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‘Birding for Beginners’ at East Bay Parks

By Ned MacKay

SPECIAL TO THE FORUM

The East Bay Regional Parks are home to a great variety of birds, and watching the avians in action is lots of fun. “Birding for Beginners” is a good way to start. Naturalist Ashley Adams will offer the introductory program from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21 at Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch.

Meet Ashley in the uppermost parking lot at the end of Somersville Road, 3.5 miles south of Highway 4.

Reservations are not necessary. Bring your own binoculars, though some loaners will be provided. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, masks are recommended and social distancing must be maintained between participants.

The program is free of charge. Black Diamond Mines has a parking fee of $5 per vehicle when the kiosk is attended. For more information, call 510-544-2750.

While you’re at Black Diamond Mines, you can visit the park’s underground Greathouse Visitor Center, take a Hazel-Atlas Mine tour through old sand mine tunnels, or experience the new coal mine exhibit, which re-creates the sights and sounds of a 19th century working coal mine, with mannequins instead of live miners.

Entry to the visitor center is free all ages are welcome. There’s a fee for the two mine tours, reservations are required, and tours are restricted to ages seven and older for safety reasons. For more info, call 888327-2757, option 2, the phone number for all reservations.

The Week Ahead

Saturday, August 21: Book Sale at CV Library The Friends of the Castro Valley Library will be holding book sales in front of the library (3600 Norbridge Avenue) every Saturday morning from 10 to11:45. There will be a selection of adult fiction, children books, DVD’s and a rotating selection of other categories. Proceeds help support programs at the Castro Valley Library. CASH ONLY.

Tuesday, August 24: CV Rotary Lunch Meeting Mona Koh, Community Relations Manager and Naturalist Morgan Guenther will describe the Park District’s engagement with healthcare providers and school teachers to implement HPHP, ParkRx, and Digital Learning programs. Lunch and the program take place at Redwood Canyon Golf Course (17007 Redwood Road, Castro Valley) at 121:30 p.m. The cost of lunch is $20 and reservations must be made by 9 p.m. on Sunday, August 26 at www.castrovalleyrotary.org under Event Registration. For additional information, contact Rotary at cvrotary@iCloud.com or 510-402-5123. ... and Beyond

Saturday, August 28: Swalwell Town Hall Meeting Congressman Eric Swalwell will hold a town hall meeting for 15th Congressional District constituents on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Castro Valley High School football field, 19400 Santa Maria Ave. in Castro Valley. Masks are required for COVID-19 safety. California’s 15th Congressional District includes San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, Sunol, Hayward, Union City, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Cherryland, Ashland and Fairview as well as parts of Fremont and Danville.

Sunol Regional Wilderness in southern Alameda County has three interesting programs on the calendar in coming days. All participants are asked to observe park district Covid-related protocols – masks and social distancing. Masks are required indoors, and are recommended when outside and in a crowded group.

All three programs are free, but advance registration is required.

Animal Adaptations is the theme of a program from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21 with naturalist Kristina Parkison. She’ll talk about how animals adopt by physiology or behavior to the environment in which they live.

“Wild Wonders” is scheduled from 2 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 22. It’s a free, naturalist-led program of family-oriented games, activities and explorations.

The third program is “Outdoor Discoveries: Have to Have a Habitat,” with naturalist Betty Villalta. It’s from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, August 23 at the Sunol Visitor Center.

Outdoor Discoveries is geared for ages four through eight, with parental participation, though younger siblings are welcome. It’s free, but advance registration is required and no drop-ins are allowed. Betty advises participants to dress for fun with clothes that can get mucky, and closed-toes shoes. Bring water and be wilderness ready –the park has neither cell phone service nor running water (except for Alameda Creek).

For information or to register for any of the three programs, call 510-544-3249. Or you can register online at www.ebparks.org. Sunol Regional Wilderness is at the end of Geary Road off Calaveras Road about five miles south of I-680 and the town of Sunol.

The Over-The-Hills Gang is back on the trails. It’s an informal, naturalist-led hiking group for people 55 and older interested in nature study, history, fitness and fun.

Naturalist Trail Gail Broesder will lead the gang on a hike from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at Roberts Regional Recreation Area in Oakland.

Roberts Recreation Area is on Skyline Boulevard about a mile up the hill from the intersection with Joaquin Miller Road.

The hike is free of charge, but registration is required. Roberts has a parking fee of $5 per vehicle. For registration and info, call 510-544-2233.

Castro Valley, Come to The Chabot and Watch The Bay Bridge Series

August 20th at 6:40 PM Oakland A’s vs San Francisco Giants August 21st at 1:07 PM Oakland A’s vs. San Francisco Giants August 22nd at 1:07 PM Oakland A’s vs. San Francisco Giants

Free admission! Wear your gear! Prizes for fans of the winning team! Hermanos Verdes will be doing pop-up A’s and Giants specialty tacos for all the games! We’d love to see you!

LEGAL NOTICES

FILED JULY 12, 2021 MELISSA WILK County Clerk ALAMEDA COUNTY By----------, Deputy FILE NO. 580667 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930 The name of the business(es): Lulis House Cleaning. located at 9921 Bancroft Ave., Oakland, Ca 94603, in Alameda County, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Maria de Lourdes Lomeli, 9921 Bancroft Ave., Oakland, Ca 94603. This business is conducted by an individual. This business commenced N/A /s/ Maria de Lourdes Lomeli This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on date indicated by file stamp above. Expires JULY 12, 2026

JULY 28, AUGUST 04, 11, 18, 2021 0384-CVF

FILED JULY 08, 2021 MELISSA WILK County Clerk ALAMEDA COUNTY By----------, Deputy FILE NO. 580602 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 17900-17930 The name of the business(es): Redwood Road Pizza Express Hayward, located at 22323 Redwood Road, Castro Valley Ca 94546, in Alameda County, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Jagmeet Kaur, 2228 Promontory Cir., San Ramon Ca 94583. This business is conducted by an individual. This business commenced N/A /s/ Jagmeet Kaur This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on date indicated by file stamp above. Expires JULY 08, 2026

AUGUST 04, 11, 18, 25, 2021 0385-CVF Treasure Hunting, Ruey Lin Syrop, 30” x 40”, Oil on canvas. Just one of many pieces in Hayward Arts Council’s “INVISIBLE, Paintings Featuring the Unhoused Crisis,” on display now until October 4, online and in-person at Hayward Library.

ART WITH COMPASSION Exhibit Features Unhoused Crisis

By Bruce Roberts

SPECIAL TO THE FORUM

The existence of mankind has always been dominated by the thought that “Life’s a Chance!” With hard work, good choices, and a little luck, mankind does well. But for some, the choices don’t always turn out to be good, and luck just doesn’t seem to happen.

Thus the latest art showing by the Hayward Arts Council is “INVISIBLE, Paintings Featuring the Unhoused Crisis,” an exhibit focusing on those experiencing homelessness.

Arts Council members Ruey Syrop and Ed Murphy have assembled a compassionate array of paintings showing people whose choices and luck have been unfortunate, thus making them often invisible to the rest of the community.

Calling our attention to life’s difficult situations, the paintings of Ed Murphy are replete with old motorhomes, trailers on city streets, tents under BART tracks, and just over a fence from a Dow Jones building, accentuating the stark contrasts in our culture’s economy.

Some pieces picture friends and relatives who have actually experienced homelessness. Ruey Syrop’s “Treasure Hunting” magnifies the irony of the word TREASURE, when someone is going through a garbage can.

Perhaps the most heart-wrenching paintings are Syrop’s that show a person who is actually invisible to passersby. In “Window Shopping, “ for example, before a display window of mannequins in high heels and beautiful dresses sits a transparent person trying to sleep against the glass while shoppers stroll casually by.

This HAC showing is actually unique in these pandemic days, showing both virtually, using this link https://www. haywardartscouncil.org/ and live in the second floor gallery of the Hayward library. So, between August 3 and October 4, 2021, expand your love of art and your fellow community members and appreciate “INVISIBLE, Paintings Featuring the Unhoused Crisis.” Enjoy!

Bruce Roberts is Hayward Poet Laureate and Hayward Arts Council Board Vice President.