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Vol. 17, No. 43
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City looks A pirate’s life for me to preserve F vineyards by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
The City of Oakley is gearing up for the next phase of its Agricultural Conservation and Viticulture Program. Launched in 2012 with an agreement between the city and the county’s Agricultural Natural Resources Trust, the initiative has already completed two phases. Components of the phases included: mapping and inventorying prime agricultural lands, transplanting ancient grapevines from the DuPont property to the Walnut Meadows Vineyard, and reaching out to landowners interested in participating in conservation easements that protect the property from development. “The purpose of the Agricultural Consersee Vineyards page 30
rom left, siblings Jesse, Fera, Regina and Foster Goree got into the spirit of the season during last weekend’s Harvest Festival in Oakley. The old-fashioned festival in the park included a pumpkin-decorating contest, A pie-eating contest, a costume parade and a canine costume parade, among other activities. To view a slideshow, visit www.thepress. net/multimedia/ slideshows.
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Local groups, individuals and businesses step up efforts to aid North Bay fire victims. Page 6
Marsh Creek Fish Kill
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LUHSD outperforms state English scores by Aly Brown Staff Writer
Liberty Union High School District (LUHSD) 11th-grade students recently took part in statewide testing and scored higher than the state average for English language arts (ELA), but the district has room to grow in mathematics. As a whole, students in the LUHSD who met or exceeded the standards for English and math were 68.35 percent and 31.92 percent, respectively. According to LUHSD Superintendent Eric Volta, two components for improvement revolve around students becoming more accustomed with how the tests are administered in addition to understanding the new way in which they are being assessed. The tests were taken on the computer this year, which for some was
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a struggle in itself. “I don’t want to understate the importance of these tests, nor give them more credence than they’re due, but you’re looking at a once a
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year test that is computer adapted,” Volta said. “Not a lot of students have had experience. You have kids for the first time ever taking the test this way. So there’s something to be
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Heritage boys’ and girls’ water-polo teams take league championships. Page 21
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Officials investigating cause of numerous dead fish found in Marsh Creek. Page 4
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said about the modality of which it is taken. Over time, more and more students will improve.”
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