays, Hannukah, Kwan-za or Ramadan, be my guest; indulge me my merry Christmas! Im also continuing with happy New Year. Following the Roman tradition isnt affronting the Babylonian, Bahai, Balinese, Chinese, Coptic, Islamic, Mayan, Persian or, for that matter, Sports Illustrated calendar. Graciously, then, spare the sanctimonious indignation. My cultural links, family roots and even plain common sense scream bah humbug! to toasting an emotionally productive, disease free, economically advan-tageous, environmentally conscious, gender, race, religion and ethnicity neutral passing of the winter solstice.

Amidst shrill secularism, we forget Harry Trumans

words to Pope Pius XII in 1947: this is a Christian nation. America was, in truth, founded on Biblical principles. The genesis of the Bill of Rights is found in the teachings inspired by Exodus, Saint Matthew and Saint Paul. The Ten Commandments still rest on the wall behind the sitting Supreme Court justices. Our coins still display the motto In God we trust. The president still swears his oath of offi ce on a Bible. Congress is still con-vened with prayer. Though nobody is imposing a public religion, that doesnt exclude faith from our resplendent national tapestry.

Friends, appropriate parting sentiments from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol: I dont know what to do! cried Scrooge, laughing and crying in the same breath. I am as light as a feather. I am happy as an angel. I am as merry as a schoolboy. A merry Christmas to every-body! A happy New Year to all the world.

GUEST COMMENT

by Walter RuehligAntioch

LETTER TO THE EDITOREmphasis on giving

Editor:On Thanksgiving Day, Golden Hills

Community Church held its annual free Thanksgiving Dinner at Veterans Hall in Brentwood. This year we served nearly 1,000 meals between those served at the hall and delivered to homes, gave away

nearly 150 bags of groceries and also a great deal of clothing.

We couldnt have done it without a lot of help from the community. There were hundreds of people who helped in many different ways from inside and outside the church body. I couldnt possibly thank them all by name, but there are some who

deserve special recognition for their gener-ous donation of their time, supplies, and/or money. In no particular order, they are the American Legion Post 202, Brentwood Ace Hardware and Jerry Thorpe, Ralphs Catering and Ralph and Charlene Skelton, Joe Champlain, Linda Crippin, Sue Harris, Kim Jones, Al and Nellie Garcia, Drew

Hanson, Nancy McDaniel, Betty Walker, Dainty Center, Celebration Christian School, Golden Hills Christian School, the Brentwood Press, Jerry at Sticky Chicken and Ribs of Brentwood, and Bart Sch-neider and his group of Edna Hill students.

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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police de-partments.

BRENTWOODDec. 7, 3:04 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole three checks from the mailbox of a residence on Luna Court and cashed them in San Francisco.Dec. 7, 3:53 p.m. On American Avenue, a subject reported that an unidentifi ed person brandished a knife at him.Dec. 7, 4:24 p.m. A subject caught stealing merchandise from a business on Lone Tree Way was placed under citizens arrest and subsequently released on Promise To Ap-pear.Dec. 7, 5:32 p.m. An unidentifi ed driver struck a vehicle on Brentwood Boulevard at Valdry Court and fl ed without exchanging information.Dec. 8, 3:31 a.m. An unidentifi ed person ignited an improvised explosive device on the front porch of a residence on Anderson Lane, resulting in minor damage.Dec. 9, 12:03 a.m. A subject who stole a bottle of alcohol from a business on Bal-four Road was arrested and transported to Juvenile Hall.Dec. 9, 4:31 a.m. An unidentifi ed person kicked and damaged the front door of a residence on OHara Avenue.Dec. 9, 8 a.m. An unidentifi ed person smashed the drivers-side rear window of a vehicle parked on Torrey Pines Drive.Dec. 9, 9:43 a.m. An unidentifi ed person cut and removed copper wire from street lights on Neroly Road at OHara Avenue.Dec. 9, 10:10 a.m. A driver struck a tree in the vicinity of Foothill Road at Augusta Drive.Dec. 9, 2:31 p.m. An unidentifi ed person used the personal information of a resident of Stanwick Street in an attempt to open two credit card accounts.Dec. 9, 4:15 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole the registration tab from a vehicle parked on Lone Tree Way.Dec. 10, 2:35 a.m. On Jane Way at Sunset Road, an unreported stolen vehicle was lo-cated unoccupied attached to the stripped chassis of another stolen vehicle.Dec. 10, 7:21 p.m. A subject was placed

under citizens arrest by loss-prevention personnel for burglary and battery at a busi-ness on Balfour Road. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Dec. 11, 12:09 a.m. A resident of Cherry Tree Court who pulled into his driveway and struck a vehicle parked there was found to be driving under the infl uence of alcohol. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Dec. 11, 1:46 p.m. A driver struck a fi re hy-drant on Washington Drive at Eisenhower Way.Dec. 12, 1:53 a.m. A subject contacted on Oak Street was found to be too intoxicated to care for himself. He was arrested and tak-en to the Martinez Detention Facility.Dec. 12, 2:01 a.m. During a traffi c stop on Walnut Boulevard, a subject found in pos-session of suspected steroids fl ed the scene on foot and assaulted an offi cer, causing se-rious injury. The subject was apprehended following another foot pursuit at another location. He was arrested, transported to Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, and fi nally to the Martinez Detention Fa-cility.Dec. 12, 8:14 a.m. An unidentifi ed person stole Christmas decorations from a resi-dence on Anderson Lane.Dec. 12, 8:47 a.m. It was discovered that during the previous night, an unidentifi ed driver had struck a stop sign on Saint An-drews Drive at San Juan Oaks Road and fl ed the scene.Dec. 12, 9:36 p.m. An unidentifi ed person robbed a business on Brentwood Boulevard at gunpoint.

To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/reports/index.cfm.

OAKLEYNov. 25 On Laurel Road at Main Street, on Fuller Court at Salvador Lane, on Delta Ranch Drive at Vintage Parkway, on Laurel Road at Main Street and on the 3100 block of Main Street, subjects were arrested for driving under the infl uence of alcohol.Nov. 25 A residence on the 5000 block of Montevino Way was vandalized.Nov. 26 A subject was found to be under

the infl uence of drugs on East Cypress Road at Frank Hengel Way.Nov. 26 An assault with a deadly weap-on occurred on the 500 block of Norcross Lane.Nov. 26 Terrorist threats were made on Dutch Slough Road at Jersey Island Road.Nov. 27 A vehicle accident with injuries oc-curred on Empire Avenue at Truman Lane.Nov. 27 A vehicle accident with property damage occurred on Empire Avenue at Main Street.Nov. 27 On the 600 block of Frazier Drive, on Montevino Way at Oakley Road, on Em-pire Avenue at Hemlock Drive and on Main Street at OHara Avenue, subjects were ar-rested for driving under the infl uence of al-cohol.Nov. 27 A subject was found in violation of a custody order on the 700 block of Walnut Drive.Nov. 29 A subject was found to be under the infl uence of drugs on Carol Lane at Main Street.Nov. 29 Vehicles were towed from the 2500 block of Main Street and from Del Antico Avenue at Main Street.Nov. 29 On the 5300 block of Sunrise Meadows Lane, misdemeanor battery was reported.Nov. 29 An vehicle parked on the 100 block of Narcissus Court was burglarized.Nov. 29 Grand theft occurred on the 400 block of Walnut Meadows Drive.Nov. 30 On the 2500 block of Main Street, a subject was cited for reckless driving.Dec. 1 A subject was found in possession of drug paraphernalia on Big Break Road at Main Street.Dec. 1 On Empire Avenue at Laurel Road, a subject presented false identifi cation to a police offi cer.Dec. 1 An armed robbery was reported on Main Street at Vintage Parkway.Dec. 2 A hit-and-run incident occurred on Carol Lane at Main Street.Dec. 2 A subject was seen brandishing a weapon on the 600 block of Bynum Court.Dec. 3 Credit card fraud was reported on the 1400 block of Mallard Lane.Dec. 3 An illegal entry into a residence was made on the 600 block of Bynum Court.Dec. 4 A subject was found in violation of

probation on Fernwood Drive at Teakwood Drive.Dec. 4 Assault with a deadly weapon oc-curred on the 900 block of W. Cypress Road.Dec. 4 On the 1900 block of Hamburg Street, a subject was arrested for public in-toxication.Dec. 5 Felony dissuading and threaten-ing a witness occurred on the 3800 block of Marsh Way.Dec. 5 A subject was found in receipt of stolen property on the 3200 block of Main Street.

DISCOVERY BAYNov. 1 A vehicle was towed from Harbor Drive at Marina Road.Nov. 1 Misdemeanor battery occurred on the 100 block of Tiller Court.Nov. 1 Terrorist threats were made on the 2200 block of Cambridge Drive.Nov. 1 A petty theft was reported on the 5400 block of Riverlake Road.Nov. 2 A residence on the 1800 block of Cherry Hills Drive was burglarized.Nov. 3 An adult was reported missing from the 2000 block of Bowsprit Court.Nov. 4 Grand theft from a building oc-curred on the 2000 block of Edgeview Way.Nov. 6 Credit card fraud was reported on the 1900 block of Windward Point.Nov. 7 On the 4800 block of Cabrillo Point, a subject was charged with public nuisance.Nov. 8 Petty theft from a vehicle occurred on the 5700 block of Marlin Drive.Nov. 8 An uncontrollable juvenile was re-ported on the 4000 block of Regatta Drive.Nov. 11 On Discovery Bay Boulevard at Highway 4, a subject was arrested for driv-ing under the infl uence of alcohol.Nov. 11 An arrest warrant was served on the 5600 block of Marlin Drive.Nov. 13 On the 2100 block of Breaker Court, an access card was stolen.Nov. 19 Illegal fi reworks were set off on the 300 block of Mendocino Way.Nov. 26 Grand theft from a vehicle oc-curred on the 2300 block of Newport Place North.Nov. 26 Misdemeanor vandalism was re-ported on the 700 block of Willow Lake Road.

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Boat parade lights up Discovery BayTown turns out for annual celebration

Local residents and out-of-towners brought their enthusiasm and their boats to Discovery Bays waterside celebration last weekend. The annual event, hosted by the Discovery Bay Yacht Club, brought out the spirit of the season in participants and spectators alike. Here are some of this years popu-lar entries.

A giant snowglobe, colorful nutcrackers and plenty of holiday lights made this entry a fan favorite as it made its way through the towns backyard bays and waterways.

Cathy and Craig Chutka, rst-place winners in the small boat category, wished residents a happy holiday with their Santa sleigh and reindeer-inspired decorations.

Kevin Hinmans 70-foot houseboat was aglow with hundreds of holiday lights. Hinmans merry entry took rst place in the non-member category.

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The district was able to bring back some staff members, but Jacopetti said those positions will end in June. Byron also requested a helper from the state to make sure the district is fi nancially sound.

However, like Gill, Jacopetti faces tough choices down the road. The Byron superintendent said that next fi scal year, the district projects to spend $545,000 more than it has. The year after that, By-

ron is projected to spend $685,000 over budget.

Jacopetti fears that things will change for schools all over California once gover-nor-elect Jerry Brown takes offi ce in Janu-ary and inherits a $25 billion defi cit.

Weve reduced about everything we could reduce, Jacopetti said. Were just watching the state and our new governor and where things will go.


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Unfathomable fenceWe watched the fence growing,

growing even as the snow fell, and there was bile and envy oozing from several pores in town.

This was the rich guys fence. The rich guy and his wife moved to our

quiet little town to spend weekends. Their real home is two hours away in the city. He owns a factory or store or something down there. But here they bought that fi ve acres on the edge of town and had people from the city come up and

build their vacation home. They paid the builders to stay down at the Em-press Motel while they worked, too.

Well, the house was fi nished to-ward the end of summer, and theyve been up here several times since. Seem like nice enough folks. But the fence

The rich guy had no fence around the fi ve acres, you see, and he had no fi rewood. So he decided to kill two birds with one stone and have some fi rewood cutters build a fi rewood fence, about four feet high, around his little

country estate.So we watched, as load by load the

fence grew; fi rst across the front of the property and then turning a corner to go back toward the rear of his prop-erty.

A fi rewood fence. Dud did some fi guring down at the Mule Barn the other day. Dud always was handy with fi gures.

As I see it, he has one fi replace in that whole house, Dud says, and he doesnt need it to heat the house. They had a propane furnace put in. So, if he burns that fi replace continuously every weekend during winter, fi guring winter lasts until about April, give or take, I fi gure itll take him 93 years to run out of fence.

Those of us who cut and haul our own wood, and use it to heat the house, at fi rst said nasty things about the rich guy. This fence was really gilding the lily, of course.

But then we started taking friends from out of town to see it.

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Jordan Powell, a 2009 graduate of Freedom High School, graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego on Nov. 24. Jordan is the son of proud parents Ana and Russell Powell, brother of Vanessa and grandson of Maria Acevedo. After Christmas, Jordan will undergo three weeks of additional training at Camp Pendleton, after which hell assume a data communications position at 29 Palms. In addition to completing the rigorous training at MCRD, which included The Crucible, Jordan earned the topmost classi cation of Ri e Expert.

Jim Frazier wears many hats. He is the president of the Oakley Kiwanis Club, vice president of the nonprofi t Friends of Oakley, and co-founder of the statewide charity The Network of Care. On Tuesday, Frazier added mayor of Oakley to his resum.

Entering his third year on the council, Frazier has climbed the ladder of public ser-vice representing Oakley, serving his fi rst term as a councilman in 2009, then as vice mayor, and at Tuesdays council meeting, as is Oakley tradition, ascending to the role of mayor.

Following his appointment, Frazier thanked fellow council members for their vote of confi dence and said hes ready to take on the challenges of leading the city into 2011.

Im here to say that I am proudly here to serve you, our great city of Oakley, as your mayor and will do so with loyalty and pride, Frazier said. These are duties that I do not take lightly. I thank my fellow council mem-bers for their service, and with that, lets get down to business.

After being sworn in as mayor, Frazier outlined a list of goals for 2011, including the completion of the relocation of Fire Station 93, which will include an emergency prepared-ness center; the opening of La Clinica; the addition of gateway welcome signs and way-fi nding signs to city streets; and the acquisition of properties along Main Street that will help move the Downtown Specifi c Plan forward.

Also on his to-do list are the installation of the connection between the Highway 4 Bypass and Highway 160; a slew of city road improvements and park enhancements; and securing the relinquishment of Main Street from CalTrans to the city, a goal that received energetic applause from the audience of ap-proximately 100 guests.

Those are a lot of goals that this council has been working toward for years, and were going to complete them this year, Frazier said.

Before Frazier offi cially settled into his seat as mayor, he paid homage to outgo-ing Mayor Pat Anderson, thanking her for mentoring him during his fi rst years on the council. Frazier read a proclamation honor-ing Anderson for completing her third term as mayor, which declared Dec. 14, 2010 as Pat Anderson Day in the city of Oakley.

Anderson will hold her seat on the coun-cil for two more years, but representatives from the city and the county presented her with gifts for a year well served. County Supervi-sor Federal Glover honored Anderson for her outstanding job leading the city, while Iris Obregon, representing State Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, offered kind words to Ander-son for her decade of dedication, serving as an excellent role model to the community.

Council members presented Anderson with mementos, but outgoing councilman Bruce Connelley, who was replaced by Randy Pope, offered the most heartfelt thank-you. Ive always known you as Miss Pat, the

teacher that person in your other life, and quite often I felt like I was your radical stu-dent, Connelley said as he presented her with a bouquet of fl owers.

Ive got to thank you for setting me straight at times and dealing with me and put-ting up with me. Thank you for not whacking my knuckles with the ruler. Theres no ques-tion that your heart has always been in the best for Oakley. Thank you for your service.

Anderson thanked her well-wishers, but refused to take all the credit. I dont do this alone. There are fi ve of us up there, Ander-son said, pointing to the dais. I just happen to be the one sitting in the seat. I get to bang the gavel, and Im the one they usually call when there is something important that needs to be signed, but other than that Im just one of them. It takes all of us to make this happen. So I thank each one of you (council members) because I cant do it without you. I cant do it

without the staff, and I certainly couldnt do it without a community that I love and adore, so thank you very much.

The next City Council meeting is sched-uled for Jan. 11, 2011. City services, aside from law enforcement, will be limited for the rest of the year as the city enters a two-week holiday furlough.



LEGAL NOTICESFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File #F-0008018-00 The name of the business (es): Diversi ed Laundry Services Located at: 47 Keel Court In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505 Mailing: P.O. Box 325, Knightsen, CA 94548 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Herbert M. McKay, Jr., 47 Keel Court, Discovery Bay, CA 94505; Ken Guaraldi, 2099 Marshall Road, Vacaville, CA 95687. This business is con-ducted by: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Herbert M. McKay, Jr. This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: November 22, 2010 By: C. Garcia, Deputy Expires: November 22, 2015Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: December 17, 24, 31, 2010, January 7, 2011

STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWL FROM PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

File #F-0007766-00 The following person(s) has withdrawn as a general partner(s) from the partnership operating under the ctitious business name of Diversi ed Laundry Service, 47 Keel Court, Discovery Bay, CA 94505. The ctitious business name statement for the partnership was led on 9/27/07 in the County of Contra Costa under the File Number F-0007766-00. The full name and residence of the person or persons with-drawing as partner(s): Gina Guaraldi, 2099 Marshall Road, Va-caville, CA 95687. Signature: Gina Guaraldi This statement was led with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: Novem-ber 22, 2010 By: C. Garcia, DeputyBrentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Dates: December 17, 24, 31, 2010, January 7, 2011

Gold Star license plates hit the roadIt was years in the making and took

mountains of work, but when Kevin Graves learned that the fi rst of the Gold Star license plates were fi nally ready to roll, he had just one thing to say Hooyah.

Its a fantastic accomplishment, a tre-mendous team effort and it feels great to have fi nally gotten it done, said Graves, a Discov-ery Bay resident whose son Joey was killed in Iraq in 2007. It just feels really great.

The idea for the California plates was developed by Graves and Modesto resident Mike Anderson who also lost a son in Iraq as a way to honor other Gold Star families whose loved ones had made the ultimate sac-rifi ce. Pennsylvania, New York, Texas and Illinois are among the states that offer Gold Star family plates.

And last week, California was added to the list, as the fi rst of the 7,500 license plates was presented to Graves and Anderson at a ceremony in Sacramento. In attendance were Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Secretary of California Department of Veterans Affairs Roger Brautigan, Director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles George Val-

verde, former State Sen. Dave Cogdill and numerous local Gold Star families.

The importance of this is not just for our children, but also for the families of all those who have served in the military all the way back to World War II, said Graves in a recent interview with The Press.

If you had a child who was unfortu-nately one of the 59,000 who died in Vietnam, you just went into the house and kept it to

yourself. This is the perfect opportunity to give those people that pride.

But the road to securing the plates was circuitous, paved with policy snafus and ap-propriations potholes that obstructed the original bill on the states Senate fl oor in 2007. But Graves, Anderson and local veterans groups, volunteers and other organizations pressed on and helped secure passage of the bill in 2008. Since then, the groups have

worked together to raise the $300,000 for the fi rst 7,500 vanity plates so no costs would be incurred by the state.

The funds were all raised by Gold Star families and other veterans organizations, along with the help of the California Veter-ans Administration, the governors offi ce and Senator Jeff Denham, who co-authored the bill, said Graves. Its also very appropriate that we were able to raise the funds and get it done before the governor left offi ce, since he was involved in this process with us from the beginning.

And now, with the offi cial arrival of the plates, family members of those who have died in active duty in the military will be able to receive a vanity plate free of charge. But for Graves, the realization of the plates means something even more.

Its great to fi nally be able to say to those who ask the question, that yes, they (the license plates) are available, said Graves. They are here, they are ready and they are available to show respect for those who have died, their families and the sacrifi ces they have made. Hooyah.

For more information on Gold Star li-cense plates, log onto www.cdva.ca.gov.


Kevin Graves received the states second Gold Star license plate from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week following a ceremony honoring the Discovery Bay residents efforts to secure passage of the vanity plates. Graves wife Leianne and Sen. Jeff Denham, far left, as well as Graves parents Marylin and Gene Graves, far right, shared in the celebration.

Photo courtesy of Leianne Graves

by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

been here for 15 years, and I love working in East County. There are great people out here and that makes my job a lot easier. Im ap-preciative of the support and Im thankful to whoever nominated us for this honor. This is a

complete surprise, and Im very grateful.Schults and Kendall will be honored at

the Chambers annual Awards Dinner on Jan. 29 at the Club Los Meganos Event Center at Trilogy at The Vineyards in Brentwood. Tick-ets purchased before Dec. 23 are $40; $50 af-terward. Reservations must be made by Jan.

21. No tickets will be sold at the door.For more information or to make a res-

ervation, call the Chamber offi ce at 925-634-3344 or log on to www.brentwoodchamber.com.

Samie Hartley contributed to this story. To comment, visit www.thepress.net.

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Mayor Frazier: Lets get down to businessby Samie Hartley

Staff WriterJim Frazier, center, and Kevin Romick take the oath of of ce at Tuesdays council meeting. Frazier will preside over the Oakley City Council as mayor, and Romick will serve as vice mayor.

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Liberty sophomore guard/forward Erin Morgan, above, looks for a shot against Millennium. Above left, Libertys Brandon White takes to the air for two points against Enochs.

Lions end with losses in home tournament

Liberty Highs girls varsity basketball team couldnt hold off Clayton Valley, which rallied for 11 fourth-quarter points in a 38-31 victory on Saturday. The win earned the Eagles the title in the 26th an-nual Stonebarger Tournament, held at Lib-erty.

The Lions, who scored just three points in the fourth quarter, were led by junior center Bernadette Fongs 13 points and 13 rebounds.The loss dropped Libertys record to 5-4. The Lions league schedule tips off Jan. 14 against Pittsburg. The Lions will host Mission San Jose on Saturday.

Boys basketballLibertys boys varsity basketball

team also ended the Stonebarger Tourna-ment with a loss, dropping the consolation bracket fi nal on Saturday to Campolindo 48-36. Sophomore Brandon White led the Lions with 10 points before leaving in the fourth quarter due to an injury. The loss dropped Libertys record to 4-3.

The biggest thing is: were a young team, said head coach Jon Heinz. I know well be up and down a bit.

Arroyo took home the tournament title, beating Tracy 48-47 in the fi nal game.

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I communicate with the whole team. Im the one in charge because I can see the whole fi eld, said Melena. Ive improved a lot I used to be the quiet one. Last year, I started being more in charge and now I am probably the loudest one here.

In addition to his prowess in football and soccer, Melena wants to try his hand at tennis in the spring. Despite branching out to other sports, he hopes to get scholarship offers in soccer so he can continue in the game hes played since age 4.

Despite Melenas sparkling play, the Falcons early season road has been rough. Losses against tough East Bay Athletic League opponents has tarred Freedom with an 0-5 record.


Melena from page 1B

Senior Sergio Ron and the Deer Valley Wolverines varsity boys soccer team played to a scoreless tie last weekend against San Ramon Valley in the nal game of the Tri-Valley Champions Challenge. The Wolverines started the year 2-0-2 and will face Clovis West from Fresno on Saturday.

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Delta Patriots earn first national title

East Countys Delta Patriots had never appeared in the National Youth Football Championship prior to this years Thanksgiving Weekend tournament. But the local players not only made their debut this year they won the whole thing.

The squad that won the NYFC tournament com-prised all 19 members of the Patriots Varsity North squad plus three players each from the Varsity East and West squads.

The opening game, which took place on Thanksgiv-ing Day, pitted the Patriots against the hometown Las Ve-gas Falcons. After the Falcons scored on the opening play of the game, Delta responded by dominating most of the game, winning 28-12. The loss was the Vegas squads fi rst of the season.

Two days later, the Patriots took on the undefeated and high-scoring (33 points per game) Santa Barbara Chargers in the tournament fi nals. The game followed a similar script to the opener, as the Chargers jumped out to an early lead. And Delta made sure the script was followed to the letter fi nal score: Patriots 29, Santa Barbara 12.

The Patriots were invited to the tournament that

takes 100 teams from around the nation, matching up squads according to talent. Delta was a part of the Ameri-can Division. The Patriot North Squad fi nished the regu-lar season with a 5-4 record.

In the regional playoffs, the Patriots North squad avenged regular-season losses to the East and West squads and made the Super Bowl against Stocktons Weston Ranch Ravens. After falling behind 12-0, the Patriots stormed back to take a 22-21 lead in the fi nal quarter, but fell victim to a few big plays in the fi nal 1:40 of the game and lost 27-22.

Deltas North team was led by head coach Eric Shaw and assistants Bryan Lucay, Roger Kruse, Soli Letuli-gasenoa, Wayland Edwards, Jack Ray, Fatu Aumua and Dean Vernarecci. Throughout the tournament, as well as the season, they were led on the fi eld by strong play from quarterback Roger Kruse, receiver Simba Short and de-fensive back Trejon Edwards.

Players from the championship team hail from Brent-wood, Oakley, Antioch and Discovery Bay. The roster comprises mostly 13- and 14-year-olds plus one 12-year old. The 14-year-olds will no longer be eligible after this season. The younger players will have a choice of play-ing with the Patriots or playing freshman football in high school next season.

Running back Benny Orozco heads for a rst down dur-ing the Delta Patriots run at the National Youth Football Championship.

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by Michael DixonCorrespondent

The EDYSL U16 Arsenal team traveled to Las Vegas for the recent Tur-key Bowl. Playing teams a class above themselves, the Arsenal went 0-4 throughout the weekend but fought hard. Though the result wasnt op-timal, the players had a great time and made their coach and families proud.

Arsenal talks Turkey

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Football season isnt over for some Bay Valley Athletic League players. In the second annual East Bay vs. Sacramento Holiday Classic, to be held Dec. 26 at Grant High in Sacramento, four BVAL athletes will take the fi eld: Pittsburg wide receiver Julius Mozee, the league MVP, and teammate Terrance Polk; Antioch receiver Shamawn Wright; and Heri-tage kicker Will Pedrotti.Boys basketball

Antiochs boys varsity basketball team lost a close match-up with visiting Pleasant Grove 76-64 on Monday night. The defeat

evened the Panthers record to 3-3. Antiochs junior varsity team also fell 66-27 to the Ea-gles.

Deer Valley was edged by Buchanan 65-64 in the fi rst game of De La Salles Chris Vonture Classic. The Wolverines rebounded to beat Acalanes and St. Patrick/St. Vincent in the fi nal two games of the tournament. Deer Valley will play Rodriguez in the East West Classic at Dougherty Valley on Saturday.

Heritage fell to 2-3 last weekend in a 50-37 loss to Monte Vista. The Patriots are participating in this weekends Don Nelson Classic.

Freedoms varsity team took two out of three in the Granada Holiday Invitational

last weekend, fi nishing with a 59-54 win over Miramonte. At the Ripon Tournament, the junior varsity team took home the title with wins over Ceres, Ripon and Enochs. Darrell Daniels scored 18 points for the Falcons in the championship game against Enochs. Girls basketball

Deer Valley dropped its fi nal game in last weekends St. Hope Tournament 62-59 to Sacramento, bringing its record to 4-2. The Wolverines are on break until the West Coast Jamboree, held in various BVAL gyms, tips off on Dec. 27.

Heritage lost two straight games, to Foothill and Logan, after three consecutive wins and are currently participating in the

Northgate tournament. Boys soccer

Deer Valley has started the year 2-0-2, the two ties coming last week in the Tri-Valley Champions Challenge against Clayton Valley (3-3) and San Ramon Valley (0-0).

Antioch and Freedom are still looking for their fi rst wins the Falcons have started the year 0-5, the Panthers 0-3-2.Wrestling

Heritage lost its fi rst match of the season last weekend 69-12 to Bloomington from Vista Murrieta. Liberty is preparing to host its annu-al Lou Bronzan Tournament, to be held Mon-day through Thursday. Lions head coach Greg Chappel said roughly 50 teams are lined up.

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James Bernard BorgmeyerLoving husband, father, grandfather,

brother, uncle and friend, Jim was called to Heaven on Nov. 30, after defying the odds and courageously battling cancer.

Jim was born on Feb. 7, 1942 in Loose Creek, Mo., the eldest of nine children born to Lam-bert and Mary Agnes Borgmeyer. He initially followed a religious vo-cation by studying the priesthood at La Salette Seminary for two years, and later graduated from Helias High School, both in Jefferson City, Mo.

Jim went on to serve in the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964 as a radioman on the USS Mount Katmai. At only 19 years of age, he was the youngest radio-man in the Pacifi c fl eet to achieve the rank of E5. He was sent overseas four times, and served in Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Okinawa, Guam and the Philippines.

Jim was hired at Sears as a tire-buster in 1964. He was promoted nu-merous times throughout his career, and was located in Concord, San Jose, Chico and Sacramento, as well as the regional headquarters in Hayward while he was the Regional Auto Center manager for 38 stores in Northern California. After 39 years with the company, he retired as the

store manager for Sears Sunrise, the fi fth largest store in the nation. At the time of his retirement, he was the only person to achieve this position without a college de-gree.

Jim enjoyed a vari-ety of sports, primarily fi shing, golf, baseball and football. He loved tak-ing long road trips with his wife and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was a kind, generous, hard-working, strong man who always had time to help others and never wavered in loyalty to his family.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings Mary Beth Borgmeyer and Robert Borgmeyer. He is sur-vived by his loving wife

of 38 years, Connie; his six children, Diana Borgmeyer, James B. Borgmeyer II, Kelly Royse, Machelle Borgmeyer, Tina DeRita and Tom Borgmeyer; sons-in-law Darrin DeRita and Bill Royse; daughter-in-law Karina Borgmeyer; fi ve grandchildren, Brittani DeRita, Steffani DeRita, Jarid DeRita, Daltry Royse and Rachelle Borgmeyer; six siblings, Nancy Zimmer, Dot Grotemeyer, Dan Borg-meyer, Larry Borgmeyer, Jerry Borg-meyer and Gary Borgmeyer; and many nieces and nephews.

OBITUARIES

Michael Henry DeimlingMay 3,1952-Nov. 19, 2010

Brentwood resident Michael Deim-ling, 58, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 19 after a long battle with his illnesses. During his fi nal battle he had been lovingly cared for by his adoring wife, Mi-chelle, and numer-ous family and friends.

Michael was born in Racine, Wis., the third of four children to Joseph and Joan Rita Deimling (both deceased). He is survived by his beloved wife, Michelle; broth-ers, Eugene (Nancy) and Thomas (Nan-cy); sister, Joanne Schissel (Michael); one niece and three nephews. Many long-term close friends, dear neighbors and his lov-ing dogs, Snickers and Sammy, survive him.

Michael enjoyed a long and success-ful career with Longs Drug Stores, be-ginning as a box boy while still in high school and returning after college to work h

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