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HANK STRATFORD

MAYOR’S CORNER

Doing the right thing acommunity effort

I still remember one fallmorning while in college. I wasdriving to class and noticedanother college student on thesidewalk having trouble with herbicycle.

My first thought was that Ishould stop and help her.Almost immediately, though, Istarted thinking of reasons whyit was OK not to stop.

These reasons included thatI might be late to class, I didn’tknow her so it might be awk-ward or I may not be able to fixthe bike anyway. Of course, asthis debate was going on in myhead, I was driving farther andfarther away – making it morelikely that I would be late forclass if I went back.

To put the debate to rest, Icame up with the convincingreason why it was OK not tostop and help. I reasoned that itwas good for this young womanto have this experience – shecould learn to fix her own bicy-cle and learn how to workthrough challenges. To ease myconscience, I told myself that bynot helping her I was really help-ing her.

This incident has stayed withme – not because I was proud ofthe way I justified not helping,

See Mayor, page 3

Teens arrested for serial strong-arm robberies

Three 16-year-olds, one fromClayton and two from Concord,were arrested last week for astring of strong-arm robberies inClayton and will be charged withrobbery, conspiracy to commitrobbery and possession ofstolen goods. The three young

men, two African-Americansand one Caucasian, attendClayton Valley High School. Afourth suspect is still underinvestigation.

The spree began the after-noon of June 30, when twoConcord teens, 14 and 15, werejumped from behind in theClayton pedestrian tunnel. Bothboys were roughed up and sus-

tained minor injuries. They wererobbed of their iPods, cellphones and wallets.

On July 9, two more boyswere robbed at Main Streets andMarsh Creek Road near theCorral. The next day, anotherboy was robbed near the Easleytrail. On July 13, while policewere responding to the fourthrobbery in the Oakhurst area,

two more youngsters wereassaulted near the middle school.All seven victims were betweenthe ages of 14 and 18.

According to Chief DanLawrence, the suspects drove bythe victims in a black Mustang ineach case, apparently looking foran easy mark. They would stop,get out, pass by the victims, thenturn and jump them from

behind, saying “Yo, gimme yours**t.”

A break in the case camewhen police sent an email con-taining a description of theassailants and the Mustang to afew local parents. Word quicklyspread through a large, informalemail network. Within an hour,police received a reply withinformation that led them to the

first suspect, an Oakhurst resi-dent.

One of the young victimshad memorized four digits ofthe Mustang’s license plate. Ablack Mustang with the matchingfour digits was parked at the sus-pect’s Oakhurst home. Inside thehome was a backpack taken in

TAMARA STEINER

Clayton Pioneer

City moves forward with Oak Street project

The west end of townmoved a step closer to the ful-fillment of a vision last monthwith the completion of plansfor a commercial building with7,200 sq. ft. of street level retailspace and seven residential unitsupstairs.

The project sits on threecity-owned creekside lots acrossfrom Endeavor Hall. Originallydubbed Rivulet, it was started in2008 by the Komgold Co.,developers of the Flora Squarebuilding across the street. In2009, the Rivulet project cameto a halt when the developerfailed to replenish the depositaccount.

The plans were nearly com-plete and the environmentalstudies were done, so the citystepped in to pick up the project

Village Market owners pondering sale options

Clayton’s historic downtownhas evolved over the years as thecity, property owners, business-people and residents try to main-tain a small town flavor whilemeeting the needs of contempo-rary life and commerce.

No building is more repre-sentative of this evolution thanthe Village Market adjacent toThe Grove park. For long-timeresidents, the “little store” or“the blue store” says small town.Since it reopened in January2008 after being closed for fouryears following a fire, the shinynew building with an interna-tional deli in the rear has person-ified 21st century Clayton.

Now, this city landmarksports white banners with largered, blue and yellow type on the

front and rear facades blaring“Business Available, ForLease/Sale.”

The Sandhu family hasowned the building and operatedthe business for nearly twodecades, since they purchased itfrom Don and Carmen Williams,who still live in Clayton. Sam andBalwinder Sandhu began operat-ing the market in 1991 and sonJohnny was immediately madechief stock boy while attendingPine Hollow Middle School.

TOO MANY LONG HOURS

The signs intentionally arebroad in the message since theSandhus are willing to listen tooffers for either the VillageMarket on Main Street orJohnny’s International Deli busi-ness on Center Street or a pur-chase of the property includingthe businesses.

“We’d like to keep our ties tothe community, so we’re notlooking to sell everything,”Johnny Sandhu says.

“I’m working 12-14 hours aday between the market and

JAY BEDECARRÉ

Clayton Pioneer

When Mayor Hank Stratfordconvened a community groupearly this year to study imple-menting a character develop-ment program in local schools,he couldn’t have imagined thattwo separate incidents involvingcriminal activity by young menfrom the community would bemaking headlines just as theyunveiled an outline of the pro-posal.

“In light of recent incidents,the timing couldn’t be better to

Mayor wantsto buildcharacter inarea students

JAY BEDECARRÉ

Clayton Pioneer

TAMARA STEINER

Clayton Pioneer

See Creekside page 4

Viz/f/x , architects

PLANS FOR CREEKSIDE TERRACE, A COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING on Oak Street, were completed by the city last month afterthe original developer defaulted in 2008. The building, originally called Rivulet, was designed by Clayton architect, RobertStaehle and includes 7,200 sq. ft. of retail space on the ground floor with seven residential units above.

Tamara Steiner/Clayton Pioneer

AFTER NEARLY 20 YEARS, Village Market owners Sam Sandhu(left) and son Johnny Sandhu are planning to sell one or bothof the businesses housed in their Main Street building. See Character, page 6

See Market, page 8

See Robberies, page 9

Emily Burkin planned to have aquick dinner with her folks at Ed’sMudville Grill in Clayton on June 18while her boyfriend, Jason Gardnerwas in Texas where he was stationedwith the US Army – or, so shethought.

What she didn’t know was thatJason, son of Salvation Army MajorsClay and Pam Gardner of Clayton,had flown in to surprise her with aproposal and a ring. He’d chosen Ed’sbecause Emily had worked there forthree years and the staff was likeextended family.

In on the surprise, Ed Moresi qui-eted the crowd (no mean feat) andJason dropped to one knee. “Emily, Ilove you with all my heart. Will you

marry me?” Emily said “yes” and theyoung couple will wed at the

Salvation Army Church in Concordon Aug. 7. Major Clay Gardner willofficiate.

Emily is the daughter of Kathyand Jim Burkin of Concord. She is a2009 graduate of Clayton ValleyHigh where she was namedLeadership Altair in her senior year.

Spc. Jason is an ApacheHelicopter Mechanic in the US Army.He graduated from CVHS in 2006.The two met while trying out for theschool band.

The couple will live in Texaswhere Emily will attend CentralTexas College before transferring tothe University of Texas where shewill study to become a RegisteredDietician

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Kathleen and Roy Driscoll celebrate60 years of marriage

Garden Angel returns to homeland to wed

Kathleen (Kathie) Driscoll andRoy (Louis) Bailey, raised in theAltadena and Pasadena area, knewof each other through theirchurch, families and schoolupbringing. They became roman-tically acquainted after bumpinginto each other in San Francisco.After a whirlwind courtship ofless then a year, they were marriedin Pasadena on July 15, 1950, withtheir families present.

Kathie and Louis moved toBerkeley to start their new mar-ried life together. Exactly one yearlater, their first child was born andshortly after they bought theirfirst home in Pleasant Hill. Overthe next 25 years, they movedtwice to larger houses in PleasantHill and Martinez to raise Bill,Chris, Richard, Noel, Matthewand Tim.

As their children moved ontolives of their own, Louis wasready to retire after 31 years withthe Contra Costa County PublicWorks Department. Kathie pur-sued her love of children duringthis time by earning a child devel-opment certificate from DVC andworking in preschools for about10 years.

Later, Kathie and Louis movedto the Heather Farms area inWalnut Creek to enjoy the retiredlife. Now living happily inClayton, Kathie and Louis contin-ue to enjoy the company of alltheir children and what the fruitsof life have brought them.

They will celebrate this mile-stone anniversary at a gathering inthe home of their daughter inNapa.

Hans Wiesendanger,known as the Garden Angelof St. Bonaventure CatholicChurch, returned to his nativeSwitzerland and was marriedto Heidi Eigenheer onSaturday, June 26.

The two met inSwitzerland in the summer of2008 after exchangingChristmas cards for over 50years.

Heidi visited America forthe first time in 2009 and theirloved bloomed. They will livein Moriken, Switzerlandwhere they will spend theirsunset years gardening,singing, hiking and welcomingvisiting family from America.

The Meditation Garden atSt. Bonaventure’s is the resultof many years of Hans’ vol-unteer gardening.

JASON GARDNER AND EMILY BURKIN

KATHIE AND LOUIS BAILEY at their 1950wedding

HEIDI AND HANS WIESENDANGER on their wedding day with granddaughter, Beth.

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July 31 LaurentFourgo & HisOrchestraThe Big Band Sound

Aug. 14Diamond DaveOldies to today’s top hits

Aug. 28East Bay MuddSoul, Funk, R&B

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ConcertsPioneer visits Monticellowith the Moss brothers

Kieran Moss, 8, and his brotherAidan, 6, recently travelled to Monticello,the historic home of Thomas Jefferson,founding father and author of theDeclaration of Independence.

The boys learned historic facts aboutMr. Jefferson, his Charlottesville, Virginiahome and his service to then newlyformed United States of America. Theyparticipated in a very detailed tour of theestate and learned how different life istoday than it was 225 years ago.

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Trinity is the granddaughter of 30-year Clayton residents, Trish and GaryGardner and daughter of Briana Gardner.Justine is the daughter of Charles andJacqueline Del Monte, also of Clayton.

Around Town Obituary

Monica Santiago RacelaApril 22, 1975 – June 30, 2010

Monica (Nikki) Santiago Racela diedon June 30 in Paris. She was born in SanFrancisco on April 22, 1975, the daugh-ter of Norma and Reynaldo, both fromthe Philippines.

She grew up in Concord and gradu-ated from Clayton Valley High School in1993. She then graduated from theAmerican International University ofLondon, Richmond in 1999 with a bach-elor’s degree in international businessand marketing and a minor in anthro-pology. She also attended the Universityof Surrey and earned a master’s degreein international service in 2001.

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but because I was disappointed in howquickly and creatively I could talk myselfout of stopping and helping.

Instead of doing the right thing byhelping or at least offering to help, Italked myself into thinking that it wasnot only OK not to stop but maybe notstopping actually did some good.

As this next school year starts, ourlocal schools are going to begin incorpo-rating the “Do the Right Thing” pro-gram into their cultures. Six charactertraits have been selected and will beemphasized during the year. The traitsare responsibility, respect, kindness, self-

discipline, integrity and courage.One of the goals of “Do the Right

Thing” is to coordinate the efforts ofthe schools, the Clayton Business andCommunity Association and the city tocreate a consistent message throughoutthe community. We hope these effortswill be beneficial to families as they teachand model good character at home.

I recently received an email from oneof the volunteers at the Clayton Fourthof July parade. She and her husbandwere stationed at one of the barricadesdowntown. She commented that mostthe people who came by the barricade

were kind and courteous, but about 15percent were abusive to some degree.Volunteers at other barricades shared thesame feeling.

Good character isn’t just for kids. Wecan all benefit by examining our ownlives and evaluating our own character. IfI would have thought about any one ofthe six “Do the Right Thing” charactertraits that fall morning when I was in col-lege, I probably would have used my cre-ative thinking to come up with com-pelling reasons to stop and help thestranded bicyclist instead of reasons notto help.

If you have questions, please email me [email protected].

Mayor, from page 1

Clayton resident Victor L.Weber, 55, surrendered toauthorities June 29 for allegedlyoperating a Ponzi scheme anddefrauding investors of$850,000.

He faces multiple felonycharges, including grand theftby embezzlement and unlawfulselling of a security.

A joint investigation by thestate Department of Insurance,the Alameda County DistrictAttorney’s Office and the stateDepartment of Corporationsrevealed that Weber was alleged-ly operating a classic Ponzischeme between December2006 and March 2009. A Ponzischeme generally involves entic-

ing individuals to invest moneywith the promise of an unusual-ly high rate of return. The sus-pect then converts the money tohis own use, and no actualinvestments are made.

A Ponzi investment is des-tined to ultimately fail, as a sus-pect cannot bring in enoughnew investors to pay off thereturns he owes earlier partici-pants.

Weber did business asCalifornia Covered RiskInsurance and FinancialServices, GEM Funding LLC,Grantor Estates Capital Inc. andWings of a Dream Foundation.Authorities say he used the vari-ous businesses to fraudulently

solicit investment funds to keepup with his Ponzi scheme.

Weber allegedly solicited fiveinvestors to pay the life insur-ance premiums for a third party,also known as a STOLI(Stranger Owned LifeInsurance). Weber solicited$850,000 from five victims thatwas to be submitted to an insur-ance company for the paymentof life insurance premiums foran unknown party. Instead, heallegedly diverted the funds forhis personal use.

“No matter how complex orsophisticated you think yourscam may be, if you aredefrauding consumers, we willtrack you down and we will help

bring you to justice,” said stateInsurance Commissioner StevePoizner.

If you believe you may have beena victim of Weber’s alleged scheme,call 707-751-2005.


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City sign disappears; mysteriously returnedTwo Concord men were

arrested on July 14 for attempt-ing to steal the City of Claytoncity limit sign on Oakhurst Blvd.

A call came in during thevery early morning hours from aneighbor near the Lydia LanePark reporting noise in the park.Officers Todd Billington andRich Enea were on duty.Billington went to the park andEnea headed down OakhurstBlvd. where he could see twomen carrying something bigdown the street. It was the“Welcome to Clayton” sign.

At the sight of police, the

men dropped the sign and triedunsuccessfully to hide in thebushes. Both men were arrestedfor public intoxication andgrand theft.

The two were students head-ed off for college and wantedthe sign, valued at around$4,000, as a souvenir.

But, the story doesn’t endthere.

Officers returned the sign toits rightful spot in the medianand sent a memo to city mainte-nance asking them to rehang it.But, when maintenance crewsarrived later that morning to put

the sign back, it was gone again.A disgruntled city staff fig-

ured the sign had been stolenagain by someone else, so every-one was very surprised to seethe sign hanging in its properplace on the morning of July 16.The sign had mysteriously reap-peared in the night.

“We figure it must have beena Good Samaritan,” said main-tenance supervisor Mark Janney.“We didn’t have anything to dowith it.”

Could it have been the signfairy?

Clayton man implicated in Ponzi scheme

The Clayton Museum has itsfifth annual Classic Cars exhibitrunning through Sept. 15 andthe museum is looking for carenthusiasts to add their classiccars to the exhibit’s Wall ofFame.

Museum volunteer DebbieMusante encourages people tobring a photo of their classiccar to put up on the Wall ofFame in the exhibit. “If theychose, we’d like to get a littlehistory about their classic cartoo,” she says.

This year’s presentation,Classics of the Road and of theHeart, has been coordinated byassistant curator Renee Wingand Musante. The Museum’ssummer hours are 2-4 p.m.Sunday and Wednesday plus 6-8p.m. each Wednesday to coin-cide with the weekly MainStreet Car Show coordinated bySkipolini’s.

Museumwants moreclassic cars forWall of Fame

using $34,000 fro theRedevelopment Agency to finishthe plans and complete the enti-tlement process. The city is active-ly seeking a developer for theproject.

Despite current economicconditions, Councilwoman JuliePierce is optimistic. “We’vealready had a very serious inquiryfrom a local, highly qualifieddeveloper who has the expertiseand the money to build the proj-ect.”

There is a remote possibilitythat the city may partner with adeveloper on the affordable hous-ing aspect of the project usingaffordable housing money thatcan’t be used for anything else,says Pierce.

“We hope a developer willcome in and buy the whole thingon their own and finish it,” sheadds.

The project is consistent withthe Town Center Specific Plan,which calls for a two-story,Western-themed constructionwith the ground floor designatedfor retail use. Upstairs are sevenresidential rental units that will gotoward meeting the city’s afford-able housing requirements. Aparking garage for the residentialunits will be equipped withhydraulic lifts to stack the cars twohigh.

At the north end of thebuilding, a small park will pro-vide seating and a watershededucation area.

The building was originallyplanned to take advantage of atemporary waiver of onsite park-ing requirements for smaller com-mercial buildings. Since the waiverwas set to expire June 30, thecouncil voted to extend it foranother three years. CreeksideTerrace will utilize on street park-ing and the public parking lot nextto Endeavor Hall

Across the street from theproposed project, the 14,000 sq.ft. Flora Square stands empty –save for one tenant upstairs. Theproject went into receivership lastyear short of completion and sev-eral prospective tenants wereturned away, says Pierce.

Earlier this year, ThomasProperties, a Walnut Creek invest-ment firm, bought the buildingand is actively seeking tenants.

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take a serious look at this,” com-mittee member AlisonBacigalupo said last week asClayton was in the media spot-light for all the wrong reasons.

“I was aware of Pleasanton’sCommunity of Character pro-gram and thought that our com-munity might benefit from a sim-ilar program,” the mayorexplains. “I don’t feel that ourcommunity lacks good characterbut felt that the whole communi-ty (kids and adults) can benefit byfocusing on basic charactertraits.”

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Stratford put together a com-mittee consisting of schooladministrators from ClaytonValley High School, Diablo ViewMiddle School and Mt. DiabloElementary, Clayton Businessand Community Associationleadership, police departmentrepresentative, parent facultyclub leaders and other communi-ty organizers with educationalbackgrounds. The committee dis-cussed how the whole communi-ty could work together to empha-size good character, and themayor made an informationalpresentation at the July 6 councilmeeting.

Self-titled “Do the RightThing,” the program would focuson one character trait for one tothree months at a time. “Thecommittee tried to select charac-ter traits that exemplify theexpected behavior of a good cit-izen. It decided on responsibility,respect, kindness, self-discipline,integrity and courage as thetraits,” Stratford says. “All of us,regardless of age or status in life,can benefit by thinking of thesetraits and examining our lives.The traits serve as a goodreminder of what it means to bea good citizen.

“The advantage of having acommunity-wide program,including the schools, businesscommunity and the city, is that acommon language can be used toreinforce the character traits. Astudent will hear about being‘responsible’ at school, see areminder sign in a business andthen read a banner displaying theword ‘responsibility’ hanging inthe city. At the same time, parentsare aware of the current charac-ter trait and can emphasize it athome,” the mayor says.PRAISE FROM SCHOOL LEADERS

Diablo View principal PattiBannister is excited about thecommunity-wide program. “Wehave had our Character in Actionprogram at Diablo View, but Ibelieve the true value is in bring-ing the whole community togeth-er to support our youth,” shesays. “This is a perfect exampleof what a great communityClayton is. Hank Stratford is tobe commended for all of hisefforts in bringing us together forsuch a valuable program. I thinkwe can all work together to make

a difference.”Bacigalupo is the new presi-

dent of the CVHS Parent FacultyClub after holding the same postat Diablo View. She was involvedas Diablo View started its pro-gram with a monthly projectfocused on character traits.

“It’s nice to see that ‘Do theRight Thing’ has happenedorganically just as Mt. Diablo,Diablo View and Clayton Valleyhave independently begun theirown programs,” she says.

According to Bacigalupo,Clayton Valley principal GarySwanson is expanding the “LinkCrew” orientation and transitionprogram designed for freshmento other students.

“When I attended CVHS sitecouncil meetings, the facultymembers would say that thefreshmen were disconnectedfrom school and that was affect-ing their grades and discipline,”Bacigalupo notes.

Mt. Diablo Elementary, cur-rently without a principal, alsohas been implementing a pro-gram along the lines of DiabloView’s.

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BUSINESS COMMUNITY

The business community hasbeen participating on the com-mittee during the past fewmonths. CBCA president EdHartley, vice president KeithHaydon and member CandaceBass have been taking part in theplanning sessions. During June,Hartley informed CBCA mem-bership of the proposed charac-ter program and included exam-ples of how the CBCA mightwant to participate by providingfunding for printing (brochures,posters, banners) and a recogni-tion event to spotlight studentsof high character from the localschools.

“At our June meeting, none ofthe comments made were nega-tive and there seemed to be sup-port for our participation in sucha program, pending more con-crete details and specific requestsof CBCA,” Hartley says.

“ ‘Do the Right Thing’ is in itsearly stages and will evolve as welearn,” the mayor says. “So far,the schools, CBCA and the cityhave been supportive of movingthe program forward. The pro-gram is not designed to cost a lotof money or time.”

For more information or to getinvolved in Clayton’s character buildingprogram, [email protected]


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Sungho Lee was born inChungjoo City in Chungchung-Do in South Korea in 1959. Hismother was a missionary and apastor. His wife, Hyesung HongLee is also a pastor, with theCanaan Korean UMC in Marina,Monterey Bay, California. Theyhave a son, Hozeh Lee, who is astudent at De Anza college inCupertino, and a daughter, whois a student at Pasadena CityCollege.

Pastor Lee was ordained inthe Northern IllinoisConference in 1990. He attend-ed Garrett-EvangelicalTheological Seminary inEvanston, IL and received hisPh. D. in 1996 in the area of theOld Testament.

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THE BAHA’IS OF CLAYTON

All are welcome to a talk andevening of fellowship on Friday,Aug 6. The subject of the talk is“Environmental Challenges andthe Baha’i Faith,” with speakerJames Andrews.

Following a successful 20-plus years in human resourcesfor a global high technologycompany, Andrews accepted anearly retirement package andshifted his career to higher edu-cation. He is currently thehuman resources administratorat Chabot/Las PositasCommunity College.

The program starts at 7:30p.m. with interfaith devotions,followed by Andrew’s presenta-tion, at the Toloui home inClayton. For more informationand directions, call 672-6686.

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What’s with the Obama-as-Hitler posters in front of theClayton Post Office? I’ve seenthem there twice, so on July 13,I stopped to find out what wasgoing on.

A college-age fellow wasmanning the table covered withbrochures. On one side of himwas the mustachioed Obamaposter. On the other, a signdeclaring “Bring Back Glass-Steagall.”

A woman who said she was aClayton resident took the youngman to task for the offensiveposter. The young man coun-tered with a recitation of thepresident’s “fascist” leanings, hishatred of the U.S. Constitution,his un-Americanism, that sortof stuff.

I butted in and asked himwhat Glass-Steagall was. Heanswered that it was an act ofCongress that kept investmentbanks separate from commer-cial banks and prevented com-mercial bankers from engagingin real estate speculation, sellinginsurance and other things theynow do regularly.

I later checked online andfound he was right about Glass-Steagall. It established the FDICin 1933 and prohibited com-mercial banks from collaborat-ing with full-service brokeragefirms in doing investment bank-ing. It was overturned in 1999by a bill introduced by Sen. Phil

Gramm, R-Texas, and signedinto law by President Clinton.

Hey, I thought, the repeal ofGlass-Steagall is responsible forcreating banks that are too bigto fail. We need it back.

I told him I agreed thatmaybe Glass-Steagall should bereturned. But I asked him whyhe was using such an offensiveposter, along with brochuresdeclaring Obama to be a Nazi,to win people over to whatseems to be a worthy idea forreining in an out-of-controlfinancial system. Talk about amixed message!

He answered with a tiradeagainst the president fordestroying our children’s future,etc., etc. Then I looked moreclosely at the brochures. Theyall bore the name LyndonLaRouche. That explainedeverything.

LaRouche is perhaps thefringiest of the fringe politicalthinkers. He and his followershave the paranoid drive of theJohn Birch Society and a tech-nique for instilling member loy-alty that makes Scientology looklike the Episcopal Church. Theyreplace reasoned political dis-course with angry confrontationthat has in the past turned intophysical violence.

If you google LyndonLaRouche, you’ll find highlightslike this: started out politically asa member of the Socialist

Workers Party but was expelledbecause he was too revolution-ary; embraced Trotskyism (youknow, the Russian guy who waskilled by the rival Soviets whilein hiding in Mexico – ugly sceneconcerning a hammer); taughtphilosophy in New York in the’60s, where he influenced a rad-ical student group, some ofwhom became the WeatherUnderground; turned againstthe Far Left and moved to theFar Right; developed a fear ofbeing assassinated; founded var-ious political organizations;fond of a confrontation therapytechnique called “ego-stripping”to assure loyalty; mysterious sui-cides by members of his innercircle; ran for president eighttimes; and sentenced to 15 yearsimprisonment in 1988 for con-spiracy to commit mail fraudand tax code violations but con-tinued his political activitiesfrom behind bars until hisparole in 1994.

He also founded theLaRouche Youth Movement in2000, which is active on collegecampuses, sometimes advocat-ing that students quit school. In2007, LYM launched a cam-paign against social networkingsites like MySpace andFacebook, alleging they areinvolved in social engineering todestroy the minds and potentialleadership abilities of youngpeople.

Left wing? Right wing?LaRouche’s opinions have beenall over the place. For example,he loathes both Chairman Maoand Dick Cheney. So sendingout his representatives withposters depicting Obama asHitler is par for the course onLaRouche’s planet.

And the young man defend-ing the use of the defacedObama poster? My guess he’s arecruit for the LaRouche Youth

Movement. He became veryquiet when I started asking himwhere he was from and how hegot involved in all this. He’sprobably on a mission to provehimself in the face of spawns ofSatan like me and the lady onher way into the post office.

Next time he shows up, I’lltake along a couple of beersand try to convince him thatno one is coming after himwith a hammer.

Gary Carr is a resident ofClayton. Email him [email protected].

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Renovation financingthrough the 203k programallows the costs of neededrepairs and improvements to beincluded in the FHA federallyinsured loan amount, instead ofthe buyer having to come upwith cash or a separate loan todo the work. These loans havebecome more popular sinceFHA limits have been raisedand home prices have fallen inrecent years. This provides buy-ers a responsible way to buyfixer uppers.

The loans can be used to payfor health and safety require-ments, remodeled kitchens andbathrooms, new appliances,

foundation work or even roomadditions.

They also can help you com-pete with investors when bid-ding on a home, because somebanks give preference toowner/occupants of property.The down side in competingwith investors is they often havecash and sometimes that is diffi-cult to beat.

Q I had been working with anagent looking for a house

for about a month. I did agreethat I would have him repre-sent me as a buyer when Ifound the house I wanted. Ifound a house myself on theInternet and my agent wasn’tavailable to show it to me thatday, so I called the listing agent.She showed it to me and Iwrote an offer with her. I gotcaught up in the heat of thesearch. She also said she wouldgive me $1,000 back at close ofescrow and she would makesure I got the house if I wroteit with her, since it was her list-ing. I got the house.

When I called my previousagent the next day and told himthe good news, he was angry.He said I still owe him a com-mission. I never signed anagreement that said that. I feelterrible, though, because hespent a lot of time with me. Doyou think I owe him anything?

A It doesn’t look like anybodydid anything illegal, but it

does look like there was muchwrong doing. To your benefit,perhaps you didn’t know therules of the game. No matterhow anxious you are to see anew listing, you should alwaysmake it clear that you arealready working with an agent.

If your original agent had donea good job with you up to thatpoint, though, you at least owehim an apology.

I think the listing agentshould have called your agentand told him you liked thehouse or at least offered areferral fee to him if there werea reason that you would comeout better working with her.

Many agents have their buy-ers sign an exclusive agreementto represent them. In this case,you owe the agent a commis-sion if he can’t collect it fromthe seller’s agent. While thismight be a good idea, themajority of agents in our areadon’t have formal agreements.It usually is what I call a “hand-shake” agreement. I like thistype of agreement, but it is notlegally binding.

Q I am pretty frustrated withmy agent. We are about to

put my home on the market andthe marketing she is planningdoesn’t show what I believe arethe incomparable features aboutthe home. She said we reallyneed to be aware of truth inadvertising so we don’t get sued.I want her to show potentialbuyers that my home is muchbetter in many ways than mostof the properties out there.Since when do you have todownplay a home to stay out oflegal trouble?

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the home’s attributes, I can’t sayif the marketing is appropriate.Of course, you want to showthe features in the best lightyou can. Where you must drawthe line is when you make state-ments about the home that

can’t be proven. The wholehome sale process is under themicroscope by the boards ofRealtors, competing agents,hungry attorneys and more.There have been increasinglawsuits about misleadingadvertising.

One common thing that isexaggerated is square footagein the home and the lot. Manysellers think their home andland are bigger than they are.They hope that advertising theproperty as bigger will makethe sale price higher. Anotherexample of false advertising issaying “spectacular Mt. Diabloviews” when you can only seeMt. Diablo through the masterbath window. Some sellersbelieve their home wasdesigned by a renowned archi-tect. But if they don’t have anyevidence of it, they shouldn’tadvertise it.

It is best to highlight thetrue attributes and undersellthe rest. Buyers who have cer-tain expectations about yourhome won’t buy it once theyrealize it doesn’t have what theyexpected to see.

deli,” he adds. “I got marriedtwo years ago and my wife,Amarinder, would like to start afamily so we’re looking for adeal that will allow us to cutdown on our work time.”

Sandhu also has a real estatebusiness in San Ramon. SamSandhu has been dealing withdiabetes and the family doesn’twant him to work as much.

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The Sandhus have not listedthe real estate or the two busi-nesses with the multiple listingservice or LoopNet.com, whichwould make their availabilityknown to a wider audience.

“We put up the banners togauge interest,” the youngerSandhu explains. “We’vereceived many inquires, butmost people are looking for usto carry a loan. The businesses

are both making money, sowe’re not looking to simply turnthem over to someone else.”

He adds that they might belisted by the end of this month.“If someone wants to buy oneof the businesses, they will pur-chase the fixtures, inventory andgoodwill,” he notes.

Even though the businessesshare the same floor of thebuilding and there is a hallwayconnecting them, they can berun as completely separate enti-ties. The market is open 7 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, while the delioperates 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

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The Grove, which opened inJanuary 2008, has help offset theloss of business the market suf-fered from the earlier establish-ment of the Long’s Drugs (now

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Both father and son smilewhen queried about the impactthe 10 Saturday evening con-certs have on business. “Theconcerts are the icing on thecake.”

City Councilman HowardGeller, who started and overseesthe concerts, andCouncilwoman Julie Pierce havebeen polling attendees about theSaturday musical performersand the habits of concertgoersconcerning dining, buying orbringing food and beverages tothe concerts.

“We don’t have official tabu-lations, but many respondentssay they go the market or delibefore, during or after the con-certs,” Geller says.

The market was closed dueto a Jan. 15, 2004, fire which

caused extensive damage. Thefamily then had a protracted dis-pute with Farmers Insurance,delaying settlement for morethan three years. Reconstructionand reopening wasn’t completeuntil Jan. 27, 2008, two weeksafter The Grove opened. TheInternational Deli swung openits doors July 4, 2009. The build-ing also has a couple unoccu-pied office suites upstairs forlease.

Johnny Sandhu estimatesthat almost two-thirds of hisdeli business is takeout. “The 3-8 p.m. timeframe is when peo-ple are downtown to eat. Wealso offer Indian food, so wehave our niche between theother deli (Canesa’s BrooklynDeli), Skip’s, Moresi’sChophouse, La Veranda andEd’s Mudville Grill.”

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My family is always remind-ing me to be responsible,respectful and grateful. At times,it frustrates me because I feel Ido this the majority of the time.

However, I understand andappreciate why they do this.They are my role models andwant the best for me. They wantto instill values that will make mesuccessful.

Whenever I have to make achoice or I am faced with diffi-cult decisions, I can hear theirwords ringing in my ears.Without the values and supportin place, one can be tempted intobad situations or lured into mak-ing the wrong choices.

I believe this is why MayorHank Stratford is working onbringing the “Do the RightThing” program to Clayton [seestory page 1]. Supporting valuesalready set in youth through theirfamilies builds a strong commu-

nity. Working hand-in-hand, thecity, schools and businesses areable to participate in furtheringthe message of building charac-ter.

Additionally, banners will behung displaying the traits ofresponsibility, respect, kindness,self-discipline, integrity andcourage.

This program ties into thekey parts of what makes ourcommunity successful andunique. Families here are sup-portive of each other and workhard to instill beliefs and buildcharacter. They are the initialteachers of values and morals.

However, the communityshould also support those essen-tial traits. Having others such asneighbors, coaches, schools andbusinesses model and value traitssends a huge message to youth.When adults model and expectthese traits, everyone benefits.

I think a program that focus-es on the core values will helpour community to be evenstronger. We must go back to thebasics and the things that reallymatter: responsibility, respect,kindness, self-discipline, integrityand courage. If we make animpression on others today, itwill carry on to the next genera-tion.

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Questions arise about Formspring tacticsSocial networking has

become a huge part of our soci-ety, especially for teens. It allowsthe coordination of large eventsand reconnection of old friends,but are we putting ourselves atrisk of being cyber bullied?

One of the popular socialnetworking sites, Facebook, hasthe ability to be used in conjunc-tion with other social networkingsites activated by individualFacebook users. A site that hasbeen used with Facebook recent-ly is called Formspring.

Ade Olonoh, CEO ofFormspring, defines it as “a sitewhere you can ask questions,give answers and learn moreabout your friends and otherpeople.”

Basically, Formspring enablesusers to question others onFormspring and then automati-cally post it on Facebook anony-mously. Though it may be aninnocent way to get to knowyour friends, many teens use it to

cyber bully anonymously.Although anybody bullied via

Formspring can delete theiraccount just as easily as they cre-ated it, it makes me wonder whyteens bully others anonymouslyand why teens care so muchabout what others think ofthem.

CVHS junior Ronald Ylaganshares his philosophy about thesite. “It’s a fun way to mess withpeople,” he said. “Haters make

you famous. The more(Formspring posts) you have, themore popular you are. You havesomething they want, but they’retoo scared to face you, so theybash you anonymously.”

CVHS junior ChinyereIbeabuchi says people start toget a big ego after making smallnasty comments. “Then theybecome snobby and usually endup hating on someone becausethey have something they want.”

According to Monte VistaHigh School junior GabrielBronshteyn, people say justabout anything on the site, suchas “No one likes you, and you actfake. Don’t you just get thatnobody wants to be yourfriend?” or “You’re awesome;don’t listen to them.”

“I think people are naturallyinsecure, and Formspring pro-vides a forum for their curiosityabout their friends’/peers’ opin-ions to be answered,” Gabrielsaid.

I wonder why an anonymousforum is necessary to ask ques-tions. If it’s a question youwouldn’t feel comfortable askingthe person directly, then is thatperson going to feel comfortableanswering that question withoutknowing who’s asking?

I have found that teenagers’insecurities overshadow theirgood judgment. Perhaps teensact impulsively out of anger andpost things that reflect their feel-ings in that moment and don’tmean everything they say. Itleads back to the idea that bully-ing is centralized around thebully’s own insecurities.

We must ask ourselves: Howmuch are we willing to put upwith before we realize that hav-ing the ability to ask anythinganonymously is a recipe for dis-aster?

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“It’s really impressive that wegot such a response so fast,” saidLawrence. “We just tell one per-son (what we need) and the nextthing you know, 2,500 homeshave the information.”

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A second teen, a Concord res-ident, was arrested July 14. Thethird, a Concord resident that wasstaying at the home of theOakhurst suspect turned himselfinto Clayton police on July 15.

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ing along listening to iPods ortalking on their phones and werean easy mark.

“It’s quite phenomenal thatwe have people in our societylooking for this kind of trouble,”said Lawrence.

The three teens arrested weremembers of the CVHS juniorvarsity football team last year andwere in summer weight trainingin preparation for the fall varsityseason. However, CVHS footballcoach Herc Pardi says the boyswill not be allowed to play thisyear even if they return to school.

The news hit the footballteam hard, says athletic directorPat Middendorf. “They’re reallydevastated that the team is tied tosomething like this,” she said.“Our program is set up to mentorstudents and build character. It’snot just about football.”

Despite the loss of threepotential players, football coachHerc Pard is enthusiastic aboutthe coming season.

“We will have good seasonand coach up the players wholove the sport and who are quali-ty student athletes,” assures Pardi.

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Although summer giveskids a chance to rest theirbrains a bit, it doesn’t meanthey should take a break fromphysical fitness as well.

While it can be OK to veg-out on the sofa for a whilewith a good movie or videogame, as in all things, balanceis important.

Child obesity rates are atrecord highs. Experts are con-stantly fretting about the dietsand activity levels of ouryoung people and demand thatschools, restaurants and mar-keters take responsibility forimproving their health. That’sall good, but we need to keepthe primary responsibility athome.

It was easier when we werekids – no video games (OK,maybe Pong), DVDs or 100sof channels on cable. Youcould only stare at your aquar-ium or work on a puzzle for solong before being bored to

tears. So we went outside andran, skated or swam. Bytoday’s standards, that alonewould exceed the minimumrecommended fitness guide-lines for kids.

Yet there are countlessoptions for kids to avoid all ofthese activities. This needs tochange or we’ll end up withthe first generation that isactually less healthy than theprevious generation.

The tide does seem to bechanging. Professional sportsleagues are endorsing the “60Minutes of Fitness per Day”idea. The White House is pro-moting programs for healthierkids. Grocers and restaurateurshave promoted the “Healthand Wellness” ideal. Sure,there is political/monetaryprofit to be made for theseparties, but the end result is afocus on health – and that’s apositive thing.

To get your kids to increase

their activity level, the key is tofind something fun. You wantthem to engage in physical fit-ness without them knowingthat it’s anything more than anenjoyable activity. I havecoached teams that have hadkids who were not there bychoice. The result was that thechild was not only sour onplaying for the team, they weredown on doing anythingresembling sports.

The goal is to do some-thing fun that will give them apositive view of fitness for therest of their lives. There are alot of organized activities suchas sports/theater camps, clin-ics, open gyms. Swimming is afantastic fitness activity and ifyou don’t have a pool (or afriend with a pool) there are alot of sites with public swim-ming hours.

You don’t have to spend alot of money for fitness,either. Take a hike or bike ride

with the kids early or late inthe day, outside of the super-hot hours. Or, take your kidsdown your own memory laneand show them what you usedto do on a summer day. Throwa slip-n-slide on the lawn or setup a water balloon fight andyou’ll be amazed at how muchenergy gets expended.

If it’s a really hot day, bowl-ing alleys have great rates dur-ing non-peak hours. Or tryFrisbee, tag or jumping rope.These can all create great sum-mer memories, especially whenfinished with a Popsicle on thefront lawn.

Parents are still the biggestrole models. Exercising orbeing active will point yourkids in the right direction. Youdon’t need to run a marathon.A simple walk followed bycomments about how muchbetter it made you feel is agreat start.

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Campers are then givenproverbial shoes to walk theextra mile toward a very reach-able goal – prevention.

“As much as some peoplewant their child to experiencethe miracle of birth, you cango to a shelter,” says 11-year-old Claire Smithey of Clayton.“Your kitten will be just asadorable from a shelter orfrom ARF.”

Erika Hart, people connectmanager at ARF, considersSmithey a “career camper.”The sixth grader attended herfirst week of VolunteerTraining Camp this month dur-ing her fifth camp since 2004.

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Smithey has scheduled catsocialization groups and abirthday party for the summer.“I plan on doing as much as Ican. It’s a privilege.”

Most remaining summercamps have space available.Registration for next summeropens the last week of January.The school-year program postsonline mid-August. Camp ARFruns a four-day holiday campDec. 20-23.

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ARF is at 2890 Mitchell Dr.,Walnut Creek. For moreinformation, go to arf.net or call256-1ARF.

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Clayton Pioneer

CLAIRE SMITHEY AND HER DOG ZOE MARGARET play with a toy shemade at one of five Camp ARFs. Entering sixth grade Smitheyattended her first Volunteer Training Camp earlier this month.

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Local swimmers make big splash at Pentathlon

Clayton’s biggest swim meetof the summer, the 16th annualDevil Mountain Pentathlon,gave swimmers from Claytonand Concord a chance to com-pete in a unique event.

Each athlete swims the samefive races to measure their over-all ability as the 2010 season hitsthe home stretch.

The host Dana Hills SwimTeam won five individualPentathlon titles, while theOakhurst Orcas claimed threecrowns in the younger agegroups. Swimmers fromConcord teams captured fivedivision championships amongthe 24 handed out at thePentathlon in A and B divisions.

Oakhurst head coach JaneRobinson was delighted withher team’s performance. “Wehad a very successful meet,” shesaid. “Most of the 38 swimmerswho participated achieved per-sonal best times.”

Robinson saluted divisionwinners Grace Smith (6 andunder girls A Division), StephenGuyette (6 and under boys B)and Sarah DeBack (7-8 girls B).Smith clocked a combined timeof 2:28.27 in five swims, includ-ing the freestyle, backstroke,butterfly and breaststroke,before completing the meetwith a 50-yard (double distance)free race.

Robinson also gave specialmention to Orca swimmersNatalie Oosterhouse, HughConrad, William Lingua,Hannah Macaulay, LoganSchoffstall, Chris Buzis andRyan Molale for theirPentathlon efforts.

Dana Hills head coach KellyMcCabe also had a number ofswimmers she wanted to con-gratulate. Recent Ygnacio ValleyHigh School grad Bekah Padillatook the 15-18 girls A Divisionby winning four events enrouteto the title. She broke a 14-year-old record in the 100-yard fly bynearly one second in a time of1:00.13.

Eight-year-old SarahHamilton had “an awesomemeet” by taking first in everyevent. Her winning time in the7-8 A Division was 2:42.06.

“We have very high hopesfor this little girl,” McCabe said.“She is having an amazing sea-son, dominating in every event.”

Robinson also mentioned11-12 Anthony Vines for a“break-out meet,” taking first infly and free. The coach liked theefforts of siblings Karlie (6 andunder) and Clayton Seastrand(7-8), who both had “two greatswims and qualified for countyin free and fly.”

Michael Fryer was 13-14 ADivision champ for Dana Hills,while teammates BethanyAnzelone (11-12) and ChristaRohrback (15-18) were B

Division girls winners.Dana Hills coach and swim-

mer Derek Anderson, 16, gotsecond overall in his 15-18 agegroup with a big touch-out winin the 100 free with a 49.89 time.

Walnut Country Swim Teamof Concord had AnthonyVizental (7-8 boys A Division),Laila Siegel (6 and under girls B)and Kalyn Stuart (9-10 girls B)each earn first place. YgnacioWood had a pair of A Divisionboys champs in Vernon Smith(11-12) and James Humann (15-18).

The event included 11 teamsand 900 swimmers, in a meetcoordinated by Lauren Velezand Kathy Williams. “If I had tochoose my favorite thing aboutPentathlon,” Velez said, “it isthat the swimmers of Claytonare all together at one meet. Itdoesn’t matter if you swim forOakhurst or Dana Hills, oddsare you have friends on theother team. It’s great to see thekids cheering each other on. It isfriendly competition at its best.

“In addition to thePentathlon being fun for theswimmers, it is a very socialatmosphere for the parents,”she added. “Many of us arefriends and neighbors. I consid-er Pentathlon to be a ‘home’meet for both of these fantasticteams.”

Here are the division win-ners and all the Clayton andConcord swimmers in the top 8:

Girls

1155--1188 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Padilla, Bekah 17 DHST

5:12.132. Hansen, Allyson 16 SPW 3. Jennings, Ashley 18

DHST 4. Palmer, Nikki 15 DHST 7. Voegtly, Hannah 17

YWST

1155--1188 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Rohrbach, Christa 16

DHST 6:25.702. Galli, Jenna 17 YWST 3. Loth, Hannah 17 YWST 4. Brock, Cherllyn 16 DHST 5. Richard, Demi Rose 17

SPW 6. Stanford, Amanda 15

DHST

1133--1144 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. To’o, Emily 14 ECS

3:02.182. Trimble, Justine 13 DHST 3. Abele, Sara 14 DHST 7. Treppa, Lindsay 13 DHST 8. Shaw, Riley 14 DHST

1133--1144 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Villanueva, Sydnie 14

PHD 3:45.402. Sabas, Alexis 13 BEST 3. Thorsen, Alisa 14 YWST 7. De Guzman, Gabriella

13 YWST 8. Goodshaw, Katie 14

DHST

1111--1122 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Klinger, Allie 11 ECS

3:20.87 2. Schoell, Melissa 12 DHST 3. Kubota, Abbie 12 SPW 4. Humann, Alexandra 12

YWST 5. Weigelt, Alina 11 DHST 6. Reading, Bailey 11 YWST 7. Jochner, Maddie 11 YWST 8. Robinett, Alyson 12 SPW

1111--1122 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Anzelone, Bethany 12

DHST 4:14.613. Madigan, Kate 11 SPW 4. DeLong, Nicole 11 SPW 5. Macaluso, Kristina 12

BEST 7. Sherman, Haleigh 11

DHST 8. Baxter, Jennifer 11 YWST

99--1100 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Farrell, Emily 10 PHD

3:31.872. Stagner, Lily 10 DHST 5. O’Kelley, Ciara 10 SPW 6. DuLong, Erica 10 SPW 7. Smith, Katelyn 10 YWST 8. York, Margaret 10 SPW

99--1100 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Stuart, Kalyn 9 WCST

4:54.612. Mirabella, Sarah 10

DHST 4. Macaulay, Hannah 9

OCC 5. Azevedo, Madison 10

DHST 8. Sprague, Sierra 10

WCST

77--88 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Hamilton, Sarah 8 DHST

2:42.062. Rosette, Mary 8 YWST 3. DuLong, Gianna 8 SPW 5. Sherman, Logan 8 DHST 6. Samardzic, Isabella 8

WCST 7. Walker, Kaylie 8 BEST 8. Ellis, Michaela 8 BEST

77--88 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. DeBack, Sarah 8 OCC

3:44.632. Mirabella, Katie 7 DHST 5. House, Lauren 8 YWST 6. Callahan, Camylle 7

DHST 7. Dunn, Kaitlyn 8 DHST 8. Vines, Madelyn 8 DHST

66 && UUnnddeerr AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Smith, Grace 6 OCC

2:28.272. Seastrand, Karlie 6 DHST 7. Dachauer, Gianna 6

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66 && UUnnddeerr BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Siegel, Laila 6 WCST

3:36.312. Cloven, Rochelle 6 DHST 3. Williams, Emma 6 WCST 4. Quesada, Miya 6 DHST 5. Meine, Hannah 6 WCST 6. Liberman, Alyssa 6 SPW 7. Oosterhouse, Natalie 6

OCC

JAY BEDECARRÉ

Clayton Pioneer

Dana Hills photos by Joern Weigelt

SARAH HAMILTON HAD THE FASTEST TIME IN ALL FIVE RACES and thuswas the big winner in the 7-8 A Division at 16th annual DevilMountain Pentathlon. Her Dana Hills Swim Team coach KellyMcCabe said Hamilton “had an awesome meet.”

NO WONDER SHE’S SMILING: Recent YVHS grad Bekah Padilla ofDana Hills Swim Team captured the 15-18 girls A Division bywinning four of five events en route to the Devil MountainPentathlon title and also broke a 14-year-old record in the100-yard fly by nearly one second in a time of 1:00.13.

Photo courtesy of Oakhurst Orcas

OAKHURST ORCA COACHES (from left) Jane Robinson, JessieByers and Angie Bradley celebrate with 6 and under champi-on Grace Smith at the recent 16th annual Devil MountainPentathlon at Dana Hills swim pool in Clayton.

See Pentathlon, page 13


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GOLF TOURNAMENTThe 19th annual Clayton Valley High School Athletic Boosters

Club Golf Tournament is Monday, Aug. 16, at Oakhurst CountryClub. The tournament benefits the football and golf programs aswell as the Athletic Boosters Club.

The entry fee is $150 before Aug. 1, or $175 after. Entry feeincludes green fee, golf cart, tee prize, golf shirt, course drinks,lunch and dinner.

For more information, contact Dave Looney at 285-9903 or visit cvhsboost-ers.org.

BUSY SUMMER SCHEDULE ATCLAYTON COMMUNITY GYM

All Out Sports is now programming the Clayton CommunityGym and will be running a series of MEGA sports camps and pro-grams open to kids 4-17. Flag football camp is next week, July 26-30. Youth basketball and flag football leagues are also acceptingsignups.

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Clayton Valley Falcons football program for boys and girls 7-14and cheer program for boys and girls 5-14 are accepting signups atcvaafalcons.com. Practice begins Aug. 2.

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Kara Kohler earns spot in U.S.boat for world championships

This week, Clayton’s KaraKohler is representing theUnited States in the signatureeight boat at the World RowingUnder 23 Championships inBrest, Belarus.

Kohler was selected to theUSA team after a gruelingtraining camp that began inJune near San Diego and con-cluded recently on the EastCoast. At 19, she is theyoungest member of theAmerican crew by almost twoyears.

Last September, Kohlerjoined the UC Berkeley rowingteam, taking up the sport afterparticipating as a competitiveswimmer. During the past 10months, she has done so wellin her new sport that she wasnamed Pacific 10 ConferenceNewcomer of the Year.

The eights plus coxswainworld championship competi-tion started Thursday and con-cludes with the finals Sunday.During the last four years,when the eights have been partof the U23 world champi-onships, the United States hastwice finished first, once sec-ond and once third.

Belarus is in centralEurope, bordered by Poland,

Lithuania, Latvia, Russia andUkraine. There are 21 events atthe world championships, withthe United States entering aboat in every race.

Joining Kohler on theAmerican team are Cal team-mate Mary Jeghers and WalnutCreek resident Ariel Frost, theboat’s coxswain, who competesfor Princeton. Other teammembers represent Yale,Michigan State, Stanford,Washington and Radcliffe.

“I am really happy for andproud of Mary and Kara,” Calhead coach Dave O’Neill said.“They are terrific athletes andhave worked very hard foreverything they’ve accom-plished. Their eight looks to bevery fast and they should havesome good success in Belarus.”

O’Neill has coached U.S.crews three times at the U23championships.

Kohler is a 2009 graduateof Clayton Valley. She was acompetitive swimmer for theCrow Canyon Sharks after asuccessful stint in her pre-highschool years with the DanaHills Otters. Her Cal women’steam gained notoriety this yearas their coxswain, Jill Costello,led her team while battlingcancer. Costello died June 24after a one-year struggle withlung cancer.

Photo courtesy of Kohler family

CLAYTON NATIVE KARA KOHLER is in Belarus for the WorldRowing U23 Championships.

JAY BEDECARRÉ

Clayton Pioneer

Boys

1155--1188 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Humann, James 17

YWST 4:52.652. Anderson, Derek 16

DHST 3. Ray, Mike 18 YWST 4. Thorsen, Tim 18 YWST 7. Chiok, Michael 18 DHST8. Grace, Guy 18 YWST

1155--1188 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Tyndall, Jonathan 18

PHAQ 5:25.102. Keane, John 16 DHST 5. McCurdy, Will 17 VDD 7. Deely, Jared 15 DHST 8. O’Connell, Christopher

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1133--1144 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Fryer, Michael 14 DHST

3:07.163. Madigan, Jack 13 SPW 4. Vanderstraeten, Matt 14

SPW 5. York, Paul 13 SPW 8. English, Collin 13 DHST

1133--1144 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Kelso, Luca 14 PHAQ

3:30.782. McMurdo, Connor 13

DHST 4. Brandt, Maxwell 13 SPW 7. Marin, Patrick 13 YWST

1111--1122 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Smith, Vernon 12 YWST

3:36.014. Calkins, Liam 12 DHST 5. Dalman, Dekker 12 SPW 6. Roundy, Caleb 12 WCST 8. Vines, Anthony 12 DHST

1111--1122 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Covaia, Nicholas 11 ECS

4:28.462. Halligan, Thomas 11

YWST 3. Fryer, Mathew 11 DHST 4. Silverberg, Max 11 DHST 5. Buzis, Chris 12 OCC 6. Siegrist, Jared 11 DHST 7. Stoller, Shane 12 BEST 8. Molale, Ryan 12

99--1100 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Iannaccone, Ryan 9 ECS

3:34.012. Weigelt, Niklas 9 DHST 3. Brown, Calan 9 SPW 6. Kubota, Kyler 10 SPW 7. Baxter, Timothy 9 YWST

99--1100 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Shinn, Jordan 9 PHD

4:50.602. Galli, Steven 9 YWST 3. Schoffstall, Logan 9

OCC 5. Simmons, Max 10 YWST 7. Newbigging, Anakin 10

WCST

77--88 AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Vizental, Anthony 8

WCST 2:44.192. Yoder, Rodney 8 YWST 3. Mainer, Mikey 7 YWST 5. Darr, Tyler 8 YWST 6. Hamilton, Lawrence 8

BEST 7. Finck, John 8 SPW 8. York, Vincent 8 SPW

77--88 BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Beyer, Alec 7 PHD

4:02.132. Lingua, William 7 OCC 4. Santa Maria, Robert 7

BEST 5. Newbigging, Jonas 7

WCST 6. Newton, Colby 8 DHST 7. Longley, Toshio 7 DHST 8. Curtis, Keaton 7 DHST

66 && UUnnddeerr AA DDiivviissiioonn1. Julien, Andrew 6 PHD

2:25.822. Gonzales, Cole 6 BEST 3. O’Kelley, Aaron 6 SPW 6. Dargan, Jeremiah 6 SPW

66 && UUnnddeerr BB DDiivviissiioonn1. Guyette, Stephen 6 OCC

4:09.472. Frisella, Nicholas 6 DHST 3. Wright, Ian 6 WCST 4. Conrad, Hugh 6 OCC 5. Emoto, Ryan 6 YWST 7. Dias-Martin, Matthew 5

DHST 8. Rubiano, Jackson 6

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July 23“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”Free outdoor movie night in the Clayton Community Churchparking lot on Main Street. Begins at 8:30 p.m.

July 31; Aug. 14, 28Concerts in the GroveJuly 31: Laurent Fourgo and His Orchestra offer the Big Bandsound. Aug. 14: Diamond Dave covers the classics and the lat-est hits. Aug. 28: East Bay Mudd is a 10-piece cover danceband. 6-8:30 p.m., Grove Park, downtown Clayton.

July 30“The Blind Side”Last of the free outdoor movies sponsored by the ClaytonCommunity Church. Begins at 8:30 p.m. in the church parkinglot on Main Street.

Aug. 3National Night OutFrom 7-10 p.m., residents are asked to lock their doors, turnon outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighborsand police during this crime and drug prevention event. To getyour neighborhood involved, contact Herb Yonge [email protected] or Lynn Christ of the Clayton Police at 673-7350.

Through Sept. 15Classic Car Exhibit2-4 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays, plus 6-8 p.m. Wednesdaysto coincide with the Main Street Car Show. Clayton Museum,6101 Main St. 672-0240 or claytonhistory.org.

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July 31Mt. Diablo Peace Center PicnicGames, food and entertainment. Noon-4 p.m., Larkey Park,Buena Vista and First avenues, Walnut Creek. $10 adults, $5children. RSVP at 933-7850.

Through Aug. 1“Avenue Q”The Willows Theatre presents an adult-oriented musical featur-ing puppets and live actors, based on “Sesame Street.”Campbell Theatre, 626 Ward St., Martinez. $30. willowsthe-ater.org or 798-1300.

Aug. 2-8“Footloose”With the Willows Theatre Youth Conservatory. AlhambraPerforming Arts Center, 350 E St., Martinez. $10-$15. 798-1300 or willowstheatre.org.

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Aug. 13-21Diablo Actors Ensemble One-Act FestivalFeaturing middle and high school students. 1345 Locust St., WalnutCreek. diabloactors.com or 866-811-4111.

Sept. 2-Oct. 10“She Loves Me”Considered the most charmingand romantic musical ever writ-ten. Center Repertory Company,1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek.$19-$45. Centerrep.org or943-SHOW.

Through Sept. 16Music and Market SeriesConcerts 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 3 and 6:30 p.m.Thursdays through Sept. 16, Todos Santos Plaza, downtownConcord. ci.concord.ca.us or 671-3464.

CLASS REUNIONAug. 21Clayton Valley High School Class of 1990Dinner, dancing and reminiscing. 6 p.m.-midnight, WildwoodAcres Resort, Lafayette. For tickets, make a $100 check payableto “CVHS Class of 1990 20-Year Reunion” and deposit it toWells Fargo account 5713376928 or mail to Julie Moss, 120Shoreline Circle, No. 441, San Ramon, CA 94582. Include youremail address in the memo field. Or contact Kim at 425-417-0320 or [email protected].

FUNDRAISERSSept. 19Murder Mystery DinnerSponsored by the Clayton Valley Woman’s Club. 4:30 p.m.,Oakhurst Country Club, 1001 Peacock Creek Dr., Clayton. $45,includes dinner and the murder mystery with local celebrities.969-9885.

Sept. 20Friends of Camp Concord Golf TournamentHosted by Dan Ashley at Oakhurst Country Club, 1001 PeacockCreek Dr., Clayton. friendsofcamp.com.

Through Sept. 30Collection of Locally Grown ProduceDonations benefit the Monument Crisis Center. Drop off 10a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays, Mt. Diablo Peace Center, 55 EckleyLane, Walnut Creek. Or at the Crisis Center 9 a.m.-noon and1:30-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays or 9 a.m.-6p.m. Tuesdays, 2350 Monument Blvd., Suite B, Concord.Contact Mary at 933-7850 or [email protected].

AT THE LIBRARYThe Clayton Library is at 6125 Clayton Road. Most programsare free. 673-0659 or claytonlibrary.org.

July 24Friends of the Library Book SaleUnsorted paperback fiction $1 and children’s books 50 cents.10 a.m.-5 p.m.

July 28Fun with Duct Tape4-5 p.m. Teens can make a wallet or card holder with ducttape.

Aug. 9 Clayton Library Book Club Sunny Solomon leads discussion of “The Pastures of Heaven”by John Steinbeck. 7 p.m.

Aug. 12 “Secrets to Tapping the Hidden Job Market”Learn how to find out about and get hired for jobs that aren’tlisted. A free interactive workshop with Marilyn Ashlin of AshlinCareer Consulting Services. 1-3 p.m.

Tuesdays through Aug. 17Patty CakesStorytime for babies to 3 year olds. Child attends with caregiv-er. Drop in 11 a.m. Tuesdays.

Thursdays through Aug. 19Picture Book TimeStorytime for 3-5 year olds. Child may attend without caregiv-er. Drop in 11 a.m. Thursdays.

Aug. 25“Free and Low-Cost Job Training”Learn about job training programs in East Contra CostaCounty. A free workshop by Opportunity Junction. 2 p.m.

MEETINGS

July 27; Aug. 10, 24Clayton Planning Commission7 p.m., Hoyer Hall, Clayton Library, 6125 Clayton Road. 673-7304 or ci.clayton.ca.us.

Aug. 3, 17Clayton City Council7 p.m., Hoyer Hall, Clayton Library, 6125 Clayton Road. 673-7304 or ci.clayton.ca.us.

CLUBS

Clayton Business and Community AssociationMeets 6:30 p.m. the last Thursday of the month, except holi-days, Oakhurst Country Club, 1001 Peacock Creek Dr.,Clayton. Call Sue at 672-2272.

Clayton Valley Garden ClubMeets 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm, 1060Pine Lane. Sharon Osteen talks about vermicomposting withworms. Contact Nancy at 673-3522 or claytonvalleygarden-club.org.

Clayton Valley Woman’s ClubMeets 9:30 a.m. for coffee, 10 a.m. meetings, second andfourth Tuesdays of the month, Holy Cross Lutheran Church,1090 Alberta Way, Concord. Meetings begin again inSeptember. Call Joan at 672-2471.

Clutch Busters Square Dance ClubMeets 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Willow Pass Community CenterHall, 2748 East Olivera Road, Concord. Contact Karen at 686-3774.

Concord Stompers Square Dance ClubMeets 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Willow Pass Community Center,2748 East Olivera Road, Concord. Call Jennie at 672-9676 orangelfire.com/id/stompers.

Contra Costa Chess ClubMeets 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Starbuck’s, 1536 Kirker PassRoad, Clayton. Players of all ages and skill levels welcome.Contact Mike at 639-1987 or uschess.org.

Contra Costa Mineral and Gem SocietyMeets 7:30 p.m. second Monday of the month, CentreConcord, 5298 Clayton Road. 779-0698 or ccmgs.org.

Creekside Artists GuildMeets 7-8:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month,Clayton Library Story Room, 6125 Clayton Road, Clayton. Allartforms and both emerging and experienced artists welcome.Contact Arlene at 673-9777 or [email protected].

Diablo Valley Democratic ClubMeets 7-9 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month, YgnacioValley Library, 2661 Oak Grove Road., Walnut Creek. 946-0469 or dvdems.org.

Diablo Valley Macintosh Users GroupMeets 6:30-9 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. BancroftElementary School, 2700 Parish Dr., Walnut Creek. 689-1155or dvmug.org.

East Bay Prospectors ClubMeets 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month, Gold PanCalifornia, 1021 Detroit Ave., Unit D, Concord. Clayton resi-dent Doug Junghans is president. eastbaygpaa.webs.com or672-1863.

Knights Of Columbus, Concord Council 6038Meets 7:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month, except holi-days, Cauchi Hall, St. Agnes Catholic Church, 3966 ChestnutSt, Concord. Contact George at 685-9547 or visitkofc6038.org.

Rotary Club of Clayton Valley/Concord SunriseMeets 7 a.m. Thursdays, Oakhurst Country Club, 1001 PeacockCreek Dr., Clayton. Includes breakfast and a speaker. 566-8166 or claytonvalleyrotary.org.

Scrabble ClubMeets 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays of themonth, Carl’s Jr. Restaurant, 1530 Kirker Pass Road, Clayton.All ages and skill levels welcome. $3 fee. Call Mike at 639-1987 or scrabble-assoc.com.

Sons In Retirement (SIRs)Meets 11:15 a.m. the first Thursday of the month, Crown PlazaHotel, 45 John Glenn Dr., Concord. The chapter no longermeets at Oakhurst Country Club. 429-3777.

Soroptimist International of Diablo VistaMeets 12:15 p.m. the first, second and third Wednesdays of themonth, September-June, Sizzler, 1353 Willow Pass Road,Concord. Clayton resident Sue Manning is president. 672-2727.

Widows/WidowersMeets for dinner, brunch, theater, etc. This is not a dating serv-ice nor is it a grieving class - just a way to meet other people.Contact Lori at 998-8844 or [email protected].

Clayton Community CalendarPLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CLAYTON COMMUNITY CALENDAR EVENTS BY 5 P.M. JULY 26 FOR THE AUG. 6 ISSUE. ITEMS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO [email protected]

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Emergency Preparedness GuideBeginning with this issue, the Clayton CERT team will provide

a monthly emergency preparedness guide to help each of usremain focused on staying prepared in the event of an emer-gency.� Obtain a container and make it your Family Emergency

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The Willows TheatreCompany’s 36th season will fea-ture a variety of comedy, dramaand musicals at the troupe’sMartinez venues.

The 2011 season opens withthe epic musical “Rags,” fol-lowed by “Once on This Island,”“King O’ the Moon” and “ShowBoat.” The Willows kicks off fall2011 with a gleeful new musicalthen ends with the holiday spe-cial, “Winter Wonderettes.”

“Rags” is the story of aRussian immigrant family whostruggle to make a life for them-selves in early 20th century NewYork. The musical was a huge hitfor the Willows when it was firstproduced 14 years ago.

“Once on This Island” bringsa calypso-flavored retelling ofthe “Little Mermaid” tale. Set ona Caribbean island divided bysocial prejudice, the musical

revolves around the lovebetween a poor peasant girl andthe upper class boy whose lifeshe saves.

“King O’ the Moon” is thesequel to “Over the Tavern,”which the Willows produced togreat acclaim in 2005. It contin-ues the saga of the Pazinski fam-ily, now in the 1960s. This family

drama will feature many favoriteWillows performers.

“Show Boat” is the motherof all modern musicals. TheTony Award-winning show takesplace over 50 years, telling thestory of a showboat acting fami-ly and their struggles. “ShowBoat” will be presented at theJohn Muir Amphitheatre.

The Willows is also proud tobe producing a new musical inthe same tenor as the hit TVshow “Glee.” This will be anopportunity to see an up-and-coming musical before it reachesNew York.

In “Winter Wonderettes,” the“girl group” Wonderettes are theholiday entertainment at the1968 holiday party at Harper’sHardware. The production willbe full of humor and classicmelodies for the whole family.

The current season continueswith “Avenue Q,” which closesAug. 1 at the Campbell Theaterin Martinez. Following are thecomic musical “Six Women withBrain Death,” Aug. 16-Sept. 19;the mystery thriller “Sleuth,”Oct. 4-Nov. 7; and “NunsetBoulevard,” Nov. 29-Jan. 9.

For tickets, including 2011 sea-son subscriptions, call 798-1300 orvisit willowstheatre.com.

Willows goes from ‘Rags’ to a richholiday show in the 2011 season

Ren McCormack is a city kidwho loves dancing. When hemoves to a new high school in anuptight town, his dance talentsand musical taste clash with theadults in power.

“Footloose” is the high-ener-gy story of kids breaking free –and a town lightening up with thehelp of good ol’ rock ’n’ roll.

A huge showcase for youthfultalent, “Footloose” is one of themost-produced high schoolmusicals. The Willows has put itsbig guns behind its youth conser-vatory production running Aug.2-8. Leading the conservatorythis year is Willows stalwartRicardo Rust, who directs“Footloose.” Musical direction isby the ubiquitous Tim Hanson,who oversees the music for mostWillows productions. The cast of12- to 18-year-olds is bright, ener-getic and guaranteed to winapplause.

The film version of“Footloose” is one of the mostrented DVDs, but nothing beatsseeing it live.

Performances are 7 p.m. Aug. 2-7, 3 p.m. Aug. 4 and 2 p.m. Aug.7-8 at the Alhambra PerformingArts, Center 350 E St., Martinez.Tickets are $10-$15 and available atthe door or at 798-1300 and willow-stheatre.org.

WillowsYouth Theatrerocks thehouse with‘Footloose’ After years of iPhone envy

for the device my son uses con-stantly, I was finally convinced it issomething I need for my nexttravel adventure.

No more lugging maps, tourbooks, lists of restaurants, etc. onevery trip – I’ll just download anapplication or program to do thejob for me.

While I await the arrival of thenewest item in my travel arsenal,I’ve been checking out handyiPhone travel apps that can bedownloaded for free or a minimalcost. There are thousands ofiPhone and iPod Touch apps thatyou can download from theApple.com site. Step-by-stepdirections are available.

But you need to decide whichapps are useful and worth yourtime vs. just quirky. Here a few Iplan to check out.

Around Me gathers GPSinformation from your exactlocation, then details nearby sites.This is extremely useful if you arelost in a huge city or on a desolateroad in Australia. It can pinpointlocations and directions forbanks, gas stations, restaurants,stores and more. Yelp is the same,but with user ratings and goodfeedback on restaurants.Urbanspoon is good for thosewho are indecisive, because theapp will pick a restaurant for you.

Gate Maps is an ingeniousmoney-saver when museum hop-ping because it reads Wikipediadescriptions to you. If you walk

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Say Where is great app that isfree. You simply tell the phonewhere you need to be and it helpsyou get there. This is very helpfulin a big city if you are on foot.

LingoLook Flashcards is aninnovative application that doesnot require an Internet connec-tion but helps you communicatein a foreign country by saying aphrase out loud to the person youare talking to so you won’t embar-rass yourself. Lonely Planet alsohas a Mobile Phrasebook app sothere is no need to bring alongyour English to Spanish, Frenchor Italian dictionary.

Flashlight is an app that willilluminate your screen so you canfumble through a dark hotelroom.

AAA has just introduced theirnewest free app, AAA TripTikMobile. It will show you a chosenroute, plus voice directions, serv-ice stations locations, gas pricesand detailed descriptions of theirapproved attractions, hotels andrestaurants on the route.

And finally, Sit or Squat is thekind of app you might laugh atinitially, but it can be really usefulwhen traveling at home orabroad. Basically, the free app tellsyou where you can find free bath-

rooms with user reviews that letyou know if they are clean.

There are also applications forchecking your flight, gettingrestaurant reviews, making hotelreservations, finding an Internetcafe, locating your car in a parkinggarage and making Skype-to-Skype calls for free.

Someone said an iPhone appis like a potato chip – you alwayswant to have just one more. Asmore functional, practical travel-related apps come to the phone,the device becomes increasinglyindispensable to people whoknow the right ones to download.Just remember when to say when!

Let iPhone apps do thework on your next trip

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Munching on a crunchy sweet picklethe other day, I wondered about how manytypes of pickles are out there. I found thatwe Americans are fond of a comparativefew – cucumbers, olives and sauerkrautdominate our markets – while countriesaround the world incorporate pickledfoods as mainstays in their culinary reper-toire.

Pickling is a simple process. It involvessubmerging food into brine (salt dissolvedin liquid) and storing the food in an acidicsolution (usually vinegar). Sometimes thefood is sufficiently moist that no addition-al water is needed beyond the picklingspices, as with sauerkraut, kimchi, and saltpork and beef. No sophisticated canningprocess is needed since the resulting acidi-ty and salinity promotes good microorgan-isms and inhibits the bad ones.

Archaeologists have found evidence ofpickling in India and Mesopotamia (mod-ern-day Iraq) going back some 4,000 years.Herbs associated with pickling, such as dill,were under cultivation in Europe about1,000 years ago. Queen Elizabeth I report-edly adored pickles, and her muse,Shakespeare, refers to pickles in several ofhis works. The word pickle may be derivedfrom the Dutch word for brine, pekel.

Pickles allowed people to preservefoods for out-of-season use and to travelon long journeys where fresh food andessential nutrients were in short supply.Smart sea captains brought barrels of pick-les so their crews would have quality, nutri-ent-rich foods available for long voyages.

Pickles are a true international food. InIndia, fruits such as mango and lime arepickled along with various vegetables.Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, you can findpickled papaya and pineapple in Indonesiaand the Philippines. Carrots, onions andother veggies are popular in Vietnamese

pickling. Kimchi, or pickled cabbage, is astaple in Korean cuisine and Japanesetsukemono (meaning pickled foods in gen-eral) will be familiar to those who frequentsushi restaurants and enjoy umeboshi(plums), beni shoga (ginger) and other veg-etables. Europeans favor pickled vegetablesincluding onions, beets, eggplant and car-rots.

Although we Americans consume acomparatively limited array of pickledfoods, we do have regional favorites – pick-led beets in New York style delis, okra inthe Deep South, eggs in the Great Lakesregion and jalapeños in the Southwest.

Home pickling is easy. Have someMason jars (thick glass with air-tight seals)handy. Select blemish-free fruits and veg-etables that are perfectly ripe, but not over-ripe.

PICKLING RECIPE

1½ lbs. fresh vegetables (beans, cucum-bers, garlic)

1 T. mixed spice seeds (i.e. mustard, dill,coriander, celery seed)

3 or more sprigs fresh herbs1½ c. white vinegar1 c. water¾ c. sugarBlanch the vegetables by cooking in

rapidly boiling salted water for about aminute. Transfer to an ice bath to stop the

cooking and refresh their color.Arrange vegetables in clean jars and top

with spices and herbs.In a non-reactive saucepan, combine

the vinegar, water and sugar and cook untilthe mixture almost comes to a boil. Pourthe mixture over the open jars, leavingabout half-inch space. Cover and refriger-ate for up to a month.

Giardiniera, or mixed pickled vegeta-bles, is an essential food in Italian cuisineand the star of an antipasto platter piledhigh with pickled tomatoes, carrots andpeppers. This version is easy and you’llsave a ton of lira making your own.

GIARDINIERA

½ lb. cippolini or small boiling onions1 small cauliflower, separated into bite-

size florets½ lb. baby carrots, cut into sticks½ lb. celery (pale inner stalks only)½ lb. small green beans2 c. (3-inch) diagonally cut asparagus3 c. white wine vinegar2-3 bay leaves2-3 cloves1 tsp. peppercorns1 tsp. coriander seeds1 T. saltOlive oilSoak the onions for one hour. Combine

the vinegar, herbs, spices and salt in a largenon-reactive pan and bring to a boil. Addthe vegetables and simmer 15 minutes. Ifneeded, add a little water or more vinegarto cover the vegetables.

Transfer hot vegetables to clean jarsand pour vinegar mixture on top to cover.Sprinkle a tablespoon of olive oil on thetop of the vegetables in each jar, thencover tightly and cool.

The vegetables should be allowed tomature for a couple of weeks in a dark,cool place before eating.

In a pickle?

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Linda Wyner, a local attorney and foodie, ownsPans on Fire, a gourmet cookware store and cookingschool in Pleasanton.

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Paranormal or pranks? Gomez mystery remains unsolved

In 1957, Dwight Eisenhower was presi-dent, Ford Motors introduced the Edsel, andEd Sullivan described Elvis Presley as a“decent, fine boy.”

In Clayton, however, events were brewingthat even today lend a case of the jitters to

those passing by the oldGomez House on OakStreet near downtown.

Tony and Mary Gomezbought the house in 1928.Despite being small, itboasted three bedrooms –enough to house their sixsons and three daughters –and was close enough totown that the childrencould walk to school. It

wasn’t until the 1940s that an indoor bath-room was added.

FLYING ROCKS

The trouble began in 1957, when Tonyand Mary’s grandsons Bobby and Tommywere 10 and 12 years old. A few years earlier,the boys’ mother had left them with theirgrandparents.

“She dropped them off, said she’d beback to pick them up and we never saw heragain,” recalled Melvin Gomez, the boys’uncle.

On a warm summer day in 1957, MaryGomez was hanging laundry out to dry inthe back yard when rocks began to hit herfrom behind. Unamused at the prospect ofthe clothes being dirtied by mischievous chil-dren, she blamed her grandsons. The boysclaimed innocence, however, and she turnedto the Chapman family living nearby. Theirchildren, Butch and Sally, played often withthe two boys. But Butch and Sally swore theyhad been elsewhere and blamed Tommy and

Bobby.What was first assumed to be a harmless

childhood prank grew in seriousness overthe next few weeks. Rocks began flyingaround outside the house. Windows werebroken, and on one occasion, a brick flewthrough a window.

Enroy Gomez, another of Tony andMary’s sons, was living in Concord at thetime but visited often. “Stranger things start-ed happening,” he said. “We’d be sittinginside the house, and it sounded as if some-one with a giant baseball bat was whackingthe sides of the house. It was mostly late, like10 o’clock at night. The kids were sittingthere in the kitchen, so obviously it was notthe kids doing it.”

Suspicious of other neighbors playingpranks on the family, Enroy took the twoboys to investigate the Garbarino house up

the hill. They believed someone might beusing a catapult to send rocks toward thehouse.

About 300 yards out, Enroy said, rocksbegan pelting them and they were forced totake cover and flee.

“We probably beat a world’s record run-ning down the street to our house,” he said.“At one point in time, I looked back over myshoulder and it looked like thousands ofrocks flying through the air.”

TROUBLE WITH THE LAW

Other phenomena were witnessed byfamily and members of the community,including a frying pan falling from a stovethen being lifted as if by invisible hands up

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THE FORELORN LOOKING GOMEZ HOUSE on Oak Street gained fame after a unexplained,paranormal activities beginning in 1957 drew researchers from Duke University.

See Gomez, page 17

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Mango Punch is one of thenew varieties, part of the PunchSeries. This new Coreopsis issensational and will quench yourthirst for some hot summercolor. Mango Punch has a colorcombination of mango andorange with an overlay of red,creating a khaki or terracottacolor.

Rum Punch is the color offruity watermelon-pink, whileStrawberry Punch is cheerfulwith deep-rosy pink blossoms.These new colors are charming.

Coreopsisis both bee- and butterfly-friendly. They will naturalizewithin your garden beds andborders. Plant the same colorrepeatedly throughout a bed formaximum color impact. It’s verysuccessful in long beds, prefer-ably planted in the middle.

You will definitely wantsomething planted at the feet ofthe tread-leafed Coreopsis.Consider an early springthrough early summer bloomerlike Nepeta, diascia or armeria.

You will need to shearCoreopsis back by one-third inthe middle of summer toencourage another mass of fallblooms. This perennial isdrought-friendly and requireslittle fertilizer to be fabulous. Itis perfect for those who lovelots of blooms without muchwork.

Nicole is the Garden Girl atR&M Pool, Patio, Gifts andGarden Contact her with questions,comments or suggestions at [email protected]

NICOLE HACKETT

GARDEN GIRL

Coreopsis a bold,beautiful gardencompanion

Pioneer Photo AlbumClayton Resident Darrel Leckliter

enjoys gardening with these lush results:An 8-inch Dahlia bloom! He takesspecial care to ensure the fullest flower-ing on the dahlias. The secret is to allowjust one bloom per plant. Darrel alsoenjoys cultivating a vegetable gardenand fruit trees. His wife, Lydia, proudlyshared this photo with us.

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to its spot and objects beingmoved during the night.

By that time, the Gomezhouse and its “poltergeist” weregaining attention. Local papersran stories on Clayton’s hauntedhouse, and crowds were gather-ing.

Official notice had grown aswell. Melvin remembers the daythe county sheriff and a deputyarrived at the house.

“What’s going on out here?We’ve been getting complaints,”Melvin recalled the sheriffdemanding.

The uniformed men satTommy and Bobby in their carand, a short time later, the sher-iff emerged triumphant.

“He came in the yard andsaid, ‘Well, that takes care ofthat. The kids said they’re doingit.’ ”

Melvin was flabbergasted. “I

asked Tommy. He said, ‘Well,they were slapping us and hittingus, so we told them we weredoing it to stop it.’ ”

Enroy recalled people saying:“Oh yeah, the Gomez familywas just doing that and creating ahoax.”

PSYCHIC RESEARCH

Nevertheless, word hadspread, and the family was visit-ed by Remi Cadoret, a researcherof psychic phenomena fromDuke University. AlthoughCadoret witnessed no eventsduring his visit, he and otherresearchers were never able torule out the possibility of psy-chic occurrences at the Gomezhouse.

The strange happeningsstopped entirely in the early fall –coincidentally, some noted, withTommy and Bobby resuming

school.In the years since then,

Tommy has died and familymembers have lost contact withBobby. The gate to the frontyard, where Gomez childrenonce played, is fastened shutwith a length of baling wire. Theback door leading to the kitchen,where Mary cooked meals forchildren and grandchildren alike,bears a sign warning that“Trespassers will be shot, sur-vivors will be shot twice.”

Asked recently if he believedit was psychic phenomena, or ifhe suspected, like many others,that the events were caused bykids having fun, Melvin Gomezwas unsure.

“I just don’t know,” he said.“We spent a lot of time lookingfor people out there in theorchards, thinking they weremaybe throwing rocks and thenrunning and hiding. But wenever found anybody.”

Gomez, from page 16

Open space can restore yourspirit in an hour. On this walk,which begins at the MontecitoTrailhead on Ygnacio ValleyRd., you reach Paradise in halfthat.

The Paradise Valley is hike ismade for sunset views. The trail-head is a gateway to beautifulloop hikes, varied habitat, inter-esting history, and incredibleviews in less than five minutes.

The trailhead was part of theol“Old Sand Quarry”, a leftoverpiece of the Henry Cowell Limeand Cement Co., which movedto Lime Ridge in 1909 andclosed in 1946. Lime was dis-covered in 1850, and quarryingprovided jobs during economicdownturns.

Cowell included a town,employed 250, and ran 24 hoursa day. All that’s visible today arequarry scars and a few few arti-facts.

AREA SAVED FROM

DEVELOPMENT

Follow Ohlone Trail upfrom the west end of the stag-ing area, curve left onto ParadiseValley Trail, leaving Ygnacio and

traffic noise behind. You’ll fol-low a small, spined ridge pre-served by Save Mount Diablo,punctuated with lime out-crop-pings and poison oak. Crowdedwith cottonwoods, valley, blueand live oaks, it’s almost the onlynatural part of this area’s begin-ning. Most of the hills andswales were left by the quarry-ing, including the white dust androcks at your feet.

Behind, the Kirker Hills onthe northeast stretch to expand-ing views of Suisun Bay andSolano County and, furtherwest, Central Contra Costa andBriones. In spring, wildflowerscrowd the trail.

Soon the Montecito housescome into view. In 1990, thesehomes were part of a proposalfor the ridge above you witheven more houses and a shop-ping center in the quarry scarbelow.

Herb Sihner, a foundingpartner of developer Braddock& Logan, reached a compro-mise with SMD in 1997, pullingthe houses off the ridge, elimi-nating the shopping center, andpreserving half of the property.Birds love the trees and you’llhear mourning doves cooing inthe evening.

As you pass above a deten-tion basin, a single track trail,veers right and rises into theheavily wooded canyon. Theslope is crowded with nativebunch grasses.

THE LONGER, THE BETTER

Woodland closes around youas you rise into the first part ofParadise Valley, with low ridgesframing the sky. If it’s late in theday, the eastern slope may berose or amber-tinted by the set-ting sun. The forest belies theopen space’s image of exposedgrassland and dry chaparral, andthe lime-colored clays give wayto sand.

But chaparral isn’t far. Thethree-leaved hop tree shows up,less allergenic than the poisonoak it resembles, with smoothleaf edges.

Partway through the wood-land, you can continue up intoParadise Valley proper for alonger loop and bigger views.To come back, make a right turnon the Lime Ridge Trail (morechaparral), or right onManzanita and Buckeye, in bothcases looping around the trans-mission tower at the crest ofLime Ridge at 1,001 feet’.

For the shorter trip, take the

first right onto the Blue OakTrail and quickly cross LimeRidge and the Ridge Trail, anold water tank above, expansiveviews past Walnut Creek to theOakland hills. Blue Oak Trail isat the north edge of a largepatch of west-facing chaparralslope. On hot days, you’ll walkwith milkweed, bright Indian

paintbrush and the spicy scentof black sage (with its stems offlower balls or seed heads),chamise, yerba santa, and sage-brush as their oils evaporateslowly on the hot, exposedslopes.

Before you will be the grassybowls of Newhall N & S oneither side of Ygnacio, theirnames referring to an old farmcompany, stopped from devel-opment in the mid-1990s byWalnut Creek residents.

As you drop into open grass-land, traffic noise returns butmeadowlarks add pleasingnotes. Oaks are scattered on thehills, with dense cover in the

ravines.Loop right onto Buckeye

Trail, Lime Ridge descendingnorth, curve right onto OhloneTrail and past the ParadiseValley Trail. Look around – thegrassy bowls to the left and theridge to the right were once pro-posed for houses.

After a gentle rise back overthe ridge which has dropped tomeet you, more great views anda short walk, you’ll be backwhere you started.

Seth Adams is director of landprograms for Save Mount Diablo, anorganization dedicated to the preser-vation of open space.


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BY SETH ADAMS

Save Mount Diablo

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