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Impasse Continues On LUSD Contract Talks By Bryan Harrison
Nearly everyone, it's generally safe to say, appears in agree- These architects of the next generament that teachers in our public schools should be paid more. tion should be held in the highest esteem, and respected as any professional when it comes to how they are compensated financially for their dedication to the betterment of our collective children. Yet, time and again, it takes a public outcry for teachers to get anything resembling a fair shake. see "Teachers" page 5
Focus on Burglaries @ Town Hall Meeting Residents turnout to discuss issues with Sheriff By Rebecca Luchini Neighborhood Watch Captain - Bethany Village
On November 17, San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore attended the Mountain House Town Hall meeting at the Community Services District. Sheriff Moore addressed the recent burglaries plaguing our community. Moore stated that he has allocated an undisclosed number of additional resources to our area until the increased number of burglaries is resolved. When pressed as to the duration of time the added officers will be in the area, he stated through the New Year and beyond. continued page 4
MH Residents Come Together to Create "Thanks For Giving" By Bryan Harrison
The pioneer spirit that defines much of what makes Mountain House such an incredible place to call home showed up again in a big way Saturday, November 21, 2015. Two friends, Amy
Blair and Rebecca Hiramoto, decided a local food drive effort should be put together to provide Thanksgiving Day meals for some families in need in and around our area.
The duo made the decision just a couple of weeks before the big day, initially thinking they could provide meals for a handful of families, turned it into a community project that
managed to make baskets of Thanksgiving ingredients to feed some 150 people. Both Blair and Hiramoto had been involved in past years with a similar endeavor over
the hill in Livermore, "The Basket Brigade", felt the void left with the ending of that project.
The brainchild of MH locals Katherine Havener and husband Reese Ramos, The Basket Brigade served as many as 180 families per year over a five
year run. Amy and Rebecca thought something similar could be done here, and were they right.
They started talking to a few friends, pulled together resources, and before they knew it had a community event on continued page 6
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