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Roy J. Ghiggeri Gym dedication on April 13

The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony in the Roy J. Ghiggeri Gym at Liberty High at 20 Oak St. at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 13.

At the Jan. 18 Liberty Union High School District board meeting, the Board voted 5-0 to dedicate the main gymnasium at Liberty High School in honor of Ghiggeri. The “new gym,” as it is called at Liberty, was completed in 2002 to accommodate the then-growing school population. Until now, it has not formally been named.

Ghiggeri has been a part of the Liberty Union family since 1964 when he entered Liberty Union High School and twice served as a class officer. He began his professional career at Liberty in August 1974 to teach and to coach basketball after a career at the University of the Pacific.

Applicants sought for county’s employee retirement board

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is seeking individuals with a sound business background, experience in pension fund investment or administration, or in equity investments or banking to serve on the Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association Board of Trustees.

To be considered, candidates must be County residents, must not be Retirement System members or retirees, and may not market any investment, consulting, or related service to the Contra

Costa County Retirement Board or any other 1937 Act Retirement Board.

Regular meetings of the board are on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 9 a.m. and sometimes extend into the afternoon. There may also be additional meetings on special topics that arise from time to time.

Board members receive $100 per meeting up to a monthly maximum of $500, plus reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses. The appointment will be for a full three-year term beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026.

Application forms can be obtained from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by calling (925) 655-2000 or by visiting the County webpage. Applications should be returned to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County Administration Building, 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA 94553, no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, April 21. Applicants should plan to be available for public interviews in Martinez on Monday, May 9.

For more information, call Gail Strohl at 925-521-3960 or by visit www. cccera.org

Give blood to Red Cross, get a Snoopy T-shirt

During National Volunteer Month in April, the American Red Cross is joining forces with PEANUTS as a reminder that it’s cool to be kind! We rely on the kindness of volunteer donors every day to ensure blood is available when patients need it.

“The short amount of time it takes to donate can mean a lifetime to a patient with a serious medical condition,” said Brian J Oftedal, and American Red Cross Volunteer and the Contra Costa County Leadership Council. “We urge eligible donors to join us in the selfless act of giving blood. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, your donation could be the difference between life and death. Please sign up to donate today”.

As a thank-you, all who come to give through April 23 will receive a Red Cross and PEANUTS T-shirt featuring Snoopy as Joe Cool, while supplies last. Those who come to give through April 30 will be automatically entered for a chance to win a three-night trip for two to Sonoma County. This getaway includes flights, hotel, $1,000 gift card and special tours of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Snoopy’s Home Ice. Details are available at rcblood.org/ cool.

People coming together to care for one another is the humanitarian spirit shared by the Red Cross community and PEANUTS. Donors are encouraged to take a page from the comic strips that have charmed generations and take care of one another by making a blood or platelet donation.

Book a time to give by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor app, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities through April 23 in Contra Costa County include:

Brentwood

April 18, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Summerset at Brentwood III, 1581 Regent Drive Antioch

April 27, 9:30 a.m.- 03:30 p.m St. Ignatius of Antioch, 3351 Contra Loma Blvd.

Pleasant Hill

Contra Costa Blood Donation Center, 140 Gregory Lane

April 7, 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

April 8, 7:45 a.m. -

April

7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

April 17, 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

April 18, 12:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

April 19, 12:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

April 20, 11:45 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.

April 21, 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

April 22, 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

April 23, 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana. org, or visit them on Twitter at @RedCross.

Food (and a) fight! about political issues

The League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley is hosting appetizers and a verbal ‘fight’ about politics on Wednesday, April 12, in Walnut Creek. Learn how to productively talk through differences as Carlos Hernandez and Ellie Sears of the San Francisco Alliance of Braver Angels discuss a controversial political issue in a powerful new way.

The League and the Braver Angels will host this kickoff meeting from 6-8 p.m.in the Walnut Creek Public Library, which is part of a series. Gain skills in having your own conversations whether around the dinner table or around the office. They’ll take issue topics from the audience so we’ll have a lively demonstration of how the Braver Angels’ way works.

RSVP and get more information on Eventbrite.