January 30, 2015
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Everything’s coming up Rosies Rosie the Riveter will take center stage during the Clayton Valley Woman’s Club membership drive meeting on Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. Several local “Rosies” will be on hand to discuss their WWII experiences and spotlight the Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond. The meeting will take place at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1092 Alberta Way in Concord and the public is invited. The Clayton Valley Woman’s Club provides community service and scholarships through volunteerism and fundraising. For more information, go to claytonvalleywomansclub.org.
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World Champ Giants hit home run with Concord fans, Junior Giants
Volunteer to help adults read, write and speak English well enough to function in society. English need not be your first language. No teaching experience required. Learn to be a tutor at workshops Feb. 28 and March 7 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 4000 Clayton Road, Concord. For more information, go to dvlc.tripod.com. To register, call (925) 685-3881 or email dvlc4esl@gmail.com.
Developers to present vision for CNWS
The Concord-Diablo Rotary’s “Picker Squadron” followed up last year’s two-and-a-half tons of donated fruit with 201 pounds collected the first weekend in this new year. The “Picker Squadron” goes to area homes and picks excess fruit from trees, with the residents’ permission. It is then donated to area food banks and shelters. Dee Hirsh provided the first oranges of the year to Eric Maldonado and Edi Birsan of the Picker Squadron. Fruit was delivered 20 minutes later to a food bank and a homeless shelter in north Concord. Hirsh had heard about the gleaning project through the NextDoor neighborhood web site that is supported in Concord. The Concord area is filled with fruit trees not only as a reminder of the agricultural past when it had a number of commercial orchards, but also because it was commonplace for people to plant fruit bearing trees in their back yards. During the 1950s the City of Concord fostered a program to plant a fruit tree with each new development home sold and as the first family moved in.
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Since 2010 the San Francisco Giants have won three World Series titles, each time earning another championship trophy. The team has involved their fans in these World Series successes with a big parade and by touring their trophies around California and the Western States, stopping off in Concord for the first time this month with the local Junior Giants reaping a big reward. Tying in the trophy tour with
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Thank You to the Concord/Clayton Community for helping to make the Lynne French Team this area’s #1 Team for 2014 and the #3 Team in Contra Costa County *Statistics based on Clayton/Concord and Contra Costa County Closed sales by volume (1/2014-12/31/2014). Data by Maxebrdi
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The Concord Naval Weapons Station reuse process takes an important step forward next month when the three firms competing for the master developer contract will each present to the city council its vision for the massive project which will include residential villages, commercial and retail development and open space. First to present is Catellus Development, at the Feb. 10 regular city council meeting at 6:30 in the Council Chambers at the Concord Civic Center on Parkside Dr. Lennar Urban and SunCal will present on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m., also in the Council Chambers. Members of the public will have an opportunity to ask questions. The proposals will be available for review online after Feb. 2. A printed copy will be at the Concord Library, 2900 Salvio St. And on a CD at City Hall. The presentations will be streamed live on the city's website at www.ci.concord.ca.us. There were four developers in the final round. Shea Company withdrew from consideration.
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the Concord chapter of Junior Giants, the 2010-2012-2014 World Series trophies came to Todos Santos Plaza in downtown Concord. A line wound around the entire block square park with fans waiting their chance to have a picture taken with the shiny hardware. Before the evening was over, 1,700 diehards had posed on the Todos Santos stage, according to Concord Junior Giants commissioner Ana Villalobos.
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GIANTS FANS FROM CONCORD Isaac Gutierrez (left), Fernanda Ramirez and her brother Andre at Todos Santos Plaza.
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with the public, managing time and setting priorities while making money for a college education. For more information, go to www.ebparks.org/jobs or call the park district’s Human Resources Department at (888) 327-2757, ext. 2154.
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Concord-Diablo Rotary gets picky
The Concord-Diablo Rotary club (www.CDrotary.org) meets on Wednesdays at the Crowne Plaza on Concord Avenue in Concord. Contact Edi Birsan (925-798-3537) for more information.
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