Get ready for grub at Fremont's Burger & Brew Fest

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Obituary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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In honorof ourheroes

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Skin of ourTeeth

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Posters,sloganspromote waterconservation

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BY ROBBIE FINLEY

Burgers and beer – do anyother superstars of the culinaryworld pair quite so well? The Fre-mont Chamber of Commercewill honor the awesomeness ofthis dynamic duo when theystage Fremont’s first “Burger &Brew Festival” on Saturday, May23 in Downtown Fremont.

Located on Liberty Street be-tween Capitol and Walnut Av-enues, entry will be free to all andthe festival will feature somethingfor everyone – delicious food

Get ready for grub at Fremont’s Burger & Brew Fest

Photo courtesy of dasbrewinc.com

Photo courtesy of Flickr, Michael Saechang(https://www.flickr.com/photos/saechang/4386957780/)

from a variety of local vendors,refreshing brews from popularlocal breweries, live music, and akids’ play area.

Some of the breweries onhand will be Hangar 24 CraftBrewery, Firestone Walker, andFremont’s own DasBrew. Festivalgoers can also partake in beersampling at the festival. One pur-chased ticket can be redeemed for

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The Bay Area-Based EMU, Inc. (Experi-mental Military Unit) or HueyVets will bepaying tribute to our nation’s heroes withspecial fly-overs on Memorial Day. Theirfully restored Vietnam era Huey helicopter(EMU 309) will be a part of four events,appearing in the sky at Woodward Park inManteca on May 21 and 24, and at Hay-ward’s Lone Tree Cemetery and Chapel ofthe Chimes on May 25.

HueyVets is a non-profit organizationcomprised of veterans and family memberswho serve the veteran community and edu-cate the public about the history of theHuey and the 135th Assault HelicopterCompany (AHC) that served in Vietnam.They also strive to preserve the memory ofthose who served in the 135th AHC andoffer emotional support to combat veteranswith Post- traumatic Stress Disorder of alleras through comradery and contact withthe Huey.

The organization participates in 12 to15 events per year, from airport openhouses and fly-overs to airshows and mili-

tary vehicle events. They were recently on-site at the Hayward Executive Airport OpenHouse on May 17. Their long-term goal isto get a second Huey; they are always keep-ing an eye out for one, or a generous donorto make the purchase.

Being an all-volunteer organization,HueyVets operates through the generoussupport of donors, whose contributionsprovide material support to maintain theHuey. Participants are hard at work 40 to45 weekends a year at their hanger at Hay-ward’s Bud Field Aviation keeping the Hueyin the best possible condition.

Please help support this important pieceof history and keep the Huey flying. Dona-tions of any amount are welcome, and theorganization also needs sponsors for allevents. Entry level membership is availablefor$35. Go to www.HueyVets.com andclick on the Membership/Donations tab formore details or to donate online. A down-loadable form is also available for those

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SUBMITTED BY BENNY M. VALLES

The Ballet Folklorico Costa de Oroproudly presents colorful and mesmeriz-ing productions featuring a stunningarray of uniquely talented ballet folk-lorico dancers from the San FranciscoBay Area. All performances will be show-cased at the San Leandro PerformingArts Center at San Leandro High School.

Fiesta de Los Ninos - The Bay Area’sannual dance production featuring chil-dren and youth dance ensembles fromvarious dance companies. This year’sdance performers include:

Ballet Folklorico Costa de Oro, SanLorenzo; Compania Mexico Danza,Hayward; Ballet Folklorico Mexicano

Fuego Nuevo, San Jose; Los Mestizos deSan Jose, San Jose; Grupo Folklorico Tla-palli, Livermore & Hayward; and BalletFolklorico Costa de Oro de San LeandroHigh School.

A Night in Mexico - Featuring theBallet Folklorico Costa de Oro, consid-ered a rising star in the Northern Califor-nia folklorico scene as well as in otherareas in the USA and known for it cre-ative choreography and its comprehen-sive performance repertoire. The BalletFolklorico Costa de Oro debuts new re-gional dances and colorful costumesfrom the states of Nayarit, Durango and

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WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE May 19, 2015

InHealth broadcasts on Comcast Channel 78 in Fremont,Newark and Union City and online at www.inhealth.tvThe full schedule of InHealth programs listed below can also be viewed in real time on the

Washington Hospital website, www.whhs.com

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Voices InHealth: Radiation Safety

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Supportive Services

Lunch and Learn: Yard toTable

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Diabetes Matters: Protecting Your Heart

Dietary Treatment to Treat Celiac Disease

Arthritis: Do I Have One of 100 Types?

Diabetes Matters: Manage Your DiabetesSMART Goal Setting

Don't Let Hip Pain RunYou Down

Snack Attack

Superbugs: Are We Winning the Germ War?

Acetaminophen OveruseDanger

Heart IrregularitiesHip Pain in the Young and

Middle-Aged Adult

Women's Health Conference: Aging

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Washington TownshipHealth Care District

Board Meeting April 8, 2015




Board Meeting May 13, 2015

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GERD & Your Risk ofEsophageal Cancer

Take the Steps: What YouShould Know About Foot

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Your Concerns InHealth:Decisions in End of Life

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Surgical Treatment ofObstructive Sleep Apnea

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Diabetes Matters: WhenYou Care Too Much

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Learn If You Are at Risk forLiver Disease

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Back FitnessMeatless Mondays

How to Maintain a HealthyWeight: Good Nutrition is

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Learn Exercises to HelpLower Your Blood Pressureand Slow Your Heart Rate

Hypertension: The SilentKiller

Peripheral Vascular Disease: Leg Weakness,

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Peripheral Vascular Dis-ease: Percutaneous (Under

the Skin) Treatment

Severe Sepsis: Don't Let an Infection Take Over

Your BodyWashington TownshipHealth Care District

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Reach Your Goal: QuitSmoking

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Voices InHealth: Cyberbullying - The New

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Superbugs: Are We Winning the Germ War?

GERD & Your Risk ofEsophageal Cancer

Women's Health Conference: Can Lifestyle

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Deep Venous ThrombosisHeel Problems and Treatment Options

New Treatment Optionsfor Chronic Sinusitis

Cataracts and Diabetic EyeConditions

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To A Healthy Heart withDiabetes

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AWashington Hospital medicalteam returned earlier this yearfrom the Philippines following a

medical mission to a remote area of thecountry still struggling to recover from thedevastating 2013 earthquake and subse-quent typhoon.

Part of an annual medical mission or-ganized by the Philippine Medical Societyof Northern California (PMSNC), theWashington Hospital medical team spent aweek in the Bohol area of the Philippines,located about 600 miles southeast ofManila, treating a wide variety of patientsin need of medical, dental and vision care.

Seven doctors, eight nurses and othermedical and support staff were a part ofthe Washington Hospital team; the totalPMSNC team totaled 170 medicalpersonnel.

“People lined up to wait for us to arriveand get setup,” Washington Hospital sur-geon Dr. Kranthi Achanta, said. “It was avery rewarding experience to be able toprovide needed medical care to so manyindividuals who had suffered trauma fromthe earthquake and typhoon.”

Dr. Brian E. Smith, a Washington Hos-pital anesthesiologist, said the medical mis-sion “had three operating rooms running allday with cases stacked in as tightly as possi-ble.” He noted that the surgical team com-pleted 66 major surgeries during their stay.

Dr. Smith worked primarily with generalsurgeons and urologists from Northern Cali-fornia and with Dr. Achanta as well as withfour volunteer anesthesiologists from Manilaand another anesthesiologist from Tennessee.

“They (the local anesthesiologists)taught me how they work under some-times challenging conditions. I have beento Uganda, Equador, Nepal and Mongoliawith other organizations over the yearsand, as is typically the case on these mis-sions, I learned a lot more than I taught,”Dr. Smith added.

A total of 7, 666 patients were seen andtreated in the week the mission was inBohol. During the mission:

• 1,782 individuals received dental treat-ment, including extractions

• 1, 303 prescription glasses were dis-pensed

• 169 one-on-one health education ses-sions were conducted

• more than 100 patients underwentcataract surgery for vision improvement

• 257 diabetes and urinalysis point-of-caretests were administered

• CPR classes were held for local nurses

• Nutrition, weight control and exerciseclasses were held

• A full-time pharmacy dispensed neededmedicines

• More than 100 major and minor surger-ies were completed

Dr. Achanta explained that mission par-ticipants volunteer their time and pay theirown travel and other expenses.

“Medical missions like this are a way wecan give back and make a difference incommunities that lack adequate medicalinfrastructure — whether because of natu-ral disasters like the 2013 earthquake andtyphoon in Bohol or for other reasons,”Dr. Achanta said.

The Philippine Medical Society ofNorthern California has been organizingmedical missions to the Philippines for the

past 29 years. During that time, morethan 350,000 individuals have receivedmedical treatment through the missionprogram. More than $1 million in med-ical equipment and supplies has been do-nated as part of the mission program.

Dr. Carmencita Agcaoili, a critical carepulmonologist and medical director of theIntensivist Program and Critical CareUnits at Washington Hospital, is presidentof the Philippine Medical Society ofNorthern California. Dr. Agcaoili re-cruited the Washington Hospital volun-teers as well as overseeing the organizing ofthe medical mission.

“The individuals we see on the missionare those without insurance and those wholive in areas where care is not readily avail-able,” Dr. Agcaoili explained.

Dr. Smith added: “We work with a lotof nurses from the Philippines here atWashington Hospital and really appreciatetheir hard work and caring attitude so itseemed natural to go there and try to givesomething back to their country.”

The Washington Hospital delegation that participated in the medical mission to Tagbilaran, Bohol in the Philippines, included doctors, nurses and support staff.

Washington Hospital Team Participates

In Philippines Medical Mission

Dear Doctor,I recently went to see my doctor for shoulder pain

and after several x-rays he determined that I have adhe-sive capsulitis from an old sports injury. What exactlyis adhesive capsulitis and what can I do about it?

Dear Reader,The shoulder joint is very complex, involving several

bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. The basic shaperesembles a ball that sits in a socket. The capsule that con-tains the ball and socket is lubricated so that the ballmoves smoothly inside the socket. If there is an injury tothe capsule creating inflammation, it will heal by scarring.This then makes it difficult to move the shoulder jointaround. Mild forms of adhesive capsulitis can be treatedwith physical therapy while more severe forms may requiresurgery to cut and remove scar tissue in order to loosenthings up.

Dear Doctor,I have carpal tunnel syndrome and it was recom-

mended that I have carpal tunnel release. I read onlinethat this surgery can be done in a minimally invasiveway. Is there any advantage to this approach or shouldI stick to the conventional surgery?

Dear Reader,Carpal tunnel can be treated many ways. If severe

enough, it will require surgery for definitive improvement.A minimally invasive approach may limit your pain aftersurgery but it may also limit the ability of the surgeon toadequately cut all of the tissue. Ask your surgeon abouthis/her success rate with the minimally invasive approachand then make your decision.

May 19, 2015 WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE

Dr. Maish is a board certified thoracic andgeneral surgeon. She holds a Master’sdegree from Harvard University andcompleted her thoracic surgery trainingat Baylor/MD Anderson in Houston, Texas.Dr. Maish currently serves as the Chiefof Thoracic and Foregut Surgery atWashington Township Medical Foundationand is on the Medical Staff atWashington Hospital.

Mary S. Maish, M.D.

This is an ongoing column in which Dr. Mary Maishanswers your health-related questions. Questions forDr. Maish should be emailed to Ask the Doctor at:[email protected]

Adhesive Capsulitis and CarpalTunnel Surgery

Hearing loss is one of the mostcommon health problems in theU.S., according to the Hearing

Loss Association of America. Only arthritisand heart disease affect more people. Tomake matters worse, hearing loss is an in-visible condition. So, people often misun-derstand the behavior of someone whocan’t hear what’s going on around them.

“For this and other reasons, hearing losscan have a significant impact on a person’slife in very real terms,” said Dale AmandaTylor, MD, an ear, nose and throat special-ist with Washington Township MedicalFoundation. “It’s important to recognizewhen hearing loss exists, to diagnose it,and to consider treatment options. If hear-ing can be restored, it can have a major ef-fect on a person’s quality of life.”

You can learn more about hearingloss—how it impacts quality of life andavailable treatment options—at a freecommunity seminar led by Dr. Tylor onTuesday, June 2 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Atthe seminar, a trained audiologist will alsobe on hand to discuss hearing aids andhow they can help some people with hear-ing loss.

Sponsored by Washington HospitalHealthcare System, “The Real Impact ofHearing Loss and the Latest Options forTreatment” will be held in the ConradE. Anderson, MD Auditorium, RoomsA and B, 2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont.To register or for more information,visit www.whhs.com/events or call1-800-963-7070.

“When it comes to hearing loss, thefirst line of treatment people think of ishearing aids,” reported Dr. Tylor. “In real-

ity, hearing aids work well for some peo-ple. But for others, they don’t help at all.”

Hearing aids are essentially sound ampli-fiers, much like an older model radio with aknob that can be turned to make soundslouder or softer. Some of the newer types ofhearing aids can selectively amplify certainsounds, such as high or low frequency tones.However, if you have trouble distinguishingspoken words clearly, rather than needingthe sound to be louder, even the most pow-erful hearing aid won’t help, Dr. Tylor ex-plained.

Today, people with profound or severehearing loss due to inner ear damage maybe helped by a device called a cochlear im-plant, which has recently become availablein the Tri-City area. With this procedure, atransmitter is surgically placed under theskin, electrodes are positioned inside theinner ear, and a microphone is placed be-hind the ear. The implant bypasses thedamaged portion of the ear and stimulatesthe auditory nerve to relay sound directlyto the brain. The cochlear implant proce-dure is now being performed by Dr. Tylorat Washington Hospital or its OutpatientSurgery Center.

“A cochlear implant can clarify sound,like adjusting the tuning dial on a radio,”described Dr. Tylor. “The surgery canmake an amazing difference for peoplewith severe hearing loss who can’t behelped by hearing aids. It can really openup their world.”

Once the device is implanted, patientsare able to return home the same or thenext day. After a few weeks of healing, theimplant is activated and the brain beginsto relearn how to hear. Rehabilitation ther-

apy helps patients achieve the best possibleoutcome. The procedure is covered bymost insurance plans.

Currently, to qualify for a cochlear im-plant, a person must have severe hearingloss in both ears that cannot be improvedwith hearing aids. Other tests are requiredto confirm that an individual is a candi-date for the implant.

“So far, the patients who have receivedthe cochlear implant at Washington Hos-pital are progressing nicely,” commentedDr. Tylor.

To learn more about cochlear implants,as well as other standard and newly devel-oped hearing loss treatment options, in-

cluding bone-anchored hearing aids, cometo the free community seminar on June 2.

Community members are invited to a free seminar about hearing loss and treatment options. The seminarwill feature a presentation by ear, nose and throat specialist Dale Amanda Tylor, MD, on Tuesday, June 2, from1 to 3 p.m. The seminar takes place in the Conrad E. Anderson, M.D., Auditorium, located in the WashingtonWest building at 2500 Mowry Avenue in Fremont. To register for the free seminar, go towww.whhs.com/events or call 1-800-963-7070.

Learn more.For a full schedule of Washington

Hospital Healthcare System’s com-

munity seminars, health classes and

events, go to www.whhs.com and

click on Community Connection.

To learn more about Washington

Township Medical Foundation, go

online to www.mywtmf.com.

Learn the Latestabout Treatment for

Hearing LossThe second in a two-part series on

hearing loss—how it affects quality of life and

new options for treatment

The Ohlone College forty-eighth annualcommencement ceremony is this Friday,May 22 in Fremont. Ohlone will award

876 associate degrees to 748 of its accomplishedgraduates this year, an increase of 282 associate de-grees compared to last year. The college anticipatesawarding an additional 170 AA/AS degrees by theend of summer term.

In addition to the graduates, the college willrecognize this year’s Valedictorian, MasoomaAhmed and Honored Alumni, Trevor Nguyen.

Ms. Ahmed has accumulated 96 total units witha perfect 4.0 GPA towards her associate’s degree inbusiness and looks forward to continuing her stud-ies in business this fall at CSU East Bay. When shefirst returned to college, Masooma only intendedto get an AA degree. She found that she enjoyedstudying and the prospect of earning a degree kepther motivated. She decided to go a step further andearn her bachelor’s degree.

“I don’t think it matters when you begin orwhen you decide to go back to college to continueyour education. It is always possible to achieve yourgoals,” says Ahmed.

This year’s honored alumni is Trevor Nguyen,who graduated from Ohlone with an AA inbusiness. He completed a bachelor’s degree atUC Berkeley and went on to graduate school atOxford, completing dual JD/MBA degrees.Nguyen serves in the Navy, currently at theAlameda Naval Base with a logistics unit, and hasco-founded an early-stage startup company.Nguyen credits Ohlone College for developing hisconfidence and instilling in him a willingness to“navigate opportunities as they emerge.”

Record

Number of

Ohlone

Students to

Graduate

The Ohlone College Foundation has announced the

2015 Scholarship Recipients. This year $151,250 in

scholarships will go to 93 new, continuing and transfer

students. The recipients were chosen from 425 applications.

This includes $90,000 for the Ohlone Promise, a two-year,

full-ride scholarship for 25 incoming freshmen from

Tri-Cities high schools. A scholarship reception to honor

this year’s recipients and to thank our scholarship donors

takes place May 28 at the Ohlone College Newark Center.

Graduation brings big changes. At the Ohlone College Fremontcampus, those big changes begin the week after graduation. Con-struction on the 13-acre Athletic Fields Improvement Project begins.The baseball and softball fields will have significant upgrades, includ-ing electronic scoreboards, bleacher seating, ticket collection areas foreach field and on-site storage. The new soccer field, moved from itsprevious location which now houses a one-megawatt solar energy col-lection field, will have individual team rooms, seating and storage andoptional night time lighting. All three fields have access to the newcentral field house and will become part of a larger athletics complex,controlling access to the fields–especially important during tourna-ment play. The most exciting aspect of the field upgrade project is theswitch to drought-friendly artificial turf.

As with all construction projects, some growing pains willoccur, in the form of one year displacement of our athletic teams,who will be playing on rented facilities in the interim. The soccerprogram has already been off-site since the solar field project com-menced two years earlier. Ohlone is planning the grand opening ofthe new Athletic Fields Complex by August 2016, in time to bringthe soccer team back home again!

Moving through Math: Ohlone Math Gateway

Out of the Ball Park!

2015 Scholarship Awards

The media’s lament regarding the in-creased need for STEM education seems tobe like the weather, everyone talks about it,but no one does anything…until now.Ohlone College has developed OhloneMath Gateway, or OMG as students callit, to help them move more quickly intotheir chosen degree programs such as engi-neering or physics.

According to Ohlone math professorJeff O’Connell, who runs OMG, manystudents who want to pursue science andtechnology degrees face a two year hurdleof math prerequisites. The problem isn’tthe difficulty of the course work, so muchas the time it takes to complete the mathrequirements. “If students haven’t com-pleted calculus before they graduate high

school, they face four long semesters beforethey can move into physics and courses inengineering.” Those two extra years ofstudy are often a deterrent to studentswho, despite aptitude and interest, choosea degree that will take less time.

OMG allows students to take twocourses of math compressed into one se-mester, complemented by an engineeringcourse. Studying as a cohort, a group ofno more than 24 students take thecourses together. The two professors inmath and engineering co-design thecourse content so students see valuableconnections between the two fields.

In fall semester students take Algebra IIand Trigonometry as a one semester, eightcredit hour course. They are co-enrolled in

Engineering 101 with Professor Rose Mar-garet Itua, whose prowess in leading stu-dents through hands-on, real worldengineering projects in Intro to Engineer-ing, has been extolled in the June 24, 2014edition of the TCV. The next semester theycomplete Precalc and Calculus, paired withan Engineering Auto-CAD course.

A student support specialist, MairnaGonzalez, who is funded by a grant fromthe non-profit Growth Sector, tracks indi-vidual student progress, provides careerinformation, counseling and guidance, anddirects them to course-specific tutoring orother resources, as needed. O’Connell says,“And she’s fabulous. She’ll even text a stu-dent if she sees they’ve missed a class, tocheck in with them.”

At the end of two semesters studentscan apply for paid internships at NASA.The students interact with professionalsworking on exciting projects—an invalu-able resource.

The students from this year’s cohort dida presentation at the Board of Trusteesmeeting in April, talking of the valuethey’d received from participating in theprogram. “It was difficult at times, but itwas so worth it,” said one of the students.

To be eligible for Ohlone Math Gate-way, students must complete Algebra I andmeet with Professor O’Connell to decide ifthe student and the program are right foreach other.

Above: Memories of 2014 Graduation

2015 Valedictorian Masooma Ahmed

Members of Ohlone Math Gateway program, and faculty, that attended the Board of Trustees Meeting on May 13, 2015.


SUBMITTED BY

BRIAN KILLGORE

The decision is always a diffi-cult one, but after reviewingdozens of outstanding candidates,Fremont Unified School District(FUSD) has selected Oliveira Ele-mentary School’s Prince Padaniaas its “Teacher of the Year” for2015. The Kindergarten teacherhas a great track record of con-necting with students and build-ing a solid foundation of learningthat benefits them throughouttheir educational career.

Each FUSD school submitteda nominee for the “Teacher of the

Year” designation. The 2015Teacher of the Year Committeeinterviewed nominees and namedseven finalists. Along with Pada-nia were: Sandra Carrasco fromVallejo Mill Elementary, MaryGimeno from Washington HighSchool, Kimber Gordon fromBrookvale Elementary, Jane Leefrom Hopkins Junior HighSchool, Trish Harman-Murrayfrom Thornton Junior HighSchool and Renee Smith fromGlenmoor Elementary.

Congratulations to Padania, allthe nominees, and to all FUSDTeachers for another year of hardwork in support of students!

Fremont Unified School District

names Teacher of the Year

SUBMITTED BY

BIKE EAST BAY

Even though the weather threat-ened to rain on their parade, thou-sands of bicyclists participated inthe Bay Area’s 21st annual Bike to

Work Day celebration on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Recent years have seen an exceptional growth in thepopularity of Bike to Work Day, as well as bike commuting overall in the East Bay.

“Bike to Work Day is our favorite day of the year because we see so many people try biking for the firsttime. Once people try a healthy active commute, many change their habits to make biking to work, schoolor play a regular part of their routine,” said Renee Rivera, Executive Director of Bike East Bay.

This year’s event took things to the next level by incorporating some advanced advocacy work in the mix.With three protected bikeway demonstrations in Berkeley, Castro Valley and Fremont, bicyclists experienced thenext generation of bikeways in addition to riding to work. These temporary bikeways were created with remov-able street striping and barriers, simulating designs for potential permanent protected bike lanes.

Bike to School Day in Alameda County was a success this year, with over 2,200 students bicycling, 460scootering and 178 skateboarding. In Castro Valley, Bike East Bay’s local working group, Bike Walk CV, setup a second pop-up bikeway demo by the Castro Valley High School. Other participants include CastroValley High School Principal Blaine Torpey and San Leandro Mayor Pauline Cutter. The City of San Lean-dro also saw a 20 percent increase in the number of bicyclists counted compared to last year.


How many Fremonts dowe have? That appar-ently depends on how

and what you count as a Fre-mont. Of course the most obvi-ous and important one to us is

our home, the wonderful city welove so dearly.

Our city was named for theexplorer, John C. Fremont. Henever really established his homehere, but his forces did camp atMission San Jose. He was sostricken with the site that he triedunsuccessfully to buy it. He alsowas a friend of Elias Beard andvisited the area in his politicaldays. He had little to do with thefuture City of Fremont beingnamed for him. Wally Pond re-called that he chose the namewhen the map going to the Boardof Supervisors required it. Therewere some later attempts tochange the name, but they werenever carried out.

John C. Fremont marriedJessie Benton, daughter of thepowerful U. S. Senator, ThomasHart Benton. Jessie helped herhusband write accounts of his ex-peditions and was a championand supporter of her husband’scareer throughout almost 50years of married life. In an articleabout the expeditions she wrote,“From the ashes of his camps willrise great cities.” Jessie probablydid not spend much time in the

future City of Fremont, but herwords are said to be a predictionof the future city. Local residentsvoted in January 1956 to incor-porate the City of Fremont,which seems to make herprophecy come true.

Another piece of the John C.Fremont story has to do with theFremont Flag that Jessie designedfor her husband to carry on hisexpeditions. It featured the Amer-ican eagle and the 26 stars repre-senting 26 states in the UnitedStates at the time. Fremont addeda peace pipe to assure the Indians

of his peaceful mission. It wassaid that Fremont unfurled hisflag above each of his campsites.

Another piece of this Fremontstory has to do with a native Cali-fornia shrub named for the ex-plorer who was credited withdiscovering it. “The Fremontiahas five petals, just as Fremontwas formed from five communi-ties and is gold in color, like theGolden State. It appeared to bethe perfect choice for Fremont’sofficial flower” and was formallyadopted in 1961.

The Fremont Chamber ofCommerce commissioned Fre-

mont artist Alice Ebright to createa tile mosaic city seal for the newcity council chambers. It featuredMission Peak, the five villages, theMission, a Fremont campfire, anolive tree and the date, January 23,1956. The official seal followedthis basic design with a poppy onthe left edge. The poppy was re-placed in 1961 with the Fremontiaat the suggestion of Mr. and Mrs.Maurice Marks.

Some of the other Fremontsmay be less obvious. One exam-ple of campaign literature pro-moting the incorporation of

Fremont contained a song knownas the “Fremont Fight Song.” Weare told that it’s unusual for a cityto have a fight song.

Most residents know that Fre-mont Boulevard is the main streetthrough town, but many do notknow the long history of thename. In pioneer days, the roadwe know as Peralta was called“the Road to Niles, the Center-ville – Niles Road” or some simi-lar name to help identify it. Localcivic leaders discussed the situa-tion and decided in about 1933to change the name to “FremontAvenue.” That was the name usu-

ally used on maps until officialsdecided that it was too confusingto have more than one street ofthe City of Fremont named for it,so “Fremont Boulevard” becamethe name of the main street andPeralta received its present name.

The Irvington School Districtwas in the throes of a huge build-ing program when it opened Fre-mont School in 1957. It becamepart of Fremont Unified SchoolDistrict in January 1964 whenvoters decided to form Fremont,New Haven and Newark Schooldistricts. Private schools with thename Fremont include FremontChristian Schools, Fremont Par-ent Co-op Nursery and Montes-sori School of Fremont.

Many organizations incorpo-rate the name Fremont: FremontCultural Arts Council, FremontArt Association, Fremont Friendsof the Library, Fremont SymphonyGuild and Symphony Orchestra,Fremont Area Writers, FremontCoin Club, Fremont GardenClub, Fremont Stamp Club, Fre-mont Kiwanis, the Fremont SeniorCenter Garden Club and the Fre-mont Chamber of Commerce.Other important names includethe Fremont Civic Center, Fre-mont Central Park, Fremont Hub,Fremont Center, etc.

Businesses often use the nameto indicate a relationship to the

City. Fremont Marriott, FremontBank and Fremont Flowers andGifts are notable examples. Localbusiness directories list manymore although some are nolonger active. Phil Ockermanmade a trip around the UnitedStates to see how many Fremontshe could find. He returned with alist of some 16 names of towns,counties and parks. There areprobably many more, but that’senough for now.

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At the May 5 meeting, the Board recognized and honored theJames Logan High School Boys and Girls Wrestling Teams. The Logangirls’ team took the North Coast Section (NCS) championship for thethird straight year and sent half a dozen wrestlers to the state champi-onship. At the state meet, the team placed third, led by newly-crownedstate champion, Vanessa Tria, fifth-place qualifier, Talissa Noriega, andsixth-place wrestler, Hayley Aguilar.

The Logan boys’ team hosted the NCS wrestling meet for the firsttime in nineteen years. The team took fifth as a group led by freshmanAaron Perez, who pinned all opponents on his way to his NCS title.Also wrestling to success were Jacob Gomez (2nd place), Nico Blancoand Manavjot Singh (3rd place), Rolan Bautista (5th place) and JhareliBruce (6th place).

Congratulations to coaches Robert Flores and Colin Malcolm for ajob well done!

The Board heard a presentation by Dr. Jose Lopez whose group hadcompleted a comprehensive review of the District’s English Learnerprogram. The group made recommendations that included the devel-opment of a new English Learner Master Plan, a needs-assessment toidentify teacher skill-sets in English Learner literacy development, andan examination of its current efforts in communicating and engagingparents/guardians of English Learners, among others.

At the meeting, the Board also approved a number of professional de-velopment contracts that support the training of staff in areas such as Aca-demic Parent-Teacher Teams, Reading Apprenticeship, and Math Studio.

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On May 2, the Newark Opti-mist and Rotary Clubs joinedforces to hold a Pancake Breakfastas a Relay for Life Teamfundraiser to benefit the Ameri-can Cancer Society (ACS). Theevent was held at SinodinosSteakhouse and owner Bill Sin-odinos, his family, and kitchencrew not only donated use oftheir restaurant, but all the foodand did the cooking too. Wash-ington Hospital Healthcare Dis-trict donated $1,000 to helpcover other costs, so that everypenny of ticket sales and morewent to ACS. We are grateful forthis community support!

Community members flockedinto the restaurant in a steadystream from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Araffle was held and people carriedhome beautiful prizes. EmceeBob Marshall kept folks enter-tained and informed about thepurpose of the event. Representa-tives from Relay for Life werethere with information on how toparticipate in the Relay whichwill take place July 18-19, atNewark Memorial High School.For more information, visit:relay.acsevents.org

We thank those who attendedour event and helped us raise over$6,700. Watch for the 2nd An-nual Optimist/Rotary PancakeBreakfast next year! You won’twant to miss it!

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Members of AMVETS (American Veterans) Hayward Post 911’s Honor Guard participated in the Cas-tro Valley Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade on Saturday, May 9, 2015 and won 2nd place for Honor/ColorGuard. For more information, visit www.AMVETS911.com.

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The Fremont Congregational Church (FCC)and the Filipino American Evangelical Church(FAEC) will celebrate its first year anniversary aspartner churches on Sunday, May 24 with a specialconcert worship service.

The FCC and FAEC, both members of theUnited Church of Christ, have been pursuing aunique partnership in ministry and worshipping to-gether since March last year. Together the denomi-nations are increasingly becoming a more diversemulti-cultural community. Rev. Tami Groves andRev. Reynaldo Desenganio serve as co-pastors.

The anniversary worship service will be led bythe Saringhimig Singers with George Hernandezconducting. The choir has performed in variousconcert halls and churches and won numerouschoral competitions in the U.S. and abroad.

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At a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Fre-mont, representatives of 22 local nonprofit organiza-tions were presented with payouts from the April 25thDucks for Bucks race at Lake Elizabeth. The truckloadof little rubber ducks, temporarily purchased for therace, translated into cash. Duck sales, from 19 ducksup to a total of 716 ducks, through a variety of organ-izations represented checks from $48 to $2,246. Aseach organization collected its “winnings” and spokeabout how the income would benefit their organiza-tion’s goals, it was clear they realized the benefit of therace and appreciated the sponsorship of the local Ki-wanis Club.

Participating organizations in 2015 included:Music for Minors, Maloney School, Soroptimist,Washington High School 2016, Special Need Chil-dren Center Foundation, Cavicchi Foundation,Serra Center, Camping Unlimited, San LorenzoOES, ABWA Pathfinder, Kiwanis West Metro,AAUW Fremont, Bay Area Guide Dog Puppies,

Fremont Symphony Guild, Tri City Ecology, Cali-fornia Retired Teachers 91, Friends of HeirloomFlowers, Ohlone Humane Society, League of Volun-teers, St. James Episcopal Church, Bayside 4H andKiwanis Club of Fremont.

Next year’s Ducks for Bucks race promises evenmore entrants and bigger payouts for participatingorganizations. Kiwanis Club of Fremont is alreadyplanning to expand the flock for 2016. If you wouldlike to assist with this event and other Kiwanis com-munity events, stop by for a chat and complimen-tary breakfast with the Kiwanis Club of Fremont.

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Join us on Thursday, May 21 for a community celebration to honorthe completion of the Seismic Upgrade of the Bay Division Pipelines Nos.3 and 4 at the Hayward Fault. Stop by for some refreshments and a gift atthe Right-of-Way at Tissiack Way and Nugget Way in Fremont.

We want to thank you, our neighbors, for your patience through-out construction and all of the inherent disruption that entails. We ap-preciate your support and understanding of the important impact thisproject will have on the seismic reliability of the entire Hetch HetchyRegional Water System.

The project landscaper will install over 300 native, drought-tolerantplants along Tissiack Way, Nugget Way, Paseo Padre Boulevard and byCrawford Street. Disturbed areas will be hydroseeded with a nativeseed mix to ensure a healthy population of native grasses once otherproject work is complete.

The temporary street lights are being replaced with permanent onesalong Mission Boulevard. Restoration work and site cleanup at the I-680 on-ramp and Mission Boulevard medians continue. Curtner Roadoff of Mission Boulevard is now open.

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One of the most daunting andrewarding tasks in education is tointegrate and foster the growth ofstudents in need of special, sup-portive education at school. Facedwith disabilities that present theirown challenges, these students re-quire a dedicated core of teachers,support staff and administrativepersonnel, part of a Special Educa-tion effort, to realize their physicaland academic potential. A groupof individuals within local schoolsystems have focused their talentsto provide the assistance to makethis happen.

The goal of Mission ValleySpecial Education Local PlanArea (SELPA) is “to deliver highquality special education pro-grams and services to the studentswith disabilities in the most effi-cient and cost effective mannerpracticable.”

In honor of their service, Mis-sion Valley SELPA have createdSpecial Education RecognitionAwards (SERA) to allow thosewho spend their efforts to makeschool and learning an enjoyableexperience for special needs stu-dents. Mission Valley SELPA cov-

ers those serving in the Fremont,Newark and New Haven schooldistricts. On May 14th, theygathered to honor each otherunder the auspices of a Commu-nity Advisory Committee. Fol-lowing a keynote address by NewHaven Unified Co-Superinten-dent Dr. Arlando Smith, SpecialEducation students TylerSanchez, Kristy Smith, JD As-cano and Juan Zambrana enter-tained the audience with songand soloist Ria Sachdev took thegroup to a festive mood with Tay-lor Swift’s “Shake it Off.”

Along with honors for educa-tors, paraprofessionals and admin-

istrative personnel, communityservice awards were presented toAnna Wang of Friends of Childrenwith Special Needs and Chris Val-uckas of Union City Leisure Serv-ices. Special staff recognition waspresented to Zia Oboodiyat of Spe-cial Need Children Center Foun-dation, who, in turn, presentedawards to SELPA personnel.

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Ria Cachdev wows Mission Valley SELPAgathering with her rendition of TaylorSwift’s “Shake It Off”

Why should all Fremont resi-dents be concerned with the newhousing being built throughoutthe city - not just what is going innearby? How will the density, de-sign, and location of the new de-velopments affect your lives? Andwhat can you do to shape them?

City Character

The look and feel of Fremontis changing - it is not just goingto be “strategically urban” in theDowntown Center and aroundthe Warm Springs BART station- it is also being urbanized nearthe historic town centers of Cen-terville, Irvington, Niles and Mis-sion San Jose. All this ishappening despite the adoptionof the Community Character El-ement of the General Plan that ismeant to focus “on the ways inwhich Fremont’s buildings,streets, and open spaces work to-gether to define the City’s senseof place” and “to strengthen itshistoric town centers.”

Most of the new housing islarge three-story townhouseswhich cost just as much as tradi-tional single-family houses. Littleis being built that can be affordedby those of moderate income.When your children start out ontheir own, will there be a placefor them in their hometown?

Stretching the Rules

When one developer is al-lowed an exception from the cur-rent zoning regulations, the nextdeveloper can claim the sameright. Buildings get to be just abit taller. A three-story house isallowed because it is “two-story incharacter”. Buildings are set rightat the street. Density limits arenudged upwards.

By stopping new rules fromcreeping into the regulations, youmay help shape the next develop-ment that’s built right in yourback yard.

Schools

If your local elementary schoolis not already overcrowded, itsoon will be. When developmentsare built in areas whose schoolsare already full, the new studentsare sent to other schools aroundFremont. The single elementaryschool being built in WarmSprings will not relieve the over-crowding of the existing schoolsfrom all the other housing unitsbeing built around the city.

By getting each new develop-ment to have less than the maxi-mum number of housing unitsallowed, you may help retain thequality of Fremont schools.

Traffic and Parking

Many more cars will be travel-ing Fremont streets. When youdrive your kids to school or shopor go to the doctor, you’ll be inheavier traffic. The streets will de-teriorate at a faster rate. Eventhough Fremont is promoting itspedestrian-friendly DowntownCenter, you need a car to getthere. And where will you park?

The “open space” provided forthe new residents tends to be tinyspots crammed into unusable cor-ners. Those residents will mostlikely join everyone else at Cen-tral Park where parking is alreadyimpossible on the weekends.

Local Businesses

Developers can ask the City tochange the land use designationof a single parcel and not just fora large area with a Master Plan.Commercial areas are beingturned residential. The conven-ient shopping center nearbycould become nothing but hous-ing thus forcing you to drive else-where for services.

Will it become too difficultfor your favorite small shops tofind affordable spaces and forcethem to close and leave folk outof work and you with fewerchoices?

Water

The AlamedaCounty Water District (ACWD)has planned ahead for the wateruse of the proposed developments- but they planned for it beforethis historic drought hit. New de-velopments must now havewater-efficient fixtures and theincrease from personal use maywell be minimal in the long run.However, establishing landscap-ing in the development - thetrees, “open spaces” and aroundeach house - will take a lot ofwater right now.

The city often allows maturetrees to be cut down and replacedby new trees that are in locationsmore convenient to the devel-oper. They say they’ll grow upjust as tall very quickly - but notwithout a lot of water they won’t.

Voice Your Concerns

Attend developers’ Commu-nity Courtesy Meetings and ex-press your views early on in thedesign process.

Shape Our Fremont has noComments section because we feelthat it is important that you con-tact the City of Fremont directlywith your concerns. The City doesnot necessarily read Letters to theEditor or blog entries.

Send your comments to theCity of Fremont at [email protected] or find other addresseson the Contacts page ofwww.ShapeOurFremont.com.

Complaining after the build-ings go up won’t help shape Fre-mont. And don’t give in to thebelief that the City won’t listen toyou anyway. If you don’t try atall, then the City really won’thave listened to you.

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MERCED, Calif. (AP), A Central Califor-nia judge has resigned and another has been ad-monished over allegations of misconduct.

Marc Garcia, the youngest and firstLatino Superior Court judge in MercedCounty, agreed to step down this week toend an investigation into $250,000 he re-ceived from his former defense law firm.

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Apple keeps a full-resolution version online whiledowngrading what’s on your device when space is low. Youget the original back when you need it. Otherwise, it’s nottaking up as much space. All this is automatic, so youdon’t need to mess with deleting originals and potentiallydeleting the wrong ones.

You’re limited to transferring images from Apple de-vices – iPhones, iPads and Macs – though you can viewthem through a Windows Web browser. You’re charged forstorage once you hit 5 gigabytes, or roughly 3,000 photos.It costs 99 cents a month for 20 gigabytes, though youmight need more if your phone is already full.

Unlike Flickr, Apple can sort images based on specificindividuals in them, though it doesn’t do object recogni-tion, such as automatically identifying a dog in a picture.Unlike Flickr, Apple can handle RAW file formats favoredby many professionals with high-end cameras. It’s not anissue, though, if you’re just shooting with the phone (un-less you have LG’s upcoming G4 phone, which can shootin RAW).

The online photo feature is built into the Photos appsthat come with Mac and iOS operating systems. There’sno separate download once you have the latest system up-dates. Just turn the feature on when prompted.

AND THE REST ...

With Google’s Auto Backup and Amazon’s CloudDrive, automatic transfers are limited to Apple and An-droid phones – not PCs.

Google offers free unlimited storage in a reduced resolu-tion. Otherwise, full-resolution images count toward a freeallotment shared with Gmail and other Google services.Amazon’s Cloud Drive with unlimited photo storage is $12a year – waived for members of its $99-a-year Prime service.It’s $60 a year if you want unlimited videos, too.

With all of these services, images are kept private – foryour eyes only – until you specify otherwise.

Flickr is the only one that’s truly free and compatiblewith multiple systems. But if you have an Apple deviceand don’t mind paying, iCloud Photo Library is the easierone to use.

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SEATTLE (AP), Freight railroads in the PacificNorthwest are working on installing the type of safetysystem that regulators say could have prevented Tues-day’s deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia.

But KUOW radio reports(http://is.gd/WiYN6A) they are unlikely to meet anend-of-the year deadline set by Congress to installthe new technology.

The technology is designed to automatically stopor slow a speeding train when it senses an accident orcollision could occur. It will also be programmed toknow the speed limit on every stretch of rail. So if atrain is going too fast for whatever reason, it will initi-ate automatic braking.

A deadly commuter rail accident in 2008 inSouthern California prompted Congress to requirerail safety upgrades.

BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas in Seat-tle said his railroad can’t promise on-time comple-tion of the very expensive and complicated system.

“We are certainly making great strides out herein the Pacific Northwest,’’ he said. “In terms of im-plementation, much of the technology is in place.But there is testing (to do). We still have some corri-dors that we have to finalize work on.’’

Commuter rail operators Sound Transit in theSeattle area and TriMet/Portland & Western Rail-road in suburban Portland said in federal filings that

they will meet the year-end deadline to install whatis officially known as “positive train control.’’

Union Pacific Railroad said it is on track to imple-ment the collision-avoidance system in Southern Cali-fornia by the end of 2015. Spokesman FranciscoCastillo said the roll out of the technology will expandfrom there pending favorable results, first to NorthernCalifornia and then onward to the Pacific Northwest.

Needed signaling upgrades have been completedon over 70 percent of Union Pacific’s route milesnationwide, Castillo said.

During a quarterly earnings conference call withanalysts last month, the railroad’s executives said de-spite “a good-faith effort’’ Union Pacific will notachieve full implementation of positive train controlby the fast approaching deadline.

Union Pacific is hopeful Congress will pass an exten-sion. The railroad told Wall Street analysts it has spentmore than $1.7 billion to date on the mandate.

BNSF has already spent $1.23 billion on devel-opment and deployment of positive train controlnationwide, Melonas said.

Sound Transit and Portland & Western/TriMetawarded contracts to equip locomotives and maketrack and signal upgrades for positive train controlin 2013 and 2014. For Oregon commuters, thatelectronic safety net to weed out human error ap-plies to the Westside Express Service rail corridorbetween Wilsonville and Beaverton.

Information from: KUOW-FM, http://www.kuow.org/

Freight railroads in northwestworking on safety upgrade

SUBMITTED BY

ROBIN MICHEL

In June 2014, Fremont voterspassed Measure “E”, the $650million school facilities bond thatwill upgrade and repair neighbor-hood schools by updating tech-nology and aging classrooms;upgrading electrical wiring tocurrent safety codes; fixing andreplacing leaky roofs, agingplumbing and restrooms; remov-ing asbestos,; and repairing, con-structing and acquiringequipment, classrooms, sites andfacilities. Groundbreaking of anew 12-classroom addition toIrvington High School on May13, 2015 is the first in the SeriesA classroom additions projectswith three more scheduled in up-coming weeks at Azevada, Mattosand Warm Springs schools.

Irvington High School, builtin 1959, is the district magnetschool for the visual and per-forming arts. The school has onemain building and numerous sep-

arate buildings, theater, cafeteria,multi-use, library and auxiliarygym, which were added to thecampus from 1959-1967. Modu-lar buildings built in 1998-2000

are used for classroom and in-struction uses.

Measure “E” is providing forthe construction of a new build-ing with eight general classrooms,and four science laboratory class-rooms. Irvington High School isexpected to increase enrollmentto 3,000 students in the futureand Fremont Board of EducationPresident Desrie Campbell notedthat the construction of the newbuilding at Irvington HighSchool is “an example of what wehope to achieve throughout thedistrict.” Superintendent JamesMorris noted that the new build-ing represents a step toward firstclass facilities for first class educa-tion for students in the FremontUnified School District.

Bond Oversight Committeemembers include: Anu Natarajan,Bryan Gebhardt, Sally Morgan,Danna Bergstrom, Sheng-MingShan, Dave Peper, Dax Choksiand alternate members: NancyBeardsley, Jeff Bowen, KathrynMcDonald and Ashok Desai.

Groundbreaking at Irvington High School

Fremont Unified Superintendent JamesMorris delivers remarks at groundbreak-ing for new classrooms at Irvington HighSchool in Fremont


SUBMITTED BY ANGELA MAXWELL

It only takes one kind heart to respond totragedy by spearheading a grassroots effort to pro-duce miracles. That is what happened with a BayArea initiative of humanitarian souls who are pas-sionate about helping Nepal earthquake victims.

Desiring to help in the face of the recent tragedy,Ray Mitra, founder of Induz, which fosters art andculture to improve global communities, and his wifePiya, co-founder, created a Facebook event page onApril 27 asking for donations of essentials likeclothes, blankets, and medical supplies. It wentviral, and literally overnight one drop-off point fordonations became 12 locations, which has becomean estimated 50 locations!

Ray received the first request from a local Nepaliorganization for medical supplies on April 29, and

supplies were shipped the following morning. OnApril 30, a similar request came in, and supplieswere again shipped the next morning. Within a cou-ple of days, four shipments of over 400 pounds werein the air with aid workers traveling to Nepal.

On May 3, Team Induz hosted a big event inFremont to finish sorting donations of clothing, es-sentials, and medical supplies at U-Haul Moving &Storage of Thornton, who generously donated stor-age space and boxes. Vehicles packed with donationscame from as far as Lake County, Sacramento, andall over the Bay Area. Over 300 people joined handsto show support for Nepal and helped pack boxes.Also on this day, Team Induz-Nepal began handingout medical supplies to rural villagers. Supplies havealready reached Ghale Gharti, Dhading and GhyakChowk Gorkha, Ghaychchok village, the remotearea of Horke Gaun-Sindhu Palonchawk and Namo

Buddha Kavre.Ajaya Bajra, a volunteer in Nepal who was on the

road transporting medical supplies to a village whenthe second earthquake happened, said, “I would liketo thank everyone involved in this humanitarian effortto help us help our fellow countrymen. I am sure themedical supplies you have sent have healed lots ofwounds, provided relief from pain and preventedmany diseases. But most importantly it has kept thefaith alive to those people who had almost lost it.

“You wonderful people out there don’t knowwho you are helping; most likely you will neverknow them and see them. But trust me, the expres-sion on their faces were filled with utter gratitude,relief and hope... and often with a kind of surpriseprobably thinking why unknown people from anunknown land so far cared for them and thoughtabout them. And the smile they often tried to hide

was filled with prayer and good wishes for you.”While donations continue to rise, at the time of

publication an estimated 16,000 pounds of clothes,over 1,500 pounds of medical supplies and medi-cine, 200 pounds of tents and other essentials havebeen shipped to Nepal. With the second earthquakeand numerous aftershocks, the situation has becomeone of despair. With monsoon season coming, theurgent need is for shelter, and also water purifica-tion systems, so continued donations are important.

Team Induz is looking for sponsorship, space onan airplane, or any kind of sponsored “ride-to-Nepal” for goods to support those who have losteverything. To help them reach their goal, donate athttps://www.crowdrise.com/SupportNepalBayAreaor www.induz.org. Please see https://www.face-book.com/events/769145386517320/ for picturesof this humanitarian aid effort unfolding.

Grassroots response toNepal earthquake tragedy

Kiwanis Club of Fremontbeautifies shelter garden

SUBMITTED BY SHIRLEY SISK

On April 11, members of the Kiwanis Club of Fremont and students from the Key Clubs of WashingtonHigh and American High Schools, sponsored by Kiwanis, set out to spend the day creating a completemakeover of the garden at Sunrise Village in Fremont.

Sunrise Village is an emergency shelter that is part of the larger organization, Abode Services. After pullingweeds, and cutting back shrubs, students added a beautiful white stone path to a new fountain, planted flowersand shrubs, installed artwork on the walls and widened the pathway to the garden for wheelchair accessibility.The end result is a lovely tranquil outdoor setting for Abode residents and staff to enjoy.

For more information on the Kiwanis Club of Fremont and volunteer opportunities, contact ZiaOboodiyat (415) 706-5164.


The Salvation Army HaywardCorps wishes to thank commu-nity members for their support ofthe 23rd annual, one-day Na-tional Association of Letter Carri-ers’ (NALC) Food Drive to“Stamp Out Hunger” on May 9.

The effort helps re-stockpantries nationwide, includingThe Salvation Army’s. Your gen-erosity helps us prepare for sum-mer when emergency foodrequests increase dramatically.

On Saturday, Hayward mailcarriers collected non-perishablesdonated by postal customers. Mailvans and Salvation Army truckstransferred them to Faith LutheranChurch in Castro Valley, wherechurch volunteers, the church’sBoy Scout Troop 722, about 75Cal State University, East Bay

(CSUEB) students participating inthe Freshmen Day of Service, Sal-vation Army volunteers andNALC Branch 1707 members,sorted the items on arrival.

We are indebted to NALCBranch 1707 for their communitypartnership, to Faith LutheranChurch for sharing their facilityand to the CSUEB students andvolunteers who assisted.

Our social service programs arepossible only with the generoussupport of the community. Thankyou so much for your donation.

Sincerely,Lieutenant John Kelley

The Salvation ArmyHayward Corps, Community

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In Gratitude

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Three Mission San Jose HighSchool seniors were finalists inthis year’s Olive Hyde Art Guildscholarship competition. Threescholarships are given annually bythe Guild to graduating seniorswho have been accepted at a col-lege or university and have plansto pursue higher education in thefield of art. Each applicant mustsubmit four to six samples oftheir best artwork for the compe-tition. Scholarship Chair, KarenDobmeier, said 17 applicationsrepresenting three Fremont highschools, were submitted for thisyear’s competition. The scholar-ships were awarded on May 8,during a reception at the OliveHyde Art Gallery.

A senior at Mission San JoseHigh School, Claudia Shao re-ceived the First Place Award of$2,000. Claudia grew up in afamily interested in music and

art. She likes to draw with char-coal and soft pastels and is inter-ested in digital design.

The Judges, local artists RobynLeimer and Barbara Schlein, se-lected Claudia for the First PlaceAward because she demonstratedthe most consistent body of workconsidering the level of difficulty,quality of work, brushwork andalso presentation of the work.Judge Leimer said “I also thoughther painting of the soldier (‘TheBattle With In’) was really thoughtprovoking.” Claudia plans to at-tend Rhode Island School of De-sign to study graphic design orindustrial illustration.

Claudia’s eagerness and enthusi-asm to learn other media shinethrough as she describes her pas-sion for learning. Claudia com-mented that her favorite class wasAP Literature and felt her art workwas inspired by what she read anddiscussed in class. In addition toher love of art, Claudia has beenactive at school in Youth Alive,serving as President, a member ofthe Debate Team placing 9th in theState Tournament, Best Foot For-

ward, a peer mentoring program,an active member of the NationalArts Honor Society, and is a key-boardist and vocalist at her church.

Two Honorable MentionAwards for $1,000 each were pre-sented as well. Sharon Hsu, alsofrom Mission San Jose HighSchool, plans to study art educa-tion at Purdue University in thefall and possibly become an artteacher. Sharon enjoys watercolorand placed third in the 2014 Cal-ifornia Federal Junior DuckStamp competition for her draw-ing of the endangered Green-winged Teal Duck; in 2013 shewas recognized as one of 42 ArtsScholars from Alameda County.Sharon’s other interests includephotography, ice skating, archery,and playing the flute. Sharon vol-unteers every year in the Relay forLife event raising money for theAmerican Cancer Society, volun-teers as a math and science tutor

for the Sunshine After-SchoolProgram, and has been a teachingassistant at the Fremont Chineseand Wisdom Schools.

Marina Liu, a senior at Mis-sion San Jose High School, re-ceived the second HonorableMention scholarship of $1,000.Marina came to Fremont from

China four years ago and enjoysworking with acrylic, digital im-aging, and sketching. She also isinterested in sculpture. Marinaplans to attend the California In-stitute of Art to study graphic de-sign and to learn more aboutdigital imaging. In 2014, Ma-rina’s artwork titled “Hello Amer-ica” was awarded the sole GrandPrize by the Northern CaliforniaChinese Culture Athletes Federa-tion. She enjoys expressing ideasthrough her artwork and hopes itbrings out emotions in people.Marina volunteers at the library,has been a teaching assistant atMays Art School, and likes work-ing with children.

In addition to the studentscholarship awards, $500 hasbeen awarded for classroom artsupplies to the art teacher of thefirst place winner, Donald Hui,Digital Imaging teacher at Mis-sion San Jose High School. Tolearn more about the Olive HydeArt Guild’s Scholarship Program,visit the Guild’s website atwww.olivehydeartguild.org.

Olive Hyde Art Guild awards scholarships

First Place - Claudia Shao

Honorable Mention: Sharon HsuHonorable Mention: Marina Liu (L to R): Sharon Hsu. MSJ Art Instructor Edie Christensen, Marina Liu

As any DIY homeownerknows, tools are the key to suc-cess. Having the right tool willmake any project much simplerand easier, and can cut down onunneeded stress. There is a toolfor everything these days, butmany are too expensive for theaverage handyman (or woman).So what to do when your neigh-bor doesn’t have that stumpgrinder you were hoping to bor-row? Why, head to a rental toolcompany, of course!

We are lucky, as the Bay Areais home to several reputablerental tool companies. And whilethese places cater more to the in-dustrial and construction fields,there are still plenty of optionsfor the DIYer looking to savemoney on a tool that they mightuse only once.

One of the largest rental toolcompanies in North America,with over 500 locations, is Sun-belt Rentals. They have fivebranches locally, including Hay-ward and San Jose. From logsplitters, to paint sprayers, todrills, saws, and sanders, theystock every imaginable toolunder the sun.

Says Clay Duckworth, Man-ager of the Hayward branch,”We carry most of the generaltools you could think of for anyDIY project, and even some youwouldn’t think of, like carpetcleaners, or compactors.” Pricesrange from about $10 to $100per day, depending on the tool.

Rich Soltero is the ProjectManager at Dahl’s EquipmentRental in San Jose, a family-runoperation. He has seen an in-crease in the scope and size ofDIY projects that homeowners

are willing to take on, due inlarge part to a boom in homeand garden TV shows and onlinetutorials.

Soltero says, “With the suc-cess of YouTube, I think it has re-ally inspired a lot of homeownersto really take the plunge and trya DIY project, as opposed to hir-ing a contractor to do a lot of thework.” He cites a rise over thepast ten years in instructionalvideos by contractors that showwhat tools to use for certain jobs,as well as online demonstrationsby manufacturers on how thosetools work.

Another reason for the in-creased popularity of rental toolshas been the explosion of TVshows that cater to the DIYhomeowner. Soltero explains,

“On HGTV, on Discovery, onmany channels they have a lot ofhouse shows where they demon-strate ways to repurpose materi-als, and how to save money byrenting the equipment that youneed when you need it periodi-cally and taking the contractorout of the loop.”

Some common examples ofprojects where renting beats buy-ing include cutting down highweeds with a weed mower, break-ing up concrete with a jackham-mer, painting the house with apaint sprayer, or uncloggingdrains with a sewer snake. Andfor bigger projects, there is earthmoving equipment, forklifts,

scaffolding, and lighting. Andthat’s just scratching the surface.

In fact, most rental tool com-panies stock an amazingly diversearray of items, from generators,to pumps, to street sweepers, to

heaters. So the next time youhave a home emergency, considercalling one of these places forguidance and help.

Another perk of renting isthat all equipment and toolmaintenance is taken care of bythe professionals. Tool rentalcompanies also offer their owntraining, provide written instruc-tions, and many of them offer adelivery service.

Yes, it’s an exciting time forDIYers. And with the support ofa rental tool company, mosthome improvement jobs can be-come much less scary. SaysSoltero, “It can be a rewardingventure surely, and certainly savehomeowners a lot of money, too.”

For more information, youcan contact Sunbelt Rentals(1674 Delta Court, Hayward) at(510) 431-6350 or online atwww.sunbeltrentals.com, orDahl’s Equipment Rentals(1110 N. 10th Street, San Jose)at (408) 292-1888 or visitwww.dahlsequipment.com.

Above: Rotary hammer. Photo courtesy of Sunbelt RentalsLeft: Sod Cutte. Photo courtesy of Sunbelt RentalsBelow: Large rototiller. Photo courtesy of Dahl's Equipment Rentals

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CASTRO VALLEY | TOTAL SALES: 17

Highest $: 875,000 Median $: 640,000 Lowest $: 285,000 Average $: 593,059ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILT CLOSED

4273 Arcadian Drive 94546 875,000 4 2929 1970 04-16-15

20912 Baker Road 94546 418,000 2 836 1956 04-08-15

4567 Cristy Way 94546 690,000 3 1921 1957 04-09-15

20556 Forest Avenue 94546 425,000 1 880 1932 04-09-15

4425 Gem Avenue 94546 662,000 2 1389 1950 04-08-15

4649 Gordon Road 94546 746,000 3 1422 1941 04-08-15

18451 Lakecrest Court 94546 640,000 3 1214 1955 04-15-15

2500 Miramar Ave #204 94546 285,000 2 1129 1982 04-16-15

5275 Rahlves Drive 94546 675,000 3 1238 1955 04-15-15

2700 Somerset Avenue 94546 660,000 4 1712 1963 04-10-15

22049 Vergil Street 94546 470,000 3 1320 1949 04-16-15

2293 Vestal Avenue 94546 460,000 2 1018 1948 04-10-15

4163 Wilson Avenue 94546 455,000 2 963 1939 04-10-15

5340 Briar Ridge Drive 94552 540,000 3 1572 1978 04-10-15

22979 Canyon Trc Dr#6 94552 551,000 2 1258 1996 04-10-15

5639 Cold Water Drive 94552 750,000 3 1536 1965 04-09-15

5197 Newgate Drive 94552 780,000 4 1720 1999 04-15-15

FREMONT | TOTAL SALES: 45

Highest $: 1,705,000 Median $: 688,000 Lowest $: 260,000 Average $: 745,822ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILT CLOSED

36713 Bonito Drive 94536 605,000 3 1136 1955 04-15-15

3329 Foxtail Terrace 94536 349,000 2 750 1986 04-10-15

36325 Fremont Blvd 94536 420,000 2 981 1980 04-10-15

4070 Gibraltar Drive 94536 380,000 2 988 1970 04-10-15

38572 Granville Drive 94536 655,000 3 1325 1960 04-10-15

1467 Hardy Place 94536 907,000 4 2085 1977 04-10-15

4850 Kathryn Court 94536 750,000 3 1456 1960 04-10-15

36981 Montecito Drive 94536 1,325,000 5 3356 1968 04-16-15

38876 Northern Cmn 94536 660,000 2 1178 1995 04-10-15

35168 Santiago Street 94536 861,000 4 2028 1965 04-16-15

37355 Sequoia Road 94536 380,000 2 840 1986 04-10-15

285 Spetti Drive 94536 764,000 4 1467 1977 04-09-15

37264 Spruce Terrace 94536 260,000 1 593 1986 04-16-15

38781 Stonington Terrace 94536 651,000 2 1001 1987 04-10-15

35541 Terrace Drive 94536 758,000 3 1370 1989 04-08-15

38514 Tyson Lane 94536 850,000 3 1520 1955 04-15-15

38045 Vallejo Street 94536 610,500 4 1456 1962 04-08-15

40519 Blacow Road 94538 650,000 4 1302 1960 04-15-15

4933 Boone Drive 94538 605,000 3 1148 1960 04-15-15

5461 Borgia Road 94538 750,000 4 1930 1961 04-13-15

41332 Chapel Way 94538 842,000 3 1251 1959 04-10-15

4142 Colby Street 94538 860,000 4 1296 1956 04-16-15

5111 Curtis Street 94538 615,000 4 1302 1961 04-10-15

3516 Dickenson Common 94538 628,000 2 1178 1997 04-13-15

40921 Gramercy Terrace 94538 765,000 4 1599 2012 04-08-15

39224 Guardino Dr #207 94538 412,500 2 857 1990 04-08-15

43158 Mayfair Park Trc 94538 688,000 3 1500 1986 04-09-15

42696 Saratoga Park Street 94538 800,000 4 1736 1962 04-15-15

40016 Spady Street 94538 775,000 3 950 1957 04-16-15

3695 Stevenson Bld A141 94538 405,000 2 1040 1991 04-16-15

5070 Valpey Park Avenue 94538 720,000 3 1347 1969 04-15-15

920 Bedford Street 94539 1,390,000 5 2377 1964 04-08-15

47065 Benns Terrace 94539 425,000 2 926 1987 04-16-15

49002 Cinnamon Fern 505 94539 670,000 2 1229 2009 04-16-15

46727 Crawford Street #7 94539 500,000 2 944 1981 04-08-15

1053 Farragut Drive 94539 1,705,000 4 2346 1958 04-10-15

48227 Hackberry Street 94539 935,000 3 1000 1963 04-08-15

40238 Santa Teresa Cn 94539 640,000 2 1199 1970 04-09-15

41906 Via San Carlos 94539 1,423,000 5 2373 1963 04-10-15

5450 Dekker Terrace 94555 917,000 3 1481 1988 04-10-15

33194 Lake Garrison St 94555 650,000 4 1444 1969 04-08-15

4245 Sedge Street 94555 991,000 4 1871 1979 04-15-15

34272 Tan Bark Drive 94555 1,140,000 4 1830 1992 04-13-15

4217 Tanager Common 94555 530,000 2 990 1984 04-09-15

34107 Via Lucca 94555 945,000 4 1969 2013 04-16-15

HAYWARD | TOTAL SALES: 26

Highest $: 1,017,000 Median $: 460,000 Lowest $: 290,000 Average $: 540,788ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILT CLOSED

22618 3rd Street 94541 805,000 6 2838 1987 04-15-15

530 B Street 94541 670,000 5 2388 1912 04-09-15

135 Cherry Way 94541 353,000 2 1036 1947 04-10-15

2290 D Street 94541 310,000 3 1269 1975 04-16-15

1895 East Avenue 94541 570,000 3 1596 1971 04-10-15

24701 Garwood Glen Dr 94541 410,000 3 1621 1981 04-10-15

1126 Holmes Way 94541 445,000 3 1921 1979 04-15-15

616 Moss Way 94541 528,000 3 1726 2012 04-15-15

23623 Odom Drive 94541 446,000 3 1070 1951 04-08-15

1775 Panda Way #222 94541 290,000 2 899 1980 04-10-15

1089 Central Boulevard 94542 430,000 3 1250 1954 04-15-15

3188 Cromwell Place 94542 680,000 3 2053 1963 04-08-15

217 Drummond Drive 94542 1,017,000 4 3119 2007 04-16-15

26269 Parkside Drive 94542 395,000 1 559 1925 04-15-15

3675 Roxbury Lane 94542 610,000 3 1824 1970 04-15-15

4090 Woodstock Road 94542 888,000 4 2962 1994 04-16-15

28578 Harvey Avenue 94544 470,000 3 1709 1991 04-10-15

113 Orchard Park Place 94544 620,000 4 2089 2000 04-10-15

24978 Silverthorne Place 94544 683,000 4 2089 2001 04-16-15

1597 Welford Circle 94544 655,000 4 1901 2004 04-13-15

25623 Whitman Street 94544 415,500 2 1020 1950 04-10-15

27535 Cliffwood Avenue 94545 355,000 5 1903 1956 04-13-15

24540 Eden Avenue 94545 435,000 3 1506 1999 04-10-15

2731 Shellgate Circle 94545 750,000 3 1964 2003 04-16-15

21071 Gary Drive #107 94546 370,000 2 1118 1980 04-15-15

1434 Grove Way 94546 460,000 2 786 1900 04-09-15

MILPITAS | TOTAL SALES: 12

Highest $: 1,221,000 Median $: 865,000 Lowest $: 385,000 Average $: 837,625ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILTCLOSED

346 Aspenridge Drive 95035 950,000 4 1867 1991 04-16-15

82 Chysis Road 95035 1,073,500 - - - 04-20-15

83 Chysis Road 95035 1,221,000 - - - 04-17-15

2300 Dubois Street 95035 899,000 3 1953 1988 04-16-15

759 Erie Circle 95035 865,000 3 1860 1984 04-16-15

21 Greentree Circle 95035 710,000 3 1190 1970 04-16-15

286 Lynn Avenue 95035 460,000 3 1146 1970 04-15-15

1588 McCandless Drive 95035 756,000 - - - 04-17-15

694 Michael Street 95035 1,110,000 4 2285 1984 04-16-15

355 San Petra Court #3 95035 385,000 2 882 1971 04-14-15

433 Singley Drive 95035 872,000 4 1720 1977 04-17-15

301 Spence Avenue 95035 750,000 3 1235 1955 04-16-15

NEWARK | TOTAL SALES: 07

Highest $: 860,000 Median $: 711,000 Lowest $: 262,500 Average $: 621,929ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILTCLOSED

6357 Joaquin Murieta Ave A 94560 410,000 2 1132 1981 04-16-15

6318 Joaquin Murieta Ave 94560 262,500 1 731 1982 04-09-15

6012 Lafayette Avenue 94560 715,000 4 1464 1962 04-16-15

37037 Olive Street 94560 680,000 7 2799 1940 04-15-15

6197 Potrero Drive 94560 715,000 2 1627 1990 04-16-15

35937 Ruschin Drive 94560 711,000 4 1680 1961 04-09-15

4952 Swindon Place 94560 860,000 4 1883 1968 04-10-15

SAN LEANDRO | TOTAL SALES: 15

Highest $:1,000,000 Median $: 480,000 Lowest $: 290,000 Average $: 488,000ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILTCLOSED

230 Belleview Drive 94577 530,000 2 1177 1930 04-16-15

320 Cherrywood Avenue 94577 410,000 2 1039 1935 04-10-15

1823 Eveleth Avenue 94577 480,000 3 1063 1952 04-15-15

1870 Lakeview Court 94577 1,000,000 4 3111 1962 04-10-15

505 Lewis Avenue 94577 500,000 3 1669 1939 04-09-15

1939 North Boulevard 94577 355,000 2 831 1943 04-16-15

936 Sybil Avenue 94577 600,000 4 1841 1949 04-08-15

333 Caliente Circle 94578 352,000 2 1060 1980 04-15-15

15675 Liberty Street 94578 510,000 - - - 04-09-15

1460 Oriole Avenue 94578 400,000 - 898 1912 04-10-15

13550 School Street 94578 475,000 3 1616 1958 04-16-15

1420 Thrush Avenue #50 94578 290,000 2 820 1994 04-15-15

15343 Elvina Drive 94579 490,000 3 1170 1956 04-10-15

1387 Esser Avenue 94579 353,000 3 1081 1951 04-13-15

15211 Norton Street 94579 575,000 3 1501 1951 04-16-15

SAN LORENZO | TOTAL SALES: 06

Highest $: 472,000 Median $: 360,000 Lowest $: 335,000 Average $: 391,167ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILTCLOSED

16116 Channel Street 94580 472,000 3 1050 1951 04-10-15

872 Elgin Street 94580 378,000 3 1342 1988 04-10-15

1349 Jacqueline Place 94580 345,000 2 1188 1972 04-13-15

15939 Via Cordoba 94580 360,000 3 1077 1951 04-15-15

16174 Via Media 94580 335,000 3 1000 1944 04-16-15

757 Videll Street 94580 457,000 3 1415 1951 04-10-15

UNION CITY | TOTAL SALES: 15

Highest $:1,170,000 Median $: 620,000 Lowest $: 210,000 Average $: 578,067ADDRESS ZIP SOLD FOR BDSSQFT BUILTCLOSED

33306 8th Street 94587 210,000 3 980 1950 04-10-15

33451 9th Street 94587 400,000 3 888 1930 04-08-15

33049 Alicante Terrace #67 94587 268,000 3 1344 1997 04-16-15

1042 Aquamarine Terrace 94587 670,000 3 1675 2006 04-08-15

1023 Aquamarine Terrace #4194587 620,000 3 1675 2007 04-15-15

150 Aurora Plaza 94587 370,000 2 897 1985 04-08-15

4352 Bel Estos Way 94587 355,000 4 1155 1971 04-08-15

2562 Coronation Drive 94587 703,000 4 1489 1971 04-15-15

4800 Delores Drive 94587 615,000 3 1374 1975 04-09-15

2601 Mallard Court 94587 710,000 3 1382 1975 04-15-15

4846 Mendota Street 94587 745,000 3 1391 1984 04-08-15

4312 Planet Circle 94587 430,000 3 1137 1971 04-10-15

2555 Silsby Avenue 94587 770,000 4 2141 1967 04-10-15

655 Tamarack Drive 94587 635,000 3 1565 1957 04-10-15

34771 Williams Way 94587 1,170,000 4 2839 2003 04-10-15

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The California Milk Processor Board(CMPB), the creator of got milk?, has an-nounced the launch of the California’s BetterFuture Moms campaign to honor mothersmaking a difference in their community whileempowering their children to work towards abetter future. Nomination submissions are nowopen and will continue to be accepted untilMay 31. The Better Future Moms campaignalso includes a series of videos featuring candidroundtable conversations between online mominfluencers. On the videos the moms offer tipsand advice through personal experiences.

Better Future Moms nominations areopen to all Californian moms who have at

least one child between the ages of 3 to 18years of age. Entries must describe how thenominated mom is actively taking the stepsnecessary to ensure a better future for theirchildren and their community.

Seven regional winners will be selectedand notified in June 2015. The honorees willserve as Better Future Mom ambassadorsrepresenting got milk? through media oppor-tunities in their city and will also be invitedto attend an exclusive awards ceremony to beheld in Los Angeles.

To submit your California’s Better FutureMoms nomination, e-mail got milk? [email protected] and also visit www.gotmilk.com for updates.

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UNIFIED STUDENT STORE

Fremont Unified Student Store(FUSS) is pleased to offer the Califor-nia Math League (CAML) test to Fre-mont Unified School District studentson Friday, May 22 at Centerville Jr.High School Gym. The CAML testsoffer challenging math problems thatcover the math curriculum in grades 4and 5. Any student in grade 4 or belowcan take the grade 4 test. Any studentin grade 5 or below can take the grade5 test. There is also an Algebra 1 testthat any student can take.

Registration fee is $10 (non-refund-able). Register atwww.fuss4schools.org/caml-registra-tion-page-may-22-2015 by Thursday,May 21 at midnight.

CAML Math ContestFriday, May 22

6:30 p.m.: 4th Grade Contest7:30 p.m.: 5th Grade &

Algebra 1 ContestsCenterville Jr. High School Gym37720 Fremont Blvd, Fremont

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tion-page-may-22-2015Registration fee: $10

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BY JOHNNA M. LAIRD

Need to paint your house?Fix that drip in the sink?If you are a low-income

senior, Alameda County HealthyHomes Department (ACHHD)has money available to makeemergency repairs and to makehomes safer. Low-interest loans ofup to $60,000 are also availablefor major home rehabilitation.

“This is pretty good help forold people,” says Antonio Men-doza of Newark, who contactedHealthy Homes to get water leaksrepaired as well as electrical im-provements. “When people liveon limited incomes and are re-tired, there is not much moneyfor repairs,” says the 80-year-old.

Denise Bloomer, a Fremontresident, used the Minor HomesRepair program to fix her garagedoor that had not worked forthree years and to repair a toilet.“These people were efficient.They provided great assistance,”says Bloomer, who has lived inFremont for 50 years and residesin a home with six people, in-cluding three grandchildren.“They were professional and theywere quick. I felt comfortablehaving them in my home.”

ACHHD expects a budget ofbetween $600,000 and $700,000for fiscal year 2015-16 for MinorHome Repair projects through-out the county. In most cities,residents can make a phone call

and apply for up to $1,500 ingrants for minor home repairs.

To qualify, a single senior, age62 and older, or a disabled personmust have an income of $50,150or less; in a two-person house-hold, the income ceiling is$57,300. For a three-personhousehold, the income limit is$64,450. In Fremont, the grantsare available only to seniors whileother cities provide minor homerepair grants to low-incomehomeowners, regardless of age.

About 12 percent of AlamedaCounty’s population is age 65and older. By 2020, the numberis expected to double to nearly400,000 seniors. Like the popula-tion, housing in the county isaging as well. Of AlamedaCounty’s 581,000 housing units,70 percent were built before1978. Alameda County and itscity governments have been in-volved in home rehabilitation forat least a quarter of a century.

“…There is a housing crisis.

But there is more to it than a lackof affordable homes. There is thesafety and health of our housing…” says Wilma Chan, AlamedaCounty Board of Supervisors.

More than one of every fourseniors in the county is identifiedas low-income. Of low-incomeseniors, more than one of threespends a greater income propor-tion on housing, exceeding 30percent, says Julie Twichell, out-reach and communications man-ager for ACHHD. Additionally,seniors who acquired homesdecades ago and now live on fixedincomes often view home main-tenance as a luxury out of theirreach, says Twichell. “Needed re-pairs can turn into costly repairsif not addressed,” she says. “Byacting sooner, seniors can preventmore costly repairs.”

Since falls are a leading causeof injury among seniors, ramps atentrances and grab bars in bath-rooms can improve senior safety,Twichell notes. The rehabilitationprogram also funds these.

Healthy Homes provides pre-screened, licensed contractors todo the work, and then HealthyHomes Department staff overseesimprovements.

Grant assistance is availablefor emergency repairs: plumbing,electrical and water heaters, andaccessibility improvements. Loanassistance is also available formajor housing rehabilitation in-cluding roof, foundation, dry rot,furnace, window, and stair work.Grants, project coordination, anddeferred loans are currently avail-able in Albany, Dublin, Fremont,and Union City.

In Fremont, money is alsoavailable for removal of invasivetrees. On removal at one home,workers found the tree provided apathway into the attic where rac-coons were nesting, adding an ad-ditional challenge to make thehome safe and varmint-free.

While seniors are an on-goingconcern for Healthy Homes, thedepartment also addresses hous-ing needs of the very young. OnMarch 24, ACHHD was awarded$3.4 million in a three-year, fed-eral grant from U.S Housing andUrban Development (HUD). Thegrant targets low-income familieswith children under the age of sixand pregnant women living inhousing built before 1978, the yearlead paint was banned. Thesefunds are available for owner-occu-pied and rental housing in the un-incorporated areas of the county –Ashland, Cherryland, and SanLorenzo – as well as cities ofAlameda, Berkeley, Emeryville,and Oakland.

Lead, a neurotoxin that im-pacts the brain, can be ingestedby toddlers at the time wheneverything seems to be evaluatedby putting it in the mouth. “Dustfrom peeling paint is easily in-gested,” says Twichell. “Lead canaffect the brain but the damagemay not show up until school agein the form of a learning disabil-ity. We need to pay attention toprevent exposure to toddlers.”The way to identify lead expo-sure, says Twichell, is through ablood test.

“Substandard housing has be-come the affordable housing op-tion for low-income families andseniors. This puts our vulnerableresidents at increased risk ofhousing-related health problemsincluding respiratory illness, leadpoisoning, and serious injuries,”says Maricela Foster, Director ofACHHD.

For more informationabout these programs, contactAlameda County HealthyHomes Department at(510) 567-8280 or online atwww.achhd.org/programs/housing-rehab/index.htm.

Across1 Resemblances, likeness, traits being common (12)7 Its capital is Dublin (7)11 Surroundings, environment, circumstances of a play (7)12 Period between egg and pupa in lifecycle of butterfly (11)13 Extreme fear, terror (6)14 Druid, e.g. (6)15 Bent in the shape of an arc (6)17 Put money to use to earn potential returns (6)20 Onus of shouldering work (16)24 Appropriate (6)25 Change language to another (9)26 Large water thrown when something falls in it (8)27 Person at the opposing side in a game (8)29 Chuck (5)31 People employed to do domestic chores (8)35 Roentgen's discovery (1-4)36 Giving birth (10)37 Takes out (5)38 Arranged in huge stores as (11)

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Sudoku:Fill in the missing numbers (1 – 9 inclusive) so each row, col-umn and 3x3 box contains all digits.

Crossword Puzzle

Aries the Ram (March 21-April 20): This week could behard on your business and personalrelationships. Everyone wants apiece of you and the challengesmay cause you to want to vaporize.New initiatives that you havewanted to put in place will proba-bly encounter one or more bureau-cratic rules. Given Mercury isretrograde, it is probably better tostart again at a later time.

Taurus the Bull (April 21-May 20): Make note of the leadparagraph because Venus is youravatar planet. She can create trou-ble if you give attention to gossip.If you speak, tell the truth or saynothing at all. Give close atten-tion to your driving. You are sub-ject to accident but can avoid itby staying alert.

Gemini the Twins (May 21-June 20): You may think betterof previous initiatives. Thereforeyou may be backtracking to cor-rect what you now see as errors injudgment or speech. Irritabilityand a tendency to short tempermay be your companions thisweek. Beware the temptation toobsess over minor issues.

Cancer the Crab (June 21-July 21): It probably will seem asthough people and politics justwon’t allow you to remain curledin your cozy shell this week. In-tensity is the theme of the week.If you are not conscious, youcould be pulled into schemes ofmanipulation or compulsive be-haviors. Avoid the drama triangle(see lead paragraph) by refusingto play.

Leo the Lion (July 22-Au-gust 22): This is a week ofscrutiny. It is possible that youare being tested now. You will getwhat you deserve. If you haveprepared well, you will win theprize or the honor. You may havebegun a challenging project dur-ing the fall which is now readyfor unveiling and evaluation.

Virgo the Virgin (August 23-September 22): Ignore thewater-cooler talk. People justwant to gossip this week. In gen-eral they are agitated and wantyou to join the bandwagon. Thiswastes a lot of energy. If you stickto business you will accomplishquite a lot. Organizing yourhome or work space will be fruit-ful now.

Libra the Scales (September23-October 22): The people youattract around you may be push-ing your buttons from old his-tory. Make every effort torecognize the level of your inten-sity. If it is high, probably theoriginal problem is in the pastrather than the present. Holdingonto that perception may helpyou keep your balance.

Scorpio the Scorpion (Octo-ber 23-November 21): Bewareof gossip. Do not participate inany way. There is a lie at the bot-tom of whatever gossip comesacross your path. Don’t make rashmoves or decisions over the nexttwo weeks. You need time tothink things through. It’s a chal-lenge for you to see yourself intothe future with accuracy at thistime. Seek out information inorder to make good choices nextmonth.

Sagittarius the Archer (No-vember 22-December 21): Thisis not one of your best weeks.Circumstances and situationsseem to be holding you in placewith no options to move forwardor advance your cause. It will beeasier on your psyche if you ac-

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cept this position for the present.Fire signs dislike being in a hold-ing pattern, but here you areuntil June.

Capricorn the Goat (Decem-ber 22-January 19): This is notthe time to seek favors or specialrequests from the powers-that-be.And you are not likely to be longon lenience if someone requestshelp or a donation from you.Your attitude is practical andstraightforward. He or she whoasks had best truly deserve thegain or the privilege.

Aquarius the Water Bearer(January 20-February 18): Lastfall you began a new project inrelation to your work in theworld. You knew it would takesome time to develop, but you

felt it was worth the effort. Dur-ing this period you will havefeedback from the world on thevalue of that idea. Ignore self-criticism, which is almost alwaysunfair to you.

Pisces the Fish (February19-March 20): Your attitudeabout yourself is not altogetheraccurate right now. You maythink way too much of yourideas, or alternately, you may seeyourself as lower than scum. Nei-ther is accurate and you shouldprobably not make decisions ofany importance this week. Spiri-tual pursuits are given a go signal.

For All Signs: The ongoing tension between Uranus (for the people) and Pluto (for the Plutocrats) is punctuated this week by transiting Venus, who is creating

a triangle among the three. Venus is the goddess that rules money and cooperative agreements. Her presence in this group is likely to bring drama triangles to

both individuals and the world at large. In a drama triangle there is a victim, a perpetrator, and a rescuer. Sometimes they alternate roles. For example, the rescuer

in one scenario may be turned on by both the victim and the perpetrator, and his/her role evolves to that of the victim. Many families unconsciously fall into the

drama triangle pattern. On the globe, previous agreements may be broken and/or negotiations may break down.

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The last Monday of May marks the MemorialDay holiday, to honor American men andwomen of the armed forces who sacrificed

their lives in service of our nation. Originallyknown as “Decoration Day,” the idea of remember-ing our heroes began in the aftermath of the CivilWar. Local communities began conducting smalltributes to fallen soldiers by decorating their graveswith flowers and reciting prayers.

The holiday was initially observed on May 30,the date chosen by Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, leaderof an organization of Union veterans – the GrandArmy of the Republic. The first Decoration Daywas held at Arlington National Cemetery across thePotomac River from Washington, D.C., wherethousands of participants decorated the graves offallen soldiers. After World War I, the holidayevolved to commemorate military personnel whodied in all wars. The Federal holiday was finallymade official in 1971.

Memorial Day is observed by visiting cemeteries ormemorials, or participating in local gatherings andceremonies. In observance of Memorial Day on Mon-day, May 25, local Bay Area veterans groups and citydignitaries will gather in honor of our heroes:

Castro Valley:

Please join the community in honoring our he-roes at a brief Memorial Day service at Castro ValleyVeterans Memorial.

Memorial Day ServiceMonday, May 25

9 a.m.Castro Valley Veterans Memorial

18988 Lake Chabot Rd, Castro Valleywww.cvvm.info

Free

Fremont:

LeMans Karting will honor our service men andwomen for their sacrifices and contributions to ourcountry and community by giving out free Time At-tack race between Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May25. One free Time Attack race is available per person.

Military Personnel Free Time Attack RaceSunday, May 24: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.Monday, May 25: 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.

LeMans Karting45957 Hotchkiss St, Fremont

(510) 770-9001www.lemanskarting.com

Celebrate the holiday with an admission-free dayof fun at Ardenwood Historic Farm. Help with themorning chores, ride the train, tour the PattersonHouse, and watch the blacksmith at work. Tastesome farm-baked cookies from the outdoor Coun-try Kitchen and try your skills at some old-timegames. Take a stroll with a naturalist and learn whatlife was like 100 years ago, and give the animalstheir afternoon meal.

Free Day & Open HouseMonday, May 2510 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Ardenwood Historic Farm34600 Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont

(510) 544-2797www.ebparks.org

Free

Hayward:

A mass will be held at Holy Sepulchre Cemeteryin observance of Memorial Day, followed by a shortprogram to pay tribute to our heroes, including adove release, flag tribute, and placing of wreaths.Refreshments will be served.

Memorial Day MassMonday, May 2511 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery1051 Harder Rd, Hayward

(510) 537-6600www.cfcsoakland.org

Free

We cordially invite you to Lone Tree Cemeteryfor the 112th annual Memorial Day event, thelongest consecutive service in the Bay Area. U.S.Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), HaywardMayor Barbara Halliday and Hayward Coun-cilmember Francisco Zermeño, as well as various

Bay Area veterans groups, will be in attendance.Hayward Municipal Band will lead the NationalAnthem, and Huey helicopter fly-over will be pro-vided by EMU, Inc. or HueyVets. Historic aircraft,military jeeps and classic cars will be on display; freebarbeque will be served.

112th Annual Memorial Day ServiceMonday, May 25

11 a.m.Lone Tree Cemetery

24591 Fairview Ave, Hayward(510) 582-1274

www.lonetreecemetery.comFree

Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery will host a Me-morial Day Service, featuring The Stuart High-landers Pipe Band and Huey helicopter fly-overprovided by EMU, Inc. or HueyVets. Also includedin the program are the presentation of colors anddove release. This year’s keynote speaker is retiredU.S. Air Force Col. Conway B. Jones, Jr.

Memorial Day ServiceMonday, May 25

1 p.m.Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery32992 Mission Blvd, Hayward

(510) 471-3363http://hayward.chapelofthechimes.com/

Free

Milpitas:

The City of Milpitas invites you to honor ourheroes. Celebrate those who have made the ultimatesacrifice for the cause of freedom at this movingevent with presentation of colors by Knights ofColumbus, 21-gun salute and remembrance chair.

Memorial Day CeremonyMonday, May 25

9 a.m.Veterans Memorial Plaza

455 E. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas(408) 586-3210

www.ci.milpitas.ca.govFree

Sunol:

Relive the age of great trains behind a 1921steam locomotive as it winds through historic NilesCanyon from Sunol to Niles and back on a 90-minute journey. The Golden Gate Railroad Mu-seum’s restored steam locomotive, Southern Pacific2472, will be accompanied by vintage equipment ofthe Niles Canyon Railway, recreating a historic trainand creating memories for tomorrow. Tickets areavailable at http://memorial-steam-train2015.eventbrite.com.

Memorial Weekend SteamSaturday, May 23 & Monday, May 25

11 a.m.; 1 p.m.; 3 p.m.Niles Canyon Railway Sunol Station

6 Kilkare Rd, Sunol(650) 365-2472

http://ggrm.org/memorialweekendsteam2015.htm

Round trip: $20 adults; $10 children (2-12 yrs.)Family Fare (2 adults + 2 children): $45

First Class (21 and over): $30


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Trips take about 2 hours.We ask that you do 2 trips a month.

Flexible for your schedule.

Volunteers help seniorswho need help traveling

to appointments, grocery shopping,or errands.

In honor of our heroes


12, 4-ounce pours. As for burgers, a slew of food truckswill be onsite, as well as The Counter, which will feature abuild-your-own burger station. Whole Foods will also becooking up burgers of their own. Every food vendor willfeature some variation of a burger, everything from stan-dard burgers to Portobello mushroom burgers and evencatfish sliders.

“We want to bring the community together,” saidCindy Bonior, president and CEO of the Fremont Cham-ber of Commerce. Fremont is pushing hard to develop itsdowntown into a hotspot for East Bay residents. This fes-tival, over a year in the making, is just one of the initia-tives that the Chamber of Commerce is implementing.“It’s all about connecting with the community,” Boniorsaid, adding that the Chamber studied similar nearby fes-tivals in San Jose and San Mateo, to inform and designthis inaugural event. The goal is to get people downtown,enjoying what Fremont has to offer. “[We want] to reallystart to get people used to downtown, to get energy andmotion there. We need to start creating a place,” she ex-plained. “It’s the first event of its kind (in Fremont). Welook forward to growing it. This is a great start!”

Burgers and beer are an indelible part of the Americanculinary fabric. Their popularity has been sustained for animmeasurable amount of time around the world. Whilethere is some controversy over who first put ground beef

between two pieces of bread, it’s generally accepted thatburgers popped up sometime in the 19th century, as Euro-pean immigrants made their way to America. Its beveragecounterpart, however, is estimated at almost 10,000 yearsold! With such an age range, it’s safe to say that its creatorwill probably never conclusively be identified.

Whatever the case may be for their origins, burgers andbrews have never been more popular. Bonior put it best:“What’s better than burgers and beer together?”

Burger & Brew FestivalSaturday, May 2311 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Liberty Street(Between Capitol &

Walnut Avenues)(510) 795-2244

www.fremontbusiness.com

Free to attendBeer sampling:

$25 pre-sale online,$30 day of the event

the Revolution era. Experience Mexico’s diverse culture, rich intradition, thorough music, song, and dance!

Ballet Folklorico ProductionsFiesta de Los Ninos:

Saturday May 302 p.m. - Ballet Folklorico Costa de Oro

(Youth ensembles)5 p.m. - Compania Mexico Danza, Ballet Folklorico Mexicano

Fuego Nuevo, Los Mestizos de San Jose & Grupo Folklorico Tlapalli

Sunday May 315 p.m. - Ballet Folklorico Costa de Oro de San Leandro High

School & Ballet Folklorico Costa de Oro Infantil (advance group)

A Night in Mexico:Saturday May 30

8 p.m.Sunday May 31

2 p.m.

San Leandro Performing Arts Center2250 Bancroft Ave, San Leandro

(510) 397-1980www.brownpapertickets.com

www.bfcostadeoro.com$15 advance / $20 at door

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$ = Entrance or Activity Fee

R= Reservations Required

Schedules are subject to change.

Call to confirm activities shown in these listings.

Saturdays, Mar 21 - Jun 20

Self-Empowerment and

Economic Development

Program –R

9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Improve English language skills, finan-cial literacy, computer, career, andhealth education

Classes are free; includes lunchand childcareSafe Alternatives to Violent Envi-ronments – SAVE1900 Mowry Ave, Fremont(510) [email protected]

Thursday, Apr 16 - June 11

Spring Curling League $

7:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.Instruction in delivery, sweeping andrules of the game

Registration opens March 19 at7:00 p.m.Sharks Ice44388 Old Warm Springs Blvd.,Fremont(510) [email protected]

Saturday, Mar 28 - Sunday,Jun 28

Nature’s Duets

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Photography of pair relationships

Artist reception Saturday, March28: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.Hayward Shoreline InterpretiveCenter4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward(510) 670-7270www.haywardrec.org

Thursdays, Fridays & Sun-days, Apr 2 thru May 31

Ride the Rails $

10:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Enjoy a train ride around the farm

Ardenwood Historic Farm34600 Ardenwood Blvd.,Fremont(510) 544-2797www.ebparks.org

Thursday, Apr 2 - Sunday,May 31

Patterson House Tours $

Thurs - Fri: 2:30 p.m.Sat - Sun: 11:30 a.m.Docent led tour of Victorian home


Fridays, Apr 3 thru May 22

INDZ - Where Art Meets HeartSeries – R

4 p.m.Cultural visits to various counties

Elementary - Middle SchoolprogramFremont Main Library2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont(510) 745-1400www.aclibrary.org

CONTINUING

EVENTS

Saturday, Apr 4 thru May 30

Laugh Track City $

7 p.m.Improvised comedy

Made Up Theatre3392 Seldon Ct., Fremont(510) 573-3633www.MadeUpTheatre.com

Saturday, Apr 4 thru May 30

5 Play

9 p.m.Improvised movie

Made Up Theatre3392 Seldon Ct., Fremont(510) 573-3633www.MadeUpTheatre.com

Monday, Jun 22 - Friday,Aug 13

Ohlone for Kids $R

8 a.m.Summer enrichment program for teens

Registration begins April 1Ohlone College43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont(510) 979-7597www.ohloneforkids.com

Tuesdays, Apr 14 thru Thurs-days, Jun 4

Citizenship Class $R

7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.Discuss American Government

Prepare for interview testFremont Adult School4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont(510 793-6465www.face.edu

Wednesday, Apr 15 - Sunday,May 24

In My Own Backyard $

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Digital art of Hayward landmarks

Artist reception Saturday,April 25Hayward Area Historical SocietyMuseum22380 Foothill Blvd., Hayward(501) 581-0223www.haywardareahistory.org

Fridays, May 1 - Oct 30

Fremont Street Eats

4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Food Trucks offers culinary treats

No smoking and no alcohol

Downtown FremontCapitol Ave., Fremontwww.fremont.gov/Calendar

Mondays, Tuesdays andThursdays, May 4 - Jun 13

Cars

Mon: 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.Tues & Thurs: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.Color plus black and white photos of1970’s autos

Reception SaturdayMay 16 at 2 p.m.PhotoCentral1099 E St., Hayward (510) 881-6721 http://www.photocentral.org/OwensCars

Thursday, May 7-Sunday, Jun 6

Glass Art Society Show

12 noon - 5 p.m.Artist reception Friday, May 8 at 7 p.m.

Olive Hyde Art Gallery123 Washington Blvd., Fremont(510) 791-4357www.olivehydeartguild.org

Fridays, May 8 - Jun 5

Ballroom Dance Classes $

Beginners: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Intermediate: 8:15 p.m. - 9:15p.m.Rumba, 2 Step and Triple Swing

Couples only ages 16+Fremont Adult School4700 Calaveras Ave., Fremont(510) 675-5357


FREMONT:

Centerville

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Year-roundBonde Way at Fremont Blvd.,Fremont(510) 909-2067www.fremontfarmersmarket.com

Downtown FremontFarmers’ Market

Wednesdays

3 p.m. – 7 p.m.

May thru OctoberCapital Ave. between Liberty St.and State St.www.westcoastfarmersmarkets.org

Kaiser Permanente FremontFarmers’ Market

Thursdays

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Year-round39400 Paseo Padre Pkwy.,Fremont800-949-FARM www.pcfma.com

Irvington Farmers’ Market

Sundays

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Year-roundBay Street and Trimboli Way,Fremont800-949-FARMwww.pcfma.com

Niles Farmer's Market

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Year-roundNiles Town Plaza37592 Niles Blvd., Fremontwww.westcoastfarmersmarket.org

HAYWARD:

Hayward Farmers’ Market

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Year-roundHayward City Plaza777 B. St., Hayward1-800-897-FARMwww.agriculturalinstitute.org

South Hayward Glad Tidings

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Year-roundW. Tennyson Rd. between TyrellAve. and Tampa Ave., Hayward(510) 783-9377www.cafarmersmarkets.com

SAN LEANDRO:

Kaiser PermanenteSan Leandro

Wednesday

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

June 11, 2014 toDecember 31, 20142500 Merced St, San Leandrowww.cafarmersmarkets.com

MILPITAS:

Milpitas Farmers’ Market atICC

Sundays

8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Year-roundIndia Community Center525 Los Coches St.800-949-FARMwww.pcfma.com

NEWARK:

Newark Farmers’ Market

Sundays

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Year-roundNewPark Mall2086 NewPark Mall, Newark1-800-897-FARMwww.agriculturalinstitute.org

Bayfair Mall

Saturdays

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Year-roundFairmont and East 14th St., SanLeandro(925) 465-4690www.cafarmersmkts.com

UNION CITY:

Kaiser Permanente UnionCity Farmers’ Market

Tuesdays

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Year-roundKaiser Permanente MedicalOffices3553 Whipple Rd., Union City800-949-FARMwww.pcfma.com

Union City Farmers’ Market

Saturdays

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Year-roundOld Alvarado ParkSmith and Watkins Streets,Union City800-949-FARMwww.pcfma.com

East Plaza Farmers’ Market

Saturdays

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Year-roundEast Plaza11th Ave. and Decoto RoadUnion City(925) 825-9090www.pcfma.com

Farmers’ Markets

THIS WEEK

Wednesdays, May 13 thruJune 10

Ballroom Dance Classes $

Beginners: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Intermediate: 8:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.Rumba, 2 Step and Triple Swing

Couples only ages 16+Ruggieri Senior Center33997 Alvarado Niles Rd.,Union City(510) 675-5357

Thursday, May 15 - Saturday,Jun 13

The Diary of Anne Frank $

Thurs - Sat: 8 p.m.Sun: 1 p.m.Dramatic play details Holocaust horrors

Broadway West Theatre Com-pany400-B Bay St., Fremont(510) 683-9218www.broadwaywest.org

Thursday, May 22 - Sunday,Jun 14

The Skin of Our Teeth $

Thurs - Sat: 8 p.m.Sat - Sun: 2 p.m.Comedy about the first family of thehuman race

Douglas Morrison Theatre22311 N Third St., Hayward(510) 881-6777www.dmtonline.org

Tuesday, May 19

Start Smart Teen Driving Edu-cation – R

6 p.m. - 8 p.m.CHP discusses traffic safety and driverresponsibility

Ages 15 – 19Castro Valley Library3600 Norbridge Ave.,Castro Valley(510) 581-9028

Tuesday, May 19

Non-Profit Fundraising Trends

12 noonStrategies to raise money for business

Dominican Sisters of MissionSan Jose43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont(510) 795-2244 x103www.fremntbusiness.com

Wednesday, May 20

Senior Clipper Card Workshop

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Obtain fee card after presentation

Ages 65+Ruggieri Senior Center33997 Alvarado Niles Rd.,Union City(510) 574-2053

Wednesday, May 20

Wednesday Walk

9:30 a.m.Naturalist led strenuous 10 mile hike

Mission Peak Regional PreserveEnd of Stanford AveOff Mission Blvd, Fremont(510) [email protected]

Wednesday, May 20

An Evening of Student Voices

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.Students share projects to promote peace

San Leandro Performing ArtsCenter2250 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro(510) [email protected]

Wednesday, May 20

Stagebridge Storytelling andLuncheon $R

11:45 a.m.Witty oral stories and lunch

Newark Senior Center7401 Enterprise Dr., Newark(510) 578-4840

Thursday, May 21

East Bay Stompers Band

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.Dixie, swing and standards music

Bronco Billy’s Pizza41200 Blacow Road, Fremont(510) 438-0121


Thursday, May 21

Kid’s Club

11 a.m.Entertainment and prizes for children 5& under

NewPark Mall2086 Newpark Mall, Newark(510) 793-5683www.newparkmall.com

Thursday, May 21

Community Financial ResourceAssistance – R

6 p.m. - 7 p.m.Income, savings and debt managementhelp

Fremont Family Resource Center39155 Liberty St., Fremont(510) 574-2020www.sparkpointcenters.org

Thursday, May 21

Helping Babies Sleep

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.Tips for parents and caregivers

Fremont Main Library2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont(510) 745-1400www.aclibrary.org

Thursday, May 21

Thursday Night Flights $

5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Enjoy gallery exhibits, music, craft beerand wine

Hayward Area Historical Society22380 Foothill Blvd., Hayward(510) 581-0223www.haywardareahistory.org

Friday, May 22

Dry Creek Hike

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.Hike from creek to hill top

Bring water and snacks to shareGarin Regional Park1320 Garin Ave., Hayward(510) 544-2233www.ebparks.org

Friday, May 22

Outdoor Movie Night: BigHero 6

8 p.m.Bring picnic dinner, blankets and lowchairs

Hayward City Hall777 B St., Hayward(510) 208-0410www.haywardrec.org

Friday, May 22

Spring Choral $

7 p.m.Live music benefits NMHS BoosterClub

Newark Memorial High School39375 Cedar Blvd., Newark(510) [email protected]

Friday, May 22

CAML Math Contest $R

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Challenging math problems for grades 4– 5

Centerville Jr High School37720 Fremont Blvd., Fremont(510) 797-2072http://www.fuss4schools.org/cami-registration-page-may-22-2015

Friday, May 22

Mission Peak Wind Symphony

7:30 p.m.Spring concert

Chabot College25555 Hesperian Blvd.,Hayward(510) 723-6600www.missionpeakwinds.org

Friday, May 22

Friday Teen Festivities $

5 p.m.Ice Cream Social

Silliman Activity Center6800 Mowry Ave., Newark(510) 578-4406http://www.newark.org/depart-ments/recreation-and-commu-nity-services

Saturday, May 23

Pet First Aid and CPR $R

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.Focus on basic first aid

Ages 12+Lake Chabot17600 Lake Chabot Rd,Castro Valley(888) 327-2757www.ebparksonline.org

Saturday, May 23

Community Parent Playgroup

10:30 a.m.Children with developmental delaysenjoy sensory toys


Saturday, May 23

Atheist Forum

10 a.m. - 12 noonThought provoking talks


Saturday, May 23

Ohlone Village Site Tour

10 a.m. - 12 noon &1 p.m. - 3 p.m.Visit 2,000 year old Tuibun Ohlonevillage

Coyote Hills Regional Park8000 Patterson Ranch Rd.,Fremont(510) 544-3220www.ebparks.org

Saturday, May 23

Rope Making and Hay Hoisting$

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Use antique machines and pulleys


SUBMITTED BY

MELISSA MCKENZIE

When Chabot College’s class of2015 receives their diplomas on Fri-day, May 29, graduating studentswill receive a special treat as part oftheir commencement ceremony. Asa Hispanic-serving institution,Chabot has secured the first undoc-umented attorney in California,Sergio Garcia, to speak to gradu-ates. Garcia, a community collegealumnus himself, was part of thelandmark case in 2013, allowingundocumented attorneys who havepassed the California Bar Exam topractice law within the state.

Because of Garcia’s tenacity,1.85 million professionals in Cal-ifornia will be allowed to obtaintheir professional licenses startingJan. 1, 2016. “We chose Sergiobecause of the very significant so-cial justice issue he was involvedwith,” said Chabot College In-terim Vice President of StudentServices Dr. Matt Kritscher. “Hereflects our community as aDREAMer himself.”

DREAMers refers to a subsetof undocumented immigrantswho entered into the UnitedStates at an early age withoutlegal status but have assimilatedto U.S. culture and been edu-cated by the U.S school system.

Garcia entered the UnitedStates from Mexico at 17months, realizing his dream ofbecoming an attorney at 10. Hewent to Durham High School in

Durham, Calif. Because he didnot qualify for scholarships at theprestigious universities courtinghim due his undocumented sta-tus at the time, Garcia attendedButte College (Oroville, Calif.)where he obtained AA degrees insocial and behavioral sciences aswell as an AS in business admin-istration. Upon graduation, hetransferred to Chico State Uni-versity and completed its parale-gal certificate program.

While working full-time, Gar-cia enrolled in Cal NorthernSchool of Law (Chico, Calif.)where he attended night classes.He graduated from law schoolwith a juris doctorate on May 9,2009. Six months later he passedthe California Bar Exam on hisfirst attempt, but was denied hislicense because of his immigra-tion status, which had been inprocess for over 15 years.

Garcia sued, and the Califor-nia Supreme Court issued aunanimous ruling in favor of himagainst the U.S. Department ofJustice, paving the way for futureimmigrants to obtain the certifi-cations they need to practice theirprofessions.

Chabot CommencementFriday, May 29

6 p.m.Chabot College, Grand Court25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hay-

ward(510) 723-6600

www.chabotcollege.edu

SUBMITTED BY INDIA

COMMUNITY CENTER

While many of India Com-munity Center’s (ICC) summercamps have filled, lots of spots re-main in camps that can eithermatch your child’s interests orlaunch them in an entirely newdirection. Seats are still availablein Hindi Camp for elementarystudents. Learn the basics of con-versational Hindi through fun ac-

tivities, games, songs and more.Limited seats are still available

in Science Camp, Indian TheaterCamp and others. Register yourchild for any of our cultural, spe-cialty or preschool camps atwww.indiacc.org/iccsummer-camps with prices starting at$279 per week.

Register for ICC sports andrecreation camps at the TableTennis Center atwww.indiacc.org/summercamps.


Saturday, May 23

Hello Bunnies $

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Pet the rabbits


Saturday, May 23

Asian American Heritage

Festival

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Dancing, singing, music, food and shop-ping

Southern Alameda CountyBuddhist Church32975 Alvarado Niles Rd., UnionCity(510) 784-7341www.aafc-ca.org

Saturday, May 23

Burger and Brew Festival $

11 a.m. - 6 p.m.Craft beers, burgers, entertainment andkid’s zone

Downtown FremontCapitol Ave.Between State and Liberty St.,Fremontfacebook.com/Burgerand-BrewFest

Saturday, May 23

Comedy Short Subject Night $

7:30 p.m.The Count, Coney Island and NumberPlease

Niles Essanay Theater37417 Niles Blvd, Fremont(510) 494-1411www.nilesfilmmuseum.org

Saturday, May 23

Gorgeous Goats $

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.Children exercise and groom goats


Saturday, May 23

Poles: Basic Hiking Skills andTechniques $R

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Improve power and endurance

Coyote Hills Regional Park8000 Patterson Ranch Rd.,Fremont(510) 544-3220www.ebparksonline.org

Saturday, May 23

Poles 3: Energetic PracticeHike $R

1:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Hike 3 miles on majestic trails

Previous experience requiredCoyote Hills Regional Park8000 Patterson Ranch Rd.,Fremont(510) 544-3220www.ebparksonline.org

Saturday, May 23

Photographer’s Delight

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Share favorite nature photos

Coyote Hills Regional Park8000 Patterson Ranch Rd.,Fremont(510) 544-3220www.ebparks.org

Saturday, May 23

Sunol Stewards – R

10 a.m. - 12 noonVolunteers remove invasive plants

Sunol Regional Wilderness1895 Geary Rd., Sunol(510) 544-3249www.ebparksonline.org

Saturday, May 23

Rattlesnecretes $R

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Discuss safety in snake country

Sunol Regional Wilderness1895 Geary Rd., Sunol(510) 544-3249www.ebparksonline.org

Saturday, May 23

Community Service Project – R

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noonVolunteers pick-up trash and pull weeds

SF Bay Wildlife Refuge1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont(510) 792-0222 x361

Saturday, May 23

Family Bird Walk – R

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.Create a field guide and use binoculars

Ages 5 – 10SF Bay Wildlife Refuge1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont(510) 792-0222 x362http://familybirdspirng.eventbrite.com

Sunday, May 24

Afternoon Fun and Games $

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.Stilts, tug-of-war and potato-spoon race


Sunday, May 24 - Monday,May 25

Cooking in the CountryKitchen $

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Use a wood burning stove to make treats


Sunday, May 24

The Itsy Bitsy Spider $

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.Hike the farm in search of critters


Sunday, May 24

Geology Hike

10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Explore for rocks on a 3 mile hike

Ages 12+Coyote Hills Regional Park8000 Patterson Ranch Rd.,Fremont(510) 544-3220www.ebparks.org

Sunday, May 24

Unity and Diversity Concert

10 a.m.Multi-cultural choir performs

Fremont Congregational Church38255 Blacow Rd., Fremont(510) 793-3970

Sunday, May 24

Green Summit – R

9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Environmental sustainability workshops

Friends of Children with SpecialNeeds2300 Peralta Blvd, Fremont(510) 364-9669bit.ly/fgsummit

Monday, May 25

Memorial Day Ceremony

9 a.m.Presentation of Colors, 21-Gun Saluteand Remembrance Chair

Veterans Memorial Park455 E. Calaveras Bvd., Milpitas(408) 586-3210www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov

Monday, May 25

Memorial Day Open House

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Train rides and farm tours

Free admissionArdenwood Historic Farm34600 Ardenwood Blvd.,Fremont(510) 544-2797www.ebparks.org

Monday, May 25

Memorial Day Mass

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.Dove release, flag tribute and laying ofthe wreath

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery1051 Harder Rd., Hayward(510) 537-6600www.cfcsoakland.org

Tuesday, May 26

Read to a Dog

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Children practice their reading with dogs


Tuesday, May 26

Toddler Time: Chickens $

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Stories and chores for tiny tots


Saturday, May 30

StarStruck Theater AnniversaryBenefit $

6 p.m. - 10 p.m.Dinner, cocktails, silent auction and en-tertainment

Fremont Veterans Hall37154 Second St., Fremont(510) 659-1319http://www.starstrucktheatre.org/

Saturday, May 30 - Sunday,May 31

Ballet Folklorico Costa de Oro$

Sat: 8 p.m. & Sun: 2 p.m.Mexian songs, dances and music

San Leandro Performing ArtsCenter2250 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro(510) 397-1980www.bfcostadeoro.com

SUBMITTED BY

CHARLETTE SMITH

This summer, Santa ClaraCounty Library District’s(SCCLD) Milpitas Library chal-lenges residents to discover theirown inner hero as part of its 2015Summer Challenge. Createdaround the theme “Every HeroHas a Story,” Milpitas Library’s2015 Summer Challenge inviteskids, teens and adults to take con-trol of their summer vacation andbecome their own favorite hero.With help from the library and itsmyriad list of free summer activi-ties, residents have the opportunityto turn lazy days of summer into atime of discovery, initiative, explo-ration and learning.

“As a teacher, I know the dan-gers of the summer slide, whenstudents lose precious learninggains over the summer break. Tohelp keep us engaged in learningwhile experiencing new chal-lenges and interests, the MilpitasLibrary is offering a fun, free andquality Summer Challenge pro-gram. I hope you, your familyand friends will join me in sign-ing up for the Library’s SummerChallenge,” stated Carmen Mon-tano, Joint Powers AuthorityBoard Member for SCCLD andCity of Milpitas Vice Mayor.

Summer Challenge is part ofMilpitas Library’s annual summerreading program, which encour-ages the love of reading, creativityand scientific discovery. This year’sSummer Challenge encouragesparticipants to not only incorpo-rate reading into their lives but tocomplete selected tasks in a questto explore library resources; enjoyenriching and creative experiences;and try new activities. While sometasks may be as easy as reading abook or reciting a poem, other ac-tivities inspire library visitors toventure outside and explore sur-rounding areas, discovering indi-vidual strengths and interestsalong the way.

Summer Challenge partici-pants are encouraged to sign upfor the program at their local li-brary or online at www.sccl.org.Activities, programs and incen-tives are grouped in three differ-ent themed categories:

Pre-Readers (0-5 yrs.) & Kids(6-12 yrs.): Every Hero Has aStory

Teens (13-18 yrs.): Unmask!Adults (18+ yrs.): Escape the

OrdinaryFree and open to all ages, super

heroes everywhere are invited tosign up for the program beginningmid-May. Summer Challenge ac-tivities will take place at all SCCLDlibraries with interesting, educa-

tional and exciting programs sched-uled for almost every day of sum-mer. A sampling of events andactivities offered at the Milpitas Li-brary includes:

Python Ron’s Reptile King-dom: Thursday, June 18 at 3 p.m.(school age)

Tony Border’s Puppet Theatre:Thursday, June 25 at 3 p.m.(school age)

Ernie Reyes World ActionTeam Martial Arts: Thursday,July 2 at 3 p.m. (school age)

Magician Brian Scott: Thurs-day, July 9 at 3 p.m. (school age)

Storytelling with John Weaver:Thursday, July 16 at 3 p.m.(school age)

Happy Birds performance:Thursday, July 23 at 3 p.m.(school age)

Adventure Theater: Thursday,July 30 at 3 p.m. (school age)

Residents are encouraged toearn points by completing a vari-ety of activities such as learningnew skills, reading books, attend-ing programs, or visiting localparks and areas of interest. Pointsare used to collect prizes andreading incentives. Complete in-structions can be found atSCCLD’s Summer Challengewebsite at www.sccl.org/summer-reading. The Summer ChallengeProgram will be held May 15 toAugust 15.



Fremont Unified Student Store(FUSS) and InPlay are excited toannounce a free online activity di-rectory of after school and summeractivities. This new service is forFremont parents and helps raisefunds for Fremont Unified SchoolDistrict schools. Access the ActivityHub by InPlay atwww.fuss4schools.org/activity-hub.

InPlay.org is a nonprofit dedi-cated to getting children andyouth engaged in out-of-schoolprograms to ignite their individ-ual interests and talents. Thisfree, searchable directory featuresmore than 200 providers offeringmore than 2,600 after school andsummer activities in and aroundFremont.

Plan yoursummer activities

with InPlay


BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE

Alameda County

Renew books by phone

(510) 790-8096

For more information

about the Bookmobile call

(510) 745-1477 or visit

www.aclibrary.org.

Times & Stops subject to change

Tuesday, May 19

9:15 – 11:00 Daycare Center

Visit – FREMONT

2:30 – 3:25 Cabrillo School,

36700 San Pedro Dr.,

FREMONT

4:45 – 5:30 Baywood Apts.,

4275 Bay St., FREMONT

5:50 – 6:30 Jerome Ave. and

Ohlones St., FREMONT

Wednesday, May 20

1:00 – 2:00 Del Rey School,

1510 Via Sonya,

SAN LORENZO

2:30 – 3:00 Eden House Apts.,

1601 165th Ave.,

SAN LEANDRO

3:30 – 4:00 Baywood Ct.,

21966 Dolores St.,

CASTRO VALLEY

6:00 – 6:30 Camellia Dr., &

Camellia Ct., FREMONT

Thursday, May 21


Visit – FREMONT


Visit - NEWARK

1:15 – 1:45 Stellar Academy,

38325 Cedar Blvd., NEWARK

2:00 – 3:00 Graham School,

36270 Cherry St, NEWARK

Friday, May 22

9:45 – 11:15 Fame Charter

School, 16244 Carolyn St,

SAN LEANDRO


Visit – CASTRO VALLEY

1:45 – 3:00 Hillside School,

15980 Marcella St.,

SAN LEANDRO

Monday, May 25

No Service

Tuesday, May 26


Visit – UNION CITY

2:00 – 2:30 Fremont Hills Senior

Living, 35490 Mission Blvd.,

FREMONT

2:45 – 3:15 Mission Gateway

Apts., 33155 Mission Blvd.,

UNION CITY

4:50 – 5:30 Mariner Park,

Regents Blvd. & Dorado Dr.,

UNION CITY

5:40 – 6:20 Sea Breeze Park,

Dyer St. & Carmel Way,

UNION CITY

Milpitas Bookmobile stops

Renew books by phone

(800) 471-0991

For more information

(408) 293-2326 x3060

Wednesday, May 27

3:15 - 4:00 Friendly Village Park,120 Dixon Landing Rd.,MILPITA

BY JANET GRANT

PHOTO BY

CHRISTIAN PIZZIRANI

During the Nazi occupa-tion of the Netherlands,Anne Frank received

from her father Otto, a blank,red-checkered diary on her 13thbirthday, June 12, 1942. A fewweeks later, Anne’s oldersister Margot was offi-cially summoned to aNazi work camp in Ger-many, and on July 6,Anne and the Frank fam-ily went into hiding.Hence, begins the mostfamous personal obser-vance of World War II,“The Diary of AnneFrank.”

Broadway West’s stageproduction of “TheDiary of Anne Frank,” isWendy Kesselman’s 1997adaptation of Goodrichand Hackett’s original1959 Pulitzer Prize win-ning play. It is completewith newer discoveredwritings from Anne’sdiary, survivor’s accounts,and excerpts from news-reel footage of the war.

Under the suburb di-rection of Rachel Campbell, thisgripping adaptation mesmerizeda nearly full house on openingnight. It proved that after 70years, people still want to hearand understand one of the dark-est periods of human history andthey want to hear it throughAnne’s remarkable diary.

The play takes place entirelyon a stage representing the secret,sealed-off upper rooms of theannex at the back of Otto Frank’spectin company in Amsterdam.There, Anne, Margot, Otto, andmother Edith hid for over twoyears with the help of employeesMiep Gies and Mr. Kraler. TheFranks were joined by anotherfamily, Mr. Van Daan, Otto’sbusiness partner, Mrs. Van Daan,and their son, Peter. A dentist,Mr. Dussel eventually joinedthem and all eight attempted tooutlast the war in the crampedspace while conducting as normala life as possible.

Most of us know that “TheDiary of Anne Frank” does notend happily. You will be left withthe feeling of great loss, sadnessfor unfulfilled lives, and the cru-elty of unspeakable evil. Yet thisproduction does have its humor-ous moments and the inspirationof an unquenchable spirit.

Camille Canlas-La Flambrings Anne to life as the exuber-ant, optimistic and at times, an-noying young girl. Shesuccessfully portrays her uplifting

spirit while downplaying her de-spair. We can’t help but root forher and empathize as she blos-soms into womanhood, experi-ences her nascent attraction toPeter, fights with her mother anddreams of life after liberation.

Tressa Bender portrays MargotFrank with a subtle, quiet grace.Though often sad and scared, hercloseness with Anne shines through.

Edith Frank is played by KellyLotz, as a quiet, serious womanwho must keep the family togetherwhile dealing with Anne’s animos-ity and the extreme difficulties oflife in a cramped hideaway.

Michael Ettel as Peter VanDaan is well cast and believableas the shy young man who at firstannoyed by Anne, is quicklybrought out of his shell and findshimself equally attracted to her.

Pamela Rosen portrays Mrs.Van Daan with all her foiblesbrilliantly. The audience can em-pathize with her new situation –trouble with her neighbors as wellas the loss of her privileged sta-tion in life.

Mr. Van Daan well played bySpencer Stevenson is the charac-ter you love to hate. He ispompous, opinionated and bit ofa bully, but his humanness is laidbare for all to see.

Greg Small is quite successfulin portraying Mr. Dussel as thefussy, inflexible dentist. His hor-ror at finding a cat living withthem is priceless.

Louis Schilling did an incredi-ble job as Otto Frank, portrayingat once the strength of the annexas well as Anne’s loving father.His closing monologue deliveredafter the liberation when he re-turns to the annex with Miep, ismoving and heartfelt. I’m surethere wasn’t a dry eye in thehouse at its delivery.

Rounding out the incredibleensemble is Otto’s loyal col-leagues, Nicole Colon as em-ployee Miep Gies and AnkurBatra as Mr. Kraler. Also, the fab-ulous Joel Butler as a Nazi officerand wartime personalities, in-cluding Hitler and Eisenhower.

On a side note, the BroadwayWest audience experienced a littlemore than just an ordinary produc-

tion on opening night with anunexpected interaction withthe cast and crew. An elderlywoman in the audience expe-rienced a medical emergencyat a rather critical juncture ofthe play. By the time we real-ized it wasn’t part of the play,members of the audience andthe crew of the theatre rushedinto action calling 911 andtrying to comfort the strickenwoman as best as possible.EMT’s and the Fremont Firedepartment arrived quickly,stabilized the woman andswiftly transported her to thehospital.

Amazingly, the womanwho had suffered the medicalemergency was lucid enoughto worry that she had spoiledthe production. After beingassured that she hadn’t, mem-bers of the audience drove herfriend to the hospital while

others made sure no valuables wereleft behind. And true to the tradi-tion of theatre, the show did go on.The professionalism of the cast wasa sight to behold and incredibly, thenonplussed Pamela Rosen finishedher dramatic scene with flourish towell-deserved applause.

I couldn’t help but think thatthe opening night experiencewith all the kindness, concern,and help that was displayedwould have made Anne Franksmile in the truth of her own ob-servation that “In spite of every-thing, I still believe that peopleare really good at heart.”

Anne Frank expressed a greatdesire for immortality throughher writing. Her diary hasgranted her wish and though herstory reminds us all of extremehorror, it reflects the power oflight, love and the indomitablehuman spirit.

Broadway West’s productionof “The Diary of Anne Frank,”tells Anne’s timeless story withhumor, sensitivity and an amaz-ing cast and crew.

“The Diary of Anne Frank”May 15 – June 13

8 p.m.(Sunday matinees at 1:00 p.m.)

Broadway West TheatreCompany

4000-B Bay Street, Fremont(510) 683-9218

www.broadwaywest.orgTickets: $15 - $27

THEATRE REVIEW

SUBMITTED BY JOHN SOULIS

The East Bay Traditional Jazz Society will presentits 15th Annual School Jazz Festival on Saturday,May 30 in Fremont. Three high school and threejunior high school bands from Fremont will per-form four and one half hours of continuous enter-taining jazz music.

Schedule of bands:

12:00 noon - JF Kennedy High School - Mr BobSterling

12:45p.m. - Horner Jr High - Mr Paul Lorigan

1:30 p.m. - Irvington High - Mr Adam Anaya

2:15 p.m. - Thornton Jr High -

Mr Ross Gershenson

3:00 p.m. - American High - Mr Richard Wong

3:45p.m. - Hopkins Jr High - Mr Greg Conway

At each intermission the East Bay Jazzinators willperform Swing and Traditional Jazz standards. Notonly will the attendees hear a full afternoon of freemusic, but prepare your taste buds to savor thefinest pizza, sandwiches, salad bar, wine/beer andsoda, which are available for purchase.

School Jazz FestivalSaturday, May 30

12:00 noon – 4:30 p.m.Bronco Billy’s Pizza Palace41200 Blacow Rd, Fremont

(510) 657-0243Donations gladly accepted

SUBMITTED BY ANNA MAY

The Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association(APAPA) Bay Area Region will host its College Leadership InternshipGraduation Dinner on Thursday, May 28 in Chinese Cuisine Restau-rant at Gateway Plaza in Fremont. Join us in recognizing the 2015 in-terns, and presenting the Stuart Hing Mentor of the Year Award andJoel Wong Scholarship.

Political leaders such as California State Controller Betty Yee, U.S.Representatives Mike Honda (CA-17), Mark Takano (CA-41), andEric Swalwell (CA-15) will grace the event as guest speakers. To pur-chase ticket online, please go to https://event.sparxo.com/ticket/APA-PABARgraduation2015. For more information, please contact PatriciaCheng at (925) 759-2488 or [email protected].

College Leadership Internship Graduation DinnerThursday, May 28

6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: General Reception6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Dinner/Program

Chinese Cuisine RestaurantGateway Plaza

39144 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont(925) 759-2488

https://event.sparxo.com/ticket/APAPABARgraduation2015Dinner: $50; Table for 10: $500

SUBMITTED BY INDIA

COMMUNITY CENTER

The India Community Center(ICC) Karaoke Club in Milpitasmeets once a month on the 4thFriday. Breaking from the usualthemes, the Karaoke Club willcover ghazals and melodies thismonth. Ghazal is a poetic formconsisting of rhyming coupletsand a refrain, with each line shar-ing the same meter.

Since it is difficult to sing aghazal on a karaoke track, we willhave accompaniment on tabla (per-cussion instrument) by Shonali Sri-vastava and on harmonium byPrasun Kumar Jha. Live accompa-niment will only be between 9-10p.m. and pre-screened, so pleasesend an email [email protected] if youwish to perform with live music.

Melodies do not have particularsingers or an era. Any song sooth-ing to the listener is welcome.

This is an open mic event andentry is free for ICC members andnon-members. Singers who sign-upbetween 7:30 - 8 p.m. can usuallybe assured of a spot in the singersline-up. Snacks or dinner will beavailable for purchase fromKhaanapeena by Healthy Masala,the official caterer of ICC. Formore information, visit www.indi-acc.org/ICCKaraoke.

ICC Karaoke ClubFriday, May 22

7:30 p.m.India Community Center

525 Los Coches St, Milpitas(408) 934-1130

[email protected]/ICCKaraoke

Free admission


SUBMITTED BY GREG LOOMIS

Imagine clamping a building you designed onto a ‘shake table’ in front of ahuge cheering crowd, to see if the structure will be standing after it gets hit bysimulated earthquakes. Throw in some giant video monitors to broadcast thenervous energy, elation, and disappointment, across the arena, and you’ll under-stand something of what it’s like to be in a Tech Challenge.

The 28th Annual Tech Challenge was held on the weekend of April 25 - 26, atthe San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation. This year’s challenge, “Building Excite-ment: Seismic Engineering in Action,” drew over 2,400 participating students (600teams) from around the Silicon Valley.

The challenge was for each team to design and build a light-weight structurefrom simple materials, and then test the design on an earthquake simulator.Guidelines provided by the Tech Museum staff were very specific with rules forthe maximum dimensions, construction, and how points would be awarded forconcepts such as useable floor space and the load (weight) each structure couldbear. Points were also awarded for how well structures resisted/absorbed theshock from the simulated quakes, as shown by lateral drift measurements. Theteams documented their designs, materials, and processes, in engineering jour-nals which accounted for an additional third of their score.

Three teams from Niles Elementary School participated in the Challenge inthe Grades 4-6 Division: Niles Annihilators, Niles Tectonix, and Tech Tigers.Teams formed and began working together to create their buildings in January.The opportunity to plan, design, build, test, and evaluate a three-dimensionalstructure is what engineers do, so the lessons learned are vivid and real-world forthe students who join in. This stuff is intense; and, the structures made by the threeteams held strong and stayed upright during three sets of shake tests.

Most structures tested on the day of competition did very well. There was an incredi-ble array of shapes and materials. Of course, a few buildings ended up in a heap of rubbleto the amazement, dismay, and entertainment of the fans. But other structures were rock

solid, or rolled with the waves unfazed, such as the model buildings made by Tech Tigers,Niles Tectonix, and Niles Annihilators.

While you can find a complete list of the competition results at the Tech Museum website,every student who devoted their time and energy to meeting the challenge came out a winner.Awards were presented by the judges to 22 of the 275 teams in the Grades 4-6 division. NilesTectonix was fortunate to receive the Best Team Safety Award.

Update from the 28th Annual Tech Challenge

SUBMITTED BY NELSON KIRK

Rohan Divate and his helpers planted 27 trees, painted a fence, andcast native wildflower mix at Seven Hills Park for his Eagle Scout proj-ect on February 28, 2015. The plantings will benefit water and airquality and wildlife habitat.

Eagle Scout project at

Seven Hills Park

Rohan Divate from Troop 110 (back row, fifth person from the left).

SUBMITTED BY DIANA ROHINI LAVIGNE

On February 13, 2015, San Leandro-based Creekside Community Church hosted the 10th annualValentine’s Dance for teens and adults affected by a disability. This event was selected by Life ChiropracticCollege West students as an opportunity for the student body to engage in a community service project.

Thirty-two Life West students attended and helped in several ways, including greeting guests and provid-ing dancing partners for attendees. Over 400 people attended the dance and enjoyed a special meal, a nightfilled with dancing, and great company.

“Life West was called upon over 10 years ago to participate in this dance. The beautiful thing about thisproject is that when Life West representatives graduate, another student steps up and takes their place tomake sure the tradition continues,” said Stephanie Barbakoff, student organizer and President of the Leagueof Chiropractic Women, Life West Chapter.

The point of this service is two-fold: One is to assist the church with support needed for this annualproject that is organized by Kathy Greer. The other is to send a message to the community that Life Westand the chiropractic community value serving others.

“One memorable moment from this year’s dance was with a lovely girl named Antonietta. She had hurther back dancing. She was very upset because she wanted to keep dancing. I saw her crying and went overto cheer her up. I taught her some breathing techniques to calm her down,” shares Barbakoff.

“After a few minutes with her, she decided that she couldn’t dance anymore and would head home. I wasproud of her for knowing not to push herself too hard. She hugged me and said, ‘I love you,’ and I told her I loveher too. It is times like this that I know I’m on the right track in becoming a chiropractor. In a few short months,I will be able to see patients and take care of people in pain like my new friend, Antonietta,” she adds.

For more information on this project or the church, please visit www.creeksidecommunity.org.

Life West supports those affected by disabilities

SUBMITTED BY RAJAN ZED

Hindus are asking various public school districts, county education office, charterand private schools located in Santa Clara County to include Diwali, the most popularHindu holy day, as a school holiday in their schools calendar, in view of substantialnumbers of Hindu schoolchildren. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a recent statement,said it was not fair to Hindu pupils and their families as they had to attend school ontheir most popular festival.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, argued that this unfairnessdoes not send a good signal to the impressionable minds of schoolchildren who wouldbe the leaders of tomorrow. “Holidays of all major religions should be honored and noone should be penalized for practicing their religion. Moreover, it is important to meetthe religious and spiritual needs of these students,” Zed added.

He stressed that since it was important for Hindu families to celebrate Diwali daytogether at home with their children, they do not want their children to be deprived ofany privileges at the school because of these resulting absences. “Closing schools on Di-wali would ensure that and it would be a step in the positive direction.”

Zed noted that awareness about other religions thus created by such holidays likeDiwali would make the Santa Clara County pupils well-nurtured, well-balanced, andenlightened citizens of tomorrow. It would make the County look good, besides bring-ing cohesion and unity in the community.

Besides Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists also celebrate Diwali, which willfall on November 11 this year. Hinduism, the oldest and third largest religion of theworld, has about one billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal.There are about three million Hindus in the US

Hindus seek Diwaliholiday in Santa Clara

County schools


High school and college seniorswill reach another milestone in theirlives and prepare for the next step to-ward achieving their life goals. As theschool year nears its end, these stu-dents are getting ready to say goodbyeto their soon-to-be alma mater andreceive well-deserved diplomas.

Here are college and high schoolgraduation ceremonies scheduled inthe greater Tri-City area:

COLLEGE GRADUATIONS:

CSU East Bay

Graduate Degree Ceremony

Friday, Jun 124 p.m.Hayward Campus, Pioneer Stadium25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward

CSU East Bay

Undergraduate Ceremony

(B.A./B.S.)

Saturday, Jun 135:30 p.m.Hayward Campus, Pioneer Stadium25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward

CSU East Bay

Concord Campus Ceremony

(Undergraduate and Graduate)

Saturday, Jun 139 a.m.Boatwright Sports Complex800 Alberta Way at Campus Dr,Concord

Chabot College

Friday, May 296 p.m.Chabot College, Grand Court25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward

DeVry University

Friday, Jun 2611 a.m.Chabot College, PerformingArts Center25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward

Life Chiropractic College West

Friday, Jun 127 p.m.Oakland Scottish Rite Center1547 Lakeside Dr, Oakland

Northwestern

Polytechnic University

Saturday, May 309:30 a.m.The Hyatt Regency5101 Great America Pkwy,Santa Clara

Ohlone College

Friday, May 227 p.m.Epler Gymnasium, Fremont Campus43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont

HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATIONS:

Castro Valley:

Castro Valley High School

Tuesday, Jun 166:30 p.m.Trojan Stadium19400 Santa Maria Ave, Castro Valley

Fremont:

American High School

Thursday, Jun 117:30 p.m.Tak Fudenna Stadium38442 Fremont Blvd, Fremont

California School for the Deaf

Friday, Jun 53 p.m.Large Gym39350 Gallaudet Dr, Fremont

Circle of Independent

Learning Charter School

Friday, Jun 57 p.m.Fremont Adult School, MultipurposeRoom4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont

Fremont Adult

School/Continuing Ed

GED Ceremony:Tuesday, Jun 27 p.m.ESL Ceremonies:Wednesday, Jun 310 a.m. & 7 p.m.High School Graduation:Thursday, Jun 47 p.m.Fremont Adult School, MultipurposeRoom4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont

Fremont Christian School

Saturday, May 3010 a.m.Harbor Light Sanctuary4760 Thornton Ave, Fremont

Irvington High School

Thursday, Jun 113:30 p.m.Tak Fudenna Stadium38442 Fremont Blvd, Fremont

John F. Kennedy High School

Friday, Jun 123:30 p.m.Tak Fudenna Stadium38442 Fremont Blvd, Fremont

Mission San Jose High School

Friday, Jun 127:30 p.m.Tak Fudenna Stadium38442 Fremont Blvd, Fremont

Robertson High School

Tuesday, Jun 95 p.m.At school site4455 Seneca Park Ave, Fremont

Washington High School

Friday, Jun 1210 a.m.Tak Fudenna Stadium38442 Fremont Blvd, Fremont

Hayward:

Conley-Caraballo High School

Monday, Jun 86 p.m.At school site541 Blanche St, Hayward

East Bay Arts High School

Thursday, Jun 117:30 p.m.At school site20450 Royal Ave, Hayward

Hayward High School

Tuesday, Jun 96 p.m.CSU East Bay, University Stadium25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward

Moreau Catholic High School

Sunday, May 2410 a.m.Paramount Theatre2025 Broadway, Oakland

Mt. Eden High School

Wednesday, Jun 106 p.m.School football field2300 Panama St, Hayward

Royal Sunset High School

Thursday, Jun 115:30 pmAt school site20450 Royal Ave, Hayward

Tennyson High School

Wednesday, Jun 102:30 p.m.Prince-Serrano Stadium, TennysonHigh School27035 Whitman St, Hayward

Milpitas:

Calaveras Hills High School

Thursday Jun 47 p.m.Milpitas Sports Center1325 E. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas

Milpitas High School

Saturday, Jun 69:30 a.m.School football field1285 Escuela Pkwy, Milpitas

Newark:

Newark Memorial High School

Saturday, Jun 139 a.m.School’s Cougar Stadium39375 Cedar Blvd, Newark

San Leandro/San Lorenzo:

Arroyo High SchoolThursday, Jun 116 p.m.Chabot College, Grand Court25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward

Lincoln Alternative

Education Center

Monday, Jun 86 p.m.Arts Education Center, San LeandroHigh School2250 Bancroft Ave, San Leandro

San Leandro High School

Thursday, Jun 115:30 p.m.Burrell FieldTeagarden St, San Leandro

San Lorenzo High School

Thursday, Jun 116 p.m.Paramount Theatre2025 Broadway, Oakland

Union City:

James Logan High School

Saturday, Jun 139 a.m.School’s Logan Stadium1800 H St, Union City

Union City Christian Academy

Wednesday, Jun 177 p.m.At school site33700 Alvarado-Niles Rd,Union City

Congratulations to the Class of 2015!

SUBMITTED BY STEPHANIE HAMMON

Cal State University East Bay (CSUEB) has earned a spot on the list of top 10 online hospitality management degreeprograms in the U.S. from the higher education experts at BestColleges.com. The program was developed by MelanySpielman, chair of CSUEB’s Department of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism, who was commended for doing “an ex-cellent job leading the program to success,” by BestColleges.com.

CSUEB’s online program, which results in a Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality and tourism, was started at therequest of hoteliers who needed educated managers for the thriving hospitality and tourism sector in the Bay Area, Spiel-man said. The hospitality content is guided by CSUEB faculty member Margaret Zeiger, who has more than 30 years ofindustry experience and 15 years in teaching.

“Employers from San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and the entire state of California want to help employees earntheir degrees, but they need them to stay at their jobs. Online education provides an excellent path to accomplish thischallenge,” Spielman said.

The Cal State East Bay program was ranked No. 7 on the BestColleges.com list of The Top Online Hospitality Man-agement Programs of 2015. To see the complete listing of the 2015 Top Online Hospitality Management Programs, goto: bestcolleges.com/features/top-online-hospitality-management-programs/

Cal State East Bay’s onlinehospitality program in Top 10

SUBMITTED BY SHIRLEY SISK

The Kiwanis Club of Fremont meets every Tuesdaymorning in Newark at the My Café at 7 a.m. for breakfast,an interesting speaker and a fun-filled meeting. The com-munity is invited to attend. The Fremont Kiwanis is an or-ganization that provides support and services to children,those in need, and various agencies in the Tri Cities.

The Kiwanis’ annual rubber duck race is a majorproject that provides opportunity for over 20 non profitorganizations, schools, kids sports teams and more, toraise funds for their programs. Kiwanis members can beseen reading at the library, hosting a birthday partyevery month for the children at Abode’s Main Street Vil-lage in the Kiwanis Kids Room, stuffing a school buswith back to school supplies for low income students,collecting Thanksgiving food in front of super- marketsin November, carving turkeys for the annual League ofVolunteers (LOV) Thanksgiving Day meal, providingscholarships for graduating seniors who have turnedtheir life around and are going to college, adopting afamily at Christmas, working at the Bay Area “specialgames” and more. Kiwanis also sponsors “Key Clubs” atfive local high schools – helping the students with lead-ership training and supporting their special projects.

If you want to learn more about Kiwanis, have a deli-cious breakfast, and enjoy an interesting speaker, this isyour invitation to be the Club’s guest at one of the fol-lowing June meetings:

June 2 – Speaker Marty Koller – Board Member ofthe Alameda County Water District“Planning for theFuture”

June 9 – Speaker David W. Smith – Mayor Emeri-tus of Newark “Interesting People I Have Met”

June 16 – Speaker Mayor Alan Nagy, City ofNewark – “Newark Going Forward” & “A Digital Mu-seum”

June 23 – Christie Dentry – “The Historic Patter-son House”

If you want to find out more about Kiwanis or areinterested in any June programs, contact Zia Oboodiyatat (510) 792-7566 or just drop by the My Café on aTuesday morning – you are very welcome.

Kiwanis Club June Breakfast MeetingsTuesdays: June 2, 9, 16, & 23

7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.My Café

5475 Thornton Ave, Newark(510) 792-7566 / 510-793-5683

Free

Kiwanis Club June

breakfast meetings

SUBMITTED BY NELSON KIRK

On April 25, 2015 Union City Public Works cele-brated Earth Day and Arbor Day at various locations.At Washington Hospital in Fremont, Laurie Radovicheducated the public on Union City’s Transit; outsideTravis Huang from Engineering spoke about cleanwater practices. Next door, Robert Vera from theGrounds Division passed out bay-friendly plants forlawn replacements, bio swales, and rain gardens.Robert also passed out rare fruit trees.

On the trail system between Tidewater Park andSugar Mill Park, volunteers from The Church of JesusChrist of Latter Day Saints planted 84 native trees andinstalled a drip line with two gallon per hour emittersto each tree. Lead Grounds Workers William Bon-tadelli and Alex Quintero and Grounds Worker JulioDuran were on hand helping with this project.

At William Cann Civic Center Park, The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints volunteers, helpeddedicate our new Arboretum and planted 44 conifers.Union City’s new Arboretum has over 130 differentvarieties of trees planted mostly by volunteers over sev-eral planting projects and can be used for educationand passive recreation enjoyment. Volunteers will helpdevelop a self-guided walking tour brochure of the Ar-boretum in the near future. Park and Recreation Com-missioner Daniel Rivera conceived the Arboretum ideain October 2013.

Earth Day andArbor Day

celebrations


New Address

SUBMITTED AND PHOTOS BY MIKE HEIGHTCHEW

Newark Memorial’s gymnasium was filled with birds (also known as shuttlecocks) batted at amazingspeeds and with the finesse and drama of other major sports. On May 16th, the North Coast Section Bad-minton Tournament occupied a central focus of singles and doubles action in one of the top world sportsthat is given little attention in the United States.

Due to the influence of great diversity of people from all over the world in the Greater Tri-City area,popular sports in other countries are gaining notoriety locally. The skill and technical prowess required forquality Badminton competition was certainly evident at the Mission Valley Athletic League tournament.

Final scores and standings were unavailable at press time.

Newark Memorial hostsbadminton tournament

SUBMITTED BY STEVE CONNOLLY

Cal State East Bay junior Marquise Cherry hasbeen named on May 13, 2015, a 2015 All-West Re-gion honoree by the United States Track & Fieldand Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFC-CCA). The Diamond Bar native earns All-Regionrecognition for his performance in both the LongJump and Triple Jump this season as a member ofthe Pioneer men’s track and field team.

On May 2, Cherry became just the second CSUEBstudent-athlete in program history to capture a Cali-fornia Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cham-pionship, taking first place in the Long Jump finals.His winning distance of 24 feet, 10 inches (7.57 me-ters) ranks as the sixth-longest in Pioneer history.Cherry also notched a podium finish in the TripleJump, placing second at CCAA Championships with aleap of 47 feet, 7.25 inches (14.51 meters). Both marksare among the top five for all jumpers in the West Re-gion for the 2015 season.

Cherry claims All-West Region honors

Baseball

SUBMITTED AND PHOTOS BY MIKE HEIGHTCHEW

On May 12th, the John F. Kennedy Titans remained on top of the Mission Valley Athletic League(MVAL) by rallying in the fifth and sixth innings to maintain a stainless 12-0 record. Moreau CatholicMariners were not an easy opponent, showing their defensive prowess and offensive power in the early in-nings with three runs in the second inning. But in the end, the Titans prevailed 5-4 by putting togethernine hits scoring two runs in the fifth and an additional three in the sixth. The game was filled with out-standing defensive plays on the base paths and home plate.

A later game on May 13th was a definitive victory for the Titans ending with a score of 12-1. GeraldRobinson was an outstanding 3 for 3 at the plate with one RBI for the Moreau Catholic effort

Kennedy remains undefeated


SUBMITTED BY

JOE LONSDALE

The 2015 National Elemen-tary School Chess Champi-onships were held in Nashville,TN on the weekend of May 8 -10. Over 2,200 players and morethan 600 teams competed inthese championships. For the sec-ond time in three years and thethird time in seven years MSJE(Mission San Jose Elementary ofFremont) won the National Ele-mentary School Chess Champi-onship. The K-6 section is forplayers up to grade six. Since anyelementary school player can playin this section it is considered theNational Elementary SchoolChampionship.

In 2014 Gomes Elementary,also of Fremont, won the Na-tional Elementary School ChessChampionship and MSJE alsowon this championship in 2013.These victories, along with thevictory in 2014 of MSJE in theK-3 section (the primary schoolchampionship) at the Nationals,have really put Fremont on thenational scholastic chess map.

The MSJE K-6 NationalChampionship team consisted ofDavid Pan (5.5/7 tied for 5thplace), Annapoorni Meiyappan(5.0), Rishith Susarla (4.5), andKavya Sasikumar (4.0). ConnorChen and Amulya Harish alsocompeted for the MSJE K-6 team.

The team score is the sum ofthe top four players from thesame school. In chess, a win is afull point and a draw is a half

point. After three rounds (totalseven rounds) the MSJE teamwas in first place with severalNew York City team just onepoint behind. MSJE maintainedthe first place position throughround six, but the lead at thatpoint was only one half point, thesmallest possible lead.

MSJE has recently won severaltournaments with strong lastrounds. That was not the case inthis tournament. The MSJE teamscored only two points in the lastround. Kavya Sasikumar won hergame and David Pan and An-napoorni drew their games. Thisallowed a New York team (I.S.318) that had been a point and ahalf behind to tie MSJE with a3.5 point round. In case of ties,there are numerous tie-breakermethods (based on the scores ofthe players that the team played).The MSJE team won the firstplace trophy and the champi-onship based on tiebreakers.

MSJE also entered strongteams in the K-3 Championshipsection, and the K-5 section.TheMSJE K-3 team actually scored19.5 points or 0.5 more than theK-6 National Championship K-6team scored. However the teamcompetition in K-3 was muchtougher and the K-3 team endedup in fourth place. The membersof the team were Kevin Pan andStephen He (5.5 points, tied for7th place) Aidan Chen (4.5points), and Arnav Lingannagari,Allyson Wong, and NicholasJiang with 4.0 points.

The MSJE K-5 team scored

16 points and tied for 7th placeand took the 8th place trophy.Jeffrey Liu, Atul Thirumalai, Ab-hinav Raghavendra, and Leo

Jiang all scored 4 points for theMSJE K-5 team. Edwin Thomas(3.0 points) also competed forthe K-5 team.

First grader Jolene Liu and herpre-K brother Jason competed forMSJE in the K-1 division. Theyboth won trophies.

Local chess clubs excel at national championship

K-3 team Fourth place team.jpg: Coach Joe Lonsdale and a US Chess Federation Official (USCF) with Fourth place team.

K6 Championship team.jpg: In background, Elizabeth Shaughnessy, President of Berkeley Chess School with a senior USCF officialand Championship team from MSJE

SUBMITTED BY STEVE CONNOLLY

Cal State East Bay senior Ryan Kochan has been selected on May 12, 2015to the 2015 All-West Region Second Team by the National Collegiate BaseballWriters Association (NBCWA).

The San Ramon native led the CSUEB baseball team in batting average(.363), doubles (14), runs batted in (36), on-base percentage (.407) and slug-ging (.503) for the season, while turning in consistently stellar defense at thirdbase.

Kochan finished as the third-leading hitter in the California Collegiate Ath-letic Association (CCAA) and was voted to the All-CCAA First Team by theleague’s head coaches.

Kochan Named All-West Regionby baseball writers association

Baseball

SUBMITTED AND PHOTOS BY

MIKE HEIGHTCHEW

The Irvington Vikings beat the NewarkMemorial Cougars 4-1 on May 13th to keepthe race for the top spots in the Mission ValleyAthletic League (MVAL) close. Viking offensetook control early with well placed hits toscore but the Cougars were intent on crossingthe plate and managed a run of their own.

However, the Viking defense held on to denyadditional runs and secure the victory.

MVAL Standings:

John F. Kennedy 12-0James Logan 8-2Washington 7-4Irvington 5-6Newark Memorial 5-6Moreau Catholic 5-7American 2-8Mission San Jose 0-11

SUBMITTED AND PHOTOS BY

MIKE HEIGHTCHEW

The 2015 track and field final,held at Tak Fudenna Stadium May13-15, was filled with excitementand close finishes as Mission ValleyAthletic League teams tried tobreak James Logan’s hold on domi-nation. Most league teams qualifiedrunners in preliminary races and al-though many Colts were present inthe final statistics, other league con-testants were also well represented.

Results are available at:http://www.fordtiming.com/Re-sults/2015/MVAL/Results.htm

Track andField finals

held

Vikings hold off Cougars


Government BriefsCity Council summaries do not include all business transacted at the noted meetings. These outlines represent selected topics and actions. For a full description of agendas,

decisions and discussion, please consult the website of the city of interest: Fremont (www.fremont.gov), Hayward (www.hayward-ca.gov), Milpitas (www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov),Newark (www.ci.newark.ca.us), Union City (www.ci.union-city.ca.us).

City Council/Public Agency

MEETINGS

Readers are advised to check

websites for special meetings,

cancellations, minutes, agendas

and webcasts

CITY COUNCILS

Fremont City Council1st/2nd/3rd Tuesday @ 7 p.m.City Hall, Bldg A3300 Capitol Ave., Fremont(510) 284-4000www.fremont.gov

Hayward City Council1st/3rd/4th Tuesday @ 7 p.m.City Hall, second floor777 B Street, Hayward(510) 583-4000www.ci.hayward.ca.us

Milpitas City Council1st/3rd Tuesday @ 7 p.m.455 East Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas(408) 586-3001www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov

Newark City Council2nd/4th Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.City Hall, 6th Floor37101 Newark Blvd., Newark(510) 578-4266www.ci.newark.ca.us

San Leandro City Council1st/3rd Monday @ 7 p.m.835 East 14th St., San Leandro(510) 577-3366www.sanleandro.org

Union City City Council2nd/4th Tuesday @ 7 p.m.City Hall34009 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City(510) 471-3232www.ci.union-city.ca.us

WATER/SEWER

Alameda County Water District2nd Thursday @ 6:00 p.m.43885 S. Grimmer Blvd., Fremont(510) 668-4200www.acwd.org

East Bay Municipal Utility District2nd/4th Tuesday @ 1:15 p.m.375 11th St., Oakland(866) 403-2683www.ebmud.com

Santa Clara Valley Water District2nd/4th Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m.5700 Almaden Expwy., San Jose(408) 265-2607, ext. 2277www.valleywater.org

Union Sanitary District2nd/4th Monday @ 7:00 p.m.5072 Benson Rd., Union City(510) 477-7503www.unionsanitary.com

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Castro Valley Unified School Board2nd/4th Thursday @ 7:00 p.m.4400 Alma Ave., Castro Valley(510) 537-3000www.cv.k12.ca.us

Fremont Unified School Board2nd/4th Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.4210 Technology Dr., Fremont(510) 657-2350www.fremont.k12.ca.us

Hayward Unified School Board2nd/4th Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.24411 Amador Street, Hayward(510) 784-2600www.husd.k12.ca.us

Milpitas Unified School Board2nd/4th Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.1331 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitaswww.musd.org(406) 635-2600 ext. 6013

New Haven Unified School Board1st/3rd Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m.34200 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City(510) 471-1100www.nhusd.k12.ca.us

Newark Unified School District1st/3rd Tuesday @ 7 p.m.5715 Musick Ave., Newark(510) 818-4103www.newarkunified.org

San Leandro Unified School Board1st/3rd Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.835 E. 14th St., San Leandro(510) 667-3500www.sanleandro.k12.ca.us

San Lorenzo Unified School Board1st/3rd Tuesday @ 7:30 p.m.15510 Usher St., San Lorenzo(510) 317-4600www.slzusd.org

Sunol Glen Unified School Board2nd Tuesday @ 5:30 p.m.11601 Main Street, Sunol(925) 862-2026www.sunol.k12.ca.us

TAKES FROM SILICON VALLEY EAST

BY BILL HARRISON, MAYOR, CITY OF FREMONT

The recent celebration of National Small Business Week(https://www.sba.gov/nsbw/about) provides a perfect opportunityto acknowledge the significant contributions small businessesmake every day to our national and local economies.

For example, did you know that over 50 percent of the U.S.workforce owns or works for a small business? And, did you knowthat small businesses generally employ less than 100 employees,and some can generate annual revenue upwards of $2.5M?

It’s not surprising that small businesses are pillars of economicstrength in our community. We are continually improving ourservices to help entrepreneurs grow and succeed in Fremont. Forexample, the City created a Business Ally (http://www.thinksili-convalley.com/silicon-valley-east/small-businesses-have-new-ally-their-side/) position whose goal is to help small businessesthrough the permitting process. Our Economic DevelopmentDepartment staff provides additional connections to the state’s in-centives program and links businesses to state and federal re-sources for hiring and training assistance.

Because a solid business plan and thorough understanding of fi-nance increase the probability of business success and longevity, theCity of Fremont partners with the Alameda County Small BusinessDevelopment Center (SBDC) to offer business training workshopsfor free. SBDC has provided classes in business plan writing, socialmedia marketing, and business finance, as well as other classes andservices. If you’re a small business owner who would like to giveinput on what you would like to see covered in workshops that willbe offered starting in September 2015, please take five minutes tofill out the 2015 Fremont Small Business Survey (https://www.sur-veymonkey.com/s/FremontSmallBusinessSurvey).

The Fremont Chamber of Commerce as well as Fremont’sBusiness Associations work with City staff to connect businessesto the resources they need in order to hit the ground running.Furthermore, the Chamber and Business Associations host net-working and special events throughout the year to help businessesconnect and grow. If you’re an entrepreneur, you can take advan-tage of these connections by becoming a member.

As the owner of a local Certificated Public Accounting firm, Iknow firsthand the importance of supporting small businesseswhen they are getting started, as well as after they’ve been estab-lished. The City of Fremont is here to help respond because wevalue the diversity and economic vitality that small businessesbring to our City.

From one business owner to another, Happy Small BusinessWeek!

Celebrating Small Businesses

Fremont CityCouncilMay 12, 2015

Consent:

• Appropriation in theamount of $2,700,000 for im-provements to Capitol Avenuebetween State Street and PaseoPadre Parkway.

• Amend agreement with BLT

for extraordinary compensationsettlement previously approvedby City Council

Ceremonial Items:

• Proclaim May 14, 2015 asBike to Work Day

• Honor City Clerk SusanGauthier for 25 years service toCity.

Public Communications:

• Representative of BillQuirk’s office offering workshopsJune 3rd and June 22nd to assistthose affected by Corinthian Col-lege closure.

• Public comment regardingcontinued activity of construc-tion of Palm Avenue residencethat is not in compliance withneighborhood character.

Removed from Consent:

Sidewalk improvements for Fro-

bisher Drive and Emilia Lane in-clude a “meandering” sidewalk nearArdenwood School. Councilmem-ber Mei reminded council of safetyconcerns by Fremont UnifiedSchool District (FUSD). PublicWorks Director Norm Hughes re-sponded with promise to consultwith FUSD regarding these con-cerns and sidewalk layout.Council Communications:

• Follow-up of Councilmem-ber Bacon’s concerns regarding

rail traffic of highly flammable oiland petroleum products throughFremont and the proposed refin-ery expansion in San Luis ObispoCounty. Council agreed to directstaff to monitor federal, state andlocal actions, draft a letter of con-cern and create a formal resolu-tion regarding the hazards ofincreased rail traffic, especially inconsideration of the proposedSanta Maria Refinery expansion.

• Appoint Julie Moore toHuman Resource Commission.

Mayor Bill Harrison AyeVice Mayor Suzanne Lee ChanAbsentVinnie Bacon AyeLilly Mei AyeRick Jones Aye

Fremont City Council honoredCity Clerk Susan Gauthier for 25 years service to the City

Newark CityCouncil Meeting

May 14, 2015

Public Hearings:

Hearing to consider a requestfrom the League of Volunteers fora planned unit development andconditional use permit to have acircus at the NewPark Mall park-ing lot with performances fromSeptember 3 through September7, 2015; and authorization towave application fee.

Consent:

• Authorize the city manager,or designee, to sign a tolling andrelocation agreement with Gal-lade Enterprises, LLC and reviewproposed allocation of relocationexpenses.

• Approve ordinance to com-mit funds for managing wasteand recycling. The ending bal-ance of Waste AugmentationFund for fiscal year 2014-2015 isestimated to be $600,000.

• Authorize city manager tosign a funding agreement withthe Alameda County Transporta-tion Commission in the amountof $141,000 for final quarter of2015-16 and $646,000 for fiscalyear 2016-17.

Item Removed

From Consent:

Second reading and adoptionof two ordinances approving therezoning of property from limitedindustrial to medium density resi-dential for the Trumark Dumbar-ton Transit OrientedDevelopment Residential Project.

Non-Consent:

Authorization of the mayor tosign an agreement with SoftRe-sources, LLC to provide inte-grated financial informationsystem consulting services andauthorization for the city man-ager to sign an amendment toimplement Phase 3 of the scopeof the work, which will not ex-ceed the remainder of the$250,000 budget for entire proj-ect.

City Attorney Reports:

• Reject claim from MoisesTorres alleging damage to prop-erty in the total amount of$108,860.11 as a result of a largecity tree that fell on December30, 2014.

• Claim of Leroy and DianeHiggins alleging damages in theamount of $400 when a large sec-tion of a city tree fell on backyardfence.

• Claim of 21st Century In-surance as subrogee of one Ed-ward Lyden in the amount of$11,128 when a city tree branchfell on his vehicle.

• Claim of Richard Brower inthe amount of $450 allegingdamages to sewer line from citytree roots.

Mayor Alan L Nagy AbsentVice Mayor Maria “Sucy” CollazoAyeLuis L. Freitas AyeMichael K Hannon AyeMike Bucci Aye

Union City CityCouncil Meeting

May 10, 2015

Presentations and

Proclamations:

• Recognize May 10-16, 2015as National Police Week and May15, 2015 as Peace Officers’ Me-morial Day.

• Recognize May, 2015 asOlder Americans Month

• Recognize May 11-16, 2015as National Salvation Army Week

• Recognize May 17-24 as Na-tional Public Works Week inUnion City.

Consent:

• Approve subdivision im-provement agreement with thePulte Home Corporation

• Authorize the purchase oftwo radar speed trailers for thepolice department.

City Manager Report:

Fiscal year 2014-15 3rd quar-ter report on budget to actual re-sults for the period July 1, 2014through March 2015.

Mayor Carol Dutra Vernaci: AyeVice Mayor Jim Navarro: AyeLorrin Ellis: AyePat Gacoscos: AyeEmily Duncan: Aye

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JANICE ROMBECK

More than 200 local schoolboard members, PTA representa-tives, teachers, high school stu-dents, non-profit leaders andcommunity residents will hop onfour buses bound for Sacramentoon Wednesday, May 20, for a leg-islative day of action.

Joined by Santa Clara CountyBoard President Dave Cortese, thegroup will meet with state legisla-tors, including State ControllerBetty Yee, Senators Jim Beall, CarolLiu, Jerry Hill, and Assembly Mem-bers Evan Low, Nora Campos,Mark Stone, Richard S. Gordonand Kansen Chu.

As part of this legislative dayof action, the group will discusscurrent bills, including SB 277(Pan), a bill on vaccination re-quirements for school-aged chil-dren, and SB 114 (Liu), apotential school bond measurethat would allocate funding for

school construction and modern-ization projects.

The timing is ripe for SantaClara County community leadersand residents to inject their voicesinto the ongoing public educa-tion debate. The State Legislaturewill be in budget negotiationsand legislative committee hear-ings. While revenues have in-creased over time allowing theState to restore some funding tolocal schools that were hit withbudget cuts in years past, and is-sues remain in how the moneyshould be spent.

For further information, pleasecontact the Office of SupervisorDave Cortese at (408) 299-5030.

Sacramento BusTrip for EducationWednesday May 20

6 a.m. - Meet / Buses willleave at 6:30 a.m.

5 p.m. – Bus will returnVTA Transit Station at

Eastridge Mall2200 Eastridge Loop, San Jose

(408) 299-5030

Education bustrip to Sacramento


Among the sometimes complex ver-

biage of city council business, lie

clues to important changes and

modifications within city limits. For in-

stance, in this week’s agenda, zoning map

amendments for the General Plan are out-

lined in Scheduled Items. The demise of agri-

culture, a basic foundational element of the

Greater Tri-City area, is revealed in an

amendment to the Fremont Municipal Code

that “Rescinds the Agricultural District, as

there are only four sites left with this zoning

classification in the City and the Open Space

districts can fulfill the purpose by allowing

agricultural uses. A total of four sites would

be rezoned as a result of this action.”

Rural descriptions of our area have meta-

morphosed into suburban and urban lan-

guage. Although a reality of what is occur-

ring, it is imperative that our leadership rec-

ognize, honor and preserve the heritage and

historic districts that gave rise to local tech-

nologic industrial engines of commerce cur-

rently dominating discourse and revenues.

As the end of the fiscal year approaches

for many of our cities and public entities, ris-

ing income from an improved economy are

loosening purse strings and diverting atten-

tion from austerity measures to prosperity

proposals. Focus on shiny, new developments

and growth should be tempered with the

needs of existing and historical sites. Where

will funds be used and can at least a proper

portion support the infrastructure that al-

ready exists? Historic districts need attention

as well as intra-city transit. If pursuing a goal

of a pedestrian oriented city, why is so little

attention paid to moving people - all people -

with a variety of physical challenges through-

out this large city?

Is it the will of our leaders to confine those

who live or work in the “Innovation District”

to the southern reaches of Fremont? If we want

to encourage public transportation throughout

the City, what is being done to facilitate move-

ment from Ardenwood to Niles to Centerville

to Irvington to Mission San Jose and Warm

Springs Innovation Districts?

A major piece of this puzzle is removal of

Highway 84 from Centerville. Past public

meetings and input to use Fremont Boule-

vard as the transportation spine for Fremont

is useless without the removal of State con-

trol from this critical section of roadway. Our

leadership is focused on the South Fre-

mont/Warm Springs area and Downtown,

but promotion and innovation needs to be

systemic rather than focused on just two

areas of a large city. Are there solutions to an

impasse preventing State repair of Peralta

that is often used as an excuse for decades of

delay? Is it such a big problem that our “best

and brightest” can’t find answers?

When a proposed budget is revealed to

council, will it include substantial investment

in the entire city or just an “Innovation Dis-

trict” and “Downtown” civic center? Will

funds be used to enhance the historic

bedrock of our City? At the very least, will

the transfer of Highway 84 away from Fre-

mont Boulevard become a priority to invig-

orate transit within the City?

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Fremont Unified School District (FUSD)is proud to announce that American HighSchool’s Justin Chan has been named a 2015Gates Millennium Scholar by the Gates Mil-lennium Scholars (GMS) Program and theUnited Negro College Fund (UNCF). Eachof the 1,000 high school student recipientsfrom across the United States will be awardeda scholarship that can be used to pursue a de-gree in any undergraduate major and selectedgraduate programs at accredited colleges oruniversities.

“We are constantly reminded that youngpeople will need a quality education to re-main competitive in the 21st century. For the20,000 young men and women who will at-tend college as Gates Millennium Scholars,the financial support, leadership training,mentoring and academic and social supportthey receive will enable them to become col-lege graduates and our next generation of

leaders,” said Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., presi-dent and CEO, UNCF, in a press release.“Through their generous funding and pro-gram support, the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation amplifies the importance of in-vesting in the next generation of extraordinaryscholars to support our country’s economicstrength and competitiveness.”

Established in 1999 with the goal of develop-ing Leaders for America’s Future, the GMS pro-gram is funded by a $1.6 billion grant from theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The GMSprogram removes the financial barriers to educa-tion for high-performing, low-income students.Each year it enables 5,000 students to attendand graduate from 800 of the most selective pri-vate and public schools in the country, includingIvy League colleges, flagship state universities,UNCF member institutions and other minor-ity-serving institutions.

UNCF has partnered with the AmericanIndian Graduate Center Scholars (AIGCS),the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and the

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholar-ship Fund (APIASF) to select and provideservice to Gates Millennium Scholars.

Chan named Gates Millennium Scholar


Cal State University East Bay (CSUEB) hon-ored Jacob Blea III as the 2015 DistinguishedAlumnus of the Year and Shaun Tai as the Dis-tinguished Young Alumnus of the Year at its an-nual Honors Convocation on Saturday, May 16.Blea, a judge for the Superior Court of Alameda

County, addressed graduating honors studentswith a speech at the ceremony.

Blea, who earned his B.A. in English andhis secondary teaching credential from theuniversity in 1975 before attending lawschool at UC Berkeley, was appointed to thebench in 1997. He has served the legal com-munity for more than 35 years. In addition tohis involvement in several community serviceendeavors aimed at helping teens and youngpeople, Blea has taught in the university’s

paralegal education program for 25 years.Tai founded the nonprofit Oakland Digital

Arts and Literacy Center after graduating withhonors from CSUEB in 2002. Blea also volun-teers his time at CSUEB by participating in sev-eral events that enrich campus life, including theIndustry Job Panel Keynote Series. Tai receivedhis B.A. in digital arts from CSUEB before earn-ing his B.S. in advertising management andmaster’s degree in architectural and urban designfrom San Jose State.

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SUBMITTED BY ERIKA CASTILLO

The Aedes aegypti mosquito has been detected inan industrial area in the city of Hayward by theAlameda County Mosquito Abatement District. Thismosquito is not native to California and has the po-tential to transmit several viruses not currently foundhere, including dengue, yellow fever, and chikun-gunya. Aedes aegypti has now been detected in 10counties in California, including San Mateo.

Aedes aegypti is a small (about 1/4 inch), darkmosquito with white markings and banded legs.This particular type of mosquito may be active dur-ing dusk and dawn, but most often bites during theday and often bites indoors.

The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement Dis-trict has increased surveillance efforts for Aedes ae-gypti throughout the county and is investigating thesource of this introduction. Door-to-door property in-spections for mosquito breeding sources and treat-ments for larval mosquitoes have also been intensifiedin the area surrounding the Aedes aegypti detection.

To assist in eradicating this mosquito and reducethe risk of being bitten by mosquitoes, AlamedaCounty residents and visitors are urged to:

Report mosquito bites received during the day orsightings of any mosquitoes matching the Aedes ae-

gypti description to the Alameda County MosquitoAbatement District.

Apply insect repellents that contain DEET, pi-caridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535.

Make sure that doors and windows have tight fittingscreens that are in good repair to keep out mosquitoes.

Eliminate standing water and containers that canhold water from around the house.

Check for hidden bodies of water, such as wells,septic tanks, manholes, and clogged drains.

Get free mosquitofish for ornamental ponds,water features, and horse troughs from the AlamedaCounty Mosquito Abatement District.

Clean and scrub bird bathes, ornamental foun-tains, plant saucers, and pet water dishes at leastweekly.

Maintain swimming pools or stock with mos-quitofish.

To obtain additional information about theAedes aegypti mosquito, the public can visit theAlameda County Mosquito Abatement website atwww.mosquitoes.org. Residents can also pick upfree mosquitofish at the District office in Haywardfrom 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. for their ornamentalponds, horse troughs, or neglected swimming pools.The office is located at 23187 Connecticut St. orcall (510) 783-7744.

Aedes aegypti mosquito found

Once again your paper attempts to glamorize what many see as le-gitimized animal abuse, namely rodeos only this time, in glaring colorand on your front page. For those of us who have respect and love forthe animal kingdom, rodeos continue to be insulting, harmful, insensi-tive, and indicative of unnecessary cruelty. Try eliciting ad moneyfrom class acts for a change, preferably those offering positive lessonsfor our children and positivity for the intelligent.

Janet Kessler, Fremont

I was disappointed in your de-cision to give front page coverageof the Rowell Ranch Rodeo. Calfroping and Wild Cow Milkingcontests have to be the most abu-sive “acts” in a rodeo. It was neversomething the olden days cow-boys would have done. They areboth dangerous to cows and cow-boys alike. Last year in the cowmilking contest a cow jumpedthe fence and broke her neck anddied. Does it prove how macho acowboy is that can rope andthrow a baby calf to the ground?

The image of terrified animalsin pain is so offensive. I do notthink this is the kind of enter-tainment we want our youth tosee as a sport. Your newspapershows so many fun, positiveevents that the citizens of our areacan enjoy. I do not think brutal,dangerous, stressful events involv-ing animals belong in our societyor should be supported by Tri-City Voice.

Vianna BullisFremont

I was disheartened to see inthe 5/12 VOICE the self-servingpromo for the Rowell RanchRodeo, by Janet Lemmons, whosits on the rodeo committee.

VOICE readers should beaware that EVERY major animalwelfare organization in the coun-try condemns rodeos due to theirinherent cruelty, and for the terri-ble message sent to impression-able young children about theproper and humane treatment ofanimals. Where’s the local reli-gious community on this moraland ethical issue, pray?

I helped to draft the ranch’srodeo policy back in 1986 after aseries of injuries and deaths there.That policy required on-site vet-erinary care, and a ban on the useof electric prods. Six years ago the

rodeo’s stock contractors werecaught on video “hotshotting” sixhorses in the holding chutes.Amazingly, rather than dissolvethe contract, the HARD boardmerely relaxed the rules, reward-ing bad behavior, as it were.

At the very least, the rodeo’sbrutal, non-sanctioned (and non-sensical) “wild cow milking con-test” should be banned. A cowdied in this event last year. It hasnothing to do with life on aworking ranch, and is dangerousfor cows and cowboys alike. In a11/14 letter to the HARD Board,veterinarian, lawyer and formerbronc rider Dr. Peggy Larsoncompared the event to rape casesshe has tried as a State Prosecutor.(See the many YouTube videos, ifin doubt.)

Concerned citizens shouldwrite to John Gouveia, GeneralManager, and the HARD Boardof Directors, Hayward Area Rec& Park District, 1099 “E” Street,Hayward, CA 94541; email [email protected].

As The Lorax famously said,“Unless someone like YOU caresa whole, awful lot, nothing isgoing to get better. It’s not.” Theanimals (and we) deserve better.

Thanks for caring.

Eric Mills, coordinatorAction for Animals


Legitimized Animal Abuse

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Buck the Rodeo


Rodeo coverage disappointing

Ohlone CollegeBoard of Trustees

Meeting

May 13, 2015

Ceremonial item:

• Recognize May, 2015 as Asian/PacificAmerican Heritage Month

• Recognize outgoing Student TrusteeDaniel O’Donnell for his service to theboard.

Consent Agenda:

• Approval of April 2015 payroll war-rants in the amount of $2,403,348.66

• Review of purchase orders in theamount of $581,200.33

• Ratification of contracts in theamount of $3,149,790

• Measure G Project 6101, athleticfields—Gilbane Building Company—Re-vision #1 in the not-to-exceed amount of$672,439

• Measure G Project 6104, site utilityinfrastructure—Ghilotti ConstructionCompany, change order #6 in the amountof $83,924

• Project 9107Y—Interim fire alarmproject—Gamma Builders Inc.—ChangeOrder #2 in the amount of $2,780

• Proposition 39—Year 3—St. FrancisElectric—Change Order #2 in the not-to-exceed amount of $18,468To the Board for Discussion and/or

Action:

• 1st reading of 2015-2020 strategicplan and consideration of vision state-ment

• Approve a site lease to C.W. Driverfor a guaranteed maximum price of$9,730,531.

• Approve a facilities lease to C.W.Driver for a guaranteed maximum priceof $9,730,521.

• Review the 3rd quarter 2014-15 fi-nancial report and acceptance of relatedbudget changes.Mr. Greg Bonaccorsi, Chair: AyeMr. Rich Watters, Vice Chair: AyeMs. Teresa Cox: AyeMs. Jan Giovannini-Hill: AyeMs. Vivien Larsen: AyeMr. Ishan Shah: AyeMr. Garrett Yee: AbsentMr. Daniel O’Donnell: Aye

Rest in peace William Crosby, Bill Crosby to his friends andfamily. He moved Newark, CA in 1941 when his families’ propertyin Arkansas was flooded. He had several jobs in the area including aplastic plant operator at Visqueen Plastic (Fremont, CA 35 years),Wedgwood Stove Factory (Newark, CA 6 years), U.S. Army HeavyEquipment Driver (Hawaii 1 year), and service station attendant(Niles, CA 2 years).

He was married to Mary Crosby for almost 65 years, and hadnine children in that time. Surviving children: Deborah Gardner(Henderson, NV), Virginia Haskins (Pacific, WA), Janell Lowrey(Quincy, CA), Stephen Crosby (Millbrae, CA), Teresa Scott (Enumclaw, WA), Scott Crosby (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Crosby(Manassas, VA), and Gordon Vaughn Crosby (Newark, CA). Prede-ceased by Marylyn Evetts (Kent, WA). Bill had 10 grandchildren:Jeff Haskins, Marty Haskins, Jason Haskins, Heather Haskins,Jacob Crosby, Caleb Crosby, Sarah Crosby, Eva Scott, Olivia Scott,and Sophia Scott. 10 great-grandchildren: Anthony Haskins, JaylynHaskins, Owen Haskins, Mason Haskins, Jacinda Haskins,Cameron Haskins, M.J. Haskins, Mia Haskins, Quincy Haskins,Lincoln Haskins.

Viewing will be held on Wednesday, May 20, from 5pm-8pm andthe Chapel service will be held on Thursday, May 21, 11am all at Fre-mont Chapel of the Roses, 1940 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536.

Burial to follow at Irvington Memorial Cemetery in Fremont.

William “Bill” CrosbySept. 30, 1927 – May 15, 2015


Christopher Moreman, chair of the Department of Philos-ophy at Cal State University East Bay (CSUEB), won a na-tional popular culture award for a book he co-edited withcolleague A. David Lewis.

The book, a collection of essays titled “Digital Death:Mortality and Beyond in the Online Age,” was named a co-winner of the Popular Culture Association/American CultureAssociation’s Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Col-lection in Popular Culture and American Culture. Its selec-tion was based on the book’s quality of research andscholarship, originality, and contribution to popular andAmerican studies scholarship.

“Digital Death: Mortality and Beyond in the Online Age,”draws from a range of academic perspectives to explore themeaning of death in the digital age, and explain the new waystechnology allows humans to approach, prepare for, and han-dle their ultimate destiny.

Today’s social media sites allow users to create messages tobe published after they die. Facebook has an “If I Die” featurethat enables users to create a video or text message forposthumous publication. Certain Twitter accounts will keeptweeting after the user had died.

“There is no doubt that the digital age has radicallychanged modern approaches to death and dying, grieving andmemorial,” Moreman said. “New technology continues topresent new opportunities and possibilities, but also newchallenges as well.”

The idea for the book was born when Moreman andLewis were invited to edit a collection of essays on digitaldeath, based on papers that had been presented at the annualmeeting of the American Academy of Religion in 2012.Moreman is the founder of the academy’s program unit“Death, Dying, and Beyond.”

Moreman came to CSUEB in 2008 and has been serving aschair of the Department of Philosophy since 2012. He earned abachelor’s degree in classics from Concordia University, a master’sin the study of mysticism and religious experience from the Uni-versity of Kent at Canterbury, and a doctorate in religious studiesfrom the University of Wales, Lampeter.

Moreman’s co-editor on “Digital Death: Mortality and Be-yond in the Online Age,” is graphic novelist, college educatorand comics studies scholar A. David Lewis, who holds a doc-torate in religion and literature from Boston University and amaster’s in English literature from Georgetown University.

Cal Statedepartment chair

wins PopularCulture Award

Donald Rairdon went to be with the Lord onSaturday, May 9. He was 89. He was a WWIIvet¬eran and P.O.W. He was a resident of Fremontfor 55 years. He is survived by his wife: Ferol;daughters: Retha, Faye, and Karen; 4 granddaugh-ters; and sister: Ruth Vaughan of Portland, Oregon.He was married for 60 years. He attended CalvaryChapel in Fremont. He also attended BridgesCommunity Church, Berean Baptist Church, andFirst Baptist Church of Fremont. He worked forLockheed-Martin for 19 years.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 19, from10-11am and a Funeral Service will begin at 11am atCalvary Chapel, 42986 Osgood Rd., Fremont, CA94539. Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 20,11:30am at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery,32053 W. McCabe Rd., Santa Nella, CA 95322.

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Dianne M. BurrellRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

February 2, 1973 – March 22, 2015

Audree Lauraine NortonRESIDENT OF FREMONT

January 13, 1927 – April 22, 2015

Donald A. RairdonRESIDENT OF FREMONT

July 21, 1925 – May 9, 2015

Yang Ray LeeRESIDENT OF FREMONT

May 20, 1924 – May 11, 2015

Soledad O. EspinozaRESIDENT OF UNION CITY

July 3, 1946 – May 13, 2015

Rosa Ellen GarciaRESIDENT OF FREMONT

May 28, 1935 – May 13, 2015

Marvel D. ValentRESIDENT OF FREMONT

July 22, 1923 – May 13, 2015

William E. CrosbyRESIDENT OF NEWARK

September 30, 1927 – May 15, 2015

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Obituaries

Shail R. JainRESIDENT OF MILPITAS

September 10, 1936 – May 6, 2015

Steven P. HynesRESIDENT OF FREMONT

January 29, 1944 – May 6, 2015

Jeisang H. LinRESIDENT OF SAN JOSE

June 27, 1928 – May 8, 2015

Eleanor L. MartinRESIDENT OF FREMONT

November 25, 1921 – May 8, 2015

Mary RedekerRESIDENT OF FREMONT

October 11, 1918 – May 10, 2015

William M. TeneryRESIDENT OF UNION CITY

September 16, 1942 – May 10, 2015

Rodolfo “Rudy” PerezRESIDENT OF FREMONT

April 24, 1927 – May 11, 2015

Zane G. ZensiusRESIDENT OF PLEASANTON

May 5, 2015 – May 13, 2015

Jayaram Nulu RESIDENT OF FREMONT

July 4, 1939 – May 14, 2015

Saraswathi ParameswaraiyerRESIDENT OF PLEASANTON

June 4, 1937 – May 15, 2015

Cynthia R. ZookRESIDENT OF FREMONT

October 11, 1959 – May 16, 2015

Raul Garza RESIDENT OF STOCKTON

January 8, 1951 – May 17, 2015

Grissom’s Chapel& Mortuary, Inc.

(510) 278-2800 Lic. FD1205

www.grissomsmortuary.com

267 East Lewelling Blvd., San Lorenzo

George Kaufer RESIDENT OF DANVILLE

June 7, 1959 - May 5, 2015

Michael MurrayRESIDENT OF DANVILLE

June 23, 1958 - May 11, 2015

Rodrigo DizonRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

March 27, 1932 - May 2, 2015

Joyce RamosRESIDENT OF SAN LEANDRO

June 3, 1984 - April 29, 2015

John CuevasRESIDENT OF HAYWARD

June 3, 1925 - May 4, 2015

Prentiss EvansRESIDENT OF SAN LORENZO

September 5. 1938 - May 2, 2015

Barbara NicholsonRESIDENT OF HAYWARD

December 8, 1962 - May 7, 2015

Dae Suk HongRESIDENT OF OAKLAND

August 8, 1981 - May 7, 2015

Marilyn WongRESIDENT OF SAN LORENZO

December 26, 1949 - May 9, 2015

Elva BolichRESIDENT OF CASTRO VALLEY

May 1, 1925 - May 10, 2015

Janice HalbachRESIDENT OF SAN LORENZO

September 3, 1931 - May 11, 2015

Ismael AmericanoRESIDENT OF HAYWARD

November 23, 1973 - May 10, 2015

Patricia GalliRESIDENT OF SAN LORENZO

June 11, 1955 - May 9, 2015

Obituary

Obituary

Obituary Donald RairdonJuly 21, 1925 – May 9, 2015

Soledad O. EspinozaJuly 3, 1946 – May 13, 2015

Soledad passed at the age of 68 on Wednesday, May 13, 2015.Survived by her husband: Francisco Espinoza; 2 children: VeronicaChavez and Francisco O. Espinoza; 7 grandchildren: Klarisa (20),Jesenia (17), Klaudia (16), Stephanie (16), Emily (13), Alejandra(10), and only grandson Francisco Jr. (8); 8 sisters; and 3 brothers.

Retired from American Licorice Company in 2006. She lovedto cook and she will ALWAYS be truly missed.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 19, from 4-8pm with aRosary at 7pm at Fremont Chapel of the Roses, 1940 Peralta Blvd.,Fremont, CA 94536. Funeral Mass will be cele¬brated onWednesday, May 20, 10am at Our Lady of the Rosary CatholicChurch, 703 C Street, Union City, CA 94587. Burial will follow atChapel of the Chimes Memorial Park in Hayward, CA.

Fremont Chapel of the Roses510-797-1900

Rosa Ellen GarciaMay 28, 1935 – May 13, 2015

Rosa E. Kempster was born inMuskogee, Oklahoma on May28th, 1935. She passed away qui-etly at her home on May 13th,2015, surrounded by her beloveddaughters.

She was married to the love ofher life, the late Alfonso A. Gar-cia, for 58 years and has nowgone to join him.

Rosa is survived by her chil-dren: Terri Haeg, Kim Kelly, TinaLutz and her husband Steve,Leanne Dette and her husbandJeff, and Stacy Garcia.

Treasured grandmother of 7and great-grandmother of 6. Lov-ing sister of George Kempster,Mary Mowbray, Martha

McGuire, and Betty Ann Neill.Dear sister-in-law to SisterCarmel, Teresa Garcia, Mel Gar-cia and his wife Cheryl. Adoredaunt of many nieces andnephews.

Rosa loved visiting Lake Tahoeand playing Bingo, but most ofall she loved spending time withher family and friends, talkingand laughing.

A Memorial Service will beheld on Friday, May 22, 2pm atFremont Memorial Chapel,3723 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA94536.

Fremont Memorial Chapel510-793-8900


SUBMITTED BY CARYL DOCKTER

Fremont Symphony Orchestra will celebrate51 years of bringing high-quality perform-ances to the Tri-Cities area on Saturday,May 30 with a gala fundraiser “An En-

chanted Evening at Japra Mahal.” The event will beheld in the palatial Mission Hills home of Dr. andMrs. Romesh Japra, famed as Fremont’s largest pri-vate residence (over 35,000 square feet) and an ar-chitectural landmark.

Under new leadership, Fremont Symphonylaunched an initiative earlier this year to reach outto the area’s thriving Indo-American community inan effort to diversify and grow both its audiencebase and programming. This initiative included theSymphony’s “West Meets East” concert on April 11,led by Maestro Michael Morgan, which presentedIndian orchestral and traditional music as well asBollywood-inspired dance alongside Western sym-phonic repertoire.

“The moment we shared our proposal for a pos-sible collaboration in a meeting with Dr. Japra, Pres-ident of the Federation of Indo-Americans ofNorthern California, we were met with greatwarmth and enthusiasm,” said the Symphony’s re-

turning Executive Director Eman Isadiar. “In addi-tion to garnering generous support from the FIA,Dr. Japra graciously offered his own home as thevenue for the Symphony’s spring fundraiser whichwill further strengthen our new east-west culturalcollaboration.”

“An Enchanted Evening at Japra Mahal” will in-clude a lavish dinner with selections from both In-dian and Western cuisines, open bar, dancing, amusic performance, and live and silent auctions.Among the extravagant auction items being offeredare a private home in Alsace, France for one week; aweek in Tuscany, Italy; a six-day African photo sa-fari; a three-day West Coast cruise; and a privatehome in Carmel for a weekend.

Proceeds will benefit the Fremont Symphony’s52nd season—the subscription concerts as well asthe free Children’s Concerts and the Young Artist,Young Recitalist and Young Composer Competi-tions that bring both symphony music and chal-lenging opportunities to young people in ourcommunity each year.

Space is limited, so make your reservations today.Tickets are $125 per guest; cocktail attire is re-quired. RSVP by May 25. To order tickets, call(510) 371-4860 or visitwww.fremontsymphony.org.

An Enchanted Evening at Japra MahalSaturday, May 30

6:30 p.m.Japra Residence

1000 Hunter Ln, Fremont(510) 371-4860

www.fremontsymphony.orgTickets: $125

SUBMITTED BY SUSAN E. EVANS

PHOTO BY TERRY SULLIVAN

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) is excited to announce thefinal show in their 2014-2015 Journeys Season: Thornton Wilder’svast absurd comedy about the human race, “The Skin of Our Teeth.”

The play will have 15 performances, including one preview, May21 through June 14 at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre in Hayward.Tickets are $10-$29, and are available through the Box Office at (510)881-6777 or online at www.dmtonline.org.

The 1943 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Best Drama, The Skin of OurTeeth is a timeless classic of the American stage, as wacky and movingtoday as it was over 70 years ago. Wilder’s archetypal Papa and Mama,George and Maggie Antrobus, have been married for a mere 5,000years; they have two “perfect” children, Gladys and Henry, and a vampfor a maid. Just a typical American family living in a New Jersey sub-urb, but also the first family of the human race, and they must survivethe Ice Age, the Flood and War — all by the skin of their teeth. TheSkin of Our Teeth manages the near impossible feat of being an alle-gory about all of humanity and the boisterous chronicle of one family.

First and foremost a humanist, Wilder’s work reflects his unfailinglyoptimistic belief in man’s ability to ultimately survive, to endure, andhopefully to learn something along the way. The playwright very con-sciously intended The Skin of Our Teeth as a war play, providing abasic message of hope at a time of tremendous world-weariness, a factEuropean audiences well understood and embraced, even more thanAmerican ones.

Skin of Our TeethThursday, May 21 through Sunday, June 14

8 p.m. / Matinees 2 p.m.Douglas Morrisson Theatre22311 N. Third St, Hayward

(510) 881-6777www.dmtonline.org.

$10-$29

THEATRE

Lauren Hayes as Sabina and Dale Albright as Mr. George Antrobus



Fremont Unified Student Store is happy to sup-port the City of Fremont in reducing energy usageby working with a group of Fremont high schoolstudents, who are reinvigorating a district-wide eco-logical club called FIERCE (Fremont Is EnablingReal Change in the Environment).

FIERCE is planning a Green Summit on Sunday,May 24 at Friends of Children with Special Needs(FCSN) East Bay Center, where all interested highschool students can connect on topics of environ-mental sustainability; network with their peers; andlearn from local industry representatives, such asOhmconnect and SunPower, during workshops andpanel discussions focused on sustainability.

Among the objectives of the event are to cele-brate the environmental work accomplished duringthe past year by Fremont Unified School Districtstudents, and help students develop their leadershipskills in an interactive and collaborative environ-ment. FIERCE aims to provide a fresh perspectiveon the issue of climate change. To register, visithttp://bit.ly/fgsummit.

FIERCE 2015 Green SummitSunday, May 24

9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.FCSN East Bay Center

2300 Peralta Blvd, Fremont(510) 364-9669

http://bit.ly/fgsummitFree


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MARLA BLOWERS

On May 13, the Newark Op-timist Club held the 44th annualPolice Officer of the Year recogni-tion breakfast at the InternationalHouse of Pancakes in Newark.Nearly fifty Optimists, Police of-ficers, and city dignitaries gath-ered to honor three officerschosen by their peers to receivethis special honor. The event washeld as part of Respect for LawWeek. Optimist Clubs nation-wide hold similar events in theirrespective communities.

Fremont’s honoree was OfficerAnthony “Tony” Holquin; UnionCity’s honoree was Sergeant Stan-ley “Stan” Rodrigues; andNewark’s honoree was OfficerJennifer Bloom.

Fremont Mayor Bill Harrisonpraised Officer Holquin for being aversatile and caring officer whoserves as a mentor to his fellow offi-cers. Holquin serves on the ShieldTeam, is a field training officer andloves helping others. Chief RichardLucero acknowledged Holquin forhis exceptional work as lead investi-gator on the sexual assault team.His ability to interview victimswith sensitivity and thoroughnesshas led to the resolution of count-less cases.

Union City’s Mayor CarolVernaci-Dutra said that SergeantRodrigues is an outstandingSchool Resource Officer at JamesLogan High and relates extremelywell with the students. InterimCity Manager Tony Acosta com-mented on Rodrigues’s well de-veloped sense of humor. ChiefDarryl McAllister told of Ro-drigues’s work in the personneland training department. He has

also worked as an investigator, aK-9 supervisor, and as a fieldtraining instructor. Chief McAl-lister went on to say that Ro-drigues exemplifies the “epitomeof service” in dealing with thecommunity and is a revered offi-cer within the department.

Chief McAllister representedRodrigues at the breakfast be-cause he was in Washington, DC.Rodrigues was attending the na-tion’s observance of Police OfficerMemorial Day, May 15, a day setaside to honor officers fallen inthe line of duty. The late Presi-dent John F Kennedy signed thisobservance into law in 1962.

Newark’s City Manager, JohnBecker, noted that this is the firsttime in his 25 year memory thatan officer has been named PoliceOfficer of the Year without morethan five years of service.Newark’s honoree, Officer Jen-nifer Bloom, has been on the de-partment since 2012. Bloom hasmade a very positive impact onthe Newark Police Department ina relatively short period of time.She serves as the School Resource

Officer (SRO) at Newark Jr Highand at the Continuation HighSchool. Bloom is a welcome pres-ence on both campuses.

Mr. Becker said Bloom “neversays no” and juggles her SROduties, along with serving as apatrol officer, with ease. Jenniferalso participates in SpecialOlympics, Honor Patrol, andacts as the advisor to the PoliceExplorers. She has received twoSilver Awards for outstandingconduct as an officer and has re-ceived many letters of commen-dation from citizens with whomshe has dealt. Commander MikeCarroll, who stood in for ChiefJames Leal, praised Bloom forbeing enthusiastic, passionate,and humble; one who nevercomplains.

In closing, Optimist ClubPresident Kathleen Hannon con-gratulated the honorees and ledeveryone in reciting “The Opti-mist Creed.” She thankedRichard Hammock who served asEmcee for the morning andMarla Blowers for serving as theevent chair.

Newark Optimists

honor Tri-City Police Officers of the Year

Union City Police Chief McAllister standing in for Sergeant Stan Rodrigues; NewarkOfficer Jennifer Bloom; and Fremont Officer Tony Holquin.

SUBMITTED BY

SGT. FRANK MORALES, MILPITAS PD

The Milpitas Police Department (MPD) TrafficUnit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s LicenseCheckpoint on Saturday, May 23 at Great Mall Park-way between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 24.Officers will be contacting drivers passing through thecheckpoint for signs of alcohol and/or drug impair-ment. Officers will also check drivers for proper licens-ing and will strive to delay motorists onlymomentarily. When possible, specially trained officerswill be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Drivers caught driving impaired canexpect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases,as well as fines, DUI classes, and other expenses thatcan exceed $10,000.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to MPDby a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safetythrough the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration, reminding everyone to continue to work to-gether to bring an end to these tragedies. If you see adrunk driver, call 911.

SUBMITTED BY LT RICHARD DECOSTA,SAN LEANDRO PD

On May 21st, the San Leandro Police Depart-ment will hold its semiannual Awards and Recog-nition Ceremony at the San Leandro SeniorCommunity Center. Several members of the SanLeandro Police Department will be recognized, in-cluding its newest Officers recently graduated fromthe police academy. Members of the communitywill also be recognized for their positive contribu-tions to public safety and the Department. ChiefSandra Spagnoli said, “Come join the San LeandroPolice Department as we celebrate and acknowl-edge police personnel and community membersfor their continued dedication and service.” TheCeremony begins at 5:00 pm.

San Leandro PD recognition ceremonyThursday, May 21

Senior Community Center13909 E. 14th St., San Leandro

(510) 577- 2740

Recognitionand awardsceremony

Milpitas PoliceDepartment

targets impaireddrivers

SUBMITED BY NEWARK PD

On May 9, members of the Newark Police Department (NPD) participated in the Healthy KidsFitness Expo held at the Silliman Center Sports Field Park. The event boasted a number of gamesand other fun activities to promote healthy and active lifestyles in youth. NPD members also show-cased their patrol vehicles, police bicycle, police motorcycle and the Armored Rescue Vehicle. NPDalso hosted a bicycle obstacle course and Officer Mavrakis and his K-9 partner “Ares” conducted anapprehension demo for the excited crowd.

In addition, Officers also fitted and handed out over 80 free bicycle helmets. Finally, theNewark Police Officer’s Association donated two youth bicycles which were raffled off andgiven to two lucky kids. The Newark Police Department wants to thank all those that cameout and had a fun day!

A successful HealthyKids Fitness Expo


FREE AIRPLANE RIDESFOR KIDS AGES 8-17

Young Eagles Hayward Airport

various Saturdayswww.vaa29.org

Please call with questions(510) 703-1466

[email protected]

The Friendship ForceSan Francisco Bay Area

Travel as a club to many countriesto stay with local hosts. Host clubmembers from abroad. Cultural

programs and other group eventsin the Bay Area.

March 1--Africa program;August—visitors from Brazil

www.ffsfba.orgwww.thefriendshipforce.org

Call 510-794-6844 or 793-0857

Afro-American Cultural &Historical Society, Inc.

Sharing ur culture andhistory in the Tri-Cities and

surrounding areaMeetings: Third Saturday

5:30pm in member homesContact: 510-793-8181

www.aachis.comWe welcome all new members

Fremont Area WritersWant to write?

Meet other writers?Join us from 2-4 p.m.every fourth Saturday

except July and December.Rm. 120 at DeVry University,

6600 Dumbarton Circle, FremontCall Shirley at (510) 791-8639www.cwc-fremontareawriters.org

Help with Math &Reading

You can make a difference byhelping Newark children withMath and reading. If you can

give one hour a week, youcan give a life-long giftof learning to a child.

Contact [email protected]

10 lines/$10/ 10 Weeks$50/Year

510-494-1999 [email protected]

Shout out to yourcommunity

Our readers can post informa-tion including:ActivitiesAnnouncementsFor saleGarage salesGroup meetingsLost and found

For the extremely low costof $10 for up to 10 weeks,your message will reach thou-sands of friends and neighborsevery TUESDAY in the TCVprinted version and continu-ously online.TCV has the right to rejectany posting to the Commu-nity Bulletin Board. Paymentmust be received in advance.

Payment is for one postingonly. Any change will be con-sidered a new posting andincur a new fee.

The “NO” List:

• No commercial an-nouncements, services orsales• No personal services(escort services, datingservices, etc.)• No sale items over $100value• No automobile orreal estate sales• No animal sales (non-profit humane organizationadoptions accepted)• No P.O. boxes unlessphysical address is verifiedby TCV

SparkPoint Financial ServicesFREE financial services and

coaching for low-income peoplewho want to improve their finances.

SparkPoint Info Session3rd Thursday, 6-7pm

City of FremontFamily Resource Center

To reserve a seat: 574-2020Fremont.gov/SparkPointFRC

SAVE’s DomesticViolence Support GroupsFREE, compassionate supportDomestic violence survivors

Drop-in, no reservations neededEvery Tues & Thurs 6:45-8:45 pm

Every Friday 9:15 to 11 am1900 Mowry Avenue, Fremont

(510) 574-2250 or 24-hourHotline (510) 794-6055

www.save-dv.org

Ohlone Humane SocietyDo you love animals and want

to help them out? OHS is anonprofit, volunteer-supported

animal welfare organization.Our programs include wildlife

rehabilitation, companion animalrescue, animal assisted therapy,

spay/neuter assistance and more.For info call 510-792-4587

www.Ohlonehumanesociety.org

SAVE’s RestrainingOrder Clinics

Free for domesticviolence survivors

Seeking protective ordersLocations: Fremont, Hayward &

San Leandro Every Monday,Tuesday & Thursday

Call SAVE’s 24-hr Hotline(510) 794-6055 for details

www.save-dv.org

4TH ANNUAL JUNETEENTHFESTIVAL

A Celebration of FredomSat. June 20 - 10-4pmPALMA CEIA BAPTIST

CHURCH28605 Ruus Rd., HaywardFor Info: 510-786-2866

Budget friendly event for thewhole family. Entertainment,food, music, kids play zone

and vendors.

New Dimension ChorusMen’s 4 Part Vocal

Harmony In the“Barbershop” style

Thursdays at 7pmCalvary Luther Church17200 Via Magdelena

SanLorenzoContact: ndchorus.org

510-332-2481

Sun Gallery FREEArt Saturday Classes

For families on the 2nd &4th Sat. of each monthand Summer Art Camp

Gallery Shows & ExhibitsFREE admission to all shows

1015 E. St. Hayward510-581-4050

www.SunGallery.org

Come Join UsTri Cities Women’s Club

Meets on the third TuesdayElk’s Club on Farwell Dr.

9:30 – Cards, 12:00 – Lunch1:00 – Program and MeetingWe also have bridge, walking,

Gourmet dining groups, And a book club.

For info. Call 510-656-7048

AMERICAN CANCERSOCIETY

100% of our services are *** FREE ***

Please contact us at800-227-2345

RELAY FOR LIFE – UNION CITYYour help with our fundraising

*** PRICELESS ***Please contact us via email [email protected]

Rotaract Club ofGreater Fremont

Community service & businessclub for young professionals andstudents ranging from ages 18to 30. Meetings on 1st & 3rd

Wednesdays at 7 pm.Find our events on

meetup.com/rotaractfremont

Alder Ave. Baptist Church4111 Alder Ave., FremontServing GOD Southern BaptistTraditon - Pastor-Randy Walters

Sunday Bible Study -9:30amWorship Service - 11amCommunity Sing-AlongFirst Friday every month

510-797-3305www.Alderavenuebaptist.com

WALK FOR LIFEPregnancy Choices Clinic

MAY 30, 2015Kennedy Park-1333 Decoto Rd,Union City - Registration 9:00

AM-Walk starts 10:00 AMJoin us for a walk & barbecue!Empowering women to make

confident life choicesCall (510) 487-4357 or

www.supportlifechoices.com

First Church of ChristScientist, Fremont Sunday Service 10amSunday School 10am

Wed. Eve Service 7:30pm Chld Care is available all serv-

ices. Reading Room OpenMonday - Friday 1-3pm

1351 Driscoll Rd., Fremont510-656-8161

Vacation Bible SchoolEVEREST

July 27-31 - 12:45-4pmKids 4-12 510-739-0430

Register early $20, B4 July 19New Hope Community Church

2190 Peralta Blvd., [email protected]

www.newhopefremont.org510-468-0895 or 510-797-4099

Soiree SinglesFor People Over 60

Many Activities!Dancing, Dinners, Luau’s

Potlucks. Great Fun!email: [email protected] or

Call: Lois for FREE Newsletter510-581-3494

Cougars GirlsBasketball Camp

Mon-Fri - June 22-269:00am-2:30pm

Ages 8-15Full & Half Day OptionsDirector: Darryl Reina

Silliman Center Gymnasium6800 Mowry Ave., NewarkRegister: www.newark.org

510-578-4620

Caring for the CaregiversSat. May 16 - 10am-1pm

Protecting Assets,Planning Retirement,

Home Care, Home Healthand more FREE

New Hope Community Church2190 Peralta Blvd., Fremont

510-739-0430wwwnewhopefremont.org

The Friendship Force ofSan Francisco Bay Area

Experience a country & itsculture with local hosts; meetglobal visitors here. May 30,

Brazil program; August - Visitorsfrom Brazil www.ffsfba.org

www.thefriendshipforce.orgCall 510-794-6844 or

510-793-0857

Scholarships for WomenOur Fremont philanthropic

organization, PEO, offers manyscholarships for women enter-ing college, earning anotherdegree or returning to schoolafter 2+ years. Low interest

education loans available, also.For help to qualify, call

510-794-6844www.peointernational.org

Fremont Cribbage Clubteaches cribbage to new players &

tournament cribbage to allplayers of any skill level every Tues.

6:15pm at Round Table Pizza37480 Fremont Blvd., Centerville

Email:[email protected] Cribbage Congress

www.cribbage.org

The American Assoc. of University WomenAAUW advances equity

for women and girls throughadvocacy, education,

philanthropy and researchWe are all inclusive, welcoming,

smart and fun.fremont-ca.aauw.net

ABWA-Pathfinder Chap.American Business

Women’s Assoc.provides opportunities for womenpersonally & professionally thru

leadership, education, networking Dinner Meetings: 3rd Wednesday

each month. Sinodino’s Rest.(Newark): 6:30-9:00 pmCall Ola at 408-393-2591www.abwa-pathfinder.org

Stoic Philosophy in theEast Bay

The Redwood Stoa Hosts a studygroup for those interested in thephilosophy of the ancient Stoics

and how it can be applied tomodern life. Learn more at

https://redwoodstoa.wordpress.com/

Join at Meet-up.com:http://www.meetup.com/the-

Redwood-stoa

Coyote Hills TrailRunners and Walkers(A division of the Running

Fellowship - A Christian Ministry)Meets at Coyote Hills Regional

Park every third Saturday1-4pm. Coaching - Training and

Spiritual Help.Contact Jim 510-935-3034

Free Water - Books on RunningMeet others who enjoy

Trail Running.

National Alliance onMental Illness (NAMI)

FREE confidential10 week informationalcourse - Adults livingwith mental health

challengesFocused on Recovery

2 hrs once a weekCall Kathryn Lum 408-422-3831

for time and location

Tri-City Society ofModel Engineers

The TCSME located in Niles Plazais currently looking for new

members to help build & operatean N Scale HO layout focused on

Fremont & surrounding areas.We meet Fridays 7:30-9:30pm.

Please visit our web site:www.nilesdepot.org

Troubled By Someone'sDrinking?Help is Here!

Al-Anon/Alateen Family GroupsNo cost program of support for

people suffering from theeffects of alcoholism in a friend

or loved one.Call 276-2270 for

meeting information or email [email protected]

www.ncwsa.org

VOLUNTEERS WANTEDMUSEUM OF LOCAL

HISTORY GUILDNo experience needed!

Enjoy helping students onschool tours

work on exhibitsAccession artifacts

flexible days & hoursCall Dianne: 510-673-4813

www.museumoflocalhistory.org

AMERICAN LEGIONPOST 837

Meets third Tuesday eachmonth - 6:30-8:30pm

Social, Program,General Meeting

Historic Niles Veterans Hall2nd & E. Street, Fremont

www.POST837.orgALL VETERANS WELCOME

Tri-City Ecology CenterYour local environmental leader!

Eco-Grants available toResidents & Organizations of the

Tri-City area working onEnvironmental projects. www.tricityecology.org

Office open Thursdays, 11am-2pm3375 Country Dr., Fremont

510-793-6222

Hayward Arts Council22394 Foothill Blvd., Hayward

510-538-2787www.haywardarts.org

Open Thurs., Fri., Sat., 10am-4pmPromotes all the arts & encourages

local artists in all art mediums.Foothill Gallery, John O’Lague Gal-leria, Hayward Area Senior Center

Exibit Hall. All FREE- open to public.

The League of WomenVoters invites you tovisit our website atwww.lwvfnuc.org

You'll find valuable informationabout your community and

voter issues. Keep up to date &learn about our Tri-City area

monthly programs. Ourprograms are non-partisan and

free to the public.

SoroptimistInternational Tri-CitiesImproving the lives of women

and girls in our community andthroughout the world.

Meetings: Third Monday everymonth at 6:00pmPapillon Resturant

37296 Mission Blvd FremontCall 510-621-7482www.sitricities.org

TRI-CITY DEMOCRACTIC FORUM

MEETING Every Third Wednesday

7:00 pmChandni Restaurant

5748 Mowry School RdNewark, CA 94560

http://www.tricitydems.com/

FREMONT COIN CLUBEstablished 1971

Meets 2nd & 4th Tues 7pmAt the Fremont Elks Lodge38991 Farwell Dr., Fremont

All are welcome, come join uswww.fremontcoinclub.org

510-792-1511

Join East Bay’s LocalAARP

Residents of Fremont, Newark,Hayward, Union City,

Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, San Leandro

First Thursday of the Month10am - Newark Senior Center7401 Enterprise Dr., Newark

[email protected]


CLASSIFIEDSClassifieds Deadline: Noon Wednesdays

(510) 494-1999 | www.tricityvoice.com

What’s It Worth?H&H Museum and

Appraisal Services

Certified Museum Specialist

Jewelry - Fine Art

Antiques - Estates

510-582-5954

Send image of object to:

[email protected]

Become a hospice patientCARE VOLUNTEER!

Patient care volunteers provide a variety ofsupportive services to terminally ill patientsand their families such as respite care for care-giver, companionship to the patient, run er-rands, do light housework and so much more!Life Springs Hospice serves the Alameda, Con-tra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo countycommunities.For more information about becoming apatient care volunteer, please contact

Dawn Torre, Volunteer Coordinator

1-888-493-0734 or [email protected] Changes & Organization Management

Over 30 Years Experience

We are growing quickly and have openings for: Fire Sprinkler Foreman

for South Bay podium projects. Hands-on. Schedule inspections with City andFire Marshall inspectors. Stand inspections as authorized field agent. Requires5 years of experience in fire sprinkler installation including 2 years ofsupervision of this type of work. Electrical Project Manager to oversee and manage all electrical projectsin coordination with Foremen. Also hiring for the trades. All jobs require experience with newmulti-family homes construction.

SiliconSage Construction CSLB#967464builds new condominiums and townhouses in the SF Bay Area

• Certified Electricians

• Plumbers

• Drywall Installers

• HVAC Foreman

• HVAC including sheet metal experience

Reply to:

[email protected]

Or mail to:

SiliconSage Construction

3255-2 Scott Blvd, #101

Santa Clara, CA 95054

www.siliconsagebuilders.comMechanical Assembler

Must be able to lift up to 55lbsMust have previous experience workingwith electronicsAssembly experience is neededPrevious experience working withcomputers is preferred.Previous experience in working withserver racks preferred*Position requires standing for longperiods of time.The production floor is kept at a lowtemperature at all times.Day and Swing Shifts availableWe participate in E-verify

Send Resumes to

[email protected]

Union City

Police Log

SUBMITTED BY UNION CITY PD

Tuesday, May 5

Around 11:30 p.m., officers were dis-patched to the area of Alvarado-Niles Rd.and Osprey Rd. on reports of a shooting.Upon arrival, officers located a 43-year-oldwhite male suffering from a life-threaten-ing gunshot wound. The victim was trans-ported to a local hospital, where he waspronounced dead. Officers followed ablood trail to the likely location where theshooting occurred on Skylark Dr. nearGrackle Ct. The victim was seen on May5th in the area of the Marketplace Shop-ping Center at Alvarado-Niles Rd. and De-coto Rd. He was walking and in possessionof a rolling suitcase. The victim was about6’2” tall and about 240 lbs., and he hadstaples on the top of his head from a previ-ous injury.

Wednesday, May 6

Around 1:15 p.m., Ofc. Alberto re-sponded to a late-reported armed robbery.The victim said he was in the area of Rail-road Ave. and E St. around 11 p.m. onTuesday, May 5th, when he was ap-proached by a suspect who pointed ahandgun at him and demanded his money.When the victim said he didn’t have anymoney, the suspect hit him, then took hisiPod, phone and backpack. He fled onfoot. The cell phone was later recovered on10th St. The suspect was described as anunknown race male, about 5’9” and 140-

150 lbs., wearing a black beanie over hishead with eye holes cut out.

Thursday, May 7

A residential burglary occurred on the 100block of Aurora Plaza between 7:00 a.m. and9:00 p.m. The suspect, who is known to thevictim, kicked open the front door and stolethe victim’s dog. The 28-year-old male fromFremont was arrested, and the dog was re-turned unharmed.

Friday, May 8

A residential burglary attempt occurredon the 2100 block of Hartnell Streetaround 11:40 a.m. The back door to anapartment was kicked in, but the residentwas home and suspects did not makeentry. The first suspect was described as aHispanic male, 15-18 years old, 5’10” and130-140 lbs., with medium-length hair.Two other suspects were described as blackmales, 15-18 years old, 5’7”-5’8” and 120-130 lbs.

Residential Burglaries

From Monday, May 4th through Sun-day, May 10th, there were four reportedresidential burglaries and one attempt:

• 32700 block of Mirabella Dr.: Oc-curred on Monday, May 4th, between10:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. A rear windowwas forced open and the house was ran-sacked. The loss is unknown at this time.

• 4200 block of Fair Ranch Rd.: Oc-curred on Tuesday, May 5th, around 8:30a.m. A victim called the police when sheheard someone trying to get into her resi-dence through the rear sliding door. Policeresponded and arrested two suspects flee-ing the scene. Stolen property was recov-ered. Oakland residents Antonio Ochoa,26, and Jeffry Aguilar, 18, were arrested.

• 33400 block of 9th St.: Occurred onTuesday, May 5th, between 4:15 p.m. and11:30 p.m. Entry was made through anunlocked window, and the loss includedelectronics.

• 100 block of Aurora Pz.: Occurred onThursday, May 7th, between 7 a.m. and 9p.m. The suspect, who is known to the vic-tim, kicked open the front door and stolethe victim’s dog. The 28-year-old male outof Fremont was arrested, and the dog wasreturned unharmed.

• 2100 block of Hartnell St. (attemptonly): Occurred on Friday, May 8th,around 11:40 a.m. The back door to anapartment was kicked in, but the resi-dent was home and suspects did notmake entry. The first suspect was de-

scribed as a Hispanic male, 15-18 yearsold, 5’10” and 130-140 lbs., withmedium-length hair. Two other suspectswere described as black males, 15-18years old, 5’7”-5’8” and 120-130 lbs.Auto Burglaries and vehicle thefts

From Monday, May 4th through Sun-day, May10th, there were six reported autoburglaries. In two of the incidents, stolenitems included clothes and a briefcase thatwere left in plain view. In another two in-cidents, items were stolen from the trunk.

From Monday, May 4th through Sun-day, May 10th, there were seven reportedvehicle thefts. As of the time of this report,five of the vehicles have been recovered.

Anyone with information on localcrime or any of the listed incidents shouldcontact the Investigations Division at 510-675-5247. Those wishing to remainanonymous can contact the tips line bycalling 510-675-5207 or [email protected].


P U B L I C N O T I C E S

BULK SALES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE(UCC Sec. 6105 and SEC 24073 ET SEQ B&P,

C.)Escrow No. 1412394AL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) of the Seller(s) is/are: BALBIR KAUR WARAICH AND TAKHVINDER SINGH WARAICH, 3317 SAN PABLO CT, UNION CITY, CA 94587Doing Business as: TENNYSON LIQUOR & DELIAll other business name(s) and address(es) used by the Seller(s) within three years, as stated by the Seller(s), is/are:The name(s) and address of the Buyer(s) is/are: D & S DHAMI CORPORATION, 10270 PARKWOOD DR #6, CUPERTINO, CA 95014The assets being sold are generally described as: FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, INVENTORY AND ALL BUSINESS ASSETS and are located at: 1190 W. TENNYSON RD, HAYWARD, CA 94544The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: BAY AREA ESCROW SERVICES and the anticipated sale date is JUNE 5, 2015The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial and Professions Code(s) sections set forth above. The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: BAY AREA ESCROW SERVICES, 2817 CROW CANYON RD, STE 102, SAN RAMON, CA 94583 and the last date for fil-ing claims by any creditor shall be date on which the notice of the liquor license is received by the Escrow Agent from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.Dated: 03/13/14D & S DHAMI CORPORATION, Buyer(s)LA1538600-C TRI-CITY VOICE 5/19/15

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CIVIL

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. HG15765485Superior Court of California, County of AlamedaPetition of: Vincent Widyanto for Change of NameTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner Vincent Widyanto filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows:Vincent Jefferey Widyanto to Vincent Jefferey HuangThe Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.Notice of Hearing:Date: June 26, 2015, Time: 8:45 a.m., Dept.: 503The address of the court is 24405 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Tri-City VoiceDate: April 8, 2015Winifred Y. SmithJudge of the Superior Court4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

Case No. HG15765488Superior Court of California, County of AlamedaPetition of: Yuyan Chan for Change of NameTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner Yuyan Chan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:Yuyan Chan to Yuyan Chan HuangThe Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.Notice of Hearing:Date: June 26, 2015, Time: 8:45 a.m., Dept.: 503The address of the court is 24405 Amador Street, Hayward, CA 94544A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Tri-City VoiceDate: April 8, 2015Winifred Y. SmithJudge of the Superior Court4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAMES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 504976Fictitious Business Name(s):The Black Hole Press, 26256 Hickory Ave, Hayward, CA 94544-3112, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Robert B. Wister, 26256 Hickory Ave., Hayward, CA 94544-3112Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/20/2015I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Robert B. WisterThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 13, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/15

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File No. 504834Fictitious Business Name(s):Happy Turf, 5120 Hebrides Ct, Newark, CA 94560, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Happy Turf L.L.C., 4035 Norris Rd, Fremont, CA 94536; CaliforniaBusiness conducted by: A Limited Liability CompanyThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ AJ Kocer, PresidentThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 8, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under

federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/15

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTOF USE OF FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS NAMEFile No. 440985

The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: Precious Memories Restored, 5375 Coco Palm Drive, Fremont, CA 94538-1828The Fictitious Business Name Statement for being abandoned was filed on July 22, 2010 in the County of Alameda.Susan Marie Fazio, 5375 Coco Palm Drive, Fremont, CA 94538-1828S/ Susan Marie FazioThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 30, 2015.5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/15

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File No. 504698Fictitious Business Name(s):Republic Building Maintenance, 1782 D St #34, Hayward, CA 94541, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Peter Pajoluk, 1782 D St #34, Hayward, CA 94541Oxanna Pajoluk, 1782 D St #34, Hayward, CA 94541Business conducted by: Married CoupleThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Peter PajolukThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 5, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/15

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File No. 503981Fictitious Business Name(s):The Greenhouse For Kids, 4127 Crestwood St., Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Jan Elizabeth Green, 4127 Crestwood St., Fremont, CA 94538Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9-19-1989I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Jan GreenThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 21, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/15

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File No. 504511Fictitious Business Name(s):Aum Plumbing Services, 36752 Ruschin Dr, Newark, CA 94560, County of Alameda36752 Ruschin Dr, Newark, CA 94560Registrant(s):Dee Pak Sharma, 36752 Ruschin Dr, Newark, CA 94560Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Dee Pak SharmaThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 1, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/15

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File No. 504151Fictitious Business Name(s):Ami Cakes, 39939 Stevenson Common #3005, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Amy Cochran, 39939 Stevenson Common #3005, Fremont, CA 94538Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Amy C. CochranThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 23, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/15

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File No. 504391Fictitious Business Name(s):MD Flooring, 6147 Thornton Ave., #D, Newark, CA 94560, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Vilma Cristina Mendoza, 6147 Thornton Ave., #D, Newark, CA 94560Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Vilma MendozaThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 29, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-

ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/15

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File No. 508763Fictitious Business Name(s):Bismillah Restaurant, 37415 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Yasmin Azam, 6727 Graham Ave., Newark, CA 94560Business conducted by: an individual.The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2006I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Yasmin AzamThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 17, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/15

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File No. 504093Fictitious Business Name(s):Orchid Trendz, 38137 Cambridge Ct., Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda; Same as aboveRegistrant(s):Sucheta Jain, 38137 Cambridge Ct., Fremont, CA 94536Kunal Jain, 38137 Cambridge Ct., Fremont, CA 94536Business conducted by: Married CoupleThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/8/15I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Sucheta JainThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 22, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/15

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File No. 504510Fictitious Business Name(s):Contract Programming & Sales, 4444 Hansen Ave. #226, Fremont, CA 94536, County of AlamedaMailing address: PO Box 7823, Fremont, CA 94537, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):James Jeffret Lowe, 4444 Hansen Ave. #226, Fremont, CA 94536Business conducted by: an individual.The registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ James J. LoweThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on May 1, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/15

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File No. 504374Fictitious Business Name(s):Middle Fast Food Market, 4097 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536, County of Alameda4097 Peralta Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536Registrant(s):Ibrahim Abuammash, 1660 Firth Ct, Fremont, CA 94539Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Ibrahim AbuammashThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 29, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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File No. 503750Fictitious Business Name(s):TLT BBQ, 4137 Bay Street, Fremont, CA 94538, County of Alameda; 4137 Bay Street, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):TLT International, 4137 Bay Street, Fremont, CA 94538; CABusiness conducted by: a CorporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/17/15I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Nan Tang, CEOThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 17, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change

in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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File No. 503524Fictitious Business Name(s):J Aldana Landscaping, 36543 San Pedro Dr., Apt. #281, Fremont, CA 94536, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Jesus Aldana, 36543 San Pedro Dr., Apt. #281, Fremont, CA 94536Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Jesus AldanaThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 10, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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File No. 503860Fictitious Business Name(s):Discoteca Mexico, 40919 Fremont Blvd #18, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Ramon Ramirez, 1834 Dalton Way, Union City, CA 94587Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/21/1994I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Ramon RamirezThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 21, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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File No. 504257Fictitious Business Name(s):Variedades Niki, 34716 Alvarado Niles Rd, Union City, CA 94587, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Aviut Ramos, 27835 Hummingbird Court, Hayward, CA 94545Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Aviut RamosThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 27, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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File No. 504298Fictitious Business Name(s):ACCLIVIT Solutions, 30332 Meridien Circle, Union City, CA 94587-1549, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):David Kuei, 30332 Meridien Circle, Union City, CA 94587-1549Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on April 1, 2015I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ David KueiThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 28, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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File No. 504079Fictitious Business Name(s):Brilliant Smiles Family Dental Care, 39572 Stevenson Place #223, Fremont, CA 94539, County of Alameda39572 Stevenson Place #223, Fremont, CA 94539Registrant(s):Karl G Lum Jr, DDS and Robert M Lum, DDS, Inc, 39572 Steveson Place #223, Fremont, CA 94539; CABusiness conducted by: A CorporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Karl G. Lum Jr., PresidentThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 22, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-

rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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File No. 504254Fictitious Business Name(s):A.S.A.P. Automotive, 37313 Blacow Rd., Fremont, CA 94536, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):A.S.A.P. Automotive, 37313 Blacow Rd., Fremont, CA 94536, CABusiness conducted by: a corporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/1/94I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Ron McLeod, PresidentThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 27, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

File No. 504234Fictitious Business Name(s):Fremont Auto 2 Auto Sales, 3833 Main St., #A, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Juan Sanchez, 38118 Darwin Dr., #58, Fremont, CA 94555Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Juan SanchezThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 27, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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File No. 504125Fictitious Business Name(s):Viraag Trans, 2139 Canary Court #1, Union City, CA 94587, County of Alameda; 2139 Canary Court #1, Union City, CA 94587; County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Lakhwinder Singh, 2139 Canary Court #1, Union City, CA 94587Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Lakhwinder SinghThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 23, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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File No. 503654Fictitious Business Name(s):Day to Rejoice Weddings & Events, 33031 Garfinkle Street, Union City, CA 94587, County of Alameda; same as above.Registrant(s):Ann Lynn Parker, 33031 Garfinkle Street, Union City, CA 94587Business conducted by: an individualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Ann Lynn ParkerThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 15, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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File No. 503828Fictitious Business Name(s):Super Power Wash, 3984 Washington Blvd. #240, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Tuan Hoang, 35995 Fremont Blvd #27, Fremont, Ca 94536Business conducted by: An IndividualThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Tuan HoangThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 20, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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P U B L I C N O T I C E S


File No. 503742Fictitious Business Name(s):Apna Dhaba, 32513 Mission Blvd. Hayward, CA 94544, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):SSD Solutions Inc., 32513 Mission Blvd. Hayward, CA 94544; CaliforniaBusiness conducted by: a corporationThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/AI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Rachamalla Dilip KumarThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 17, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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File No. 503512Fictitious Business Name(s):Durable Painting, 5579 Truman Pl, Fremont, CA 94538, County of AlamedaRegistrant(s):Durable Painting, LLC, 5579 Truman Pl, Fremont, CA 94538; CABusiness conducted by: a Limited liability CompanyThe registrant began to transact business using the fictitious business name(s) listed above on n/aI declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a mis-demeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)/s/ Hoon Young Ha, ManagerThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda County on April 10, 2015NOTICE: In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement gener-ally expires at the end of five years from the date

on which it was filed in office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself autho-rize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/15

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GOVERNMENT

CITY OF UNION CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

CITY PROJECT NO. 14-13 NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR

Sealed proposals for the work shown on the plans entitled: DYERS ST AND SAN CARLOS WAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, will be received at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Union City, City Government Building, 34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City, California, until THURSDAY, JUNE 11th, 2015, 2:00PM PST, at which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Council Chambers of said building. Project is funded by TDA Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Improvements . The Contractor shall pos-sess a Class A or Class C-8 California contractor’s license at the time this contract is awarded. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. This contract is subject to the State contract non-discrimination and compliance requirements pur-suant to Government Code Section 12990. Plans specifications and proposals forms to be used for bidding on this project can only be obtained at the Department of Public Works, 34009 Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City , California , or by calling (510) 675-5308 . In addition, you may call (510) 675-5308 for a copy of the Plan Holder’s List. Plans and specifications fees are as follows: NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF $ 10.00 PER CD WHEN PICKED UP AT THE PUBLIC WORKS’ COUNTER OR $ 20.00 IF REQUESTED TO BE MAILED General Work Description : The work under this contract consists, in general, traffic control, demolition of existing sidewalk/ramp, construct median with stamped color concrete, striping, wheelchair ramp construction, and all as indicated and required by the plans, details, and technical specifications. All questions should be emailed or fax to Travis Huang of City of Union City, email: [email protected] or fax to (510) 489-9468 . The successful bidder shall furnish a Payment Bond, a Performance Bond, and a

Maintenance Bond. Minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor are set forth in the special provisions. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and prevailing wage rates determined by the Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the contractor and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rates. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the wage rates appear in the Department of Transportation pub-lication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates, (current semi-annual which have been prede-termined and are on file with the Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in said publication.CITY OF UNION CITYDATED: May 13th, 20155/19, 5/26/15

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PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for the purpose of considering Tentative Parcel Map TPM-15-001 (Parcel Map No. 10110) to subdivide the 70.35-acre site into two parcels: the 57-acre eastern parcel (Parcel 1); and the 13.35-acre western parcel (Parcel 2). Parcel 1 would contain the pipe manufacturing plant and associated buildings and structures. Parcel 2 would contain the existing closed landfill. The purpose of the TPM is to parcel off a 13.35-acre area to con-tain only the existing closed landfill so that the parcel may be transferred to a separate owner – a subsidiary of U.S. Pipe and Foundry, LLC. Following the subdivision of the site, the new owner/operator of the landfill would be required to continue existing postclosure monitoring and maintenance programs in accordance with the approved Postclosure Plan (of 2002) and related State directives (regulations the California Code of Regulations 27). The site is located in the MG, General Industrial, zoning district (Assessor’s Parcel No. 475-005-000-008).

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Planning Commission will consider a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The environmental document may be found on the City’s web page at http://www.unioncity.org/departments/economic-community-development.

This item will be heard at a public hearing by the Planning Commission at the meeting listed below. You may attend the meeting and voice your comments or you may submit your comments in writing to Nancy Hutar, Project Planner, at [email protected]. If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact Nancy Hutar at (510) 675-5406 or [email protected].

Written comments on the project are due on or before Thursday, June 4, 2015. Any appeals of this action must be submitted to the City Clerk within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the Planning Commission’s decision.

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING Thursday, June 4, 2015

Said hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. In the Council Chambers of City Hall, 34009

Alvarado-Niles Road, Union City.

The Planning Commission meeting packet, which includes the meeting agenda and staff report for this project, can be accessed on-line on the City’s Agendas and Minutes webpage which is located at http://www.ci.union-city.ca.us/departments/city-manager-s-office/city-clerk/agendas-and-minutes. Meeting packets are generally available on-line the Friday before the meeting.

City Hall is accessible by Union City Transit lines 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and AC Transit line 97. BART riders can transfer to these bus routes at the UC BART station. For information, please call Union City Transit at (510) 471-1411 and AC Transit or BART at 511. Union City Transit maps and schedules are available at www.uctransit.org.

If you challenge the above described project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Planning Commission public hearing for this project, described in this notice, or in written correspon-dence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.

JOAN MALLOY Economic & Community Development Director5/19/15

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PROBATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF

MICHAEL MCCARLEY BAZZELCASE NO. RP15767174

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contin-gent creditors, and persons who may oth-erwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Michael McCarley Bazzel, Michael M. Bazzel, Michael BazzelA Petition for Probate has been filed by Michele R. Bazzel in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda.The Petition for Probate requests that

Michele R. Bazzel be appointed as per-sonal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.The Petition requests authority to admin-ister the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This author-ity will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent admin-istration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on 06/02/2015 at 9:30 a.m. in Dept. 201 located at 2120 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objec-tions with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa-tive, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal deliv-ery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal author-ity may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail-able from the court clerk.Attorney for Petitioner: Linda J. Headrick, Attorney at Law, 33484 Alvarado Niles Rd., Union City, CA 94587, Telephone: 510-324-85675/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/15

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Fremont Police Log

SUBMITTED BY GENEVA BOSQUES,FREMONT PD

Friday, May 8

At 6:49 a.m., officers were dispatchedto Walgreens on Mowry Avenue when a28-year-old male from Modesto stoletwo boxes of wine. Ofc. Elopre and Ofc.Baca found the male at Murco Plaza.The male was arrested.

Saturday, May 9

At 5:30 p.m., officers were dispatchedto the tennis courts near Lake Elizabethto investigate the report of a male whohad been attacked with a bottle. Officersfound the victim suffering from a largelaceration to his wrist. The 37-year-oldmale suspect from Union City was iden-tified and arrested for assault with a bro-ken bottle.

Sunday, May 10

At 5:18 p.m., officers responded toMontevideo Circle to investigate the reportof water leaking out of the ground. Afterarriving, it was established that a largewater main had broken under the roadway,and there was a threat of a potential sink-hole forming. Alameda County Water Dis-trict and city crews took over the scene,blocked off the street and began the exten-sive repair work.

Monday, May 11

Between 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May10, 2015 and 6:00 a.m. on Monday,May 11, 2015, unknown suspect(s) useda river rock to break the window of abusiness in the 39000 block of FarwellDrive. The loss was paint sprayers.

Between 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8,2015 and 5:45 a.m. on Monday, May

11, 2015, unknown suspect(s) brokeinto a lock box to gain entry into a busi-ness in the 48800 block of MilmontDrive. The loss was copper wire.

At 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a re-port of a major injury collision involving acyclist and semi-truck dirt hauler. The ini-tial investigation revealed both the cyclistand truck were traveling in the southbounddirection of Fremont near the intersectionof Cushing Parkway, when at some point acollision occurred between the truck andthe cyclist. The cyclist, a 57-year-old fe-male, succumbed to injuries sustained fromthe collision with the truck. The driver ofthe truck (male) remained on scene andwas cooperative with the investigation. Thecause of the collision is still under investiga-tion. Ofc. Zambonin was the lead investi-gator.

Between 10:00 p.m. on Monday,May 11, 2015 and 3:14 a.m. on Tuesday,May 12, 2015, unknown suspect(s)broke the front glass window of a busi-ness in the 4900 block of StevensonBoulevard. The loss was cash.

Wednesday, May 13

Between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,unknown suspect(s) entered a residencein the 4000 block of Faulkner Drivethrough a rear window. The losses werejewelry and electronics.

Between 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May12, 2015 and 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday,May 13, 2015, unknown suspect(s) en-tered a residence in the 43000 block ofPaseo Padre Parkway through an un-locked interior garage door. The losseswere jewelry and electronics.

Between 1:50 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.,unknown suspect(s) entered a residencein the 4500 block of Amiens Avenuethrough an unlocked rear glass slider.The losses were jewelry and cash.

Newark Police Log

SUBMITTED BY

CMDR. MIKE CARROLL,NEWARK PD

Friday, May 8

At 7:48 a.m., Ofc. Simon investigatedvandalism to a vehicle on Joaquin MurietaAvenue. The vehicle suffered a smashedpassenger window. The incident occurredin the late afternoon.

At 8:40 a.m., Ofc. Hogan investigated atheft on Fircrest Street. A storage lockerwas broken into overnight.

At 9:59 a.m., Ofc. Simon investigatedvandalism to a vehicle on ManzanitaStreet. The vehicle’s paint was scratched.The incident occurred overnight.

At 11:09 a.m., Ofc. Stone investigatedvandalism to property on Joaquin MurietaAvenue. The complex suffered several bro-ken lights sometime overnight.

Saturday, May 9

At 7:56 a.m., Ofc. Slater investigated atheft of a vehicle on Cedar Boulevard. Ablack 2010 Chevy Camaro SS was stolenovernight.

At 11:21 a.m., Ofc. Johnson investi-gated a theft of a vehicle on Joaquin Muri-eta Avenue. A silver 2014 Camaro wasstolen overnight.

At 3:19 p.m., Ofc. Ramos investigatedan auto burglary at NewPark Mall. Thedriver’s side door had been was punched.

The incident occurred during the daytimehours.

At 7:00 p.m., Ofc. Losier handled a cit-izen’s arrest/shoplifting case at the New-Park Mall Macy’s store. An 18-year-oldfemale from Fremont was cited and re-leased at the scene for shoplifting.

Sunday, May 10

At 6:59 a.m., Ofc. Reyes investigated aburglary from a vehicle on Overlake Place.A purse was stolen from the vehicle. Theincident occurred during the early morn-ing hours.

Monday, May 11

At 6:57 p.m., Ofc. Geser responded toHayward Kaiser Permanente to investigatea domestic violence incident. Ofc. Geserarrested a 26-year-old female for domesticviolence.

Tuesday, May 12

At 2:05 a.m., units responded to thearea of Cherry Street and Thornton Av-enue regarding an attempted vehicle theft.The suspect punched the passenger doorlock to gain entry into the vehicle and de-feated the ignition. The suspect was de-scribed as a white male adult, late 20s toearly 30s, wearing a blue hooded sweat-shirt, black jeans and black shoes. The sus-pect had blond hair and a short beard. Asearch of the area was conducted but thesuspect was not located.

SUBMITTED BY FREMONT PD

The Tri-City Animal Shelter is excited to announce partici-pation in the 6th Annual Maddie’s Adopt-a-thon event onSaturday, May 30. For each pet adopted, Maddies Fund givesparticipating shelters from $200 to $2,500. This funding en-ables the shelters and rescue groups to save and treat more ani-mals throughout the year.

Adoptions are free along with all regular procedures (pet li-censing, microchip, spay/neuter). The only fee is a city pet li-cense, if applicable. It will be a busy day for the shelter and inan effort to try and help expedite the process here are a few

tips to help the public prepare for May 30.Renters: bring written landlord approval (lease agree-

ment or letter from your landlord)Home owners outside of Fremont: bring proof of own-

ership of your home (property tax, mortgage statement. Ahousehold bill will not prove ownership of your home)

Have another dog at home? Bring them with you to doa meet and greet so we can make sure they get along be-fore sending them home with you.

All members of the household need to be here to makesure whatever critter you are looking to adopt fits in wellwith everyone.

Help Maddie’s Fund reach their goal of finding lovinghomes for thousands of homeless dogs and cats across thecountry on May 30. Learn more by visitinghttp://adopt.maddiesfund.org.

Maddie’s Pet AdoptionSaturday, May 30 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Tri-City Animal Shelter1950 Stevenson Blvd, Fremonthttp://adopt.maddiesfund.org

Free

Tri-City Animal Shelter to participate in Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days

SUBMITTED BY ACTING LT. MATIAS PARDO, UNION CITY PD

On Tuesday, May 5 around 11:37 p.m., Union City patrol officers were dispatchedto a possible shooting victim who was located lying on the sidewalk on Alvarado NilesRoad near Osprey Drive. Upon arrival, officers located a 43 year old white male suffer-ing from a life threatening gunshot wound.

Officers secured the crime scene and the victim was transported from the scene to a

Union City homicide

local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officers followed a blood trail to the likelylocation where the shooting occurred on Skylark Drive near Grackle Court.

Union City police detectives responded and are actively pursuing all leads in this case.The identity of the victim is The victim has been identified as David Mosley Powell fromSan Diego/Union City.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact Union City Police Detectives at(510) 471-1365. Anonymous tips can be left on the tip line at 675-5207.

SUBMITTED BY NEWARK PD

Neighbors on McDonald Avenue andLaSalle Drive have joined together to helpmake their community a safer place to live.in Newark have joined together to helpmake their community a safer place to live.All Neighborhood Watch groups are cre-

ated in coordination with the Newark Po-lice Department. It’s time to stand up tocrime. Together we can make a difference!

If you would like to start a Neighbor-hood Watch in your area please contact:

Tim Jones

Newark Police Dept.

(510) 578-4209

[email protected]

Newark neighborhood

forms Neighborhood Watch group


City of Fremont

News Briefs

SUBMITTED BY CHERYL GOLDEN

Fremont is the

place to start you

family and career

There are countless factors to considerbefore deciding where to plant your rootsto start a career and raise your family. Ac-cording to recent studies, Fremont is theideal location for both!

WalletHub recently named Fremont the7th Best City to Start a Career and Datin-gAdvice.com ranked Fremont #10 on itslist of 19 Best Cities to Start a Family.

WalletHub analyzed the 150 largestU.S. cities, using 19 key metrics to deter-mine the strength of their job markets aswell as the attractiveness of their socialscenes.

DatingAdvice.com recognized Fremontas being less commercialized and more fo-cused on having an urban, hometown feel.

For more information, visit: www.Fre-mont.gov/wallethubcareer and DatingAd-vice.com article atwww.Fremont.gov/family.

Four Seasons of

Health Expo returns

Enjoy a fun-filled day of health, en-tertainment, learning and resource infor-mation at the City of Fremont HumanServices Department and the Tri-CityElder Coalition’s 6th Annual Four Sea-sons of Health Expo! This event is in-tended for adults 50+ years, theirfamilies and caregivers, and U.S. veter-ans. All are welcome!

The Expo, one of the largest inAlameda County, will take place on Fri-day, June 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at theFremont Senior Center and Lake Eliza-beth, 40086 Paseo Padre Pkwy. in Fre-mont. Overflow parking for the event isavailable at the Aqua Adventure Water-park parking lot. A van will be availableto shuttle guests from parking lots at theTeen Center and Aqua Adventure Water-park to the Expo. For people who enjoyriding their bikes, the Expo offers a“bike corral” where they can check in

their bikes while they enjoy the event.Event hosts also recommend that peopleconsider taking the bus to the Expo.Both AC Transit Lines 239 and 215make a stop in front of the Fremont Sen-ior Center.

Participants can meet over 100 ex-hibitors from public and nonprofit organi-zations and private businesses who serveseniors and veterans. Health screeningssuch as blood pressure checks, ear waxscreenings, and osteoporosis screeningsamong many others will be provided. Freedental screen services are available at a den-tal van near the Transportation Cove.Pharmacists are available for private con-sultation regarding medication concerns,so bring your medications if you havequestions. Medicare/Medi-Cal and SocialSecurity representatives will be available toanswer questions. Representatives fromhealthcare organizations will provide Ad-vance Health Care Directives and Physi-cians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment(POLST) forms, and can also counsel youabout these important healthcare docu-ments. These are only a few of the manyexhibitors that will be available throughoutthe day. Over 70 volunteers will be onhand to assist you, including translatorswho speak multiple languages.

Visit the Transportation Cove and mul-tiple transportation agencies will be on-hand to help you access transportationservices. The Clipper card, the all-in-onetransit fare payment card, will be availableagain this year. You can learn how to ob-tain discounts on transit through Clipper.Individuals who are 65 years of age andolder can get a free Senior Clipper Card atthe Expo by bringing proof of age docu-mentation. Additionally, individuals under65 with a qualifying disability can applyfor an RTC Clipper Card at the event ($3fee/photo will be taken with application).Clipper Card application assistance isavailable prior to the event by contactingthe City’s Pamela Gutierrez [email protected] or 510-574-2053.

Festivities kick off with Wadaiko TaikoDrum presentation at the main stage at8:30 a.m. A POW/MIA Ceremony willtake place at 11:45 a.m. Tim Reilly andthe Canyon Band will perform at noon.Other activities include Zumba GoldDance, Line Dancing, and YuanJi dance.The Fremont Senior Center will be offer-

ing breakfast inside and coffee and snacksoutside for a minimal cost. Chef JeffCastillo will cook up a delicious summerlunch menu for this fun day at the park.All lunch items will be on sale for the lowprice of $5. Additionally, ice cream, ricebowls and tacos will be on sale at a foodkiosk located next to the Exhibitor tent.

For more information about the FourSeasons of Health Expo, contact Dr. RayGrimm at [email protected] or 510-574-2063, or Linette Young at [email protected] or 510-917-3241.

Youth-based Fremont

Green Summit

On Sunday, May 24, Fremont will behome to the first-ever youth-based Fre-mont Green Summit. Organized by a dis-trict-wide group of passionate high schoolstudents called FIERCE (Fremont Is En-abling Real Change in the Environment),the Fremont Green Summit will featureworkshops and panel discussions by sub-ject matter experts and leaders from inno-vative green tech companies andnonprofits based out of Fremont and thesurrounding area. Join us on Sunday, May24 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the FCSNEast Bay Center, located at 3300 PeraltaBlvd. in Fremont.

For more information and to registervisit www.bit.ly/fgsummit. Additionalquestions? Contact FIERCE President Ha-roon Rasheed at 510-364-9669.

Have a Bash with a Splash!

Fremont’s Aqua Adventure Waterpark isset to open for the summer season on Sat-urday, May 23. Amazing attractions in-clude 40-foot waterslides, a 700-foot lazyriver, the Bucket Bay Kids Play Area, andmuch more! Be sure to book your nextevent with us. Whether it’s a birthdayparty, family reunion, corporate event, oreven just a group picnic—we’ve got every-thing you need to have a memorable time.For more information about BirthdayPackages, Cabana Rentals, or reserving apicnic area at Aqua Adventure, visitwww.GoAquaAdventure.com or [email protected].

Tri-City Animal Shelter to

Participate in

Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days

The Tri-City Animal Shelter is excited

to announce that they will once again par-ticipate in the annual Maddie’s Adopt-a-thon event on Saturday, May 30 from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tri-City Animal Shel-ter, 1950 Stevenson Blvd.

For each pet adopted, Maddies Fund®gives participating shelters from $200 to$2,500. This funding enables the sheltersand rescue groups to save and treat moreanimals throughout the year.

Adoptions are free along with all reg-ular procedures (pet licensing, mi-crochip, spay/neuter). The only fee is acity pet license if applicable. A few tipsto help you prepare for May 30:• Renters: Bring written landlord ap-proval (lease agreement or letter fromyour landlord).

• Homeowners outside of Fremont: Bringproof of ownership of your home (prop-erty tax, mortgage statement. A householdbill will not prove ownership of yourhome.)

• Have another dog at home? Bring themwith you to do a meet and greet so we canmake sure they get along before sendingthem home with you.

• All members of the household need to behere to make sure whatever critter you arelooking to adopt fits in well with everyone.

Learn more by visitinghttp://adopt.maddiesfund.org

End-of-Life Choices

Panel Discussion

Come learn about End-of-LifeChoices, a panel discussion by local ex-perts, including Five Wishes, Palliativeand Hospice Care, Compassion &Choices, and Advance Directives/Physi-cians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treat-ment (POLST). Sponsored by theFremont Senior Center and CommunityAmbassador Program for Seniors, theevent is open to the public and free ofcharge. The event will be held onWednesday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to11:30 a.m. at the Fremont Senior Center,Wing A, located at 40086 Paseo PadrePkwy. For more information, call theFremont Senior Center at 510-790-6600.

SUBMITTED BY NEW HAVEN

SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

PHOTOS BY RUSSELL FOOTE

The New Haven Schools Foundation(NHSF) awarded a record-breaking$100,000 in scholarships to graduating sen-iors at the annual “Pathways to Success”luncheon on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 heldat Crowne Plaza Hotel in Union City. Awardswere presented to students from James LoganHigh School, Conley Caraballo High School,and Decoto School for Independent Study.Total value of the awards increased by 20 per-cent over 2014, and 99 students receivedfunds for higher education.

“In response to the rising costs of a col-lege education, many of our scholarshipsponsors generously increased the value oftheir awards this year,” said CynthiaO’Brien, president of NHSF. “We wel-comed a number of new scholarship spon-sors to our program as well.”

This year, NHSF distributed the firstmulti-year scholarships through a newpartnership with Ohlone College Founda-tion. Three Ohlone Promise scholarships,valued at $3,600 each, were provided bythe college and presented at the NHSFluncheon. The “full ride” awards will cover100 percent of tuition, books, and fees forthe recipients.

“Some scholarship sponsors increasedtheir awards by using innovative fundrais-ing techniques,” said Helen Kennedy, Ex-ecutive Director of NHSF. Twoscholarships were advertised on the NHSFCrowdRise.com website, a popular crowd-sourcing platform that makes it easy fornew donors to contribute to a scholarshipfund. A number of other scholarship spon-

sors, such as Migrant Parent Committeefor Education and the Bay Bombs CarClub, held fundraising events.

Two special awards were also presentedat the event. Eileen Riener was given the2015 Guy Emanuele Community Service

Award in appreciation for her years of ded-icated work as a volunteer and boardmember. The Tom Kitayama BusinessService Award was presented to Kaiser Per-manente, a longtime sponsor and sup-porter of NHSF.

New Haven Schools Foundation awards scholarships

New Haven Schools Foundation 2015 scholarship recipients from James Logan High School, Conley Caraballo High School, and Decoto School for Independent Study

Eileen Riener, recipient of Guy Emanuele Community Service Award, with New Haven Schools FoundationBoard Member John Shockley

Tom Hanenburg, senior vice president and areamanager for Southern Alameda County, receivingthe Tom Kitayama Business Service Award forKaiser Permanente


SUBMITTED BY SANJIV BHANDARI

On May 6, 2015, Fremont City Council approved one of the firstmixed-use projects in the New Down-town/Urban Core envisioned forthe Capitol corridor in Fremont. Designed by BKBC Architects, Inc.of Walnut Creek, this mixed-use project will include 44 luxury condo-miniums and approximately 13,000 sq ft of retail on grade level.BKBC Architects Inc. is a Walnut Creek based boutique design firmwith specialization in retail and residential projects.

Retail/CondoMixed-Use project

approved in Fremont

At the special meeting of theACWD Board of Directors onMay 14th, a crowded chamber was

filled with excited students and teacherswho received awards for their entries inthis year’s water conservation poster andslogan contest. In his final appearance asthe “water guy” or “water dude” forAlameda County Water District, FrankJahn again created a great presentation forschool children, their parents and teacherswho attended. It was announced that Mr.Jahn will retire this summer after 18 yearsas ACWD Public Information Supervisorand the direct connection between theDistrict and area schools.

This year, 1,600 entries from firstthrough sixth grades in 200 classroomsand 43 schools in Fremont, Newark andUnion City participated in the contest. Asintroduction to the awards program, awell-known performing group, ZunZun,that has performed at local schools, en-couraging conservation, entertained anddelighted the audience. Participation byeveryone promoted the careful use of waterand its essential role to preserve all life onour planet. ZunZun husband and wifeteam Stephen Synder and Gwynne SnyderCropsey included the audience as theysang and pantomimed the relationship be-tween plants, animals, water and people toenhance and protect our environment.

Before the poster and slogan awardswere presented, Mission San Jose HighSchool student Vaishnavi Shrivastava wasrecognized with a special award fromACWD and Union Sanitary District

(USD) for her selection as a semi-finalistin the national Intel Science Talent Search.

Grand prize winner of the poster contestis Mayukh Guha, grade 5 at ChadbourneElementary School in Fremont. Her win-

ning drawing is featured on the cover of theACWD 2015-2016 Water ConservationCalendar. First place winners are Iris Cheng,grade 6 at Parkmont Elementary School andMaya Vallyaveettil, grade 3 at Forest Park El-ementary School. Witty and catchy slogansare also included in the calendar including

Sahityasree Subramanian’s (6th grade, WarmSprings Elementary School) “We’re in adrought, so close the spout, and don’t let thewater out!”

Grand Prize and First Place winners and teachers receive their prizes

ZunZun invite audience participation before ACWD poster and slogan contest awards were presented on May 14th


BY LINDA-ROBIN CRAIG

The seeds of the AsianAmerican Heritage Festi-val were planted in the

summer of 1977 when two U.S.House Representatives decided tointroduce a resolution that wouldproclaim the first ten days of Mayas a time to celebrate Asian-Pa-cific heritage. A month later, Sen-ators Daniel Inouye and SparkMatsunaga introduced a bill tomake the first week of May,Asian-American Heritage Week.Why the mellow, beautifulmonth of May? It happens thatthe first Japanese immigrated toAmerica on May 7, 1843 and thecompletion of the transcontinen-tal railroad, built mainly by Chi-nese immigrants, has itsanniversary on May 10. PresidentJimmy Carter signed a joint reso-

lution for the celebration on Oc-tober 5, 1978.

At the time, John Hsieh wasan up-and-coming Asian-Ameri-can community leader. In 1990,George H.W. Bush signed a billpassed by Congress to extendAsian-American Heritage Weekto a month of festivities; Maywould be officially designated asAsian-Pacific American HeritageMonth (APAHM). On May 5,1991, Hsieh was in the WhiteHouse by presidential invitation,along with other Asian-Americancommunity leaders, to witnessthe signing of that proclamation.The experience moved Hsiehdeeply. He recalls, “I decided, asan Asian business man and com-munity activist in the Bay Area, Ineeded to work toward building anetwork with others toward cele-brating this special month.”

CelebratingAsian-Pacific heritage

Hsieh resolved to create a fes-tival celebrating Asian-Americanheritage; the first event was heldat the Guadalupe River Park inSan Jose. The festival began togather participation by commu-nity leaders, culture groups, andsupporters from small businessesand, over the years, traveled toFremont, Union City, SantaClara (Great America), Newark,Hayward, then back to UnionCity. The celebration even ex-tended to Sacramento for almost10 years. “Now, celebratingAPAHM is focused in Fremontand includes new things to enjoyevery year,” says Hsieh. This year,the Tri-Cities celebration is theonly one in the Bay Area that in-cludes Older Americans Monthand the 70th anniversary of thefounding of the United Nations.“In fact,” enthuses Hsieh, “cente-narians, folks who have cele-brated 100 years of age, areinvited to join us at the festival.We already have four attendingfrom Southern Alameda CountyBuddhist Church alone!”

Thousands come to this cele-bration, which helps connectpeople of Asian-Pacific Americanheritage and introduces theirfood, music, dance, and fashionto the broader community. Sev-eral performing groups are mixedin many ways. For instance,Newark-based Wadaiko is led byTerry and Sue Eustice, who areCaucasian but have core mem-bers that are Japanese, Chinese,and other mixed-heritage groups.They first came together afterTerry and Sue learned to playTaiko drums at the Southern

Alameda County BuddhistChurch (SACBC) where thisyear’s festival is being held, thenformed their own group so theycould teach and practice together.“It is exactly the cultural ex-change we strive for, learningfrom each other and lending har-mony to the community,” saysHsieh. “Who knows how manyvisitors to our festival will seeneighbors and familiar faces fromlocal businesses performing in adance or making music? Comecelebrate with us!”

Event Schedule:

11:00 - 12:00: Opening cere-mony – Mr. Pablo Castro,UNA-SF12:00 - 12:20: Martial arts –Untalans, Hayward12:20 - 12:40: Thai dance –Watbuddhanusorn, Fremont12:40 - 1:05: Polynesian dance –Nami & Group, Pleasanton1:05 - 1:45: Kendo – SACBC,Union City1:45 - 2:00: Taiwan song &dance – Taiwan school, Fremont

2:00 - 2:25: Chinese classic dance– Ling Wang, Union City2:25 - 2:40: Filipino dance –Ssspotlights, Union City2:40 - 2:55: Taiwan music &song – Spark quartet, Cupertino2:55 - 3:10: Line dance –Ruggieri Senior Center,Union City3:10 - 3:50: Taiko – Wadaiko,Newark3:50 - 4:10: Hawaiian dance –Kolohewahine, Hayward4:10 - 4:30: Kung fu &tai chi – Sulan Wang, Fremont4:30 - 4:45: Hawaiian music –Tim Kang, Hayward4:45 - 5:00: Zumba – by Marie,Fremont

Asian AmericanHeritage FestivalSaturday, May 2310 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Southern Alameda BuddhistChurch

32975 Alvarado Niles Rd,Union City

www.aafc-ca.orgFree admission and parking

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