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Brentwoods Rave Motion Pictures theater has been a popular destination since it opened in 2008, but soon, people from all over East County will be fl ocking to The Streets of Brentwood for a chance to experience Contra Costa Countys fi rst IMAX theater.

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Antioch resident Elfreda Millsaps, born March 8, 1911, recently celebrated her 100th birthday with a host of family and friends at the Quail Lodge Retirement Community. Above, she cuts her birthday cake with the help of chef Adrian Gonzalez. Millsaps was origi-nally born in Landa, N.D. and later moved to Great Falls, Mont. where she worked as a beauty operator at the Rainbow Shop. Millsaps has been lucky enough to travel the world and credits her longevity to living a healthy lifestyle, staying active in my mind and body.

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Budget woes slow Delta talks to trickle

As East County residents fear the cre-ation of a peripheral canal that would pump more water from the San Joaquin Delta to Southern California, the states budget prob-lems are slowing down deliberations on the canal for now.

According to Matthew Emrick, an attor-ney representing Antioch in Delta matters, the transition from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Jerry Brown at the governors desk has put the water issue on the backburner, as Sacramento offi cials focus on the defi cit of roughly $19 bil-lion. Gov. Brown has ordered environmental impact reports on the canals options, a pro-cess that Emrick said should be completed by the end of the year. Additionally, the recently disbanded steering committee for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan should reconvene soon.

At Tuesdays Antioch City Council meeting, Emrick and city Capital Improve-ments Director Phil Harrington delivered a PowerPoint presentation detailing the current state of the Delta. Emrick said that while poli-ticians have generally been in favor of building the canal, a roughly $50 billion project, many residents on both sides of the proposed pipe havent been as enthusiastic.

You have 23 million people in Southern California who are said to need additional wa-ter, Emrick said. Although when you talk to the rate-payers down there, they dont neces-sarily want to pay for what its going to cost to get that water to them.

Emrick spoke excitedly about Senate Bill 200, introduced Feb. 8 by Sen. Lois Wolk, who represents parts of San Joaquin, Sacramento and Yolo counties. The bill, if passed, would either prevent the creation of the canal or en-

act strict conditions to be met if it is built, such as reduced reliance on the Delta. SB 200 puts in place a deadline of Jan. 1, 2012 for state and Delta agencies to resolve their differences.

If the canal goes through, Emrick fears that the fresh water of the Delta would be-come saltier, which could have a detrimental effect on the local ecosystem. The attorney said that studies have shown that the Delta was much fresher before water was pushed down south.

Despite the steam that the canal propos-al has gained in recent years, Harrington said Antiochs concerns have been taken into ac-count in Sacramento: There are some issues, some water quality standards that have to be met, and there are major points of division be-tween the environmentalists and non-govern-ment agencies and state water exporters. Were starting to see some progress, where a lot of Antiochs concerns and the current agree-ment we have with the department of water resources is actually starting to be folded into the action plan.

Emrick noted that environmentalists are trying to lessen the pumping rate of the canal from 15,000 cubic feet per second to roughly 8,000. Ideally, Emrick said, the canal would be reduced to the neighborhood of 2,000 to 3,000 cubic feet per second, if it is built.

Emrick said other offi cials are pushing for the state to mitigate any impacts the canal would make on the local ecosystem.

I want to be on the record that Im against the conveyance system, Councilman Gary Agopian said. If they want it, they can pay for it, and they can pay for what we need in Antioch. I think the residents in Antioch need to stand up for our water rights, because it could end up being a lot more expensive for us.

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Shortly after the Christchurch, NZ, Feb 22nd earthquake hit, a 17-year old Brentwood resident, James Graydon, was speaking with his mom and expressed a desire to want to do something to help the people of NZ since he has relatives living in that city and his grandfather, local resident Rob Gwynne, had lived there for 32 years before coming to America. From that initial conversation, a global fundraising campaign was sparked and became reality in short order. As soon as the Japanese earthquake hit, the focus of the campaign was expanded to include both countries.

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Excelsior revisitedGeorge Gambel became mayor of

Brentwood in 1970. Before that, he attended the first Excelsior School, located at the corner of Marsh Creek Road and Highway 4. George for-wards this picture, which he believes was made in 1936 or 1937.

The future mayor is fourth from the right in the bottom row, while his sister, Joyce, is second from the left in the top row. To her right is the late Nina Geddes, while to her left is Glad-ys Peterson (nee Abreu). The three were known as The Inseparables,

George says, and Joyce and Gladys still are.

Excelsior, after which the current Excelsior Middle School was named, was a three-room school housing the first, second and third grades in one ground-floor room, and the fourth, fifth and sixth in another. Upstairs were the seventh and eighth grades. There was no auditorium, so gradua-tion was held at the Odd Fellows Lodge in Byron. Says George, The teachers were very, very good being able to han-dle three classes at once.

Students, including future mayor George Gambel (front row, fourth from right) pose in front of the rst Excelsior School in 1936 or 1937.

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After reading a newspaper sto-ry about Parents Connected in An-tioch in January, veterinarian Howard Schutzman decided he wanted to help with the groups mission of getting kids into college. According to Schutzman, he was prompted to act because the group did not sit back and complain, but mobi-lized and did something.

Schutzmans generosity came in the form of two $500 scholarships awarded to student members of Parents Con-nected. Schutzman outlined the criteria: each applicant wrote an essay on Why I Want to Go to College. He read each application and made the selection. The two deserving recipients, Mercedes Shade Cooper and Garrieth Nelson, are both seniors at Deer Valley High School. Garrieth hopes to attend Langston Uni-versity and Mercedes has her sights set on Stanford, when she plans a career in medicine.

Parents Connected is a grassroots or-ganization founded in November of 2009 by Antioch parents Synitha Walker, Tina Price and Darice Ingram. As concerned parents seeking to provide support for their college-bound children, they dis-covered many obstacles, including lack of specifi c preparation for the CAHSEE (Californias high school exit exam) and lack of preparatory courses for college entrance exams in the Antioch area.

As Synitha, Tina and Darice worked to obtain information to ensure their own children were on the college track, they discovered that many other parents lacked this vital information and Par-ents Connected was founded.

The organizations goal is to equip parents with knowledge to help their children get to college. Formally orga-nizing as a nonprofi t, two other parents who shared the same passion for stu-dents success Maria Healy and Velma Waddell were added to the board of directors.

As the board was completed, the mission was clarifi ed: The goal of Par-ents Connected is to engage the students entire family, schools and community leaders in creating a college-going cul-ture in which high expectation for suc-cess is standard.

Underlying Parents Connecteds work is the belief that all parents, no matter their socio-economic, racial or cultural background, dream of success for their children. Parents Connected strongly believes that in order to bring that dream to life, parents must take an active role in their childrens education.

Parents Connecteds past endeavors include CAHSEE preparation work-shops for English and math; ACT/SAT Prep Courses (offered at a signifi cant dis-count); college entrance and fi nancial aid workshops; a college tour; a college fair in conjunction with the Antioch Unifi ed School District; middle school Parents Night (educating parents on college re-quirements and high school courses stu-dents must take to meet requirements); and the Martin Luther King Day Cel-

Scholarship Connectedebration (with the City of Antioch and AUSD).

Although Parents Connected was founded by Antioch parents, the orga-nization hopes to establish a presence in all of East Contra Costa County, work-ing with all the school districts in order to increase the college-going rates in the community.

For more information, call 925-238-8053, visit http://parents-connected.org, e-mail parentsconnected@gmail.com or write to Parents Connected, P.O. Box 4662, Antioch, CA 94531.

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At Timber Points recent Bike Rodeo, Sheriffs deputies and Brent-wood Bicycle Company personnel inspected hundreds of stu-dents bicycles and provided personalized feedback and bicycle education. Sasville Properties gave away a few hundred hot dogs and chips. Free helmets were also distributed. The event was organized by Byron school district Resource Of cer David Allain and sponsored by the Brentwood Bicycle Company, Sasville Properties, The Boardwalk Grill and Contra Costa County Sheriffs Of ce.

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Save our school librariesEditor:

The California School Library Association (CSLA) has launched the California Campaign for Strong School Libraries to make the public aware of the importance of strong school libraries for our children.

School librarians teach students the skills needed to be critical and profi cient users of information on the Internet. They also guide them to a love of read-ing, because they know the books better than anyone in the school.

The State Board of Education has adopted Model School Library Stan-dards that teach students how to be digi-tally safe, profi cient readers and lifelong learners. School librarians need to be in the library to apply these standards and support our students. A school library is more than a room with some books in it. Research has proven that increases in the number of services school libraries provide are related to higher STAR test scores.

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Public-sector unions unfairEditor:

The commentary emanating from the rally that public-sector union sup-porters staged recently prompts this response:

Logic should tell one that nego-tiations require two adversarial parties at the bargaining table. Public-sector unions are essentially bargaining with their own ilk. The parties on the other side of the table are derivatives of the political system. The taxpayer is left out of the process. Agreements that include forced union membership fl y against the freedoms provided by the Constitution. It follows that allowing employee union dues to be used for political purposes is a

blatant abuse of the system.Taxpayers do not have similar

organization funding representing their interests. Despite the fact that their own pension benefi ts are far less than most public sector employees, they are left with the burden of funding the public sector. Does that sound fair or even viable when state budgets are growing and threaten-ing the possibility of insolvency?

Public-sector employees generally enjoy comprehensive peripheral ben-efi ts, with little or no cost to them. Such benefi ts include coverage in the areas of health care, disability, sick leave, life insurance and the like, that few private-sector employees enjoy. They are also not confronted with the type of competition for their respective jobs that exist in the private sector.

Further, they can exert inordinate pressure, including the threat of a strike, with little chance of being penalized or replaced. When thrust on the electorate, the threat of closing down public schools, ceasing to provide government services, including garbage disposal and the like, government offi cials have the tendency to cave in to demands. After all, the least path of resistance for them is to dip into the public coffers to satisfy the claims and calm potential public discontent with the results of a strike. Fairness alone dictates that public-sector workers should not have such an advantage over private-sector workers.

It should be apparent that the taxes from the private sector provide the fund-ing for the public sector. Any taxes that the public sector pays are just recircula-tion of the taxes paid by the private sector. Too long have taxpayers been unfairly saddled with the payment for defi ned benefi t public-sector employee pensions that should have been funded over the years by means of defi ned contributions. Allowing the pension plans to exist in their present form will continue to perpetuate that which cannot fi nancially survive.

The need for these unions is in question. Perhaps the responsibility for the benefi ts of public-sector employees should return to solely the legislative and executive branches.

Ben CerrutiBrentwood

Do your DBPOA homeworkEditor:

This is just a reminder to all of my fellow DBPOA members to make sure that you vote. I also encourage you to do your due diligence and research the issues before making a decision. I person-ally know a few people on the current board and they are very fi ne folks (on both sides) but this HOA has some very serious issues and we need to get the membership involved and informed if we

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Disability awareness disabledEditor:

Im a visually impaired Oakley resident who is growing weary with an uncooperative city government in my efforts to gain equal access rights to pe-destrian crossings for seniors and people with disabilities.

Although blind, Im proud to say that I am fully able to travel alone via bus, BART, Amtrak and plane. However, I fi nd it ironic that I am unable to access my local supermarket, just two blocks from my home because there is no acces-sible pedestrian signal (APS or audibly queued signal) on that route.

My fi ght for equal access pedestrian facilities was featured as a front-page newspaper article a few years ago. Since then, on numerous occasions I have re-minded the Oakley council what we need; but whenever I attend council meetings to bring up this subject, they assume they know our needs and give me a bunch of lip service.

One council woman even told me to cross Main Street to use the sidewalk on the other side. Which part of being blind does she not understand? How can they address these equal access needs if they wont even try to understand them?

City governments fi nd it easy to dismiss the right of the disabled to pedes-trian facilities, thinking were incapaci-tated and remain indoors anyway. In all of my attempts to get my point across, no one has ever tried contacting me to fi nd out what our disabled community needs. My concerns have been ignored and I was most recently sent away to deal with the city engineer, who was helpful to a certain degree, but upon further ques-tions, he ceased communication with me entirely.

Id love to be the fi rst person to use a fully accessible crosswalk at Teakwood and Main Street to visit my friends at Ra-dio Shack and B of A when the project (CIP 101) is completed. I am told the city passed my request on to CalTrans and am quite certain, this was the last of it. I fi nd it frustrating that they choose to not assert political clout and advocate for our communitys disabled residents rights.

I remain optimistic that Oakley offi -cials will see the importance of this issue, but until then, I have decided to engage other groups who will help me insist all that new projects built in Oakley be ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compli-ant.

Our most immediate concern is the Signalization Project at OHara and Cypress near Saint Anthonys Church, OHara Middle School, and leads to what will be an all-access playground (CIP 91). I have been most frustrated at obtaining specifi c information about this project from the city. Im certain the crossing feature of this project needs to be re-engineered to take all pedestrians needs into account.

Walking to dinner at Aladinos Pizza in the Luckys Shopping center and grabbing some groceries before my walk home would be a dream come true. Ill help the economy, one purchase at a time!

Jeffrey RiosOakley

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Editor:For the past few years, our seventh-

eighth-grade class has gone out into the community to intern with a variety of businesses for a three-day period of time. This experience has taught our students many things, including: what it takes to be involved in their community, what it takes to get and keep a job, plus what it will take to reach their career goals.

We would like to thank the follow-ing businesses that sponsored a student this year: Laurel Ridge Community Church, Straw Hat Pizza, Kumon Center, Clawson Construction, Antioch Paintball Park, De Anza Gardens, Best Buy, Bio Zone, Clayton Fire Department, Ameri-can Shaolin Kenpo, Sutter Delta, Dr. Fri-gard, Oakland Fire Station 24, Antioch Fire Station 81, Antioch Plumbing, Pet Frolic Inn, The Krey Academy, Museum of Ancient Life, First American Title, Turner Elementary, Bethel Island Com-munity Church, Diablo View Florist, Bright Star Christian Child Center, John Muir Elementary, and Sutter East Bay.

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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police de-partments.

BRENTWOODMarch 16, 3 a.m. A subject contacted on La Fonte Street was found to be heavily intoxicated and in possession of metal knuckles. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.March 16, 9:55 a.m. Dogs broke through the fence of a residence on Boltzen Court. County Animal Con-trol Services responded and cited the dogs owner.March 16, 6:04 p.m. On Brentwood Boulevard at Oak Street, a subject whom officers attempted to stop for vehicle code violations fled at high rate of speed. The subject was appre-hended and found to be driving un-der the influence of alcohol and on a suspended license. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.March 16, 7:31 p.m. An unidentified person used the personal information of a resident of Snapdragon Way to fraudulently obtain credit.March 17, 11:23 a.m.-2:10 p.m. Cata-lytic converters were stolen from vehi-cles parked on Fernwood Lane, Valley Green Drive and Hallmark Way.March 17, 3:51 p.m. Two subjects con-tacted on Brentwood Boulevard were found in possession of several stolen credit cards. They were arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Fa-cility.March 17, 8:28 p.m. A driver who veered off the roadway on Fairview Avenue at Hillsborough Boulevard and struck a tree was found to be driv-ing without a license.March 17, 9:30 p.m. A subject con-tacted on Presidio Drive was arrested for public intoxication and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.March 17, 10:30 p.m. A subject con-tacted on Shady Willow Lane at Grant Street was found to have two outstand-

ing warrants for his arrest. He was ar-rested and taken to the Martinez De-tention Facility.March 17, 9:43 p.m. A subject con-tacted during a probation search on McClarren Road was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. He was arrested and taken to the Marti-nez Detention Facility.March 17, 10:48 p.m. On Brentwood Boulevard at Oak Street, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving on a license suspended for DUI.March 18, 10:01 a.m. An unidentified person stole copper wire from a cell tower on West Country Club Drive.March 18, 3:43 p.m. On Brentwood Boulevard at Sand Creek Road, an un-identified person kicked and punched another subject, causing minor inju-ries.March 19, 2:49 a.m. A subject con-tacted during a probation search on Star Drive was found in possession of methamphetamine precursors.March 20, 6:28 p.m. Firefighters ex-tinguished a fire at a residence on Bal-four Road. The fire was believed to be the result of arson.

To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/reports/index.cfm.

ANTIOCHMarch 19, 12:30 a.m. Officers of the Antioch Police Department respond-ed to the report of shots fired in the parking lot of Delta Bowl on 3300 Delta Fair Blvd. Upon arrival, offi-cers found no gunshot victims, but ev-idence that a shootout had occurred: more than 30 expended shell casings of different calibers, apparent human blood and several cars pocked with bullet holes. No one at the bowling al-ley claimed to have seen anything, but all said they heard the shootout. The bowling alley was open for business at the time. A short time later, three adult males showed up separately at local

hospitals, two suffering from gunshot wounds and one from a head injury after being pistol whipped. None of the victims injuries were considered life threatening, and all three subjects were uncooperative. Video surveillance of the shootout has been obtained by APD and is currently being examined by detectives. The incident appears to have involved two groups of males and was limited to the parking lot. Those with information regarding this case should call Detective Desmond Bittner at 925-779-6939.March 19, 11:24 p.m. A driver headed eastbound on James Donlon Boule-vard at Nightingale Drive lost control of his vehicle and struck a retaining wall. The vehicle flipped on its side, killing a male passenger. Two female passengers and the driver were taken to a local hospital for treatment. One of the female passengers was listed in critical condition. The Antioch Police Department Traffic Unit is investigat-ing the incident.

OAKLEYMarch 7 A stolen vehicle was recov-ered from the 900 block of Almaden Circle.March 7 Vehicle accidents with property damage occurred on Empire Avenue at Laurel Road and on Neroly Road at Vine Hill Road.March 7 An arrest warrant was served on Carol Lane at Main Street.March 7 On Empire Avenue at Laurel Road, a subject was arrested for driv-ing under the influence of alcohol.March 7 A residence on the 600 block of Glacier Way was vandalized.March 8 A subject on Live Oak Av-enue at Main Street was found to be under the influence of drugs.March 8 A vehicle was towed from the 900 block of Chianti Way.March 8 Grand theft occurred on the 100 block of Vinca Court.March 9 A subject on Big Break Road at Main Street was caught sell-ing narcotics.

March 9 A vehicle accident with in-juries occurred on the 400 block of Del Antico Avenue.March 9 On Carol Lane at Main Street, a subject was arrested for DUI.March 9 A vehicle on the 1500 block of Neroly Road was burglarized.March 9 A residence on the 1000 block of Vineyard Drive was burglar-ized.March 10 A vehicle was stolen from the 1800 block of Santa Fe Street.March 10 A subject was found to be under the influence of drugs on Chi-anti Way at Lorenzetti Drive.March 10 On Charles Lane at Main Street, a subject was arrested for DUI.March 10 On the 5100 block of Fairhaven Court, a subject was arrest-ed for domestic battery.March 10 Felony vandalism occurred on the 3200 block of Main Street.March 10 Arrest warrants were served on the 5300 block of Live Oak Avenue and on the 900 block of Chi-anti Way.March 10 On La Casa Drive at Ve-rona Avenue, on West Acme Street at OHara Avenue and on Neroly Road at Placer Drive, subjects were arrested for DUI.March 10 On the 2500 block of Main Street, a subject was arrested for pub-lic intoxication.March 12 On Empire Avenue at Gate-way Drive, on Main Street at Vintage Parkway, on Almondwood Place at Neroly Road, on Main Street at Vin-tage Parkway and on Main Street at OHara Avenue, subjects were arrested for DUI.March 12 On the 5100 block of Live Oak Avenue, a court order for domes-tic violence was issued.March 13 An uncontrollable juve-nile was reported on the 4900 block of Frank Hengel Way.March 13 A subject was found in violation of a court order on the 5400 block of Live Oak Avenue.

COP LOGSFROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH LOGS A vehicle struck a retaining wall on James Donlon Bou-levard in Antioch, resulting the death of a male passen-ger and the critical injury of a female passenger.March 19, 11:24 p.m.

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The full screen engulfs you, transporting you into the action of the story.

But IMAX isnt likely to domi-nate moviegoing, according to LeDrew. IMAX is exciting, but not every fi lm should be in IMAX, he said. Just like not every movie should be in 3D. An IMAX experience is good for big fi lms like Avatar, which was an epic movie with landmark special effects. Thats something you want to see big. But a movie like The Kings Speech? Thats fi ne in 2D.

The IMAX theater will open with Fast Five: An IMAX Experience, the fi fth installment of the Fast and the Fu-rious franchise, and a series of block-busters will roll out throughout the sum-mer, including Thor in IMAX 2D and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in IMAX 3D.

But since IMAX isnt for everyone, 2D and digital 3D versions of those fi lms will also be released, giving everyone a chance to enjoy them. Thats good news to Brentwood resident Annette Epstein, who prefers her movies without all the bells and whistles.

IMAX is an experience like no oth-er, but its a little too in your face for me, she said. Now, my kids love it because its big and loud and you feel like youre right in the action, but its not for me. Al-though, if the last Harry Potter movie is in IMAX, and its right here in town, I might have to give it another try.

Epstein is in luck. The fi nal Harry Potter fi lm will be released in IMAX 3D

along with Cars 2 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

When IMAX debuted in 1967, IMAX fi lms were nature and science documenta-ries, but in the past fi ve years, Hollywood has embraced this evolving movie technol-ogy and produced enough IMAX fi lms to fi ll out the calendar. Devine said Rave will most likely pass on documentaries.

The tickets cost more but LeDrew said its worth it. I love movies, but hon-estly, there are a lot of fi lms out right now that arent worth seeing on the big screen. But when its in IMAX, its worth every penny. You feel like youre in the movie, and thats a great way to experience an ac-tion fl ick like youre right at the center of everything.

LeDrew is far from alone in his en-thusiasm, which is why Rave is adding IMAX theaters to more than a dozen of its facilities across the country. Its very clear that consumers associate the IMAX brand with the best way to go to the mov-ies, and we believe that sentiment fi ts ide-ally with the direction and image of the Rave brand, said Tom Stephenson, Rave vice chairman.

Many factors contributed to our decision to expand our IMAX business, including the ongoing success of Holly-wood fi lms in that format, the impressive fi lm slate and the favorable economics of IMAXs digital projection system.

For more information about Rave IMAX theaters and upcoming fi lms, visit www.ravemotionpictures.com.

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Rave from page 3AGarden club turns 75The Knightsen Garden Club celebrated

75 years of service to the community in Feb-ruary. The social and service club was estab-lished in February of 1936. Charter members included many descendants of Knightsens early settlers.

A gala birthday party celebration, fea-turing potluck soup and a ceremonial cake, was held in January. Butternut squash soup was provided by Carolyn Sherfy, minestrone soup from the kitchen of Cecelia Tomayo-Canzani and homemade chicken and rice soup by Alberta Liddington. Other mem-bers provided additional homemade dishes such as a variety of breads, vegetables, salads and rice pudding.

Present at the party were members, family and friends. The eldest member pres-ent was Gladys Mercer, who joined in 1956. The second longest attending member pres-ent was her daughter, Pat Bello, who joined in 1964.

In 2008, the volunteer Knightsen Firefi ghters Association merged with the Knightsen Garden Club. Since that time they have restored the historic clubhouse in downtown Knightsen. The building has also been the meeting place of the Knightsen Town Advisory Council and the Knightsen Community Service District.

In addition to being the only social club in the neighborhood, the Knighsten Gar-den Clubs serves the needs of the Knight-sen Community and provide support to the Knightsen Elementary School District.

The club, under the direction of Presi-dent Barr Everhart, is currently soliciting new members. Annual dues are $15. All adults with an interest in Knightsen are in-vited to come to a meeting or two and sub-mit a membership application. Meetings are held at the clubhouse on the fi rst Monday of the month, usually at 7 p.m. For more infor-mation, call Carolyn at 925-516-7798.

Cutting a rug in OakleyExperience the joy of ballroom dancing

and learn to dance for pleasure or for special occasions. The City of Oakley is offering sin-gles and couples ballroom dance classes that include fox trot, tango, waltz, cha-cha and swing dancing. All classes are held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 1250 OHara Ave. Couples class is held Thursdays, March 31 to May 5. The fee is $96 per couple for resi-dents; $106 per couple for non-residents.

Mens class is held Mondays, March 28 to May 2. The fee is $60 for residents; $70 for non-residents. Womens class is held Wednesdays, March 30 to May 4. The fee is $60 for residents; $70 for non-residents.

Pre-registration is required at City Hall, 3231 Main St. in Oakley. For more informa-tion, call 925-625-7044 or e-mail coelho@ci.oakley.ca.us.

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Curves to kick off food drive in April

During the month of April, Curves of Antioch will participate in the 13th annual Curves Food Drive, which col-lects non-perishable food and cash do-nations to benefit a local food bank.

Current members who make a $30 donation or an equivalent donation of food are eligible to receive a Curves re-usable Food Drive grocery bag. From April 4 through 17, Curves will waive the membership fee for new members who donate a bag of non-perishable food or make a minimum do-nation of $30.

In addition to the food and monetary do-nations that each gym collects, Curves In-ternational is offering gyms the opportunity to win cash prizes for their local food banks. Prizes will be awarded to clubs that collect the most food and clubs that beat their 2010 donation level by the largest amount. Prizes will also

be awarded to two randomly selected clubs drawn from all the clubs who en-ter the contest. Curves clubs have do-nated more than 61 million pounds of food in the United States and Canada since 2004.

The past few years have been dif-ficult for many families, said Curves founder Diane Heavin. Curves an-

nual Food Drive is one way that everyone in

the Antioch area can make a real differ-

ence for a local fam-ily who is struggling.

We encourage everyone, not just our members or those who are thinking about joining our gym, to make a cash donation or drop off a bag of non-perishable food items in April.

For more information about the 2011 Curves Food Drive and Curves of Antioch, 3132 Contra Loma Blvd., call 925-777-9787. For more information about Curves, visit www.curves.com.

Homeless Animals Response Program (HARP) is celebrating its fifth anniversary by providing five bags of dog food to each person who adopts a dog from HARP in the next month. All dogs and puppies are up to date on immunizations (including rabies if they are more than 4 months old), spayed or neutered, and micro chipped. The adoption fee is $200.

Dogs will be available at Petsmart, 5829 Lone Tree Way in Antioch (Slatten Ranch Shopping Center) on Sundays from noon to 3 p.m.

HARP has rescued and re-homed 661 cats and 393 dogs in the past five years. Many of these 1,054 dogs and cats have been pulled from local shel-ters just days before they were sched-uled to be put down. Many others were surrendered from people in our community who could not finan-cially care for them. This service to the community by HARP volunteers saves taxpayer money. All revenues go to programs to save lives. There

are no rent or salary expenses.For more information, visit

www.harp-rescue.org or call 925-431-8546. Volunteers and foster families are always needed.

HARPs 35th birthday(or 5th in human years)

Photo courtesy of HARP

Like many other dogs, Jack, above, faced a short future as a resident of an animal shelter until HARP stepped in and found him a home. The organization is celebrating its fth anniversary.

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Years ago I would have let my po-litical opinions be known and raised my voice about taxes. In late 1969 I put away my soapbox and now I am happy to say there is good news about taxes. Yes, I said good news. From hippy pro-tester to information booth, I enjoy this much more and I dont get into as much trouble!

AARP has a program that provides free tax return service. A fabulous group of volunteers are available to do low- to moderate-income tax returns for people over 60 who reside in Contra Costa Coun-ty. You do not need to be an AARP mem-ber. If you are unsure if you qualify (most people do), you can call Mike Callahan for basic information at 925-673-9767 or e-mail him at sendmike@pacbell.net. The program doesnt do income or rental property. Might I add again: its free!

You need to make an appointment. To get your tax return prepared Tuesdays at the Pittsburgh Senior Center, 300 Presi-dio Lane, call 925-252-4890. If youd like to get your tax return prepared Wednes-days at the Brentwood Senior Center, 193 Griffi th Lane, drop by in person to set up an appointment. The Antioch Senior Center, 415 W. Second St., is the venue for tax-return preparation on Thursdays.

Call 925-778-1158.Get scheduled as soon as possible, as

I imagine the slots fi ll up quickly.This amazing program, which served

1,429 seniors last year, is run by volunteers and needs more volunteers to continue running next year.

Two of the most important needs are unrelated to tax matters and require no knowledge in this fi eld. One is ad-ministrative and the other technical. The technical coordinator should be some-one with good software/hardware back-ground. The district coordinator should be a good administrator, an organized person who has some management back-ground.

Ideal candidates for these roles are retired and looking for an opportunity to help others by using their expertise. Its also a great way to meet people and make new friends. If you know someone or are interested yourself, contact Mike for more information on these needs. This program takes the toxic out of taxes.

If this was 1969, my sign would read differently, but in 2011 my new sign says Free Is Good!

Marla Luckhardt, a Discovery Bay resident and member of the East Contra Costa Senior Coalition, works with several local senior care and advocacy groups. To contact her, e-mail marla2054@aol.com.

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F reedom High School French teacher Francoise Boden orga-nized a summer trip to Europe with students in the Liberty Union High School District and their Hometown Weekly Newspaper. The group toured Venice, Paris and Giverny. Seen here with the Brentwood Press at the Rialto Bridge in Venice, front row from left, are Sheila Fisher, Brianna Cecchi, Brittany Smith, Maria Oseguera, Nathalie Rodriguez, Taylor Machado, Amethyst Maxson and Liberty High French teacher Madame Salsig (holding paper); back row: Amy Salazar, Jess Brittain, Ashley Castaldi, Celina Nevel , Matt Castle, Luis Flores, Claire Joseph, Robyn Highsmith and Megan Alsup.

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Lions, Falcons to be inducted into Hall of FameSix former Liberty Union High

School District athletes and one team will be honored on April 16 as part of the dis-tricts Hall of Fame induction night, held at Heritage High.

The 1979 Liberty High football team, Liberty football and wrestling star Billy Beltram, Liberty football and baseball standout David Martin, MVP defensive lineman Gabe Dal Porto, Freedom cham-pion wrestler Jason Montgomery, record-breaking Liberty swimmer John Dwelley and Freedom three-sport star Keri Kresev-ich will be inducted into the districts Hall of Fame.

Tickets are $37.50 and must be pre-paid at Liberty Alternative Education, 929 Second St. For information, call Joann Morrison at 925-634-2565, ext. 1022.

1979 Liberty football teamAfter posting three consecutive win-

ning seasons between 1976, 78 and 79, the Liberty Lions football team enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in school history, posting a 7-1 overall mark and capturing a share of the Foothill Ath-letic League title.

Led by head coach Mark Watson and assistant coaches Jerry Lilley and John Rodgers, the 1979 group proved one of the stingiest defensive groups ever to set foot on Ohmstede Field. Led by a defense that allowed a scant 86 points all season a mark unequaled since that time the Lions won their fi nal four contests of the season to claim their share of the league championship.

Half of the team received all-league honors, including fi rst-team honors for David Continente, Gordon Ball, Kevin Vornhagen, Louis Fernandez, Brian Bid-dle and Stan Orman. Fernandez was also recognized as the teams Most Valuable Player, while Biddle and Ball represented the Lions in the annual Contra Costa-Al-ameda All-Star Game in the summer of 1980.

Billy BeltramBilly Beltram attended Liberty High

School from 1994 through 98. During that time he became an outstanding force in two sports football and wrestling.

In wrestling, Beltram went on to be-come a three-year varsity letterman, com-peting in the 198-pound weight class as a

The 1979 Liberty High football team, co-champions of the Foothill Athletic League, will be inducted into the Liberty Union High School District Hall of Fame next month.

Photo courtesy of Liberty Union High School District

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Allison Felix, Ashley Rowley and Austin Rowley put on their game faces at Antioch Little Leagues recent Opening Day celebration at Antioch High School. The events parade was led by the Chal-lenger program for kids with disabilities. On Saturday, April 2, the league holds a grand unveiling of the elds at 10 a.m., followed by a Challenger Invitational at 11 a.m. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/antiochlittleleague.

Boys and girls of summer

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The brackets of Saturdays Logan Bailey Memorial Invitational looked more like the playoffs than the pre-season. The tournament set the stage for clashes between boys volleyball

powerhouses such as De La Salle, Deer Valley, San Ramon Valley and Amador Valley.

The Wolverines got an early look at teams they hope to face in May, losing just one match en route to a championship in the silver bracket by

Deer Valleys Noah Labonte, left, and Marcus Lee elevate for a block during the Wolverines win over Mission San Jose.

Photo by Angelo Garcia, Jr.

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East County BMXers team up for fun

While the Brentwood Bike Team isnt the first of its kind in East County, its formation in January was a major step for local BMX enthusiasts who want to see the sport grow in the area.

The teams main sponsor is the Brentwood Bike Company, owned by Chris and Bobbi Michalski. The team of eight kids was selected from a group of more than two dozen that tried out in November. The Brentwood Bike Team is run in the same way that high schools run their teams. In addition to demon-strating a proficiency in the sport, members (ranging in age from 13 to 20) must carry at least a 2.0 grade point average. While the Michalskis are happy to give them an opportunity, they also hope the team will help cultivate a crop of young riders for the future.

Its a growing sport, and its been growing for years. Its not something thats brand new, said Bob-bi. With more and more of the kids of the commu-nity growing up and getting into BMX, we need to kind of plan for their future.

A problem faced by the Brentwood Bike Team, as well as others, is the lack of a legal local venue. Right now, they hone their abilities on out-of-town trips to bike parks such as the one in Fresno. The local opportunities come at bike shows such as the one held at the recent Brentwood Chamber of Com-merce Mixer. Other than that, the only opportunities to ride come from whatever the kids can find in the community.

One misconception team members want to dis-pel is their alleged air of unpleasantness. Instead, their goal is to spread the sports popularity by being

friendly role models to prospective BMXers.I was instantly attracted to it, said team mem-

ber Mikey Bonzi, 14, of Discovery Bay. Its like a getaway for me.

In addition to raising awareness, the Brentwood Bike Company hopes to gain additional sponsors for the team. Sponsors not only support the team finan-cially; they act as volunteers at events such as the BMX contest on April 2, which will be a part of the Brentwood Bike Companys anniversary party.

Beyond the sheer enjoyment of riding, members see the team as an opportunity to meet new friends. Its a diverse group. Everybody just has their own styles and personalities, said Marcos Revuelta, 17, the consensus best rider on the team. Its really fun. Its really fun to go out on road trips and hang out with people who are different.

For sponsorship and event information, call the Brentwood Bike Company at 925-634-5000, e-mail brent-woodbikeco@att.net or visit www.brentwoodbikeco.com.

Brentwood Bike Team member Jordan Brockman performs at the recent Brentwood Chamber of Commerce Mixer.

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Overall, I think we played pret-ty well, senior outside hitter Jason Agopian said. When we play teams like this, it just helps us out so much more.

Deer Valley, which hosted the tour-nament along with Heritage, beat Mon-te Vista in its first match 25-14, 25-13. Next, the Wolverines moved on to face Chico, winning 25-16 and 25-10.

However, it was Deer Valleys third game that was the truest test. An en-ergized Campolindo squad surprised the Wolverines, easily winning the first game 25-16. Deer Valley claimed a 25-14 victory in the next game, but couldnt hold off the Cougars in a sur-prisingly tense atmosphere. Campolin-do finished off the Wolverines 15-12 to send them to the silver bracket.

Head coach Lou Panzella was im-pressed by how his squad bounced back from the loss to the Cougars. Deer Val-ley (7-2) was hoping to get a shot at the true upper-echelon teams in the area such as De La Salle and Amador Val-ley, but the team didnt let the loss af-fect them. Instead, the Wolverines went back to work.

Im glad we came back up and won the silver bracket instead of pout-ing, Panzella said. I feel pretty good about where we are. Weve got a couple more tournaments coming up in the

next few weeks.Deer Valley toppled Mission San

Jose of Fremont in the next round 25-16 and 25-14. Next, the Wolverines beat College Park 25-12 in both games.

In the final game of the silver bracket, Deer Valley defeated North-gate 25-20, 25-19. Against the Broncos, sophomore setter Derrico Kwa made 25 assists. The 6-foot-7-inch Agopian notched 11 kills while senior outside hitter Taylor Higgs contributed eight. Senior libero Brian Yi finished with 11 digs.

I think we were a little disappoint-ed that we ended up in the silver divi-sion, but we lost that crossover game to Campolindo, who is really good, so it wasnt like it was a bad loss, Panzella said. The results of the day show how much equity there is of local teams.

Every other Bay Valley Athletic League team competed in the tourna-ment, though none achieved the Wol-verines success. Antioch and Freedom qualified for the silver bracket, but lost in the first round to Northgate and College Park, respectively.

Liberty advanced to the second round of the bronze bracket, held at Heritage, after its competitor failed to show up. The Lions ended up losing to Washington, which beat Pittsburg in its first game. Heritage fell to Granada in the opening round of the bronze tour-nament.

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What has been a bumpy start for Freedom Highs boys varsity tennis team got smoother on Tuesday, as the Falcons claimed an 8-1 victory over Antioch.

At the head of the winning effort was junior Justin Monge, who so far is 2-0 as Freedoms top singles player. Recently bumped up from the No. 2 slot, Monge has responded well to the leadership role. It took a tiebreaker on Tuesday, but Monge was able to earn a victory over the Panthers top athlete, Ikram Najib.

I just tried hard and everything went into place, Monge said.

The win gave the Falcons a 5-5 record overall; 1-1 against Bay Valley Athletic League teams.

Freedom went 5-1 in singles play, los-ing to Antioch in the No. 5 match, as Mike Bongi emerged over Drake Miller. The Fal-cons also swept all three doubles games.

Though the score was not exactly in the Panthers favor, head coach Larry John-

son felt they fought Freedom admirably in what will likely be a season of growth. An-tioch fell to 0-6 overall (0-1 BVAL).

It was good to see Ikram come back from being down, and in the second set, strike back, Johnson said. Weve got a lot of young players that just have to de-velop their game and hopefully show some improvement throughout the season and into next year.

Things were not as positive on Mon-day for the Falcons, who found themselves on the business end of a 9-0 victory by Heritage, believed by some coaches to be the next BVAL champion. Freedom head coach Steve Amaro felt Tuesdays win was important, allowing the team to recover mentally and prepare for Deer Valley and the next match-up with the Patriots.

There are still things that we need to work on, but the positive thing that I saw is that everybody was willing to work on im-provement, Amaro said. The things that we did poorly (Monday), they put behind them and really had a team focus.

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Freedom bounces back in victory over Antioch

Freedom No. 2 singles player Vince Sandoval, a senior, readies to return a shot in Tuesdays victory over Antioch.

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Facing constant wind and overcast skies threatening rain, Freedom and Heritages boys golf teams got their league season underway on Tuesday. Fortunately, the rain didnt hit Brentwoods Creekside Nine until the golfers were done.

In addition to the less than ideal conditions, the Patriots were missing two of their top players, juniors Tyler Connell and Ryan Bell. Heritage fi elded fi ve sophomores and one senior, a lineup good enough to pull out a 222-259 victory over the Falcons. Sophomore Chris Maxwell played in the Patriots top position and recorded the lowest score for either team on the par-40 course, making four pars and one birdie on his way to carding a 40.

I played pretty well; I had some good holes, said Maxwell. I hit my irons and chipped and putted well. My driver wasnt the greatest but it was OK. It didnt really hurt me; it wasnt that bad.

Sophomore Carney Hocking made fi ve pars and one double-bogey on his way to a 41. Heritage sophomores Justin Barnes and Tyler Brookens shot 46 and 44, respectively.

Freedom featured two sophomores, two juniors and two seniors. The Falcons top two players were junior Dave White and senior Dan Milina, each carding a 45. Behind them were juniors Kyle Timm and Nick Wagner, who posted 53 and 55.

Weve been doing alright, said White. We just need to practice more, probably with longer practices. And we should really focus on putting.

Heritage coach Mark Tinder was happy with the progress of his young team. A day before playing the Falcons, the Patriots placed 12th at the 21-team Aiello Invitational tournament held in Discovery Bay and hosted by Liberty. Among Bay Valley Athletic League teams, Deer Valley posted the best fi nish, third, following San

Ramon Valley and Monte Vista.To Tinder, that was a step up to a new

level. To get to the next level, the players must believe theyre good enough to be there.

Falcons coach Ken Saunders acknowledged that his golfers have work to do. Their preseason matches and tournaments were rained out, leaving them less prepared for their opening match. Despite that and despite the loss, Saunders is happy with his roster.

This is basically my core group, said Saunders. Theyre dedicated. Even though its spring break, theyre here. Theyre determined to make something for the team and for themselves.

The task will get no easier for Freedom, which plays Deer Valley and Liberty in its next two matches. Heritage will host Antioch on Thursday before its own back-to-back matches against the Wolverines and Lions, the only teams to fi nish ahead of the Patriots in league play a season ago.

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As Freedoms David White watches, Heritage golfer Justin Barnes putts on the 12th hole on Tuesday.

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sophomore and 215-pound weight class as a junior and senior. His senior year culminated in his coronation as champion at the BVAL and NCS tournaments, and placing seventh over-all in the state of California at the CIF State tournament.

Beltrams football achievements are as impressive as his wrestling stats. In his fi rst year on the varsity football team, he was selected as First Team All-BVAL as a defensive end and was named Libertys Lineman of the Year. As a return-ing letterman in his senior year, he was selected as All-BVAL Second Team Defensive End, Liberty High School Team Lineman of the Year and team captain.

David L. MartinDavid L. Martin attended Liberty Union High School

from 1984 to88, during which time he established his reputa-tion as an outstanding two-sport athlete, student leader and scholar. As a freshman, Martin earned a varsity letter as the starting third baseman for the varsity baseball team and won the Top-Hitter Award with a .364 batting average. He was se-lected as a FAL Honorable Mention Award winner and let-tered on the junior varsity football team.

In his sophomore year, Martin again started at third base and won the Top-Hitter Award this time with a siz-zling .435 average. He was selected to the FAL All-League Second Team and lettered on the varsity football squad as a linebacker.

Many honors were bestowed on Martin. He was named Yearbook Athlete of the Year, the Brentwood News Scholar Athlete, received a Presidential Fitness Award and was select-ed to the Northern California-National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame for his achievements as a scholar, citizen and athlete.

Gabe Dal PortoA Liberty student from 1995 to 99, Gabe Dal Porto be-

came a stalwart of the Lions football program, earning letters as a freshman and sophomore on the freshman and junior varsity teams and making a huge impact on the varsity foot-ball team in his junior and senior years.

As a defensive end the rush end he established a Liberty record of 15 sacks. He was named a First-Team All-League defensive lineman, MVP defensive lineman, and was selected to the Tri-County First Team for the 98 season. He was also a member of the Block L Society at Liberty.

Gabe is the fi rst third-generation family member to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. His father, Steve, was a football standout at Liberty and the University of Colorado and inducted into the Class of 2001 Hall of Fame. His grandfather, Bob, played on the University of California Rose Bowl team in 1949 and was inducted into the class of 93 Hall of Fame.

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Montgomery never shied away from competition, par-ticipating in varsity wrestling during his freshman year. He established himself as one of the team anchors and built success with an impressive league and tournament record in wrestling. He is one of the few freshman students able to transition and play varsity football. In his fi rst season, he won the Most Improved Award. In his sophomore year, he was named to the all-BVAL team.

During his junior year, Montgomery was Freedoms anchor on the wrestling squad, becoming the fi rst Freedom student to win a NCS Individual Championship. On the football fi eld, he won the Outstanding Lineman award and Offensive Lineman of the Year award. He also lettered all four years as a heavyweight in Greco Roman Freestyle.

John DwelleyJohn Dwelley entered Liberty High School in 2000

and became a standout swimmer unlike any in Lions his-tory. As a freshman in the spring of 2001, he broke the 100-, 200-, and 500-yard freestyle school records and was named to the All-League First Team. He went on to place fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:36.82) and fi fth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.60) at NCS, earning him recognition as a National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) High School All American Honorable Mention Team member.

During his sophomore year, Dwelley continued his win-ning ways by earning BVAL First Team All-League honors once again, and dominated the competition in his junior year. His versatility began to emerge and he broke Liberty team records in the 100-yard butterfl y, 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley.

Dwelley posted an incredible senior year. In addition to being named Most Valuable Swimmer, he was selected as Libertys Most Outstanding Senior Athlete in 2004. An exceptional swimmer, John was also recognized for his academic abilities, capturing the NCS Scholar Athlete and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American awards. He ac-cepted a full-ride swimming scholarship to Arizona State University.

Keri KresevichKeri Kresevich is one of the true originals at Freedom

High School, attending Freedom from 1996 to 2000. She was a member of Freedoms original freshman class, an aca-demic and extracurricular club leader, and the schools fi rst tri-sport athlete. She attended Oakley schools from kinder-garten through high school graduation and maintained an honors GPA during her time at Freedom.

Kresevich is best known for her tennis accolades, earn-ing four consecutive Freedom MVP awards, but she was also a leader in basketball and track. Between her freshmen and sophomore year, she not only saw her stats improve from a 5.8 points per game average to 6.9, but ran track and was the anchor of the 4x400 medley relay.

Tennis was her greatest passion. Once Freedom moved to varsity competition in her sophomore year, she earned all-league recognition, moving from Honorable Mention in the TCAL as a sophomore to Second Team status in her junior and senior years.

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Colopy feels that Discovery has not breached its contract and that there should have been a 60-day negotiation period after the notice of default, as a 2003 development agreement states. According to Colopy, Dis-covery has been open and willing to negoti-ate with the city.

On Monday, both sides met in closed session and agreed that things were moving toward a more amicable resolution. How-ever, Colopy maintains that City Council has been negotiating in secret regarding this project, changing the terms of a tentative resolution without notice, a violation of the states Brown Act.

Discovery Builders, as Ive said be-fore, and Ill say it again, is very upset and concerned with the way the City of Antioch has been handling this issue, Colopy said. Weve been attacked and our business reputation has been injured, because of the various statements that are being made by City Council.

Colopy brought with him the tentative resolution from Mondays closed session meeting, annotated with what he felt were several changes Antioch made behind the

developers back. Colopy said that if An-tioch moves ahead without Discovery, the company would take legal action.

Despite Colopys protestations, City Council voted 4-0 to put the project back out to bid, moving forward without Dis-covery. Councilman Wade Harper excused himself from the vote, noting that Discovery might have contributed money to his cam-paign.

We seem to be arguing over timing, and pointing fi ngers, Councilman Gary Agopian said. I think its repugnant to ac-cuse this council of acting in secret, and if theres concerns about someones reputation being damaged, Im concerned about the reputation of the city and its citizens, who by inference are entering into this contract. Were being very prudent in asking for the contract to be adhered to.

Nerland rebutted Colopys claim that the changes are the result of clandestine discussions. Mr. Colopys letter today, al-leging that the city is meeting in secret and violating the Brown Act, is so absurd that one must question his motives, Nerland said at Tuesdays meeting.

The council also voted to transfer $1 million from the citys Redevelopment Agency to the Capital Improvements Fund

to cover construction costs. If Gov. Browns proposal for the state to take away cities re-development funds succeeds, Antioch wou