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tep out into waving fields of corn, take a deep breath of farmfresh air, and be a sharecropper for a day when Ardenwood Historic Farm hosts their annual Harvest Festival. Usher in fall by helping fill Ardenwood corncribs with Indian corn and popcorn, and take home your own share of the bounty. Experiencing harvest time on the working farm has been an activity open to the public since 1985. Education programs at Ardenwood follow the cycle of crops such as wheat, oats, and corn; all important food sources for people and animals. continued on page 6
BY CHINMAI K. RAMAN PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEBRA WATANUKI Get ready to run for a great local cause! “The 7th Annual Run 4 Education” will take place the morning of Sunday, October 9 at Lake Elizabeth in Fremont’s Central Park.
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With choices ranging from a 5k walk/run and 10k run open to all ages, to a 1/4 and 1/2 mile kids’ runs, the “FUNdraiser” promises to have something for everyone. This community day of fitness supports a great local cause, while raising money for the Fremont Education Foundation’s Guy Emanuele Sports Fund. All participants receive an official event t-shirt, refreshments, awards, a drawing ticket for great prizes and goodies from sponsors. Awards will be given for overall male and female, and first, second and third places by age division, for both males and females. To add to the festivities and fun, a free Family Fitness Expo will make it easy to pick up useful tips on healthy lifestyles. There will also be a Kids Corral - a supervised enclosed area with activities for kids while you participate in the 5K or 10K. For the second year in a row, there is an Elementary School Challenge. The Fremont Unified elementary school that has the most participants in all continued on page 20
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It’s eerily dark. Only shimmering glows of color and an occasional strobe light gives one a guess as to which direction to continue. Heaviness in the air and an uncertainty of what's ahead causes eye squints as if that will prepare you for the next turn. Screams in the distance ahead and behind magnify the volume of your heartbeat to where you're intensely aware of it. Three, maybe four baby steps forward, turn the corner, and in an instant a blood curdling scream shoots out of a meager three-inch speaker inside a scary faced sock puppet giving you a small fright. You compose yourself, laugh it off with your friends, and continue to the next room. That's what most people think of when it comes to a typical Halloween haunted house. But some people demand more fright, more excitement. The Pleasanton Fair Grounds will be the place to be this Halloween season as the Pirates of Emerson invite you to set sail with them for an evening of utter terror in their haunted theme park. What started as just a neighborhood Fremont backyard haunt 20 years ago has turned into acres of nightmarish fun. Gene Steiker of San Francisco says, “The Pirates of Emerson is incomparable to any other so-called haunted house anywhere. The way they build it, continued on page 18
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Find Out What You Need to Know at Upcoming Free Seminars
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ctober 15 is almost here, and that marks the beginning of this year’s open enrollment period for Medicare. More than 43 million Americans are enrolled in the government-sponsored health insurance program. The vast majority of these people are 65 or older, but Medicare also covers qualified Americans younger than 65 who are permanently disabled. The Medicare open enrollment period that will take effect in 2012 begins in mid-October and ends on December 7. These dates have been changed from previous years. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recommends that enrollees stay abreast of changes in their Medicare coverage, which includes Part A for hospital charges; Part B for doctors, tests, and other services; and Part D, which covers prescription drugs. Medicare enrollees may also purchase supplemental insurance called Medigap to help pay for charges not covered by Medicare. Supplemental coverage varies, depending on which plan the enrollee selects. Or, they can elect to purchase an Advantage plan, which works like an HMO, or health maintenance organization. As a service to the community,
Washington Hospital is offering free seminars to assist people in learning about their Medicare coverage and to explain changes occurring in 2012. In addition to current enrollees, people who are approaching 65 and expect to enroll in Medicare during 2012 will also benefit from the information presented at the seminars. “People should understand the way Medicare works,” explains Linda Dawal, Health Insurance Information Service Coordinator at Washington Hospital.“This is also a good opportunity for family members, who are assisting their elderly parents or relatives, to learn more about Medicare.” Dawal and her colleague, Health Insurance Information Service Coordinator Kristi Caracappa, will lead the sessions. The coordinators have extensive experience helping people get the health care coverage they need, whether through low cost or free community programs or through government- sponsored programs. Since 2005, they have been leading free Medicare information seminars during open enrollment. Washington Hospital’s Health Insurance Information Service is free, confidential and available to everyone, no matter where they live or who their doctor or hospital is.
As a service to the community,Washington Hospital is offering free seminars to assist people in learning about their Medicare coverage and to explain changes occurring in 2012. An information session on Medicare enrollment will take place on October 10 from 10 a.m. to Noon and two sessions about Medicare Part D will take place on October 13 and October 14 from 10 a.m. to Noon. All of the free classes will take place at the Conrad E. Anderson M.D. Auditoriums located at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont. Register online at www.whhs.com
Upcoming seminars will include: Medicare Open Enrollment: Changes for 2012 Date/Time: Monday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Location: Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium, Rooms B & C, 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West). During the seminar, people will learn how Medicare works, including Parts A and B, and
about changes that will take place on January 1, 2012. In addition, Dawal and Caracappa will talk about options to supplement Medicare and the difference between Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Is Coming Up – Are You Ready? (Two Sessions) Date: Thursday, October 13 & Friday, October 14
Time: 10 a.m. to Noon Location: Conrad E. Anderson, M.D. Auditorium, Rooms B & C, 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West). This seminar will also help explain to enrollees the importance of looking into their Medicare prescription drug plan and how the plan works. During the presentation, Dawal and Caracappa will discuss the coverage gap in Part D, also known at the donut hole. “It’s vitally important that people review their Medicare Part D annually and know what changes are occurring,” says Caracappa. “For example, plans have the option to make adjustments to the list of covered drugs or to increase or decrease premiums or deductibles. If you don’t learn about these changes until after the open enrollment period, you will have to wait another year before selecting a different plan.” To reserve your spot in any of the seminars, go online to www.whhs.com and look under Upcoming Seminars, or call (800) 963-7070. Each seminar will include time for questions and answers. People who need additional information and assistance in reviewing their Medicare plan can continued on page 9
InHealth broadcasts on Comcast Channel 78 in Fremont, Newark and Union City and online at www.inhealth.tv The full schedule of InHealth programs listed below can also be viewed in real time on the Washington Hospital website, www.whhs.com
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Arthritis: Do I Have One of 100 Types?
Your Concerns InHealth: Senior Scam Prevention
Oh My Aching Lower Back!
Disaster Preparedness
What You Should Know About Carbs and Food Labels
Washington Women's Center: Sorry, Gotta Run!
Minimally Invasive Treatment for Common Gynecologic Conditions
Think Pink: Women's Center Update
Think Pink: Breast Cancer and Vitamin D
Important Immunizations for Healthy Adults Women's Health Conference: Weight Management Think Pink: Nutritious Foods for Breast Health
What Are Your Vital Signs Telling You? Learn Exercises to Help Lower Your Blood Pressure and Slow Your Heart Rate
Women's Health Conference: Pain and Rehabilitation Voices InHealth: New Surgical Options for Breast Cancer Treatment
Skin Care and Prevention of Skin Cancer Neurological Disorders: How Brain Tumors are Treated
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Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
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Do You Suffer From Anxiety or Depression? (Late Start)
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Your Concerns InHealth: Measles Resurgence Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting September 14, 2011
Take the Steps: What You Should Know About Foot Care (Late Start)
Inside Washington Hospital: The Green Team
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Leg Weakness, Symptoms and Treatment Heart Health for People & Percutaneous (Under the Skin) Treatment with Diabetes
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What You Should Know About Carbs and Food Labels
New Techniques to Treat Back Pain
Kidney Disease Nutrition for People with Kidney Disease
Maintaining Heart Health with Diabetes
World Kidney Day
Your Concerns InHealth: Decisions in End of Life Care
Weight Management for Seniors & Learn How to Eat Better!
Voices InHealth: Decisions in Cardiac Care Get Back On Your Feet: New Treatment Options for Ankle Conditions
Raising Awareness About Stroke
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Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting September 14, 2011
Heel Problems and Treatment Options Voices InHealth: Medicine Safety for Children (Late Start)
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Strengthen Your Back! Learn to Improve Your Back Fitness
Tips to Making Your Golden Years Healthier (Late Start) Community Based Senior Supportive Services Inside Washington Hospital: Patient Safety
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting September 14, 2011
Voices InHealth: Cyberbullying - The New Schoolyard Bully (Late Start)
Influenza and Other Contagious Respiratory Conditions
How to Prevent a Heart Attack & Healthy Nutrition for Your Heart
Your Concerns InHealth: Vitamin Supplements
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lower Back Disorders
Osteoporosis Update: Learn About Diagnosis and Treatment Options (Late Start)
Living Well with Diabetes: Overcoming Challenges
Prostate Enlargements and Cancer
Most Common Cancers and How They are Treated
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting September 14, 2011
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting September 14, 2011
Voices InHealth: The Greatest Gift of All
Cancer Caregivers: Mobilizing Resources
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting September 14, 2011
Inside Washington Hospital: The Emergency Department Late Start)
Do You Have Sinus Problems?
Superbugs: Are We Winning the Germ War?
Voices InHealth: New Surgical Options for Breast Cancer Treatment Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Tremors and Epilepsy Inside Washington Hospital: Advances in Cardiac Care Voices InHealth: Washington's Community Cancer Program
Caring for an Older Adult: Everything You Need to Know about Caregiving (Late Start)
Diabetes Management: When to Call for Help (Late Start)
Cough or Shortness of Breath, What to Do About It
Hip Pain in the Young and Middle-Aged Adult
Living with Heart Failure & Heart Irregularities (Late Start)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgical Interventions for Sleep Apnea
Do You Suffer From Breathing Problems? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma Fitting Physical Activity Into Your Day
Brain Health for Seniors (Late Start)
Washington Township Health Care District Board Meeting September 14, 2011
Planning Your California Advance Health Directive: Now is the Time (Late Start)
Cataracts and Diabetic Eye Conditions
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Voices InHealth: New Surgical Options for Breast Cancer Treatment
Washington Women's Center: Cancer Genetics Counseling
Learn About Nutrition for a Healthy Life
Keys to Healthy Eyes
Sepsis: Treatment of a Top 10 Killer
Learning How to Prevent and Live with Congestive Heart Failure & What is Cholesterol and How to Lower It
Are You at Risk for Diabetes? - Learn the Signs
Voices InHealth: Healthy Pregnancy
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And Remember, Think Pink Is Next Thursday For women in particular, the month of October is a great time to make sure that your health is on track, starting with the annual “Think Pink: Quilting Together a Better Life” event at the Washington Women’s Center on Thursday, October 13. The special event will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Tent Atrium at Washington West, located at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont. Attendees are invited to wear pink and join in an evening of educational lectures, booths, health screenings and fun activities. The push for better health doesn’t end with Think Pink, according to Kathy Hesser, R.N., Women’s Center Clinical Coordinator. The following week, beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 18, the center’s newest exercise program will begin.
“Tai chi really forms a mind/body connection, and it’s been shown to be excellent for the elderly because it has them focus on each extremity and each movement—this hand goes here and this one there. All movements are done smoothly, and it’s a very good exercise approach for arthritis because you never over extend your joints.” The new classes will be onehour long, beginning with a warm-up specified to tai chi, moving on to the program’s core movements and ending with a proper cool-down. “It’s a very quiet, yet energizing experience and you tend to focus really inward on yourself,” Hesser says. “If you come into the classroom and you’re stressed, you’re really going to leave those
The Washington Women’s Center is offering a new Tai Chi exercise class. Tai chi is unique in that offers a greater emphasis on improving balance than the traditional Arthritis Foundation exercise class. To learn more about this new offering, call the Women’s Center at (510) 608-1301.
“This is the official Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi Program®, which utilizes six basic core movements, six advanced extension movements and directional changes to add challenge,” explains Hesser. “These movements were all examined by the Arthritis Foundation and Dr. Paul Lam, a tai chi expert and family physician, for safety and effectiveness. The movements are based on the Sun style of tai chi that is very gentle, with no deep movements that can be done both standing and in a chair. “The program is suitable for every fitness level.” The Washington Women’s Center already offers several gentle yoga classes, as well as the traditional Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, and Hesser says offering the tai chi class is a natural extension of these programs, which encourage better health for women of all levels of health and fitness. “The new tai chi program is very complementary to what we’re already doing,” she says. “This is different than yoga, and it’s different from the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program. Offering the combination of the three different programs is very useful. For instance if people want to start slow, they can start with tai chi. Particularly if they’re healing from a surgery or their range of motion is very limited, this is a wonderful place to begin. Then, moving forward, we recommend they choose a combination of two to three classes per week for maximum benefits.” Building strength and balance Tai chi is unique in that offers a greater emphasis on improving balance than the traditional Arthritis Foundation exercise class, according to Hesser. “Another element of Tai chi that’s a little different than the land classes is that it focuses on balance and core muscle strength,” she says. “For people who are at risk for falls, this class can help them with that.” The program also focuses on the concept of “mindful” movement, which Hesser says is beneficial to those with arthritis.
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hat sniffling, sneezing, coughing season is just around the corner. You can do your part to avoid the flu this year by getting a flu shot and following some simple guidelines. Seasonal influenza, commonly called the flu, is caused by influenza viruses that infect the respiratory tract. Every year, an estimated 5 to 20 percent
“The flu is a contagious disease that is spread by droplets that enter the air when infected people talk, cough, or sneeze,” Banipalsin said. “These droplets can also end up on surfaces like doorknobs and keyboards. People can become infected by touching those surfaces and then touching their eyes, nose, or mouth,” he explained.
Although seasonal flu activity usually peaks in January or later, flu season can begin as early as October. Because it takes about two weeks to develop immunity after vaccination, the CDC recommends getting vaccinated as early in the fall as possible. Washington Urgent Care and Washington On Wheels are now offering flu shots. Visit www.whhs.com/urgentcare or www.whhs.com/wow for more details.
thoughts behind when you start tai chi.” The center chose to begin offering tai chi classes after Hesser received several requests from women who already enjoyed other exercise programs through the Women’s Center. “I love our Arthritis Foundation-affiliated programs because the foundation works on them for at least two or three years and shows through evidence-based data that they will be safe and improve people’s function,” she says. “We will be offering two morning classes for women right now and if the classes are really popular, we may add a co-ed class in the evening.” Hesser points out that right now there aren’t a lot of options in the community for women who want to take tai chi classes. “There are classes in the park and in some senior homes, but mostly they’re not for the general person,” she says. “You can buy a DVD, but most people say they buy the DVD and then never play it because it’s not fun to do it by themselves.” The fees for exercise programs like yoga and arthritis foundation exercise classes at the Women’s Center are nominal and offer a level of quality that is hard to find elsewhere, according to Hesser. And other benefits of the Women’s Center exercise programs are numerous. “We run quality programs that offer smaller classes and excellent instructors. Plus, people feel comfortable in this environment. It’s not competitive like a gym and they feel totally at ease with themselves. Most of the women who take our classes feel more confident and get a lot out of them.”
Think Pink and beyond To register for the Think Pink event or to find out more, go to www.whhs.com/think-pink. If you would like to register for the upcoming Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi Program® at the Washington Women’s Center, call (510) 608-1301.
of the population gets sick with the flu and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized due to flu-related complications, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people also experience vomiting and diarrhea. “Unlike the common cold, the flu can cause severe illness and even death,” said Dr. Sarkis Banipalsin, medical director at Washington Urgent Care. “That’s why it’s so important to get vaccinated against the flu.” The CDC recommends that everyone older than 6 months should get an annual flu vaccination. It is particularly important for people at higher risk for complications, including young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions like asthma or diabetes, and those who are age 65 or older, according to the CDC.
The flu vaccination offers the best protection against the flu. This year’s vaccine protects against the three influenza viruses that research shows are most likely to be prevalent this flu season as well as the H1N1 strain that surfaced in 2009, according to the CDC. “You can’t get sick from a flu shot because the vaccine does not contain live viruses,” Banipalsin said. “But it does take time for the immunity to build up in your body. Sometimes people get exposed to the flu virus before their immunity has kicked in and they think it was the shot that made them sick.” Washington Urgent Care offers flu vaccinations to those who don’t have a primary care physician or can’t get in to see their doctor, according to Patti Coffey, Washington Urgent Care manager. The clinic, located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) in Fremont, is open every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. continued on page 9
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October 4, 2011
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Special Edition Commemorates 70th Anniversary BY STEVE SCHAEFER EVIDENCE OF INCREASED SAFETY
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et us be the first to bring you very good news. According to the most recent statistics, the number of deaths on this nation’s highways (32,788 in 2010) was the lowest since 1949, when the U.S. population was half what it is currently and people drove far less. Equally impressive is the fact that the decline in “permile” mortality rates has decreased by about 75% since 1970. This means that people driving a given number of miles in 1970 were four times more likely to be in fatal car crashes than someone driving today. This truly remarkable leap forward in driving safety can largely be attributed to safer vehicles, improved roads, and increased enforcement of traffic laws. Of course, your car is safest when you keep it in good running order. At BAY STAR AUTO CARE, our technicians
will be happy to provide the regular preventive maintenance that will make sure that we catch small problems when they are fast and easy to fix, before they become big and potentially dangerous driving hazards. We use ALLDATA®, a computer file for auto techs that will help locate a particular problem. It is the industry leader in providing factory repair information which includes all the diagrams, repair information, and detailed technical service bulletins and recalls for your vehicle. It is the nation's leading provider of automotive repair information and solutions. HINT: As advanced as automobile safety technology is, driver attention, awareness, and judgment are the biggest factors behind the preservation of life and wellbeing on the road.
I just spent a week motoring around in the Jeep Liberty 70th Anniversary Edition. It commemorates the debut of the iconic Jeep military four-wheeldrive vehicle, which helped win World War II. It's a great time to highlight anything positive in the new Chrysler regime. After the trauma of its bankruptcy and subsequent takeover by FIAT, the brand needs all the good vibes it can get, and Jeep is certainly worth celebrating. The Liberty is a midsize SUV built in Toledo, Ohio. It debuted in 2001 as a 2002 model, replac-
duced last year, splits the difference. It’s especially aimed at offroad use, so it comes with skid plates, tire-pressure monitoring,
Gary Singh is the owner of Bay Star Auto Care at 1275 Atlantic St. near Western Ave., here in Union City. Phone: 489-3331
ing the beloved Cherokee. While the Grand Cherokee, recently redone, is the flagship of the brand, Liberty is the bread and butter model, offering off-roadability along with creature comforts and practicality. It’s a far cry from its basic, utilitarian ancestor. For the lives we live today, the Liberty is about right. Roomy, comfortable, even beautiful, in a chiseled way, my Brilliant Black Crystal Clear Coat tester was very pleasant to drive, yet still felt solid on the road. With its upright windshield, shallow dashboard and chair-height seating, it separated itself from common crossover vehicles, which are more like tall cars. The Liberty now comes in three models: Sport, Renegade and Limited. My tester was a Sport, with the 70th anniversary extras, including special badging, bright door sills, leather-trimmed bucket seats, leather-wrapped shift knob and grab handle, satin chrome steering wheel spokes, heated seats and various power front seat adjustments. The significant presence of cowhide upgrades the fairly inexpensive interior plastic. There is also a 70th Anniversary version of the Limited model, which includes 18-inch alloy wheels and a top-level upgraded audio system with voice command. A Jet Sport submodel gives some urban chic to the Liberty, offering such things as 20-inch alloy wheels, deep tint glass, bright roof rails, chrome exterior mirror covers, eight amplified speakers with subwoofer, black headlight bezels and a chrome bodyside molding. A Jet Limited model brings the urban hip look further upscale. The Sport is the entry-level model and the Limited is the top. The new Renegade model, intro-
Hill-start Assist and Hill-descent Control, unique color fender flares, fascia and headlamps. Inside, the instrument panel gets an Electronic Vehicle Information
Center and a leather steering wheel with audio controls. All models come with a 3.7liter V6, with 210 horsepower and 235 lb.-ft. of torque. That moves the two-ton SUV smoothly and easily through a somewhat oldfashioned four-speed automatic transmission. There’s a lever on the center console to shift into Command-Trac II Part-Time fourwheel drive when needed and a 4WD lock button for more serious off-roading. The four-wheel-drive Liberty gets 15 City, 21 Highway per the EPA, averaging 17 mpg. You can get one more mpg with the 200pounds-lighter two-wheel-drive model. The EPA Green Vehicle Guide gives the four-wheel-drive model a respectable 6 for Air Pollution but just a 2 for Greenhouse Gas (3 for the two-wheel-drive version). When listening to satellite radio, I was invited to mark what I heard for “Favorite Artist” or “Favorite Song.” I tried setting a few songs and artists. Later, up popped a window offering me a chance to hear the Grateful Dead (one sample artist) and listed the song. I always had the choice to go to the other station to hear it or to ignore it. I normally said “Ignore” to these offers because
the Dead have their own entire station, but marking a more obscure band or a favorite song might be a better bet. The First Liberty was very rounded and soft looking. However, in 2008 they reset the design on the car to look more traditional, with the sharp angles of the original Jeep Cherokee. Jeep’s marketers say today’s Liberty buyers tend to be young couples and new families and professionals in the 30-40 age group. It’s about evenly split male/female. I am not in that demographic group but found the Liberty easy to like. The solid handling, view over regular cars, and surprisingly comfortable seat and driving position made the car handy for commuting and carrying bulky objects around. The cabin is quiet at speed and even with only four gears, the automatic gets the job done unobtrusively. And I found the unique Jeep “chunkiness” of the interior charming and fun rather than old fashioned or confining. Prices range from the Sport with no options at $23,250 to the Jet Limited 4x4, with its long list of comfort and appearance features, at $29,245. New, FIAT-based Jeeps are coming, but for now, we can celebrate the all-American seven-slat grille, twin round lights, and victory on wheels with the midsize Liberty.
Steve Schaefer’s first car memories are of riding in his father’s Austin-Healey with the top down to get ice cream on a summer afternoon. He was four. As a teenager, Steve rode his bike to car dealers’ back lots to catch a glimpse of the new models when they first rolled off the truck. A founding member and currently vice president of the Western Automotive Journalists, he has been testing and writing about cars since 1992. Contact him at sdsauto@sbcglobal.net.
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Five categories of corn are grown for food: flour corn, flint corn (also called Indian corn), dent corn, sweet corn, and popcorn. Indian corn and popcorn are the two varieties found in the Ardenwood fields. Indian corn can be a wide range of colors, and as a hard shell covers the kernels, it is perfectly suited to be preserved as
an ornamental decoration. It is also edible when ground into cornmeal. Popcorn is yellow or white and is the only kind of
corn that pops. When heated, moisture in the kernel turns into steam, building up pressure until the kernel explodes, turning itself inside out and forming a fluffy white snack treat.
If you are taking home some popcorn, let it dry until the end of November before popping. To prepare, place one ear of corn in a
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All-Day restaurant-style dining services, a fabulous cafe and room service on request serve residents who are on the go or those ready to relax at the end of the day. The richly appointed common areas, library, game room, and patio complete the total living experience.
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brown paper bag and microwave on high for two and a half to three minutes. Listen for the corn to stop popping and remove immediately. Shelled kernels of corn may also be popped in this manner, used in a hot air popper, or on top of the stove in a pan with oil. (Do not attempt to pop the kernels left on the cob; the cob will burn.) Four acres of corn will be open for harvest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and attendees are welcome to pick all they want, but 50 percent of the pickings must be shared with Ardenwood. The farm’s share of the Indian corn is used throughout the year as supplemental feed for their livestock and the popcorn is given away in education programs. Bring your own bags and toss in some gloves also, as corn can be rough on the hands. While the event centers on hauling in the harvest, corn is by no means the only thing on the menu. The Farmyard will host corn husk doll making from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., blacksmithing demos, and ice cream making.
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Get free tasty samples of old-fashioned treats at the Country Kitchen, take a horse-drawn train ride, or learn about apple cider pressing (1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. behind the Patterson House). Brian Scott will bring his Wizard Training Show to the Patterson House lawn at 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. See corn and wheat ground into flour at a grain milling demo, and purchase a bag to take home. Dan Engle and Ray Frank will play some lively 19th century tunes at the Granary, and David Maloney performs his very special kids sing-along from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. near the Chicken Coop. The Patterson House will be open for guided tours at 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and noon (no children under six years old). Tickets are available at the front porch of the house. Stop by later for their Open House from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. where all ages are welcome and no tickets are required. A Glimpse of the House will be given from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with parlor tours only. Complete the day with a visit to Perry Farms’ pumpkin patch to scout out the perfect pumpkins for scary Halloween faces, pie, or ambient seasonal decor. The Harvest Festival provides a fabulous fall experience in a fun and unique event sure to create lasting memories for seasons to come. Admission to the farm is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors (62 and up), and $5 for kids (ages 4-17). Kids three and under are free. Harvest Festival Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 www.ebparks.org Tickets: $5 - $8
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BY DARIS HOWARD I had been grading papers all day, and I was exhausted. As the work day ended and I left my office, it felt good to step out into the fresh air. I decided to take a longer route to the parking lot to see if I could clear the cobwebs from my head. As I turned the last corner, about 100 yards from where I was parked, I joined a couple of young men who were coming from the lower part of campus. Their clothes were rough and their appearance unkempt. They looked tired. I smiled at them. “Good evening, gentlemen.” Their reaction startled me. They seemed stunned that I would speak to them, and they stopped walking and stared at me as if I was some alien creature. “Were you speaking to us?” one of them asked in a rich southern accent. “Yes,” I replied, as we all turned and started walking again toward the parking lot. “Your accent tells me you are not from here. Where are you from?” They said they were from the southeast. They didn’t seem to be students at our university, so I inquired as to the reason they were visiting our campus. “We are graduate students at another university, and we are here doing some research with regard to the dissertation we are jointly working on,” one of them answered. I wondered what kind of research they could be doing here. We have no graduate programs, and we are not a research institution. When I asked them more about it, they seemed reluctant to say more, other than to tell me that their degrees were in psychology. As we continued walking together, we visited about their university and about ours. They had questions for me, and I enjoyed learning about them. As we approached the parking lot, and turned to go our different ways, one of them stopped me. “Before you go, we have something for you.” He slung the pack from his back and pulled out a giant candy bar. “Here, this is for you.”
I laughed. “What for?” “Well, it has to do with our research.” They then proceeded to tell me that the chairman of their research committee had said that technology is destroying good human interaction. He said that when he was younger, a person couldn’t walk across a college campus without someone at least saying hello to him. He claimed that everywhere a person went, they could find someone who would want to discuss politics, government, or world affairs. He maintained that, “Now everyone communicates through texts, if they communicate at all, and they are so locked into their laptops, music players, and other technology, that they don’t even have intelligent conversations anymore.” These young men, for their dissertation, had set out to challenge that assumption, going from campus to campus across the United States. They observed and watched. They would smile at people and see if anyone would talk to them without them talking first. They said they had saved our university for last because the secretary of their department was one of our alumni and had told them that if they had no success anywhere else, they would have success here. He held the candy bar out again. “Before we left our own university, we bought a single candy bar to give to the first person, anywhere, that visited with us. In all of our travels, including walking all day across your campus, no one else has talked to us. We had finally given up, concluding no one would, and were taking the candy bar back home with us. But now it’s yours.” I thanked him and accepted his gift. As we parted company, I pondered on their thesis. I made a determination that I would try to never let opportunities to visit with others pass by. Even if there isn’t a candy bar involved, the communication is a reward in itself.
Daris Howard, award-winning, syndicated columnist and playwright, is author of “Super Cowboy Rides” and can be contacted at daris@darishoward.com; or visit his website at http://www.darishoward.com
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he University Art Gallery will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an exhibition of creations by 20 members of the art faculty and staff that includes a slide show of past exhibitions. The university's Theatre and Dance Department, also marking 50 years, will look at social consciousness, musical delight, and performance experimentation as ways to challenge students in voice, body, and spirit. In addition, the Music Department is planning to bring what department faculty members call "a dazzling" holiday performance to downtown Hayward. First up will be the CSUEB's art faculty and staff exhibition, opening with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in the University Art Gallery, on the first floor of the Art and Education Building. The exhibition will be open Wednesday, Oct. 19 through Wednesday, Nov. 23. Hours of availability will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Saturdays, and 2 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. Other fall productions include: • The First Tuesdays Jazz Masterclass, with saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh, 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Music 1055. Free admission; • A Faculty Recital, set for noon, Thursday, Oct. 27, in Music 1055. Free admission; • The Jazz Improv Ensembles, at noon Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Music 1039. Free admission; • The First Tuesdays Jazz Masterclass with Latin percussionist John Santos at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in MB 1055. Free admission; •The Chamber Winds ensemble directed by John Eros at noon Thursday, Nov. 10. Free admission; • “The Laramie Project,” directed by A. Fajilan, at 8 p.m. Nov. 11, 12, 18, and 19, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 20 in the University Theatre. Tickets $15 general admission; $10 student/senior; and $5 CSUEB students; • Jazz Improv Ensembles will perform, noon Tues-
day, Nov. 15, and Thursday, Nov. 17, in MB 1039. Free admission; • A String Ensemble recital, directed by Philip Santos, noon Tuesday, Nov. 22, in MB 1055. Free admission; • The East Bay Wind Symphony, conducted by John Eros, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the University Theatre. Admission $7 general admission, $5 students and seniors, and free to those with a CSUEB ID; • The Percussion Ensemble, directed by Arthur Storch, noon Tuesday, Nov. 29 in MB 1039. Free admission; • The Jazz Fall Concert with the East Bay Jazz Orchestra, directed by Johannes Wallmann, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 in University Theatre. Admission $7 general admission, $5 for seniors and students, and free to those with a CSUEB ID; • A Vocal Repertory Ensemble Recital, at noon Thursday, Dec. 1 in MB 1055. Free admission; • “Ice,” a dance extravaganza, at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and at 2 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 in the Dance Studio (PE 140). Admission $5; • The Winter Gala, featuring the East Bay Singers, Oratorio Society, and Jazz Singers, with Buddy James, conductor, at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 at All Saints Catholic Church, 22824 Second St., Hayward. Admission $7 general admission, $5 for seniors and students, and free to those with CSUEB ID. The program will include “Frostiana” by Randall Thompson, Caldwell & Ivory's "Hope for Resolution,” and “Cantique de Noël” by Adolphe-Charles Adam; • The First Tuesdays Jazz Masterclass with guitarist Mimi Fox, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 in MB 1055. Free admission; • “That’s Life, That’s Love, That’s Broadway,” a new musical review directed by Darryl V. Jones, at 8 p.m. Dec. 8-10, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 11 in the University Theatre. All Dec. 8 seats $5. Tickets for other shows will be $15 general admission, $10 senior/students, or $5 CSUEB students. Tickets and information are available at csueastbay.edu/arts Parking on campus is $2 per hour, $10 per weekday, or $5 per weekend day through parking permit machines. CSUEB welcomes persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Those needing accommodation should notify event sponsor in advance. CSUEB 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward
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Fremont Police Log SUBMITTED BY DET. BILL VETERAN, FREMONT PD September 30 Officer Lindsay Snyder responded to Walmart in regard to a burglary/theft. Two subjects apparently entered the store and shoplifted several items. They exited the store and had a female get-a-way driver. The driver was the mom who knew nothing about the theft. A license plate was provided and Officer Snyder responded to Newark and diligently followed up with the investigation and arrested two juveniles for Burglary. Excellent work by Officer Snyder. Four adult friends were approached by two black male adults at Northgate Park. Suspect One of the suspects showed a semiauto handgun with a laser and pointed it at the victims’ chests and heads while their property was taken - cell phones, wallets, etc. The suspects fled in an older white VW Jetta. Fourteen minutes later, Officer Romley spotted the vehicle making a U-turn at Decoto Road and Fremont Boulevard. As he caught up to the vehicle, it attempted to “ditch” him with three quick turns. Officer Romley and K9 Timo pursued the suspects at Sea Cliff and Seal Rock. The suspects, males 18 and 20, were positively identified and an accomplice was arrested as well.
State Fire Chief of the Year honors go to local chief SUBMITTED BY AISHA KNOWLES Chief Sheldon Gilbert was announced as the Ronny Jack Coleman Fire Chief of the Year by the California Fire Chiefs Association (CFCA) Tuesday, August 27, during its annual conference in Riverside. Named after retired State Fire Marshal Ronny Jack Coleman, the CFCA Ronny Jack Coleman Fire Chief of the Year Award was created in 2000 to recognize an outstanding member of the fire service leadership commu-
Union City Police Log September 26 Officers responded to a just occurred residential burglary on Hollyhock Street. The reporting party (only 8 years old) provided a good description of the suspects and their vehicle. Minutes later an officer spotted the suspect’s vehicle as it fled the scene and made enforcement stop. Six subjects were detained and numerous items of stolen property were recovered in the vehicle. Two of the subjects arrested were adults and four were juveniles. All were arrested. September 27 Officers responded to the area of Mission Boulevard and Whipple Road to investigate a just-occurred strong-arm robbery. The victim told investigating officers that she was walking South-bound on Mission Boulevard as the suspect was walking northbound. As they approached each other, the suspect suddenly grabbed the victim’s gold chain and tore it off her neck and began to run away. A neighbor called to report an inprogress burglary at a residence on the 31000 block of San Andreas Drive. Arriving officers saw two subjects matching the description given by neighbors and contacted them. The officer recognized the subjects as two of the six subjects arrested the day before for burglary. Through the course of the officer’s investigation, the two subjects were, in fact, the responsible suspects and arrested for burglary again.
Santa Clara County receives COPS grant
Chief Gilbert with Ronny Jack Coleman, for whom the award is named
nity. With a membership that spans throughout California’s 58 counties, the award highlights an individual that is a role model for all fire chiefs in the state. “Chief Gilbert’s demonstration of creativity, dynamic leadership in challenging economic times and sound vision has benefited the California fire service as a whole,” said CFCA President and ACFD Deputy Chief, Demetrious Shaffer. “This prestigious award puts him in an elite group of fire chiefs who have made a significant impact on the California fire service’s ability to meet the unique risks and challenges that are present within California.” Annually, CFCA members nominate and vote for fire chiefs who have displayed exemplary performance in training and education, fire service leadership and management, fire prevention, and community involvement. The Ronny Jack Coleman Fire Chief of the Year Award is given to the Fire Chief that has exemplified the highest level of leadership and innovation resulting in contributions that have significantly enhanced the California fire service. This award is held by only a few fire chiefs and places Chief Gilbert amongst an exclusive group of chiefs who have been selected in the state. “I am incredibly honored, humbled and thankful to receive this award from the California Fire Chiefs Association,” said CFCA Past-President and Alameda County Fire Chief Sheldon Gilbert. “I will do my best to live up to what the award is all about and continue the work of the amazing individuals who have received this award before me.”
SUBMITTED BY MIKE DONOHOE County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors President Dave Cortese announced that the County of Santa Clara Office of the Sheriff will receive $499,250 in Child Sexual Predator Program (CSPP) grant funding from the United States Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Office. Supervisor Cortese, who declared 2011 the “Year of the Child” in Santa Clara County, stated, “Every child deserves a safe and secure childhood.” The COPS CSPP grant provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to establish and/or enhance strategies to locate, arrest, and prosecute child sexual predators and exploiters and to enhance state sex offender registration laws.
Hayward Police Department presents
Public Safety Expo Saturday, October 29 10:00 am–2:00 pm Southland Mall An Expo for everyone: Businesses, Residential, Commercial! ADMISSION FREE! Locksmiths Lighting Alarms Doors/ Windows Safes
Security Guard Services Law Enforcement Agencies, Local Businesses City of Hayward Departments, Local Non-Profit Agencies Raffle Prizes Presentations Demonstrations in the Southland parking lot nearest I-880 Bicycle Displays Safety Equipment Tips and Advice Fun for the whole family! Contact Gale Bleth (510) 293-7151 for further information
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make a free appointment with the Health Insurance Information Service coordinators by calling (800) 770-9447, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Selecting or changing Medicare prescription drug insurance can be confusing. In Alameda County alone, people can choose from 33 different plans. During appointments, Dawal and Caracappa use the www.Medicare.gov Web site to help find the best plan for each individual they assist. Dawal and Caracappa are available throughout the open enrollment period to assist enrollees with their individual questions related to Medicare. In addition to meeting with clients in their offices in Washington West, they will also be available at senior centers in the com-
Get Your Flu Shot Flu shots are also available through Washington Hospital’s Washington on Wheels (W.O.W.) Mobile Health Clinic. No appointment is necessary. “It’s a convenient place to get your flu shot,” said Ruth Traylor, director of Community Outreach at Washington Hospital. “If you get vaccinated at the W.O.W. Mobile Health Clinic, we do ask that you let your primary care doctor know you received your flu shot.” Local companies can even schedule the W.O.W. Mobile Health Clinic to come to their workplace so employees can get vaccinated, she said. Call (510) 608-3202 to schedule an appointment. The following is a schedule of the W.O.W Mobile Health Clinic’s regular service locations, which are open to anyone: • Fourth Monday of each month, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Ruggieri Senior Center, 33997 Alvarado-Niles Road, in Union City. • Every Tuesday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Family Resource Center, 39155 Liberty Street, in Fremont. • Second Thursday of each month, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Silliman Activity Center, 6800 Mowry Avenue, in Newark. • First Friday of each month, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, in Fremont. In addition to getting vaccinated, there are steps you can take to stay healthy during the
munity. On Mondays between October 17 and December 5, they will be at the Newark Senior Center (510-578-4840). On Thursdays between October 20 and December 1, they will be at the Ruggieri Senior Center (510) 6755495 in Union City. Seniors should call the senior centers to make appointment between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Learn More To learn more about the Washington Health Insurance Information Service or about Medicare, visit www.whhs.com/health-insurance or call (800) 770-9447. cold and flu season and prevent the spread of germs, according to the CDC. Wash your hands often with soap and water and avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Try to avoid close contact with people who are sick. If you do get sick, the CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough and throw it away. If a tissue is not available, cough into the crook of your arm rather than your hand. For more information about the flu, visit www.cdc.gov/flu.
Washington Urgent Care Receives Prestigious Accreditation Washington Urgent Care has recently been awarded accreditation by the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM). A voluntary process, accreditation enables the clinic to measure the quality of its services and performance against nationally recognized standards. Washington Urgent Care is the only urgent care facility in the Tri-City area to achieve this accreditation. Accreditation by the AAUCM emphasizes crucial facility and provider characteristics of quality, providing patients with the assurance that the urgent care center they use has been independently surveyed and approved. Washington Urgent Care is located at 2500 Mowry Avenue (Washington West) Suite 212, Second Floor, in Fremont. Call (510) 791-CARE (2273) or visit www.whhs.com/urgentcare for up to the minute wait times and more information.
Controlled levee breach opens 630 acres to the Bay Stimulus-Funded South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Created 40 New Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
SUBMITTED BY DFG The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) marked a major milestone on September 13, 2011, in the decades-long effort to restore wetlands in the San Francisco Bay. DFG’s contractor conducted a controlled levee breach, the first of eight, in the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve to allow Bay waters, fish and other wildlife to return to 630 acres of former wetlands along the shore of Hayward and Union City. “We’ve lost the overwhelming majority of our wetlands here in California. It’s our responsibility to protect and restore the areas we have,” said California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird. “This project is a great example of what can be accomplished with cooperation and long-term vision. The restoration of these wetlands will provide much needed habitat for birds, fish and other wildlife, while moving California toward a healthier ecosystem.” The breach of this levee, along with seven that will follow in coming weeks will open earthen berms built by salt-making companies and flood-control projects in the 19th and 20th centuries. As excavators take the last bite out of a berm along Pond E8A, inundating it, they will lay the groundwork for the re-establishment of tidal salt marshes that were eliminated by the construction of the levees. Bay waters and adjacent creek inflows introduced in September 2011 are expected to bring fish, crabs, harbor seals and other marine life as well as multitudes of native and migratory birds back into previously diked ponds. The water will also bring sediments that will settle into the pond and provide a bed for the regrowth of pickleweed, marsh gumplant, saltgrass and other native tidal marsh plants that provide habitat for the endangered California clapper rail and salt marsh harvest mouse. The opening of Ponds E8A, E9 and E8X – three former salt evaporation ponds in Eden Landing –
marks the first South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project construction project completed on stateowned lands. Restoration efforts on the 630 acres were partly funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Eden Landing construction project created 40 jobs in addition to making a significant step toward wetlands restoration in the Bay. As of the completion of this work, the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project has restored nearly 3,000 acres of salt ponds to tidal action in the South Bay. The project is the largest tidal wetland restoration effort on the West Coast. Its goal is to restore at least 7,500 acres to tidal marsh habitat, while also enhancing pond habitat, expanding Bay access and recreation and improving flood protection. "This marsh restoration project doubles the area of the Reserve now open to the tides,” said John Krause, the DFG Wildlife Biologist who manages the Reserve. “It’s a very different landscape compared to five years ago.” The work at the three ponds was conducted through a collaborative partnership between by DFG, NOAA, the State Coastal Conservancy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and other local partners. NOAA has provided a total of $7.4M in ARRA funds to the South Bay Salt Pond Project to create jobs and restore habitats in and around the Bay. The funds helped not only the 630-acre Eden Landing restoration, which received $3.2M in grants but a total of 2,360 acres of project restoration work, as well as contributing to the battle against invasive Spartina, a non-native cordgrass that degrades marsh and mudflat habitat. For more information about the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, visit www.southbayrestoration.org.
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stablished on May 26, 1961, the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church (SACBC) on AlvaradoNiles Road in Union City is one of 60 members of the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA), founded in 1899. It follows the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji Ha tradition of Buddhism; the mother temple is Nishi Hongwanji in Kyoto, Japan. SACBC was officially established as a branch of the Alameda Buddhist Temple to offer spiritual programs, based upon Buddha-Dharma, to Tri-City and Tri-Valley residents. Services were originally held in homes, an elementary school and a hall in Fremont, until the church was able to purchase the Union City site. The “Hondo,” where church
Reverend Dr. Shoyo Taniguchi
services are held, was dedicated September 9, 1962 and SACBC became an independent temple in 1965. Three classrooms and a small kitchen were built adjacent to the Hondo in 1965 and an altar in the Hondo was donated by the Oxnard Buddhist Church and enshrined in March 1967. Sanha Hall (a gymnasium, kitchen and reception room) was constructed in 1974 and dedicated March 20, 1975. The hall contains classrooms, a large social hall and a gym complex. The
BY SIMON WONG Hayward Rotary Club will host its Third Annual Champagne Omelet Brunch Community Fundraiser on October 9, 2011, under the Grand White Tent at St. Rose Hospital. Purchase tickets to help Rotary’s Third Grade Dictionary Project and St. Rose Hospital’s Silva Pediatric Medical & Dental Clinic. More than seven years ago, local businessman John Wilma partnered with Dr. Ken Meirovitz to launch the Dictionary-Literacy Project for Hayward's Third Graders after Wilma went in search of two job seekers to whom he had given application forms and found them in his parking lot completing them with the help of their wives/girlfriends. Appallingly, the young men were the products of Hayward Unified School District. Hayward Rotary’s DictionaryLiteracy Project (also known as the Third Grade Dictionary Project) provides every eight-year old in a Hayward Unified elementary school with a dictionary, often the first book owned by many of the recipients.
SUBMITTED BY RICH GOSSE Single adults of all ages are invited to dance to the greatest hits of the 60s, 70s, and 80s on Friday, October 7 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the W Hotel Silicon Valley North in Newark. $20 at the door
altar for the Sangha Hall was dedicated in memory of Mr. Tak Fudenna. Bishop Kenyu Tsuji of the Buddhist Churches of Amer-
women’s association and choir. They hold an annual Bazaar and Bon Obon Festival during which hundreds of people gather in
The Buddhist Chapel
ica officiated at the dedication attended by Special clergy and civic guests. The evening’s entertainment included songs by Mrs. Yukiko Sakakura and musical selections by the “Thor Throats”, a student group from Irvington High School of Fremont directed by Mrs. Lee Stevens. Sangha Hall is heavily used by the Union City community. The Asian-American Federation holds its festival there every year and the Sister City Association of Union City uses the hall for their events. Every Friday, bingo games are held in the hall. Buddhism says life is permeated with suffering, caused by desire; suffering ceases when desire ceases. Enlightenment is achieved through correct conduct and wisdom. Meditation releases disciples from desire, suffering and rebirth. Buddhism is represented by many groups, especially numerous in Asia, adopting varying forms of this doctrine. The Buddhist Church has a Dharma School, Athletics Association, Japanese language school,
Sangha Hall to watch traditional dancing, Taiko drumming and Kendo demonstrations. The Buddhist Church is considered a historical landmark and continues to serve a vibrant and active role in Union City.
The Silva Pediatric Medical & Dental Clinic provides underserved and uninsured children with affordable, quality health care from birth to 18 years of age and serves the residents of Hayward and the surrounding communities. Pre-school immunizations, well-baby care, dental services and urgent care are offered. Hayward Rotarians spearheaded the clinic’s foundation by raising monies for inoculations when they learned more than 40 percent of children in the Hayward community had not been immunized by the age of two. Moreover, many of the same children were not receiving preventative care. The local need for a full-service pediatric clinic led to the opening of the Silva Pediatric Clinic in 1995 under the auspices of St. Rose Hospital. The continued success of the Dictionary-Literacy Project and Silva Program relies heavily on community support. Rotary’s Champagne Omelet Brunch is an opportunity to enjoy champagne, a mimosa, buck’s fizz and omelets prepared by members of Rotary in return for a small donation of $10 per
adult and $5 per child (aged 10 and under). To order tickets for the Champagne Omelet Brunch, call (510) 632-0804 or contact a Hayward Rotarian. Please make checks payable to "Hayward Rotary Foundation." Contributions to the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, are tax deductible. For more information about the Dictionary-Literacy Project, call John Wilma at (510) 8810106. For more about the Silva Pediatric Medical & Dental Clinic, call Hayward Rotary Club at (510) 632-0804 or the St. Rose Hospital Foundation at (510) 264-4007 or visit www.StRoseHospital.org/silvaclinic.cfm.
includes admission to two simultaneous parties: Dance Party in The Great Room with professional DJ, and Conversation Party in The Living Room with cozy fire, sofas, and cocktail lounge. The party is sponsored by The Society of Single Professionals,
MYRLA RAYMUNDO, MBA Myrla Raymundo is the founder of the Union City Historical Museum in Union City. For the past 16 years, Myrla has served as President of the Friends of the Union City Library. She is the author of the book “Union City Through the Years..”
Hayward Rotary Club Champagne Omelet Brunch Sunday, October 9 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Grand White Tent St. Rose Hospital 27200 Calaroga Ave., Hayward (510) 632-0804 $10 for adults; $5 for age 10 and under
the world’s largest non-profit singles organization. Dressy attire is requested. Anyone wishing information about this and many more parties for singles may visit www.ThePartyHotline.com or call (415) 507-9962. Singles Dance Friday, Oct 7 8 p.m. – midnight W Hotel 8200 Gateway Blvd., Newark (415) 507-9962 www.thepartyhotline.com
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CSU accepts Fall 2012 applications SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
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tarting October 1, the application period begins for students looking to attend a California State University campus in fall 2012. Students intending to apply for fall should visit the website www.csumentor.edu to complete the online application. CSU Mentor is the best system-wide source for updated information on applying to campuses and programs. “Many high school and community college students are making the exciting choice to invest in their future by earning a bachelor’s degree,” said Nathan Evans, director of CSU Enrollment Management Services. “College is the time when students get to focus their education on subjects they are passionate about and build lifelong connections.” During the application process, prospective students are strongly encouraged to be aware of campus requirements and deadlines. High school seniors and community college transfer students are especially encouraged to apply no later than November 30. After that date, most CSU campuses will stop accepting applications. The next step after applying is to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Nearly half of CSU undergraduates receive enough in financial aid to cover the full cost of their tuition fees. CSU students also benefit from one of the lowest tuition rates in the nation. Many campuses remain impacted due to the continuing decline in state funding and
the high demand for a CSU education. Students applying to impacted campuses may face additional criteria, such as a higher eligibility index or grade point average, with students in the local area receiving priority in most cases. A list of impacted campuses is provided here. Programs may also be impacted, meaning that students may need to meet additional criteria to apply for a particular program. A list of impacted majors is provided here. In general, students are encouraged to apply to multiple CSU campuses as a backup in case they are not admitted to the campus or major of their first choice. During the summer of 2012, new CSU first-time freshmen students needing to strengthen their English and math skills will be eligible for an early start. The CSU Early Start initiative requires students who do not show proficiency through testing or other exemptions to take classes in summer that focus on those skills. “Preparation for college lays the foundation for student success,” said Eric Forbes, assistant vice chancellor of CSU Academic Affairs. “Students in CSU Early Start will begin the fall semester actively using the knowledge and skills that are required every day on a college campus.” Students will be allowed to attend courses at a nearby CSU campus or community college if necessary. In addition, fees for Early Start will be waived for students qualifying for certain types of financial aid. Campuses will communicate more information on Early Start throughout the admission process.
SUBMITTED BY AKHILA NEKKANTI It is now October, and it seems everyone is already thinking about Christmas, let alone Halloween. If we take a moment to stop and smell the roses though, we may just realize that there is only so much time to do something for our community. Washington High School is holding its third annual Paws for a Cause Breast Cancer Charity Walk, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the past two years, we have raised over $10,000 for the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation, and would like to invite the community to join us this year to reach our goal of $15,000. HERS created Bras for Body and Soul, which helps women in their recovery by providing them with special silicone bras and giving them confidence that they deserve for their courageous endeavor. Our walkathon is based solely on donations from the community and students, so no prior registration or fee is required. Our goal is to raise awareness about one of the most prevalent types of cancer while raising money for research. All donations will be gladly accepted, but you do not need to donate money to join the community in the walkathon. This year, Paws for a Cause will be held on October 8 in front of Washington High School from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. General parking is by Tak Fudenna Stadium. Participants should come to
the flagpole area on Fremont Boulevard where they can check-in and join the 5K walkathon around the campus. We will be having a fundraising barbeque for lunch beginning at 12:30 p.m. Students: You will receive 3 hours for getting at least three sponsors with a minimum of $25, and five hours for walking at the event for a total of eight community service hours. Be sure to check-in to our Community Service booth before and after the walk. Community: We would love for you to join in our walk this year, and will automatically enter you in our raffle upon checking in at the event. Many businesses will have booths at the event along with representatives from the HERS Foundation. Sponsors: WHS will send a plaque to any business that donates $200 or more for our cause, to thank you for your contribution. Individual and business sponsors who donate $100 or more will have their name written on a banner displayed at Washington High School the day of our walk. Breast Cancer Charity Walk Saturday October 8 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (510) 795-7072 washingtonasb@gmail.com
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Judge refuses to extend sale timeline for Solyndra RANDALL CHASE AP BUSINESS WRITER WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP), Sep 27 - A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday refused to extend the sale timeline for failed solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra LLC, which received a half-billion-dollar federal loan guarantee and was once touted by President Barack Obama in support of his administration's economic policies. In 2009, Solyndra became the first renewable-energy company to receive a loan guarantee under a stimulus-law program to encourage green energy and was said to be a model for creating green jobs. But the Fremont, California-based company filed for bankruptcy protection this month and laid off its 1,100 employees, spurring investigations both by the FBI and Republicans in Congress. Solyndra is now eyeing an Oct. 27 auction of its assets, assuming that more than one potential buyer emerges. But the official committee of Solyndra's unsecured creditors argued that the sale process should be extended at least four weeks to drum up as much interest as possible and maximize the return for creditors. “We are concerned that there is a rush to sale here,” said Bonnie Glantz Fatell, an attorney for the creditors committee. Judge Mary Walrath rejected the committee's request to extend the sale, but she ordered Solyndra to send a representative to an international solar energy industry trade show in Dallas next month. She agreed with the creditors committee that the conference could be a good venue for marketing Solyndra's assets. Walrath authorized up to $4 million in debtor-in-possession financing for Solyndra, but the company and its secured lenders, including the Department of Energy, argued that it does not have enough cash to devote four more weeks to lining up potential buyers. Given the political firestorm and headlines surrounding Solyndra, anyone interested in the company already knows it's for sale, they suggested. “The company has been searching for money for a long time. People know about this,” said Michael Rosenthal, an attorney representing private investors including Argonaut Ventures I, which holds a 39 percent stake in Solyndra's parent company and is providing bankruptcy financing for Solyndra. Argonaut is an investment vehicle of the George Kaiser Family Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The foundation is headed by billionaire George Kaiser, a major Obama campaign contributor and a frequent visitor to the White House, who raised between $50,000 and $100,000 for Obama's 2008 campaign.
Rule change could prompt increase in organic hops BY SHANNON DININNY ASSOCIATED PRESS TOPPENISH, Wash. (AP), Sep 30 - Call it a hops revolution. Northwest farmers have begun planting new varieties of the key flavor ingredient in beer and working with researchers to develop ways to grow the crop without pesticides. The movement stems from a federal decision last year requiring brewers who label their beer as organic to use organic hops beginning in 2013. Some say the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new rule could force organic craft brewers to tweak longtime recipes. Others believe the change will spark even more creativity among producers of organic beer, an industry that continues to gain speed. Ultimately, it should mean that people who want to buy organic beer will find more choice in the beer aisle, though they might have to pay a few cents extra per bottle. “The organic beer market is still relatively small, but it's definitely catching on,” said Ronnie Cummins, national director of the Organic Consumers Association, a nonprofit that promotes organic goods. “Just like a few years ago, organic cosmetics and body products were a niche. Across the board, whether it's pet food or whatever kind of consumer product, there's increasing demand.” The U.S. is the world's second largest producer of hops, behind Germany, with more than a quarter of the world crop. Most are grown in the Northwest - where the craft beer movement hatched. In central Washington's Yakima Valley, home to thousands of acres of crops from apples to mint, the hops industry celebrates its contribution to agriculture with an annual “fresh hop” ale festival complete with beer comcontinued on page 26
With Kindle Fire, Amazon's digital ambitions burn BY RACHEL METZ AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER SAN FRANCISCO (AP), Sep 29 - Amazon's unveiling of the Kindle Fire tablet computer sends a bright-hot message: The online retailer is ready to rival iPad maker Apple in an effort to be the world's top digital content provider. It may sound odd coming from a company that pioneered online sales of physical products, selling its first book, Douglas Hofstadter's “Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought,” in 1995. But since it first entered the digital market in 2006 with its video download store, Amazon has bet consumers will pay for high-quality digital content. In addition to the millions of actual items it sells, which range from toys to toothbrushes, Amazon's trove of digital content now includes more than 1 million e-books, 100,000 movies and TV shows and 17 million songs. This is about 1 million fewer songs than iPad maker Apple Inc. sells, but more than twice as many e-books and many thousands more TV shows and movies. Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos is confident that its content is what will help the Kindle Fire do better than others who have trotted out tablets. “The reason they haven't been successful is because they made tablets. They didn't make services,” Bezos said in an interview after his company unveiled the tablet at a New York media event Wednesday. Bezos, a 47-year-old former Wall Street money manager, built Amazon on exactly this sort of confidence. He started the company on the theory that a Web-based book store would resonate with consumers, since it seemed like the easiest way to browse millions of titles at once. He was right. The company grew rapidly and Amazon began trading publicly in May 1997, despite never having turned a profit. It took five more years - and the addition of product categories like CDs, DVDs and consumer electronics - before the online retailer reported any net income. These days, Amazon consistently reports strong growth: In the most recent quarter, it earned $191 million on $9.91 billion in revenue. It was Apple that moved into digital content first, however. With the arrival of Apple's iPod digital music player, which first came out in 2001, Apple figured consumers would be willing to pay for legal, high-quality digital music they could download to the devices. Apple became a major player early on, making deals with major record labels to sell digital tunes through its iTunes Store in 2003. Soon the iPod became more multimediasavvy: Apple added TV shows in 2005 and movie downloads a year later. Amazon soon entered the market itself, rolling out its own digital video downloading service in 2006 and music downloading service a year later. It was in 2007, though, that things really heated up. That's when Amazon rolled out its first Kindle e-reader, upending the book market once again by turning the focus from costly paper books to electronic ones that could be delivered quickly and cheaply to customers on a reading device. The Kindle rapidly grew the company's ebook business, and Amazon said in May that it was selling more e-books than physical copies of books. But the Kindle Fire's ability to show ebooks, surf the Web, stream movies and TV shows and support apps positions it as an even better catalyst for Amazon's digital goods sales. The price will probably help, too: When it goes on sale Nov. 15, it will cost $199, which is less than half of the $499 you'll pay for Apple Inc.'s cheapest iPad and $50 less than book seller Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Nook Color e-reader. This leaves buyers with plenty of money left over to spend on content. “It's important to remember at the end of the day that Amazon's core business is retailing and this is a way to sell more digital continued on page 26
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U.S. EPA fines Logitech for unsubstantiated health claims SUBMITTED BY MARY SIMMS The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered computer peripherals maker Logitech, Inc. to pay $261,000 to settle a case against the company for making unsubstantiated public health claims about its keyboard, a violation of federal law. The company incorporated a silver compound designed to protect a keyboard against deterioration, then marketed the keyboard as protecting the user from bacteria and microbes. To promote such benefits for that use a company must have the
product tested, then registered by the EPA. “Unverified public health claims can lead people to believe they are protected from disease-causing organisms when, in fact, they are not,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “The EPA takes very seriously its responsibility to enforce the law against companies that make such claims for their products.” Logitech, whose U.S. headquarters are based in Fremont, Calif., distributed some 1,300 cordless desktop MX3200 laser keyboards to various retailers and customers
throughout the nation. This keyboard and mouse combination incorporated an EPA registered pesticide, AgION silver compound. Evidence found online and during an investigation of the Fremont facility in 2008 led the Agency to issue a complaint against Logitech. After being contacted by EPA, Logitech promptly stopped making claims that their product protects consumers against bacteria, mold and mildew, removed claims from their website, and revised their product packaging. Products that kill or repel bacteria or germs and/or claim to do so are considered
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BY ERICA WERNER ASSOCIATED PRESS MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP), Sep 27 - Inviting questions, President Barack Obama got one he was happy to answer. “Would you please raise my taxes?” one man asked the president at a town hall here Monday, hosted by the social networking company LinkedIn. The questioner described himself as unemployed by choice after succeeding at a search-engine startup company that did ``quite well'' - he was later identified as former Google executive Doug Edwards - and said he wants the nation to spend more on education, infrastructure and job training. That gave Obama a chance to promote his nearly $450 billion jobs plan that would be paid for by higher taxes opposed by Republicans but not, evidently, by some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest. “I appreciate the fact that you recognize that we're in this thing together. We're not on our own,” Obama said. “Those of us who have been successful, we've always got to remember that.” In a session dominated by economic concerns, the president plugged his jobs agenda in fielding questions on the employment picture, education, and social safety net program that provide health care coverage and retirement benefits to the elderly. The president spoke midway through a three-state Western swing built largely around fundraising for himself and other Democrats. continued on page 26
Betty T. Yee, First District Member of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), released state gasoline and diesel consumption figures for second quarter 2011 and for June 2011 on September 29, 2011. In California, gasoline consumption declined 3.6 percent in the second quarter of 2011 and fell by 2.8 percent in June 2011. Diesel fuel consumption declined 3.1 percent in June 2011 and rose 0.9 percent in second quarter 2011. “Californians may be driving less in response to persistently high gasoline prices,” said Yee. “Prices increased by nearly a third in the second quarter of 2011, while gasoline consumption declined during the same period.” In June 2011, California’s year-on-year gasoline consumption decreased 2.8 percent to 1.22 billion gallons from 1.26 billion gallons. June 2011 saw an 84-cent increase in the average price of a gallon of gasoline in California to $3.97, or 27 percent increase compared to June 2010 when the average price was $3.13 per gallon. Nationally, the average price of a gallon of gaso-
pesticides, and must be registered with the EPA before their sale or distribution, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The Agency will not register a pesticide until it has been tested to show that it will not pose an unreasonable risk when used according to the directions. Consumers should be careful to follow the directions for proper use, and look for the EPA registration number printed on product labels. For more information please visit: http://www.epa.gov/PR_Notices/pr20001.pdf
line in June 2011 was up 95 cents to $3.74 per gallon, a 34 percent increase over the average price of $2.79 in June 2010. In the second quarter of 2011, California’s gasoline consumption fell by 3.6 percent, to 3.66 billion gallons of gasoline compared to 3.80 billion gallons of gasoline in the second quarter last year. In California, the average price of gasoline per gallon rose 99 cents to $4.13 in second quarter 2011, a 32 percent increase over last year’s average price of $3.14 per gallon in second quarter 2010. Nationally, the average price of gasoline rose 99 cents to $3.85 in the second quarter of 2011, a 35 percent increase over last year’s U.S. average price of $2.86 per gallon of gasoline in the second quarter of 2010. In June 2011, diesel consumption fell year-on-year by 3.1 percent to 243 million gallons from 251 million gallons in June 2010. In California, the average price of a gallon of diesel fuel increased by $1.11 to $4.21 per gallon in June 2011, a 36 percent increase from $3.10 in June 2010. Nationally, the average price of a gallon of diesel was up 98 cents to $3.93 in June 2011, a 33 percent in-
crease over the average of $2.95 per gallon in June 2010. In the second quarter of 2011, diesel consumption increased 0.9 percent to 667 million gallons compared to 661 million gallons in the second quarter of 2010. In California, the average price of diesel in the second quarter of 2011 increased by $1.16 to $4.33, a 37 percent increase from $3.17 per gallon in the second quarter of 2010. Nationally, the average price of diesel in the second quarter 2011 was up 98 cents to $4.01, a 32 percent year-on-year increase over the $3.03 per gallon in the same quarter in 2010. Gasoline and diesel fuel figures are net consumption that includes the State Board of Equalization’s audit assessments, refunds, amended and late tax returns and the State Controller’s Office refunds. The State Board of Equalization is able to monitor gallons through tax receipts paid by fuel distributors in California. Figures for July 2011 are scheduled to be available at the end of October 2011. Figures for third quarter 2011 will be available at the end of December 2011. For more information, visit www.boe.ca.gov
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Do you like to write about interesting topics? Are you a whiz with words and like to share your thoughts with others? Can you find something fascinating about lots of things around you? If so, maybe writing for the Tri-City Voice is in your future. We are looking for disciplined writers and reporters who will accept an assignment and weave an interesting and accurate story that readers will enjoy. Applicants must be proficient in the English language (spelling and grammar) and possess the ability to work within deadlines. If you are interested, submit a writing sample of at least 500 words along with a resume to tricityvoice@aol.com or fax to (510) 796-2462.
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Tri-City Stargazer OCTOBER 5 – OCTOBER 11, 2011 BY VIVIAN CAROL For All Signs: Take heed. This is our pre-warning for 2013 which is not that far away. One year from now, in the last quarter of 2012, Saturn will move into the sign of Scorpio and will be there for 2.5 years. That is the time in which the local, state and federal governments will increase taxes dramatically. The other world governments, which have been loaning us money for many years, will be turning the screws for payback and we don’t have it to give. It will be less stressful on individuals who do not have credit card debt and who have paid as much as possible on mortgages. Self discipline now will mean less pain later. Aries (March 21-April 20): You are becoming aware of developing issues in a relationship. It is possible you are feeling somehow restricted. Perhaps you are even bored. It is odd that you also feel you should not speak about this problem just yet. Maybe the “other” is ill or under too much pressure. But the time is coming soon. Taurus (April 21-May 20): Venus, your ruling planet, has entered the 7th house of relationships and will be there until the end of Oct. She brings improvements in clientele, social life, and partnerships. This is a good time to ask for a professional consultation if you need it. You are especially able to balance with others during this period in order to create win-win solutions. Gemini (May 21-June 20): This is a good week to concentrate on a challenging mental project. It will work better for you if you are revising, editing, or itemizing details. If you are producing a creative work, you are likely to be overly critical of the outcome. The Inner Critic may advise, but it
should not be allowed to condemn your efforts.
negotiations use extra caution related to even minor details.
Cancer (June 21-July 21): You are in a reasonably good place with yourself at this time. Your heart and mind are flowing together. You have no conflict between your feelings and your thoughts about those feelings. This is a time for reflection on important subjects. You can make good decisions now.
Libra the Scales (Sep 22 - Oct. 22): This is a tremendously busy week. You are concentrating on multiple tasks. You are pulling things together that are symbolic of who you have become and what you have learned, especially over the last two years. This is a month of achievement and also one which represents a new beginning.
Leo the Lion (July 22-Aug 22): You are bringing closure to a communications project that is important to your development. Somehow crossing this threshold will open the doorway to the next possible rung on your ladder. It is not only about career, but also about yourself as a person. An opportunity to move toward greater maturity is right before you.
Scorpio (October 23-November 21): Venus enters your sign this week and will be traveling "with you" throughout Oct. Her presence gives you an air of poise and people will simply like how you look. Sometimes she brings improvement in love life. When Venus is prominent we become more interested in art forms and want to make things in the environment more attractive.
Virgo the Virgin (August 3-September 22): You may need to concentrate in order to avoid critics, whether they be internal or external. Instead of blame, use the discipline to tackle a project that requires concentration. If you are tending to contracts and business
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21): This is a fairly routine week. In the bigger picture is an accomplishment you seek and you should perceive a “go” signal by the end of the month. In the meantime, it’s details, details, and
more details. It is immensely important that your direction and purpose is to promote the best for the greatest number of people. Capricorn (December 22-January 19): For the last two years you have been laboring to improve your status and life direction. At this point in time your efforts are rewarded with recognition and an opportunity to take on greater responsibility. To grow your achievements will require some sacrifice of personal life. Do you want this? Aquarius (January 20-February 18): It has been necessary for you to take your beliefs seriously and commit yourself to establish prac-
tical ways in which to manifest them. The world requires that you expand your usual territory to include a larger social structure. This is a time of testing. Are you on target? If so, there is a fresh “assignment” on the horizon. Pisces (February 19-March 20): You may be dealing with mixed signals about yourself and your direction in life. These signals may be internal, external, or both. On one level you could be feeling guilty or badly about yourself. This one is exaggerated. On another level, you may be the happy recipient of small gifts, compliments or favors from others.
Are you interested in a personal horoscope? Vivian Carol may be reached at (704) 366-3777 for private psychotherapy or astrology appointments (fee required).
www.horoscopesbyvivian.com
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Scheduled maintenance for SR84/Niles Canyon Road SUBMITTED BY TRACI RUTH State Route 84 in Niles Canyon, from Old Canyon Road in Fremont to west of Sunol, will be closed for Caltrans’ annual pre-winter preventative maintenance work on Saturday, October 8, 2011, from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. If there is adverse weather, work will be re-scheduled for Saturday, October 15, 2011, from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Except for emergency services and local residents with proper identification, the road will be closed to all west-bound and east-bound traffic, including bicyclists. There will be a check point at Palomares Road, manned by California Highway Patrol, to monitor traffic entering Niles Canyon and for traffic enforcement throughout the closure. Work will include litter removal, drain cleaning, electrical re-lamping, guard-rail repairs, weed and overgrown brush removal, tree trimming, mowing, rock scaling and rock slide material removal, shoulder grading, pothole repairs, sign repairs, sweeping and delineation. This preventive and routine maintenance work is done each year prior to winter to help reduce potential flooding and mudslides and avoid lane and road closures during winter storms. Please remember to Slow for the Cone Zone.
Parenting with Purpose Workshop
SUBMITTED BY JASON CHENG
FREE Adult Reading and Writing Classes are offered at the Alameda County Library
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The Fremont Cultural Arts Council (FCAC), assisted by the Community Services Department of the City of Fremont and the Alameda County Libraries, will sponsor the Eighteenth Annual Juried Photography Exhibition November 4 – December 9 at the Fremont Main Library. Fremont residents, FCAC members, and members of Fremont photographic clubs are invited to enter their photographs for consideration. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your best photos with your friends and neighbors! Framed photographs, ready for hanging, will be accepted October 7-9 at the FCAC office, 3375 Country Drive in Fremont. The opening night reception will be held Friday, November 4 from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in the Fremont Main Library’s Fukaya Room. The exhibit will continue through December 9 during regular library hours in the Library’s main first-floor reading area. A panel of three judges from outside the community will select the photographs to be displayed as well as determine the Merit Award winners who will receive cash prizes. There is a small $5 entry fee per photo, which will be used for honorariums for the judges and the prizes awarded. Entry forms with detailed information are available at the FCAC office, open from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays; Community Services Dept., City of Fremont, 3350 Capitol Avenue; and at libraries and many photo counters in Fremont. Information and downloadable entry forms are available at the FCAC website at: www.fremontculturalartscouncil.org
SUBMITTED BY KAREN PACHECO Free, 1 hour workshop is presented staff from the Center for Speech, Language and Occupational Therapy and yikes tikes! No registration is necessary. Free childcare will be provided. Parenting with a purpose Tuesday October 11 7 p.m. Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont (510) 745-1421
If you have any questions, please contact Exhibit Chairman Jason Cheng at (510) 683-9536.
Occupation Has No Future SUBMITTED BY JANE BARK In the fall of 2009, a group of U.S. veterans traveled to Israel/Palestine to meet with their Israeli counterparts in an effort to strengthen connections and share experiences. The film “Occupation Has No Future” uses this trip to study Israeli militarism, examine the occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, and explore the work of Israelis and Palestinians organizing against militarism and occupation. Presented by the Tri-City Documentaries Second Saturday Series, there will be a discussion following the film led by Henry Norr, former columnist with the SF Chronicle, human
rights volunteer and Palestine advocate, which led to his firing in 2003. Norr was a member of the U.S. Boat to Gaza initiative this summer. Admission is free and the venue is wheelchair accessible. Occupation Has No Future Saturday, October 8 1:30 pm Niles Discovery Church 255 H Street at 3rd, Fremont (510) 797-0895 Free
Free E- Waste and Metal Recycling Drive Saturday, October 15 8:30 AM - 3 PM Drop Off Location Front of Warwick Elementary School 3375 Warwick Road, North Fremont (nearest major intersection Decoto Road & Paseo Padre Parkway)
• Accepted Items = Bicycles, Refrigerators, Microwave Ovens, Washing Machines, Dryers, Vacuum Cleaners, Chain Link Fences, Metal Filing Cabinets, Metal Shelving, Metal Desks, TVs, Computers, Monitors, Laptops, Servers, Network Equipment, DVD & VCR Players, Phones, Cell Phones, Printers, Copiers, Keyboards, Mice, Cameras. Items can be any size. • Funds help send Warwick Elementary School 6th Grade Students to Mt. Hermon Science Camp. • Presented by Blue Star Electronics, LLC www.bluestarco.com and the Warwick 6th Graders.
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October 4, 2011
WRITTEN BY WINNIE (WITH HELP FROM DEB BROTHERS)
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’m called Winnie now, but since I was recently found by the side of the road with no collar, no tag, and no microchip, I can’t even tell you what my name was before. A Good Samaritan (GS #1) picked me up and brought me to her office – I can tell you I was a mess. Can’t remember how long I have been out on my own, but it hasn’t been fun. My once beautiful coat was all dirty and matted, and I was SSSSOOOOO hungry and thirsty. Another Good Samaritan (GS #2) went to get me food and they let me take a nap, then GS #2 took me to the vet to have me checked out. Surprisingly, outside of age-related issues, I was in pretty good shape. I must have had a good human taking care of me before
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this happened, because I had some medicine in my ears and my teeth had recently been cleaned. They pumped me with fluids, which made me feel so much better immediately, gave me some stuff to keep the fleas from bothering me, gave me a bath, fed me all day long, let me sleep as much as I wanted, and took me on
walks (I really do LOVE walks). All the ladies in the clinic love me – I think I had about five different names while I was there. All I really need now is a haircut.
After a few days of TLC from the clinic, I was feeling perky enough so the vet said my GS #2 could take me home with her while she looked for my owner. Although she hasn’t told me, I don’t think she is going to find my last human, so I thought it would be best if I tried to find another human on my own – which is why I am writing this letter now. I’ve been staying with GS #2 for a few days now, but her dog
doesn’t like me much (he’s just jealous), so she gets pretty tired trying to please us both. I can’t figure out why he doesn’t like me… I’m totally sweet, cute, and have the cutest bark - but I don’t bark much at all since I can’t really hear most of those noises that make us bark. I don’t take up much space, but my GS #2 works all day, and her apartment manager says I can’t stay much longer . I am not picky its website: www.FremontArtAssociation.org. 46th annual Fine Art Show October 5 through October 23 Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY SACHIE JOHNS
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his popular and prominent show featuring over 200 entries of exceptional art works submitted by artists from all over the Bay Area and beyond, will run from Wednesday, October 5 through Sunday, October 23. The event is open to the public and admission is free. The mediums include: Oils and Acrylics, Water Media, Graphics (Pastel, Graphite, and Mixed Media), Photography and Computer-generated, and Ceramics and Sculpture. The gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The reception will be held on Sunday, October 9 from 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Awards honoring the artists will be presented, and there will be refreshments and raffles with splendid prizes. The
show and the reception will be held at the newly located FAA Gallery, 37695 Niles Boulevard in Fremont (corner of J Street). This year’s show is juried by Brent Jensen, a Bay Area plein aire painter with a traditional Impressionisticstyle. He received a B.A. in Art from the University of Utah, and is the recipient of many awards for his work in oils. His work has been featured in Southwest Art, Art of the West, and American Art Collector magazines. Mr. Jensen paints and teaches from his studio in Mare Island, California, when not painting outdoors.
For details, please call the gallery at (510) 792-0905 or visit
Reception and Awards Sunday, October 9
2010 First Place award - watercolor by M. Langenbach
about what I eat, where I sleep, or what kind of treats you want to give me. I’m a little stiff in the morning when I first get out of bed, but I walk very well unless I turn too fast on a slippery floor. But hey, we’ve all been there, right? I even have my own dishes, collar, leash, bed, and blanket now. My life has become rich in so many ways, in spite of my dubious outlook not too long ago. No, I’m not a puppy anymore, and I have a few age-related issues – if you were my age, you’d have issues, too. But I love being around people (maybe not little kids so much), and won’t give you ANY trouble at all. My wish is for a warm, loving home where I can get a scratch on the head once in awhile – oh, and treats….mustn’t forget treats. Even another older dog for company would be ok. So, if you think you might like to meet me, you can call my GS #2 at (510) 368-5577. She would be happy to pass on all my virtues to you. 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Fremont Art Association Gallery 37695 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 792-0905 www.FremontArtAssociation.org
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the actors, your senses are in such confusion, you truly step into a terror zone ghost ship where you have to keep telling yourself, this isn't real.” Robert Meacham of Moraga adds, “I went in all manly, I came out wanting my momma. Ha ha, just kidding.
The Fields family (Karl, Patty, and Brian) along with countless others, work all year long putting this together. They plan, design, build, and perfect year after year. This is their 20th anniversary, so be sure to go out and get scared like never before.
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But truthfully, Emerson makes even the scariest haunted house you've ever been to look like the Dumbo ride at Disneyland. You're never sure what to expect. And the second you do expect something, they scare the &#!* out of you. I go every year!” With comments like these, it's no wonder why the travel channel featured the Pirates of Emerson as one of the scariest haunted houses in the country. Aside from the fright factor, what puts the Pirates of Emerson ahead of the pack is that its not just one big haunted house. It's a Haunted Theme Park with six main haunted houses: Wicked Wild West, The Habitat of Hags, Lockdown, The Mental Maze, Doll Hostel, and of course the star, The Pirates of Emerson. Visitors can also get lost in the corn maze, play games in the Carn-evil, watch live shows from the stage, and enjoy great mouth watering BBQ.
Children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult. High heels are not recommended and bare feet are not allowed. Also, no pets, service dogs or indoor photography. The entire area is wheelchair accessible. Credit cards, checks, and ATM cards are not accepted at the ticket window but you can pre-purchase tickets through their website. Pirates of Emerson Through the month of October Closed October 2-6, 10-12, 17, 18, and 24 7:05 p.m. - 10 p.m. (open some nights until 11 p.m. and midnight) Alameda County Fairgrounds Corner of Bernal and Valley Ave., Pleasanton (510) 657-2121 www.PiratesofEmerson.com General Admission: $20 Parking fee: $8
Starting October 1, rePLANET is launching a 30-day student video challenge to increase recycling awareness among California youth. The contest asks California high school groups to show their “Recycle Style” in a 1 to 3 minute video highlighting why recycling is important and how it benefits the community. The winner will be announced on November 15 when people across the United States celebrate America Recycles Day. The winning group will receive a $500 Visa gift card and their video will be featured on the rePLANET website. The contest, organized by rePLANET, California’s largest collector of aluminum, plastic and glass containers, is designed to boost recycling efforts among California’s youth. “Today’s high school students are tomorrow’s leaders. Offering them opportunities to incorporate healthy habits and environmental stewardship today will encourage them to take responsibility for a world that will soon be under their guardianship,” said Matt Millhiser, Director of Marketing for rePLANET. “That’ why rePLANET is so pleased to introduce this exciting recycling video challenge for California high school students, a program that encourages and rewards creative approaches to recycling. We hope students enjoy the contest and create videos that inspire others to follow their lead by recycling all beverage containers.” The rules are simple: Videos must be uploaded to Youtube.com and submitted through www.replanetusa.com between October 1, 2011 and November 1, 2011. The video must be 1 to 3 minutes long. All participants must be in grades 9-12 during the 2011/2012 school year. Submissions must be from a California high school student group, club, sports team or church youth group. Complete rules can be found at www.replanetusa.com.
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SUBMITTED BY IRMA TORRES-FITZSIMONS The Burbank Elementary community celebrated student achievement and school-wide success on September 23, 2011. The elementary school‘s Academic Performance Index (API) score increased from 716 to 795 this year - an improvement of 79 points - making it one of the top performing schools in Hayward Unified School District (HUSD). Until two years ago, Burbank had been one of the poorest performing schools in the district for several years. How was the turnaround achieved? A more strategic approach to instruction was adopted, students were instilled with a culture of giving their “best to the test” and creative incentives were introduced. Students watched eagerly as their Assistant Principal Mr. Wilson, teachers and staff climbed into a dunk tank and let students hurl balls to activate the release mechanism. More than 350 students received awards for their improvement and their achievements on the California Standards test (CST) last Spring and each had a chance to dunk a teacher or staff member. HUSD Executive Director of Academic Affairs Lety Salinas and her husband Hayward Councilman Mark Salinas, who gave the students a few words of inspiration, were among the guests in attendance at Burbank Elementary’s CST Celebration and Awards Assembly.
An Evening with Mary SUBMITTED BY CORY MOLLAT St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Milpitas is celebrating its fifth annual celebration of “An Evening with Mary,” 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 7 at 750 Sequoia Dr., Milpitas. Gathering time is at 6:30 p.m., procession begins at 7:00 p.m. followed by mass at 7:30 p.m. The whole community will gather in a celebration to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary under her different titles and roles. Our theme this year is “Mary Mother of Jesus”. Different statue/picture of Mary, fully decorated in their carozzas will join the
SUBMITTED BY HAHS PHOTO COURTESY OF HAHS Learn about the historic sites of McConaghy House, Meek Mansion and the San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery during Shrouded Tales Tours organized by the Hayward Area Historical Society (HAHS) in October 2011. The tours take place on three different weekends. Each includes family histories, information about Victorian death traditions and superstitions and paranormal findings at each site. Admission for each tour is $10 for adults, $5 for HAHS members, students and seniors. The tours are not recommended for children. Proceeds from the tour go to the care and preservation of these historic sites. Space is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance. For tickets or more information, call (510) 581-2516 and ask for Heather Farquhar. For more
candle light procession. Mass will be celebrated. Songs honoring the Blessed Mother will be sung. Everyone is invited to join us for this wonderful event. An Evening with Mary Friday, October 7 7 p.m. (gather at 6:30 p.m.) St. Elizabeth Catholic Church 750 Sequoia Dr., Milpitas (408) 834-2196
about the Hayward Area Historical Society, visit www.HaywardAreaHistory.org McConaghy House Tour Saturday, October 8 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. 18701 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward Meek Mansion Tour Saturday, October 15 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. 17365 Boston Rd., Hayward San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery Tour Saturday, October 22 7 p.m. Corner of Hesperian Blvd., and College St., San Lorenzo (510) 581-2516 www.HaywardAreaHistory.org
SUBMITTED BY NICOLE CONNER Epic Care is pleased to announce the opening of a new cancer care center in Hayward. This location is first in the area to include an infusion suite. “There has not been an outpatient infusion center in Hayward until now,” says Ostap Melnyk, M.D., board-certified hematology-oncologist, who will provide cancer care at the new location. “With the opening of our Hayward center, cancer patients requiring chemotherapy will not have to travel afar to receive care.” Beginning September 12, 2011, the Hayward center, at 27206 Calaroga Avenue, Suite 208, Hayward, will provide local service in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and blood disorders. The center will be staffed with a team of highly experienced hematology-oncologists, oncology-certified nurses and laboratory specialists and also include a clinical laboratory. For more information, call Denise Naujok at (925) 331-2250. For general public, call (925) 875-1677 or visit www.epic-care.com.
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the runs combined, (including parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, anyone and everyone who writes the school name on their registration form), wins big prizes for the school and bragging rights for the entire year! This event was created in 2005 by a former teacher, Liz Elliott, who grew up in Fremont and wanted to do something to encourage fitness as well as to help out the schools. Elliott was directed to the Fremont Educational Foundation and the Guy Emanuele Sports Fund (GESF) which provides help for in-need students. Specifically, the Fund provides scholarships to high school students in FUSD who wish to participate in after-school sports or cheerleading, but cannot afford to without financial help. The Foundation was inspired by Guy Emanuele’s mission to help support the schools and make sure that no student is kept from participating in after- school sports for financial reasons. With this assistance, all students have equal opportunities to participate in sports activities. And again this year, based on the generous donations from the Run 4 Education, the Fremont Education Foundation will fund elementary school-sponsored basketball leagues for both boys and girls at all elementary schools in the Fremont Unified School District. This year’s event is being managed and administered by Grace Wong of the Learning Bee. The Learning Bee has been a sponsor of this important event for many years and Grace has been working tirelessly to make this annual event a grand success. Even if you cannot attend, consider making a tax deductible donation. Please make all checks payable to: Fremont Education Foundation. Special thanks go to Learning Bee Learning Center and Fremont Bank Foundation for their continued contributions and sponsorship over the years. For more information or to register, visit www.fremontrun4education.com. 7th Annual Run 4 Education Sunday, October 9 Race Day Check in and Packet Pick Up: 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Events begin at 9 a.m. 5K Run/Walk - all ages – 9 a.m. 10K Run - all ages – 9 a.m. 1/4 Mile Tiny Trot – ages 4-6 years - 10:30 a.m. 1/2 Mile Tiny Trot - ages 7-10 years - 10:45 a.m. Lake Elizabeth at Central Park, Fremont Register at: www.fremontrun4education.com Fees: 5K Run / Walk & 10K Run: $30 1/4 and 1/2 Mile Kids’ Runs: $20
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n October 8, non-profit Bands4Bands in association with Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD) presents the 5th Annual MetalFest and Canned Food Drive to support The Salvation Army. Held in Memorial Park at the Hayward Plunge, MetalFest is poised to surpass last year’s fete. Over 1,000 visitors are expected this year and all ages are welcome. The massive stage will feature six bands including Potential Threat, Age of Aggression, Cultural Warfare, Cast Iron Crow, Feral Depravity, and Hemorage. All genres of metal will be represented, hailing from all corners of the Bay Area. MetalFest was started five years ago when Bands4Bands saw a need in the community for food assistance and started MetalFest; "bring a metal can…see a metal band"! The upper knoll of the park will showcase vendors and local artists displaying their finest wares. The Bands4Bands booth will house the canned food donation bins; all collected food will be donated to The Salvation Army. Performing bands will have their merchandise for sale as well. While supplies last, attendees will receive a free MetalFest poster with purchase of an event T-Shirt featuring all performing bands. Pack your lunch, blanket and lawn chair for a killer day of metal. For the kids, there is a play area on-site open throughout the festival. The park is a 15 minute walk from Hayward BART, and there is plenty of free car and bike parking. For additional details, visit www.facebook.com/bands4bandsorganization. MetalFest 2011 Saturday, October 8 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Memorial Park/Hayward Plunge 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward www.facebook.com/bands4bandsorganization
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$ = Entrance or Activity Fee R= Reservations Required Schedules are subject to change. Call to confirm activities shown in these listings.
Wednesday - Saturday, Oct 4 Nov 12
Saturday, Oct 8
Saturday, Oct 8
Discover Taiwan
Metalfest
Patterns of Abuse
2 p.m.
1 - 5 p.m.
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Craft and Culture - Second Saturday of the month - May 2012
Free lineup of great metal bands. Memorial Park/Hayward Plunge
Castro Valley Library 3600 Norbridge Ave., Castro Valley (510) 745-1504
Hayward Plunge 24176 Mission Blvd., Hayward (510) 581-4050
Photography show
Sun Gallery 1015 E St., Hayward (510) 581-4050
Saturday, Oct 8
Wednesday - Saturday, Oct 5
El Color Caliente de la Cultura
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The influence of vibrant color on Hispanic culture
Sun Gallery 1015 E St., Hayward (510) 581-4050 Wednesday - Saturday, Oct 5 Oct 23
Annual Fine Art Show
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Reception and Awards Sunday Oct 9th
Fremont Art Association 37695 Niles Blvd., Fremont (510) 792-9290 Thursday, Oct 6
Chabot College 50th Anniversary SeriesR
Saturday, Oct 8
Youth Fishing Day
Make it Day
8 - 11 a.m.
1 - 3 p.m.
Get Hooked on Fishing (Sycamore Cove at Lakeshore Park)
Make different objects; including, origami, paper airplanes, Music and more
Castro Valley Library 3600 Norbridge Ave., Castro Valley (510) 745-1504
Lakeshore Park Boathouse Parking Lot Chelsea Drive off of Edgewater Drive, Newark (510) 797-2317 Sunday, Oct 8
Saturday, Oct 8
In Pursuit of Plovers$
Open House
2 - 5 p.m.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Walk tideal ponds- Ages 12 and up $5
Kumon Education Open House, games food and fun.
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270
Kumon Math & Reading Center 43430 Mission Blvd., Fremont 510-400-8146
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Own Your Future, Free event
Chabot College, Little Theatre 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward (510) 723-6600 Monday - Thursday, Oct 6 Oct 19
Photorealistic watercolor painting exhibit
12:30 - 2 p.m. Dennis Collins' paintings of Mayan artifacts and relief sculpture
Smith Center 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont (510) 659-6031 Friday, Oct 7
Old School Singles Dance$
8 p.m. - Midnight Mix and mingle in dance and conversation
W Silicon Valley 8200 Gateway Blvd., Newark (510) 494-8800 Friday, Oct 7
Science Lecture for Children
7 - 4 p.m. Free programs Science for Youth
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421 Saturday, Oct 8 - Sunday, Oct 9
Harvest Festival
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Old fashion harvest, crafts, cooking, games, art, pumpkin patch
Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 Saturday, Oct 8
Simple steps for starting your business
8:30 - 12:30 a.m. Business stat-up basics (1 of 5 classes)
Fremont Chamber of Commerce 39488 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 789-1950 Saturday, Oct 8
Shark Day
12 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exploration and celebration of Sharks.
Alviso Environmental Education Center 1751 Grand Blvd., San Jose (408) 262-5513 x102 Saturday, Oct 8
Energy at PlayR
10 a.m.
A prayer centered church of spiritually bonded friends
Unity of Fremont Sunday 10:00 AM A positive path for spiritual living
36600 Niles Blvd, Fremont at the First Christian Church
www.unityoffremont.org 510-797-5234
Learn about energy. Hands on activities. FREE
Smith Center 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont (510) 659-6031 Saturday, Oct 8
Shrouded Tales tour$R
7 and 9 p.m. Tours includes family histories. Victorian death traditions and superstitions, paranormal findings
at the house McConaghy Victorian House 18701 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward (510) 581-0223
Annual Senior Health Fair Thursday Oct 13th 11am - 2pm Free Health Screenings Flu Shots Prizes and Entertainment 510-881-7888 St. Regis Retirement Center 23950 Mission ∫Blvd. Hayward (Entrance at Main & E Street)
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Continuing Events
Bay Bike Ride
10:30 a.m. 11-miles bike ride with docent Gregg Aronson
Don Edwards Visitor Center 1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont (510) 792-4275 Sunday, Oct 9
Fall Concert
Wednesday - Saturday, Oct 4 Nov 12
Patterns of Abuse
11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Photography show
Sun Gallery 1015 E St., Hayward (510) 581-4050
2 - 5 p.m.
Friday-Sunday,Sep 16-Oct 15
Ohlone Wind Orchestra
Wait Until Dark 8 p.m.
Smith Center 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont (510) 659-6031 Sunday, Oct 9
Hayward Landing Fishing Trip$
Murder, mystery, cat and mouse "A first-rate shocker" Theatre Broadway West Theatre Company 400-B Bay St., Fremont (510) 683-9218
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
LIFE ElderCare's Fall Prevention program works with older adults, in their own homes, to create a personalized physical activity routine that includes aerobic, strengthening, and flexibility components specifically designed to increase mobility. The program also includes a home safely check, minor home modifications and a medication review. Each week, for 12-weeks, Unitek College LVN students visit each participant to answer questions, provide support and assess progress. The program is free to Tri-City residents.
Learn or practice fishing, knot-tying, rigging. Bait provided, bring lunch
Sunday, Oct 9
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270
3 - 5 p.m.
Here is the link to our website where you can view all five videos pertaining to this program. http://lifeeldercare.org/about-us/videos/
Sunday, Oct 9
Roving Artists Exhibit
Newark Senior Center 7401 Enterprise Dr., Newark (510) 742-4840 (510) 574-2053 Wednesdays, Thru Nov 16
Seniors: Walk This Way to Better Health
9:30 - 11 a.m. Walking, flexibility, strength and balance exercises with fun games and educational topics Kennedy Community Center 1333 Decoto Rd., Union City (510) 675-5488 (510) 574-2053 Thursdays, Thru Nov 17
Seniors: Walk This Way to Better Health
9:30 - 11 a.m. Walking, flexibility, strength and balance exercises with fun games and educational topics
Mission Coffee Roasting House 151 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 474-1004 (510) 623-6920
Fremont Senior Center 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont (510) 790-6600 (510) 574-2053
2 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct 18 - Aug 18
Fridays, Thru Nov 18
Fall concert Cuban Overture, American Civil War Fantasy, and more
Parenting with Purpose
Seniors: Walk This Way to Better Health
Sunday, Oct 9
Ohlone Wind Orchestra
Smith Center 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont (510) 659-6031
Roving Artists Exhibit
3 - 5 p.m. Exhibit Reception (exhibit until Oct 31)
Mission Coffee Roasting House 151 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510) 474-1004 (510) 623-6920 Sunday, Oct 9
Run 4 Education
7:30 - 10:45a.m. Annual Run benefits New Haven School foundation
Lake Elizabeth Central Park 1100 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 793-5683 Sunday, Oct 9
Afghanistan Peace Day Celebration
3 p.m. Walk for Peace
Centerville Train Depot Fremont Blvd Btwn Peralta and Thornton Ave., Fremont (510) 552-0221 Sunday, Oct 9
Afghanistan "Gather for Peace"
4:30 p.m. Speakers for peace
Centerville Community Center 3355 Country Dr., Fremont (510) 791-4324 Sunday, Oct 9
Champagne Omelet Brunch$
8:30 - 12:30 a.m. Support 3rd Grade Dictionary Project, Silva Children's Medical and Dental Clinic
St. Rose Hospital Grand White Tent 27200 Calaroga Ave., Hayward (510) 952-9637 Tuesday, Oct 11
Parenting with Purpose Workshop
7 9 p.m. Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421 Wednesday, Oct 12
Hooked on Books (Grades 2-3)
4 - 5 p.m. Book discussion
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421 Wednesday, Oct 12
Find it Fast
4 p.m. Grades 4-6 can learn to use the Internet and about homework sites
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421
Exhibit Reception (exhibit until Oct 31)
7 - 8 p.m. Speech and Language Milestones
9:30 - 11 a.m.
Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421
Walking, flexibility, strength and balance exercises with fun games and educational topics
Tuesdays, Thru Nov 15
Seniors: Walk This Way to Better Health R
1 - 2:.30 p.m. Walking, flexibility, strength and balance exercises with fun games and educational topics
Centerville Presbyterian Church 4360 Central Ave., Fremont (510) 299-2223 (510) 574-2053
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Vendors welcome at Mariachi Festival SUBMITTED BY KIM HUGGETT Vendors are invited to participate at the Hayward Mariachi Festival from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on October 28, 2011, at City Hall Plaza, 777 B Street, Hayward. The family-friendly event will feature music, dance, food and children's activities.
The Mariachi Festival will feature performances by Costa De Oro Ballet Folklorico, Mariachi Juvenil de Hayward, Mariachi Los Halcones, Mariachi Femenil, and Mariachi Mexicanisimo. The cost for vendors is just $100. For more information, contact the Hayward Chamber of Commerce at (510) 537-2424 or email susanoc@hayward.org.
SUBMITTED BY HAYWARD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Local businesses and organizations will fill exhibit space under the Grand White Tent at St. Rose Hospital, 27200 Calaroga Avenue, Hayward, on October 5, for the third annual Hayward/Union City Business Expo. The event will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “The two chambers of commerce will repeat a successful event that offers one of the East Bay’s premier business networking and exhibitor activities,” said Kim Huggett, president and CEO of the Hayward Chamber of Commerce. “It’s the kind of event where networking abounds and deals are made.” The event is free to members of the two chambers and $10 to non-members. In addition to mingling with representatives of local businesses, attendees will enjoy food from restaurants such as Mimi’s Café, the Olive Garden and the Shark Shack and gourmet coffees from J&J Vending. Wine, beer and sodas will also be served. For additional information, contact the Hayward Chamber of Commerce at (510) 537-2424 or the Union City Chamber of Commerce at (510) 952-9637. Hayward/Union City Business Expo Wednesday, October 5 4:30 – 7.30 p.m. Grand White Tent St. Rose Hospital 27200 Calaroga Avenue, Hayward (510) 537-2424 (Hayward Chamber) (510) 952-9637 (Union City Chamber) Free for Chamber members; $10 for non-members
Hayward Mariachi Festival Friday, October 28 5 – 9 p.m. City Hall Plaza 777 B Street, Hayward (510) 537-2424 susanoc@hayward.org
SUBMITTED BY SALMA MOJADDIDI On the 10th year of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, please join the Afghan people in standing up for peace. We say yes to peace, justice and civil rights; we say no to war, terrorism and islamophobia. Walk for Peace will start at the Fremont-Centerville Train Station, followed by Gather for Peace at the Centerville Community Center, and Pray for Peace. Event speakers will include Imam Zaid Shakir, New Islamic Directions; Samina Sundus, American Muslim Voice; Fazl Ghani Mogaddedi, Afghan American Muslim Outreach; Fakhrunnisa Faizani, Arman TV; and Hinhanska Haney, American Indian Student Organizer. Please be on time, as we are on a tight schedule. Please bring your own signs to convey the message of this protest, and wear the sky blue of the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers inside Afghanistan who chose this color as their symbol of peace. This event is co-sponsored by the Muslim Peace Coalition (www.muslimpeacecoalition.org). Afghanistan Peace Day Sunday, October 9 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. (510) 992-3280 info@afghansforpeace.org www.afghansforpeace.org Schedule: 3 p.m. - Walk for Peace Fremont-Centerville Train Station 37260 Fremont Blvd., Fremont 4:30 p.m. - Gather for Peace Centerville Community Center 3355 Country Dr., Fremont 6:30 p.m. - Pray for Peace
SUBMITTED BY CHRISTINA GIN The Tri-City Shelter and Hayward Animal Shelter host a rabbit adoption event every second Saturday of the month at Fremont Pet Food Express from noon until 3 p.m. This is the ideal opportunity to have questions about rabbits and rabbit care answered. Owners can take their bunnies for a nail trim or to be matched with a compatible bunny companion. Everyone is welcome at this event and to pet the bunnies to help socialize them.
Monthly Rabbit Adoption Saturday, October 8 12 – 3 p.m. Fremont Pet Food Express Gateway Plaza Shopping Center 39010 Paseo Padre Pkwy., Fremont (510) 470-1286 annemartin@harvesthomeanimal.org Free admission
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Tri-City Voice has even more local recreational, high school, college and professional sports coverage on the Web. Check out www.tricityvoice.com/sports for daily updates on scores, schedules of events, photos slide shows, and much more. Follow TCV Sports on Twitter at twitter.com/TCVSports
TCV encourages parents, coaches and interested fans to write about and send photos of their favorite local team and players. Although our staff is unable to visit and photograph every game of every team, if you write to us at www.tricityvoice@aol.com, we will try to get the word out. On a limited basis, our photographers can schedule a visit to a game or practice session as well.
Moreau Catholic continues perfect season SUBMITTED BY COACH ROSE BORJA Moreau Catholic women’s tennis continued its perfect season with a 6-1 win over Mt. Eden High School on September 29. Their record in the Hayward Area Athletic League is now 6-0. Results of the latest match with Mt. Eden: Singles 1S) Nicole Dawang (MC) d. Naeemah Charles (ME) 6-0, 6-1 2S) Sachi Shetty (MC) d. Arancha Ducaud (ME) 61, 6-0
3S) LeiAhn Drake (MC) d. Junelle Mendiola (ME) 6-1, 6-1 4S) Ianne DeLeon (MC) d. Puneet Shergill (ME) 63, 6-1 Doubles 1D) Jana Lee/Lisa Wilson (MC) d. Sam Hipple/Carla Esteves (ME) 6-1, 6-2 2D) Amanda Ang/Ashley Ma (MC) d. Thi Troung/Nhi Tran (ME) 6-1, 6-1 3D) Tanya Barrundia/Trista Lacap (ME) d. Gel Limun/Danielle Molina (MC) 5-7 6-4, 1-0 (10 Pt. Tiebreaker)
Ohlone women’s volleyball comes up short SUBMITTED BY COACH JEREMY PEÑAFLOR In a match between City College of San Francisco and Ohlone College on September 28, the local team was defeated 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-5, 25-22).
Fremont Unified School District Board meeting report BY MIRIAM G. MAZLIACH The following are highlights from the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Board meeting held on September 26, 2011. Report from Closed Session: Superintendent Dr. James Morris reported on two appointments that were approved during the Closed Session: Ted O as Director of Budget, Audit and Attendance Sue Kessler as Categorical Program Manager
Superintendent’s Report: Superintendent Morris spoke about MSJHS students Sumukh Sridhara and Andrew Han who had developed an iFUSD app for the school district’s website, which can be used free of charge, by the Fremont community. He stated that they had been interviewed earlier that day by KGO radio and asked why they had developed and donated the application. According to Morris, included in their response was the comment, “because we love our school district.” (The background story of Sridhara’s and Han’s app development process appeared in the August 30 and September 20 issues of TCV.) James Leitch Elementary School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School, based on its academic success and for closing the achievement gap. Oral Communications/Public Comment: District parent, Ann Crosbie spoke in regard to the 2011 Summer School Report and the “no D” policy at Irvington, stating, “There is a different grade policy at Irvington High school,” [as compared to the other high schools.] Scott Cantacessi, President of Local 1021, the SEIU employees group, spoke out strongly. He directed his comments toward a District office staff member, whom he felt had been unresponsive regarding a co-worker’s personnel matter. “I partnered up with Fremont School District, 25 years ago and I’m not going to be disrespected in my own house,” said Cantacessi. Ann Crosbie took to the podium again to inform the Board about an upcoming special event by the Tri-Cities League of Women Voters. A celebration, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in California, will be held at the Fremont Main Library on Saturday, October 15 at 2:30 p.m. Additional information can be accessed at www.lwvfnuc.org. Regular Board Agenda Item - Facilities/Finance: Assistant Superintendent of Business, Micaela Ochoa along with the Director of Accounting, Robert Pascual, presented their financial report on the 2010-2011 Unaudited Actuals, which is basically a summary, closing out the books from last year. Due to staff/personnel changes at the District, the report was presented late. FUSD had previously
contacted the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) about the delay and was granted an extension. After listening to the lengthy fiscal explanation, Kim Cantacessi, CSEA Regional Political Action Coordinator, questioned the Board and Staff during a time reserved for public comment. Cantacessi wondered why there was a significant difference with the financial totals. She recalled that last year, during the unaudited actual report for the previous school year of 2009-2010, a projection of $7 million in unrestricted reserves was indicated for the 2010-2011 school year. However, as presented at this Board meeting, the current report shows that FUSD actually ended with $34 million in unrestricted reserves. “These numbers disturb me, when compared to last year’s unaudited actuals,” said Cantacessi. “How could this happen? You have asked us to take cuts and reduce. How can our financial reserves be increasing when we are cutting salaries and positions? I am outraged that we have sacrificed to add to the district’s reserves.” In response, Board President Bryan Gebhardt stated, “We take these questions very seriously, but sometimes things change. Fortunately, the reductions [from the State] were not as severe as we feared back in January. We were able to restore some programs, but the State budget is still a mess and we’re being careful. But we want to get resources back in the hand of our students. We may have to have staff look at this,” Gebhardt added. Cantacessi was invited to attend the Board’s upcoming Budget sub-committee meeting, in response to her concerns. Regular Board Agenda Item – Student Learning and Achievement: Superintendent Morris introduced the presentation by explaining, “Although the State gives us an amount of money for educating students, there are additional costs based on what some students receive as far as Special Services.” He commented that [by this presentation], “We will hopefully have a better understanding of the status of Special Education in our district and how we compare with proactive trends in the state.” Director of Special Services, Judith Cameron, presented a highly organized study on: “The Status of Special Education Programs in FUSD.” The information was so detailed that only the first portion could be presented during this Board meeting. The remaining information, Part B, will be saved for a future meeting. Cameron stated that there are 3,210 identified “students with disabilities,” who attend schools throughout the Fremont school district. Approximately 300 certificated personnel and 300 classified staff work with the students, in a variety of capacities, to provide the necessary instruction, assistance, or guidance to enhance their learning experience. “The people who work with children with disabilities are quite special,” added Cameron.
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Government Briefs City Council summaries do not include all business transacted at the noted meetings. These outlines represent selected topics and actions. For a full description of agendas, decisions and discussion, please consult the website of the city of interest: Fremont (www.ci.fremont.gov), Hayward (www.hayward-ca.gov), Milpitas (www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov), Newark (www.ci.newark.ca.us), Union City (www.ci.union-city.ca.us).
Union City City Council Union City City Council September 27, 2011 Consent Calendar: Consent Calendar: Minutes from September 13, 2011 meeting removed, then approved, by Pat Gacoscos for a minor revision.
Adopt resolutions to ratify payments for Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule and payments to City of Union City for Voluntary Alternative Redevelopment Program. City Manager Reports: Introduce an ordinance to modify the assessment of delin-
Letter to the Editor
We deserve respect Ever wonder how a hard-working mom is able to put in the long days necessary to help her employer compete in a tough economy? Here’s the secret: she doesn’t do it alone. Chances are that mom is able to keep her job and make her contribution because her children receive high quality child care with flexible hours from a professional she trusts: a child care provider like me. Like the moms (and dads) whose children I serve, I take pride in my work and I am a pro, taking care of eight children and providing safety, love, preparation for school, help with homework, healthy meals with lots of fruits and vegetables, social skills, and much more. I know what works for my kids and families, and I know what works and what’s broken in our current child care system. That’s why I think the Governor needs to give child care professionals like myself the chance to have a recognized voice at the table, which we are currently denied. He can do that with the stroke of a pen by signing AB 101, which gives child care providers the choice to come together and be represented by our own union. I’m proud to say that I’ve built and grown a strong family child care business that supports my family and this economy. So when 5,700 providers had to shut their doors last year, it really saddened me. Because I know the economy is not to blame… it’s the broken child care system. Most providers are barely scraping by. Payments owed to providers for children receiving subsidized care frequently arrive three to four months late. We cannot afford to take the hit for late payments, because we have mortgages or rent, utilities, food, assistants’ wages, and more. None of that will wait. Many of the problems could be easily prevented: late payments, nonpayments for children we have cared for, arbitrarily reduced or withheld payments, and a lack of timely information about children’s subsidy status. In some areas, no one even informs us of regulation, rate, or eligibility changes, all of which greatly affect our livelihood. We providers have organized, spoken up, held press conferences, staged demonstrations, and made noise about these problems until we are blue in the face, but guess what? It seems like no one is listening. They’re not listening for one simple reason: they don’t have to. No one acknowledges that we might have some good ideas – because they don’t have to. That’s why we want a recognized voice and a place at the table. When I heard that AB 101 passed the Senate and Assembly, I was so proud and excited, because it gives child care providers a strong voice to help fix the broken system that we work in. I love my work. My work is real work; it’s vital work. Without it, parents can’t keep working. Kids won’t get the quality care they need. And California businesses, which already have enough challenges, will face one more problem: parents will miss more work as they struggle to patch together child care. Governor Brown, it’s now up to you. Do the right thing for our children and our economy and sign AB 101. Beverly Reliford, Hayward
quent Business License taxes, Solid and Organic Waste Collection and Disposal; Recyclable Materials Collection and Processing Charges. Save money through use of public lien on tax rolls through County. Adopt a resolution creating and employee classification of
Communications and Marketing Manager who will relay information to the media, create branding and coordinate communications across City departments. Information platforms will include social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Position is included in budget and will be
offered at $10,328 per month. Mayor Mark Green Aye Vice Mayor Jim Navarro Aye Emily Duncan Aye Lorrin Ellis Aye Pat Gacoscos Aye
Hayward City Council Hayward City Council September 27, 2011 Proclaimed October 2011 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and presented Proclamation to Hayward Firefighters Local 1909 whose members are raising funds to help St. Rose Hospital provide screenings for Hayward residents. Consent Executed FY 2012-14 Cooperation Agreement between City of Hayward and Alameda County to participate in the Alameda County HOME Consortium which consists of unincorporated Alameda County, the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Hayward, Union City, Livermore, Pleasanton and San Leandro and provides federal funding for high-quality affordable housing. The City of Hayward’s three-year (2011-14) allocation is expected to exceed $1.6M. Approved a first amendment to the Hayward Hangars, LLC Commercial Site Lease at Hayward Executive Airport to facilitate progress of the company’s hangar
construction project. Approved Transfer Payment Agreement between the city and the Hayward Redevelopment Agency (RDA) to facilitate remittance payments to the State of California as per ABx1 27 (“so-called” Voluntary Redevelopment Program Act). The Agreement records the total obligations and indebtedness of the RDA and limits future increases in state remittance payments required under ABx1 27, thus, enhancing tax increment for local reinvestment. Public Hearing Certified a supplemental Environmental Impact Report, adopted General Plan amendments and introduced ordinances to reclassify zoning and amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance and Municipal Code for enactment and implementation of the South Hayward BART/Mission Blvd Form-Based Code. Staff will refine alcoholic beverages regulations to reflect Council’s definition of alcohol sales and bring back the changes for review. (5 YES votes; 1 NO vote (Peixoto)).
Legislative Business Appointed Council members Olden Henson and Francisco Zermeño and to the City of Hayward-BART Joint Powers Authority Board to manage and administer parking and access at South Hayward BART Station Access and in the immediate vicinity. Public Comment Richard Valle, CEO Tri-CED Community Recycling, invited the Mayor and council members to the First Annual Science in the Park event at the Alden E. Oliver Sports Park scheduled for October 1, 2011. Mayor Michael Sweeney – Yes Barbara Halliday – Yes Olden Henson – Yes Marvin Peixoto – Yes Bill Quirk – Absent Mark Salinas – Yes Francisco Zermeño – Yes
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Cal Poly contract raises questions Regarding the Government Briefs of the Newark City Council (Sept 27 edition), the City Manager requested permission from the City Council to sign a research agreement with Cal Poly to update Newark's General Plan. This is not a modification of the general plan. The draft general plan update will be presented to the city staff in late March of 2012. That's just six months from now. Will the city receive a copy of the general plan as part of this update? No, not unless the city pays more money. Page A-2 of the agreement states that "If given financial support, we will make the following available to the client; one hard, color copy and electronic copies of the General Plan.” As the editor and publisher of Tri-City Voice knows, Fremont has been updating its general plan; holding meetings and working with consultants. The process has taken more than six months. If only Fremont had made a contract with Cal Poly, Fremont could have had an updated general plan for less than the cost of a few pizzas and a case of soda and it would be finished by now. If I had not asked that this item be pulled from the Consent Calendar there would have been no discussion and the whole matter would have been swept under the rug like so many other city actions. When other cities begin the process of updating their general plans there is community involvement. In Newark there is not. Margaret Lewis, Newark
Victims of sexual assault to receive treatment, medical exams SUBMITTED BY TEALA SCHAFF Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation, by Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett (D-San Leandro), guaranteeing victims of sexual assault are not denied forensic medical exams or treatment. “This new law gives victims access to the services and medical assistance they need after suffering a sexual assault, regardless of their circumstances or income level,” Corbett said. “I feel strongly that all sexual assault victims deserve this assistance. The measure has the added benefit of keeping California aligned with federal law and therefore eligible for precious federal funding.” Senate Bill 534, the Violence Against Women Act, brings California into compliance with federal law by certifying that sexual assault victims receive free medical exams. In doing so, the bill makes the state eligible for more than $12M in annual federal funding for the exams. In many parts of California, the only way a victim can receive a forensic medical exam without paying for it is if a law enforcement agency expressly requests or authorizes the exam. Victims unable to pay, or who refuse to cooperate with law enforcement agencies, may not receive any medical attention. The legislation has strong bipartisan support and did not receive a single “no” vote. The law takes effect January 1, 2012. Sexual assault is a widespread problem afflicting millions throughout California and the nation. According to a recent U.S. Department of Justice national survey, 21 million Americans have experienced a sexual assault. For more information, visit www.sen.ca.gov/corbett.
County receives justice award SUBMITTED BY GWENDOLYN MITCHELL/MARINA HINESTROSA The County of Santa Clara Probation Department has received a highly competitive “Second Chance” $750,000 grant to support youth re-entering the community out of the Enhanced Rehabilitation Ranch program. The funds come from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Thanks to this grant, a multidisciplinary team will assess the needs of youth exiting the
Out-of-state sex offenders must register in California SUBMITTED BY TEALA SCHAFF Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill, authored by Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett (D-San Leandro), that would require out-of-state sex offenders to register in California. Senate Bill 622, which takes effect on January 1, 2012, requires out-of-state sex offenders to register in California upon moving to the state. The bill also directs the state Department of Justice to immediately assess the entire record of past convictions, not simply the last crime in their record, of out-of-state offenders who now reside in California and determine whether they need to register, too. “This new law will help make everyone a little safer by ensuring out-of-state sex offenders are subject to the same sex offender registration requirements and are publicly known, as in-state offenders are,” Corbett said. “This law makes it tougher for those who commit sex crimes in other states to hide in California.” Phillip Garrido is an example of an out-of state sex offender who moved to California and committed a sexual crime again. Without this important legislation, more offenders like Garrido could slip through the cracks and, in many cases, avoid registration when moving to California. SB 622 received tremendous support, passing the Senate and several committees with unanimous votes. The legislation was coauthored by Sens. Elaine Alquist (D-San Jose), Tom Berryhill (RModesto), Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) and Assemblyman Paul Cook (R-Yucaipa). For more information, visit www.sen.ca.gov/corbett
Enhanced Ranch Program, and will provide wrap around services, including housing, substance abuse treatment, vocational and educational services, and cognitive behavioral treatment. Clients will have access to mentoring services, and follow up monthly meetings. The Santa Clara County Probation Department has forged partnerships with faith-based organizations, government and public agencies and the broader community to implement these services for highrisk offenders ages 14-17. “We have invested in rehabilitating our
youth who have committed serious offenses. Once we send them home and they are challenged to practice what they learned, we cannot give up or think our job is done,” said County of Santa Clara Supervisor George Shirakawa, Chair of the Board’s Public Justice and Safety Committee. “Their successful re-entry back into our neighborhoods keeps the community safer.” The grant allows the Reentry Assistance Program to expand services to high-risk offenders who currently are not eligible for them.
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With Kindle Fire, Amazon's digital ambitions burn media on a sort of 7-inch vending machine,” NPD Group analyst Ross Rubin said. The Kindle Fire, which runs Google Inc.'s Android software, is clearly meant for gobbling up Amazon's digital media in particular. While most Android tablets include access to Google's Android Market for downloading games and apps, the Fire will eschew that in favor of Amazon's own app store. And while the tablet doesn't have much storage space - 8 gigabytes, compared with 16 GB on the cheapest iPad - Amazon is offering users free Web-based storage for any digital
content they buy from Amazon. Another weapon in Amazon's arsenal: In hopes of keeping Kindle Fire users purchasing both digital and actual items, the tablet includes a free month of Amazon's premium shipping service, Amazon Prime. Prime, which costs $79 per year, gives users unlimited two-day shipping on any items they buy from Amazon, as well as free access to a library of 11,000 streaming movies and TV shows. This is about half of what Netflix Inc.'s streaming library has. Amazon has never said precisely how many Kindle e-readers
it has sold, but its higher sales of e-books than print books indicates it's a strong performer. Given this, and the general popularity of tablets, expectations are high for the Fire. Rubin thinks consumers will become fans of the tablet, saying it offers a more complete media consumption experience than what Barnes & Noble has provided with the Nook Color, which came out last year. Forrester Research analyst Sarah Rotman Epps thinks Amazon could sell as many as 5 million Fires by the end of the year, but thinks it will probably be closer to 3 million
since it's coming out so late. Apple, by comparison, has sold nearly 29 million iPads since it released the first one in April 2010, and over 9 million in the June quarter alone. Of course, in addition to being the new tablet on the block, the Kindle Fire faces other challenges. On the content side, the Amazon Appstore currently includes more than 16,000 apps, but this is just a small fraction of the 425,000 apps in Apple's App Store, over 100,000 of which are tailored specifically for the iPad. On the tablet side, the device's screen is on the small side, which means less space for watching
movies and more panning around when surfing the Web. And it will only be able to access the Internet over Wi-Fi, not over wireless carriers' high-speed data networks. Still, Epps believes Amazon's decision to lead with content and services, rather than hardware, will help it prosper with the Kindle Fire. “Apple will still be the clear market leader, but Amazon will still be a clear number two because of that strategy,” she said. AP Technology Writer Peter Svensson in New York contributed to this report.
stem the eurozone debt problem “haven't been as quick as they need to be.” His reference to the European debt crisis came on the heels of remarks by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who over the weekend urged governments to unite with the European Central Bank to help defuse the “most serious risk now confronting the world economy.'' In the short term, Obama wants Congress to cover the cost of his jobs plan by, among other changes, limiting the itemized deductions for charitable contribu-
tions and other deductions that can be taken by individuals making more than $200,000 a year and families making over $250,000. Obama said he did not want to punish the rich, but rather to return income tax rates to the level of the 1990s that he said were fair. “During that period, the rich got richer,” the president said. “The middle class expanded. People rose out of poverty.” Edwards, former director of consumer marketing and brand management for Google, encouraged Obama to “stay strong” in his push for higher taxes on the wealthy. Obama also made no apologies for Wall Street regulation and environmental rules and said he doesn't buy the Republican charge they're costing jobs. The event was at the Computer History Museum, near LinkedIn's Silicon Valley headquarters. Referring to the countries of Europe, Obama said they have not fully dealt with banking
crises, and now the struggles in Greece to avoid default have compounded the problem. “So they are going through a financial crisis that is scaring the world and they're trying to take responsible actions, but those actions haven't been quite as quick as they need to be,” he said. Obama is on the road selling both his jobs plan and his own re-election. The town hall was the White House's latest attempt to meld old-school campaigning with new media capabilities. Obama also was holding three fundraisers Monday, two in Los Angeles and one in San Diego, on the heels of four he held Sunday as he races to collect cash ahead of a Friday quarterly fundraising deadline that will provide a snapshot of the president's strength against the gelling Republican presidential field. He winds up his trip on Tuesday by campaigning for his jobs plan in Denver, the city where he accepted the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination three years ago. The president has been using the events to try out his newly aggressive tone with supporters who have been disappointed with the president's compromises with the Republicans. The president is mixing frontal attacks on Republicans with words of encouragement intended to buck up the faithful as the 2012 campaign revs up. “I can't do it alone. You guys are my ambassadors, you guys are my advocates and my shock troops out there,” Obama told donors in La Jolla, California, where 130 guests paid $5,000 per ticket to attend a private lunch where he spoke. At a fundraiser in Los Angeles late Monday, Hollywood executives and performers - including actors Eva Longoria, Jack Black and Gina Gershon, and director Judd Apatow - paid $17,900 each to see the president. “Don't get tired on me now,” Obama told them.
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Obama is in a deadlock with congressional Republicans, including House leaders, over raising taxes as part of a formula for helping a staggering economy. He has put forward a debt-reduction plan that would raise $1.5 trillion in new revenue, including about $800 billion over 10 years from repealing the Bush-era tax cuts for couples making more than $250,000. Obama also said the financial crisis rippling through Europe is “scaring the world” and that steps taken by European nations to
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Rule change could prompt increase in organic hops petitions and tastings, but only a few local growers have tried to tackle growing hops organically. Brad Carpenter's family expanded their hops operation to include organic hops in 2000. They quit six years later. Without chemicals, pests such as mites and aphids can damage the crop and reduce yields. Alternative methods to controlling pests also tend to be more expensive, making the organic crop costlier to produce. And for many years, brewers could market their beer as organic even if they used conventional hops, arguing that organic hops simply weren't available. Organic hops can be anywhere from 30 percent to 50 percent more expensive to brewers, so even if they could buy organic hops, many brewers opted for conventional varieties. “We just didn't have enough market,” Carpenter said. Last year, the National Organic Standards Board, which advises the U.S. Agriculture Department, decided that organic brewers must use organic hops beginning in 2013, and the Carpenters are back in the organic business. About six acres of the farm are now planted in organic hops, comprising less than 1 percent of their total crop, but more will be planted in the future. Carpenter is working with Fremont Brewing Co. of Seattle on test plots with new varieties and alternative growing methods for planting, managing and harvesting hops. Other growers, both inside and outside the Northwest, also are boosting organic acreage, many in hopes of surpassing New Zealand as the world leader in organic hops production. Some fear the changes won't keep up with demand in the short term. Hops generally take two years to come to full production.
“It's new territory for both brewers and growers,” said Doug Hindman, brewer at Elliott Bay Brewing Co. in Seattle. The company brews about a half-dozen organic, year-round beers, including its creamy No Doubt Stout and a classically hoppy Highline IPA, and a number of seasonal beers. The challenge will be finding varieties needed for his seasonal recipes, Hindman said. “There are a couple of proprietary varieties that aren't grown organically now,” he said. “That's not to say they won't be there in 2013, but I don't doubt that we're going to have to do some substitution and recipe modification.'' However, Hindman also said the new rule has pushed hops growers and organic brewers to improve their communication, rather than rely on middlemen who handle hops sales. “It's a good change,” he said. “The growers, when they speak directly with brewers, can find out exactly what they need.” According to the Organic Consumers Association, organic beer accounts for only about $50 million of the overall $7 billion craft beer market, but the figure continues to steadily grow. Research on the organic growing side and growth in the brewing side just means greater chance for innovation, said Jon Cadoux of Peak Organic Brewing Co. in Portland, Maine. The brewery's beers, such as a malt-based black IPA called Hop Noir or a copper-colored Maple Oat Ale, have always been produced with organic hops, but some haven't always been exclusively organic. “It means new incredible hops to play with, which is the fun part about brewing - the opportunity,” Cadoux said.
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center screens newborns for heart defects SUBMITTED BY JOY ALEXIOU An estimated 1 percent of every newborns in the United States, or 40,000 babies each year, is born with a structural defect of the heart. Some defects are relatively benign and may show up later in life but others can be critical and require medical and surgical attention in the early newborn period. While the heart is the organ most prone to abnormality at birth, there has not been a universal approach to screening the heart. Early detection may prevent babies from becoming acutely ill and thus improve morbidity and mortality in children with congenital heart disease. “We’re extremely proud of the important work we’ve done in screening all babies, especially of our most recent work of screening babies for heart defects,” said Dr. Balaji Govindaswami, Chief of Newborn Medicine and Director of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “The screenings in our hospital, along with the screenings at O’Connor Hospital (OCH) and other hospitals around the country, contributed to a new recommendation from the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.” SCVMC and OCH are among the first in the nation to implement pre- and post-ductal screening, which is conducted at 24 hours after birth and looks at oxygen levels in a newborn for a first sign of possible heart disease. Dr. Govindaswami shared the results of the first 4,000 babies screened at SCVMC when he testified to the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders of the Newborn in October 2010. On September 21, 2011, the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services recommended that screening for heart disease be added to the Universal Screening Panel for newborns. Dr. Govindaswami’s testimony included the findings of conducting oxygen level screening on both the right hand and a foot, which is in the September 21 recommendation. In June 2009, Dr. Priya Jegatheesan began the heart screening program for newborns at SCVMC. In July, 2011, Dr. Cathy Angell, Chair of Pediatrics at OCH and Director of the NICU at OCH, implemented identical screening for babies born at OCH. “Newborns with heart disorders may well appear normal at birth. This screening is conducted with babies who show no symptoms when they are 24 hours old,” stated Dr. Priya Jegatheesan, Director of the Well Baby Nursery at SCVMC. “It’s very rewarding to be part of the effort to get screening for heart disease in the national recommendations and have it be one of only two national screening approaches that are not blood-spot related and non-invasive.” Since the early 1960s, more than 150 million infants in the United States have been screened for a number of genetic and congenital disorders. The Universal Screening for newborns includes screenings for 30 core disorders and 26 secondary disorders and in the last decade this screening has been implemented nationally. The other non-blood screening conducted with newborns is for hearing, which has been mandated for more than 10 years. These screening programs are recognized as being essential for providing the best care and outcomes for infants. “The oxygen level screening for heart disease is the best indicator for possible problems. For example, in the same time period we have conducted 120 echocardiograms on babies who we thought may have a heart problem by physical examination. All but one of these ultra sounds was normal but when we used the hand and foot oxygen screening, three more babies were identified as having heart defects,” commented Dr. Govindaswami. “This early recognition led to successful treatment of these babies. With appropriate followup and care, these infants will be able to develop normally. I’m proud of the work of our team and very happy for these babies and their families. It’s a great result for everyone involved.” The Secretary of Health and Human Service’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children works to reduce morbidity and mortality in newborns and children who have or are at risk for severe or lethal conditions. The testing and follow-up services of newborn screening programs are designed to provide early diagnosis and treatment before significant, irreversible damage occurs. The generally acknowledged components of a newborn screening system include education of professionals and parents; screening (specimen collection, submission, and testing); follow-up of abnormal and unsatisfactory test results; confirmatory testing and diagnosis; medical management and periodic outcome evaluation; and system quality assurance, including program evaluation, validity of testing systems, efficiency of follow-up and intervention, and assessments of long-term benefits to individuals, families, and society.
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PUBLISHER EDITOR IN CHIEF William Marshak
Plan to make a difference
WILLIAM MARSHAK
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he month of October is a transitional period – glimpses of different seasons play peek-a-boo as daylight hours diminish and weather settles into a decidedly cooler pattern. Fall also brings anticipation of spooky Halloween activities and winter holidays. Another momentous annual event is Make A Difference Day which emphasizes the role of all citizens to change the world, one community at a time. Called “A national day of doing good,” people are urged to perform hands-on activities that recall and rekindle a can-do spirit of neighborliness. This attitude is infectious and as more people take part in Make A Difference Day activities (fourth Saturday of October), enthusiastic participation grows, now over three million Americans. The City of Fremont has been participating in a similar exercise and this month they are reviewing a “Strategic Sustainability Study Action Plan.” After years of spending to hire “the best and brightest,” reality of this long, deep recession has caused many cities including Fremont to urgently review the how and why of their budgets. While internal cost cutting measures have achieved some relief, it is not enough and fundamental changes are necessary to remain viable.
An independent study of what and how services are delivered is now available to the Fremont City Council and the answers are not flattering to previous long-range planning efforts which have relied on rapidly dwindling reserves. Continuation of this pattern is no longer an option; the study indicates that fiscal sustainability depends on new thinking and changes which probably could have been instituted years ago. A tiered compensation schedule that cuts excessive retirement payments - at least to new employees - and dramatic shifts in service delivery models that may rely more on outside services rather than internal staff expense are just a few of the recommendations. Consolidation of department and IT services as well as a close review of benefits such as “cafeteria plan” dollars, special pay rates, cell phones and grant funds are among the myriad of suggestions. Sometimes it takes a severe, sustained shock to the system to provide the impetus to make such changes, but the necessity of such an audit in Fremont is long overdue. In retrospect, it may be a good idea to schedule such activity through an independent agency on a regular basis. Allowing internal audits is fine, but bias toward the status quo and protection of departmental influence is difficult to remove from consideration. Government exists through taxes and therefore often takes a simplistic view that whatever is done can be improved and expanded only by increases of fees from its citizens or additional grants that, in turn, are dependent on taxes. Although there may be circumstances that legitimately call for citizen support through increased taxes, a question of efficient use of funds already collected is
usually the first response of those asked to pay more. Independent analysis has revealed several alternative solutions and the public has the right to know what government will do to alleviate waste prior to any calls for increased taxes. This is an opportunity for the City of Fremont to gain trust and accord with its citizens if fiscal responsibility is taken seriously. There is no reason to place the entire burden on front-line employees; within a complex system such as a large city, foresight and vision is the responsibility of the City Council. Guided by top-level management, this is where formulas for success or disaster lie and questions of proper guidance need to be asked and answered. Soon, Fremont will enter another election cycle as several council positions will be vacated including Mayor. What have current councilmembers done to understand, forecast and manage the current financial situation? Have they served as passive observers simply listening and acquiescing to top City management? What are they proposing as a future course of action? How will the recommendations of the sustainability study be implemented – or will they? Who is the ultimate authority in the City of Fremont? Will Make A Difference Day come to Fremont?
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Program to help local businesses SUBMITTED BY STEVEN BLOMQUIST The President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Dave Cortese, announced on September 27, 2011, Santa Clara County’s support for a new initiative that will streamline the permitting processes for local businesses. “Any obstacle to business and job generation must be reviewed for efficiencies so that we can work together to revitalize the economy,” said Supervisor Dave Cortese. “Local governments should support new business ventures, not hinder them.” When developed, it will allow local businesses to input their information into a web application which will automatically create hard copy or electronic applications to be submitted to various agencies. This application will create efficiencies for business owners by allowing them to enter their information only once instead of multiple times for each application. It will also create efficiencies for local governments by creating applications in standard formats. This initiative is part of the Code for America's City Fellowship Program that tackles issues such as public engagement, open data, open government and increased service delivery to at-risk youth. It is being developed in conjunction with the City of Santa Cruz to create an “open source code” that other jurisdictions can also readily use thereby creating further efficiencies for local businesses across many jurisdictions and agencies. For more information, contact Steven Blomquist at (408) 299-5030.
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CIVIL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. FG11585997 Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA Petition of: CHARLES EDWIN GRANNIS for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHARLES EDWIN GRANNIS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: CHARLES EDWIN GRANNIS to SYRAH MAE GRANNIS The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: 12/01/2011 Time: 2:30 p.m., Dept.: 608, Room: n/a The address of the court is 39439 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TRI-CITY VOICE Date: AUGUST 23, 2011 ----JUDGE of the Superior Court 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25/11 CNS-2182612# ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. FG11592753 Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Petition of: Wahida Lambe, Irfan Bondre for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Muskaan Irfan Bondre to Misbah Irfan Bondre The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: 11/04/11, Time: 8:45, Dept.: 514 The address of the court is Alameda County, 24405 Amador Street, Room 108, Hayward, CA 94544 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: What’s Happening Tri-City Voice. Date: August 29, 2011 RICHARD O. KELLER Judge of the Superior Court 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2171407#
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 456648 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Hydrolypozene, 4767 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538, County of Alameda Matt Bidner, 4767 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 This business is conducted by an individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Matthew Bidner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 28, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25/11 CNS-2183282# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 455792 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MD Consulting, 2884 Cutler Ave., Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Yong Song, 2884 Cutler Ave., Fremont, CA 94536 This business is conducted by an individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on n/a I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Yong Song This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 1, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25/11
Health tips for moms SUBMITTED BY DOCTORS EXPRESS As the kids head back to school, moms do everything in their power to keep their families healthy. But moms often ignore themselves, not realizing kids bring home a book bag full of germs that send hundreds of thousands of moms to the doctor each year. “Moms are so worried about taking care of their families when school starts, they forget to take care of themselves,” says Doctor
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 456173-75 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Family Child Care Taxes, (Renewed) 2. Family Child Care Taxes and Payroll (Renewed), 3. Family Child Care Payroll Service, 34670 Calcutta Dr., Fremont, CA 94555, County of Alameda Alison T. Jacks, 34670 Calcutta Dr., Fremont, CA 94555 This business is conducted by as individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on (1) 6/11/08, (2) 10/28/09, (3) 9/7/11 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alison T. Jacks This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 15, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18/11 CNS-2178694# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 455871 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sharpe Image Beauty Salon, 5462 Newpark Mall Rd., Newark, CA 94560, County of Alameda Satwinder Chayra, 37353 Ingraham St., Newark, CA 94560 Amritpal Singh, 180 Elm Court, H, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 9/6/11 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Satwinder Chayra, Partner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 6, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18/11 CNS-2178689# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 455910 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TLT BBQ, 39257 Cedar Blvd., Newark, CA 94560, County of Alameda TLT International, 39257 Cedar Blvd., Newark, CA 94560; CA This business is conducted by a corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/01/11 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) TLT International /s/ Nan Tang, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 7, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11/11 CNS-2175354# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 456073 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cakes Oh Cakes, 39947 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539, County of Alameda; Mailing Address: 38870 Hayes St., Fremont, CA 94536 Raghida Assio, 38870 Hayes St., Fremont, CA 94536 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Raghida Assio This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 13, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11/11 CNS-2175147#
& Imports, 45965 Sentinel Pl., Fremont, CA 94539, County of Alameda Michael Starr, 45965 Sentinel Pl., Fremont, CA 94539 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/95 (SFR), 12/94 (SSI) I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Michael Starr This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on August 24, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2172564# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 455613 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Airlink Compressor And Vacuum, 242 Harder Rd., Hayward, CA 94544, County of Alameda Jose M. Eliares, 242 Harder Rd., Hayward, CA 94544 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 2010 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jose M. Eliares This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on August 29, 2011 NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2172562# STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 442282 The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: KTL Bookkeeping & Tax Services, 5650 Caprice Common, Fremont, CA 94538, 60 Wilson Way, #116, Milpitas, CA 95035 The fictitious business name statement for the partnership was filed on 08/27/10 in the County of Alameda. Loan To Doan, 5650 Caprice Common, Fremont, CA 94538 This business was conducted by an individual. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/ Loan To Doan This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 07, 2011. 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2172268# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 455337 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HatsOff2All, 1440 Stone Pine Terrace, #214, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda Snehal Kulkarni, 1440 Stone Pine Terrace, #214, Fremont, CA 94536 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Snehal Kulkarni This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on August 18, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2171431#
9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2171429# FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 455702 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: California Coffee & Beverages Service, 4673 Mowry Ave., Fremont, CA 94538, County of Alameda Nafisa Haider, 4673 Mowry Ave., Fremont, CA 94538 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Nafisa Haider This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on August 31, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2171412#
GOVERNMENT
however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on October 14, 2011 at 9:30 in Dept. 201 located at 2120 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-1109. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Randall S. Heiler, 1380 Lead Hill Blvd., #106, Roseville CA 95661-2997, Telephone: (916) 783-4374 9/23, 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2177170#
Notice is hereby given that sealed PreQualification documents will be accepted in the office of the GSA-Purchasing Department, County of Alameda, 1401 Lakeside Drive, 9th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612 MANDATORY NETWORKING/RFPQ CONFERENCE Project #9031-Peralta Oaks Seismic & Tenant Improvements, Monday, October 17, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at General Services Agency, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Conference Room 1107 (11th Floor), Oakland, CA NON-MANDATORY 2nd NETWORKING/PROPOSERS CONFERENCE Project #9031-Peralta Oaks Seismic & Tenant Improvements, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 10: 30 A.M. at 2901 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA Attendance at the October 17, 2011 Mandatory RFPQ Conference is required Responses Due by 2:00 pm on November 9, 2011 County Contact : Jarnail S. Ghumman at (510) 2723753 or via email: jarnail.ghumman@acgov.org Information regarding the above may be obtained at the Current Contracting Opportunities Internet website at www.acgov.org. 10/4/11 CNS-2183758# Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be accepted in the office of the Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Department, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 300, Oakland, CA NETWORKING/BIDDERS CONFERENCE – N. COUNTY RFP #9001011CSA, Laboratory Analysis of Soil & Miscellaneous Samples for Lead, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 3: 00 PM, Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Department, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 300, Oakland, CA NETWORKING/ BIDDERS CONFERENCE – N. COUNTY RFP #9001011CSA, Laboratory Analysis of Soil & Miscellaneous Samples for Lead, Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Department, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 300, Oakland, CA Responses Due by 2:00 PM on October 26, 2011 County Contact: Dennis Jordan at (510) 567-6852 or via email: dennis.jordan@acgov.org Attendance at Networking Conference is Non-mandatory. Specifications regarding the above may be obtained at the Current Contracting Opportunities Internet website at www.acgov.org. 10/4/11 CNS-2183131# CITY OF FREMONT NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED MONEY TO GENERAL FUND Pursuant to Government Code Sections 50050-50057, the City of Fremont, a municipal corporation, hereby gives notice of its intention to transfer unclaimed money in the amount of $71,859.56 held in the Police Evidence Account No. 702.2101.2205 from June 10, 2004, to July 31, 2008, to its General Fund on November 9, 2011, a date not less than forty-five days, nor more than sixty days after the first publication of the notice. Interested parties must submit their claim no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 11, 2011. Police Business Services Office, Susan Aro, 7906991, 2000 Stevenson Boulevard. SUSAN GAUTHIER DEPUTY CITY CLERK 9/27, 10/4/11 CNS-2179738#
PROBATE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 455516-17 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Stellar Financial Planning, 2. Starrlyte Sales
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 455777 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Chris’s Comics, 2634 Cryer St. Hayward, CA 94545, County of Alameda Chris McNally, 2634 Cryer St., Hayward, CA 94545 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Chris McNally This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on September 1, 2011. NOTICE-In accordance with Section 17920(a), a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk, except as provided in Section 17920(b), where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Clarice J. Johnston A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Clarice J. Johnston AKA Clarice De Glere in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Clarice J. Johnston AKA Clarice De Glere be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions,
Scott Burger, co-founder of Doctors Express. “We definitely see an increase of moms coming into our health centers right after the first few weeks of school and we hear time and time again from these busy moms that they don’t have time to get sick. That’s why we recommend moms follow our Top Ten Tips To Keep Moms Healthy so moms can keep standing when the troops go down.” Top 5 Sicknesses That School Children Bring Home (Source: Mayo Clinic) Common Cold (roughly 22 million school days lost each year to the common cold) Stomach Flu Ear Infection Pink Eye Sore Throat
Top 10 Tips To Keep Moms Healthy 1) Get early flu shots 2) Bring your own pen – to the bank, the grocery store, even to touch the ATM. Anything a sick person touches can get infested with germs, including money, mail, ATM keypads, elevator buttons, etc. 3) Use paper – replace hand towels in bathrooms with paper towels. While not as “pretty”, paper towels can help get rid of a ton of germs that live in towels. 4) Wash hands – Use soap, warm water and rinse long enough to say the alphabet or sing “Happy Birthday”. Recent studies show plain soap and water works just as well, if not better than antibacterial soaps. 5) Get Your Zzzs – The more you
sleep, the better your immune system works to fight off illness. Adults need seven to nine hours a night. 6) Exercise…but not too much 30 – 75 minutes of moderate activity can boost your ability to fight off germs, but long, hard work outs can tire out your immune system so it becomes less effective. One study found that women who walked for 45 minutes, five days a week suffered half as many sick days as couch potatoes. 7) Use a proper hand sanitizer – (at least 60% alcohol) anytime you touch anything someone else might have touched. Make sure you use sanitizer, even under finger nails where germs hide. 8) Clean everything with a disinfecting cleaner – Viruses and bac-
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CLARICE J. JOHNSTON CASE NO. RP11588624
PUBLIC AUCTION/SALES AMENDED NOTICE OF WAREHOUSE LIEN SALE I am an attorney at law retained to collect these debts. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the mobilehome described below will be sold as is at public sale on November 3, 2011 at the hour of 10:30 a.m., at Space 95 Palm Drive, Tropics Mobile Home Park located at 33000 Almaden Blvd., Union City, California in order to satisfy the lien claimed by the owner of the above mentioned mobilehome park for storage and other related charges incurred by Rebecca M. Cruz, Geraldine L. Beam and Kelly P. Engineer. The mobilehome park owner may participate in the public sale. Rent & Storage $4,240.96 Meter Fee - $ 2.00 Water - $ 49.23 Sewer - $ 149.31 Trash - $ 194.14 Total Claim - $4,635.64 The sale will be free and clear of all claims, liens and encumbrances of record except for possible liens of unpaid mobilehome registration fees and unpaid taxes, if any. The Mobilehome Park owner has enforced a judgment for possession of the premises. Presently there is no right to keep this unit on Space 95 Palm Drive. However, after the sale is concluded, the management may entertain offers of financial consideration from the buyer in exchange for granting the buyer permission to leave the unit on-site in the future. In the event that a post-sale agreement re: future occupancy is not reached, then the Mobilehome Park owner reserves the right to require the removal of the mobilehome within 48 hours after the sale. Prospective purchasers must tender a cashier’s check for the full amount of the purchase immediately at the conclusion of the sale. Except for the warranty that this sale is authorized by law, absolutely no warranties of sale are made. The park reserves the right to postpone and reschedule the sale without further notice. The general public will have access to the Mobilehome Park premises for purposes related to this sale. This sale does not include any contents of the unit and the successful bidder is responsible for the lawful disposition of all remaining contents of the unit. The Mobilehome is described as: One (1) Boise Cascade Park Home Single Family Mobile Home; California HCD Decal No.: AAA5653; Serial Nos.: S1317X/XXU; HUD Label/Insignia Nos.: 527131 & 527132; Length: 40’; Width: 20’. Tropics Mobile Home Park’s claim for sums unpaid for March 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, is set forth above and must be paid by the registered owner or other party in interest within 10 days of this notice in order to redeem the mobilehome, remove it from Space 95 Palm Drive and stop the sale. The Registered Owner’s payment of the sums demanded by this Notice will not reinstate the tenancy (and sub-tenancy, if any) under a rental agreement in default. NOTICE TO CONSUMER: The law gives you the thirty (30) days after you receive this Notice to dispute the validity of the debt or any part of it. If you do not dispute it within that period, I will assume the debt is valid. If you do dispute it - by notifying me in writing to that effect - I will, as required by law, obtain and mail to you proof of the debt. The law does not require me to wait until the end of the 30 day period before proceeding to collect this debt. If, however, you request proof of the debt within the thirty (30) day period that begins with your receipt of this Notice, the law requires me to suspend my efforts (through litigation or otherwise) to collect the debt until I mail the requested information to you. DATED: 09/26/11 /s/ Michael W. Mihelich, Attorney for Tropics Mobile Home Park (951) 786-3605 10/4, 10/11/11 CNS-2181623#
LEGAL NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE OF INITIATION SECTION 106 PROCESS Metro PCS intends to provide wireless coverage in Union City, California. Project involves replacement of a light standard pole with a 103-ft tall dual use light standard/monopole adjacent to a football stadium on a school property. Additional equipment will be placed within a proposed nearby ground lease area to be situated adjacent to the bleachers. The facility is located at DSA Logan High School, at 1800 H Street, Union City, in Alameda County, CA. Comments regarding potential effects to Historic Properties may be sent to EarthTouch, Inc. attn. L. Billat, 3135 N. Fairfield Rd., Layton UT 84041 801-423-1014. (Ref. DSA Logan HS/SF39040B-MPCS) 10/4/11 CNS-2183203#
teria can live up to two hours or longer on doorknobs, toys, TV remote controls, keyboards, mouse pads, refrigerator handles, counter tops, railings, faucets, bathroom floors and more. 9) Wash small cuts and scrapes with soap and water – Apply an ointment, put on a bandage and change the bandage every day until the wound heals. Never touch someone else’s wound and wear gloves if you help dress a cut- even if it’s your own child. 10) Use toothbrush sanitizer – Studies show the mouth is the number one place for germs. Sanitize your toothbrush daily to eliminate this often overlooked threat.
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Lincoln Thomas, Jr RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 15, 1947 - September 22, 2011
June Hamad RESIDENT OF FREMONT May 16, 1988 - September 27, 2011
James M. Saunders RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 14, 1943 - September 27, 2011
Dallas W. Wyhs RESIDENT OF FREMONT February 2, 1928 - September 27, 2011
Melinda D. Malone RESIDENT OF FREMONT December 17, 1961 - September 28, 2011
Jess Orozco RESIDENT OF UNION CITY January 20, 1924 - September 28, 2011
Gerald D. Church RESIDENT OF CHILOQUIN, OR September 11, 1946 - September 29, 2011
Maria R. Sanchez
Karl Kaufman RESIDENT OF FREMONT July 5, 1935 - September 29, 2011
Leroy Fitch RESIDENT OF NEWARK September 24, 1927 - September 30, 2011
Patricia A. Sweeley RESIDENT OF FREMONT May 26, 1948 - September 30, 2011
Liang Pi Lin RESIDENT OF FREMONT January 11, 1922 - October 1, 2011
Andrew Kinnear RESIDENT OF FREMONT September 19, 1936 - October 2, 2011
Jackie C. Brown RESIDENT OF FREMONT March 15, 1936 - October 2, 2011
James C. Harrington RESIDENT OF DUBLIN January 17, 1940 - October 3, 2011
RESIDENT OF FREMONT January 1, 1924 - September 29, 2011
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New drug-related psychosis linked to ‘bath salts’ SUBMITTED BY NARCONON States and federal agencies are starting to catch up to sellers of "Bath Salts" that cause psychosis and hallucinations in some but sellers will probably just go underground. The innocent-looking beige crystals have been sold in convenience stores and "head shops" around the country, labeled "Bath Salts." Each label carried a notification that they were "not for consumption" but just to be used for a "refreshing bath" experience. The package might be named something like Cloud Nine, Ivory Wave, Lunar Wave, Pure Ivory, or Red Dove. But when undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agents made buys of the product, sales clerks would explain in detail how to consume the product to get a good high out of it. "Families should be warned that teens or young adults in their areas may be abusing Bath Salts," stated Bobby Wiggins, Drug Education Specialist for Narconon®. Narconon is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of substance abuse and addiction through effective drug education and rehabilitation. "Young people at dance clubs or raves across the US have been taking this drug but many have suffered hallucinations, have become severely disassociated and disoriented and had panic attacks. The Drug Enforcement Administration is taking steps to remove this product from the market but that will probably just drive dealers underground." Bath Salts follow a familiar pattern used in the development and manufacture of designer drugs. A designer drug is the result of slightly altering the structure of a banned drug to come up with a formula that is not itself outlawed. In this case, Bath Salts are an analog of the intoxicating chemicals in khat, a banned East African plant often smuggled into and abused in Europe and North America. The effect of the drug is described by the DEA as being similar to that of cocaine, LSD, Ecstasy, khat or amphetamines. Narconon International has been receiving reports from its centers in Russia, Eastern Europe
and Africa about youthful abuse of this toxic new chemical, but it has definitely hit the US, promoted of course on the internet. According to a New York Times report from July 2011, the effects of this new drug can include: Fevers as high as 107 degrees F that can cause organ breakdown and death Homicidal or suicidal actions resulting in deaths
Users so agitated that emergency room staff could only subdue them with antipsychotic drugs or general anesthesia. Other users so out of control that they did not even respond to Tasers used by police. Mr. Wiggins observed that the constantly changing drug markets make it difficult to keep young people educated about new and potentially deadly drugs. "We provide our drug education presentations to hundreds of thousands of young people each year and warn them of dangerous drugs to avoid. It is almost impossible to keep up with every new formula drug dealers come up with to circumvent the laws," he commented. "It’s sad but these drug manufacturers and dealers don't care who they hurt as long as they make their money. The only safety is teaching young people to go to parties where they can have a good time while staying sober." Mr. Wiggins commended the DEA for using their authority to impose emergency controls over this substance, as announced by the DEA on September 7, 2011. “This is the first step in taking the drug and its dealers off the streets," Mr. Wiggins added." Families should still alert the young people in the family and their friends that these drugs could result in serious damage or even death and to stay away from them. http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2011/nyc062811.html http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/pressrel/pr09071 1.html http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/designer%20drug http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/abuse/drug_data _sheets/Bath_Salts.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khat http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/us/17salts.h tml?pagewanted=all For more information on the Narconon programs, please visit http://www.narconon.org/.
BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE Alameda County Bookmobile stops Renew books by phone (510) 790-8096 For more information about the Bookmobile call (510) 745-1477
Tuesday, Oct 4 2:30 – 3:25 p.m. Cabrillo School, 36700 San Pedro Dr., Fremont 3:45 – 4:20 p.m. California School for the Deaf, 39350 Gallaudet Dr., Fremont 5:25– 6:10 p.m. Booster Park, Gable Dr. & McDuff Ave., Fremont 6:25– 6:55 p.m. Camellia Dr. & Camellia Ct., Fremont Wednesday, Oct 5 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Hillside School, 15980 Marcella St., San Lorenzo 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Eden House Apartments, 1601 165th Ave., San Leandro 3:00 – 3:35 p.m. Ashland Village Apartments, 1300 Kentwood Lane, San Leandro 4:40 – 5:15 p.m. Palomares Hills HOA Clubhouse, 6811 Villareal Dr., Castro Valley 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Lomond Way & Greenridge Rd., Castro Valley Thursday, Oct 6 2:00 – 2:25 p.m. Baywood Ct., 21966 Dolores St., Castro Valley 2:45 – 3:40 p.m. Bay School, 2001 Bockman Rd., San Lorenzo 4:55 – 5:30 p.m. Falcon Dr. & Merganser Dr., Fremont 5:50 – 6:20 p.m. Creekside Village Apartments 3999 Sequoia Terrace, Fremont Friday, Oct 7 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Fame Charter School, 16244 Carolyn St., San Leandro 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. Kidango Grant, 879 Grant Ave., San Lorenzo 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Hesperian School, 620 Drew St., San Lorenzo
Monday, Oct 10 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Pioneer School, Blythe St. & Jean Dr.,Union City 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Alvarado Elementary School, Fredi St. & Smith St., Union City 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. Greenhaven Apts., Alvarado Blvd. & Fair Ranch Rd., Union City 5:15 – 6:45 p.m. Forest Park School, Deep Creek Rd. & Maybird Circle, Fremont Tuesday, Oct 11 1:45 – 2:30 p.m. Mission Hills Middle School, 250 Tamarack Dr. Union City 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Purple Lotus Buddhist School, 33615 - 9th St., Union City 4:50 – 5:30 p.m. Mariner Park, Regents Blvd. & Dorado Dr., Union City 5:40 – 6:20 p.m. Sea Breeze Park, Dyer St. & Carmel Way, Union City Wednesday, Oct 12 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Warm Springs Community Center, 47300 Fernald St., Fremont 4:15 – 4:50 p.m. Lone Tree Creek Park, Starlite Way & Turquoise St., Fremont 5:50 – 6:25 p.m. Jerome Ave. and Ohlones St., Fremont 6:40 – 7:10 p.m. Baywood Apts., 4275 Bay St., Fremont Milpitas Bookmobile stops Renew books by phone (800) 471-0991 For more information about the Bookmobile call (408) 293-2326 x3060 Wednesday, Oct 5 2:00 – 2:20 p.m. Pioneer Park 60 Wilson Way, Milpitas 2:30 – 2:55 p.m. Friendly Village Park, 120 Dixon Landing Rd., Milpitas 3:20 – 4:00 p.m. Foothill School, 1991 Landess Ave., Milpitas
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STORY AND PHOTO BY ANGIE WANG Meet Tim Fordan, a German exchange student currently enrolled as a junior at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont. What Tim needs most, right now, is a local family to host him during this school year. In September of 2010, Tim applied for a scholarship from the Parliamentary Partnership Program (PPP), an organization that works with Germany’s Congress to offer over 300 scholarships to students interested in traveling abroad. By mid-November, Tim had been interviewed, but didn’t receive word of the results until March of 2011, when he was overjoyed to discover that he had been selected to study in America.
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“Studying in America has always been a dream of mine,” he says. “I’ve heard very good things from my friends and neighbors.” Tim’s brother is currently studying in Peru, and after hearing many intriguing tales, Tim was encouraged to apply for a scholarship of his own. “I wanted to spend one of my teenage years experiencing American life because I know it’ll never be the same when I get older,” he adds. Tim recognizes that as an exchange student, he is a representative of Germany, and he appreciates every minute of it. “It feels like I have a special role in the school,” he says. “It’s great because [here] everybody wants to learn about my culture, and people are so enthusiastic about it.” Though it was not up to Tim to select the
geographic location for his time in the U.S., he could not have imagined a better match than California. “I love politics; it’s a hobby of mine. During our week of preparation for this stay, I was instructed not to talk about politics. Luckily, in California, politics is always up for discussion.” Tim’s temporary host parents Larry Anderson and Linda Bailey were able to take him to see Condoleezza Rice speak. “It’s rare to see a sixteen-year old so interested in politics,” remarks Mr. Anderson.
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“Everything really is bigger here, especially the school’s campus,” Tim adds. He comes from Berlin, where only 600 students study at his school. Tim was surprised to hear that over 2,200 students are attending Mission San Jose High School this year. Though school is even more academically oriented in Germany, MSJHS’s emphasis on academics differed from Tim’s expectations. “Although it may not be representative of the typical American high school, it is actually very American. There is definitely a lot of school spirit. Everyone is very friendly, open-minded, and helpful,” Tim says. “He is so clean, kind, polite, and curious, and we love having him stay in our home,” says Ms. Bailey about Tim. Unfortunately, Ms. Bailey and Mr. Anderson have plans to travel in November and could only house Tim for one month. AYUSA Global Youth Exchange works with Partnership International (PI) to help
exchange students find host families. “The one major disappointment I’ve experienced was not having a host family waiting for me when I arrived in the U.S.,” Tim says. Luckily, Mr. Anderson and Ms. Bailey were able to host him for a while. However, Tim is still looking for another, more permanent host family that he can stay with until the end of the school year. Anyone interested in housing Tim should contact Sharon Cresswell at scresswell@comcast.net; she is the AYUSA representative in charge of finding Tim a home. Host families are carefully screened and interviewed before being assigned a student. “Though I am open minded about other areas of California, I’d really like to continue to stay in Fremont and attend MSJHS. I’ve made a lot of friends, and I don’t think I’ve discovered everything I want to learn about this area yet,” Tim offers as closing remarks.
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