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YOUR HOMETOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

Vol. 14, No. 30

Dozier-Li bbey resumes at status quo by Corey Hunt Co rrespondent

Officials from the Antioch Unified School District (AUSD) recently lost an appeal to overturn a decision by a Contra Costa Superior Court. The decision ba rs the district from initiating a dependent charter petition to counter efforts by teachers seeking autonomy at Dozier-Libbey Medical High School (DLMHS). The state-level ruling comes on the heels of a separate decision made in May by the County Board of Education to reject the original, independen t petition the teachers filed, effectively eliminating any notion of a conversion in the 2014-1 5 school year. So school

Tradition honored

will resume its curriculum under the status quo on Aug. 13 - albeit with some changes in staffing. One of these changes is the appointment of Scott Bergerhouse, a longtime ad ministrator in the district, as the school's interim leader, replacing Principal Nancy Castro, who was removed from her position this summer. Bergerhouse said his top ptiority will be bui lding positive relationships with students, parents and staff in a community that has been sharply divided by the politics of the charter school debate. "My goal - my leadership style - is to have a communicative support system with a common see Dozier-Libbey page 26A

Protecting the Delta Photo by Anthony Quiroz

ore than 700 years of Portuguese traditio n was celebrat ed last weekend during the Holy Ghost Festival in Oakl ey. The annual affair celebrat es the miracle of Queen Isabel of Portugal. The event f eatures the crowning of th e junior and senior Holy Ghost Fest a Queens. Pictured are senior side maid Alyssa Sequeira (far left), senior side maid Olivia Furlo ng (center left), senior queen Alexandria Felipe (front left) junior queen Hailey Felipe (front rig ht), junior side maid Sarah Sarmento (cent er ri g ht) and junio r side maid Alli e Sarmento (far right).

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by Corey Hunt Co rresp o ndent

Photo courtesy of Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed

The M arsh Creek Restoratio n Project at Creekside Par k is one of t he Friends of M arsh Creek Watershed's greatest accomplishments in its 10 years as a community o rganizatio n.

water monitoring operations, pulli ng together to form Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed (FOMCW). Visions of a restored creek with an emphasis on wild-

Living well at any age

Learn more about how t o enjoy your senior years in this week's special section . Page 1B

Friends celebrate watershed success Ten years ago, Marsh Creek was little more than a ditch running through Brentwood and Oakley from the east side of Mount Diablo. Its messy appearance convinced passersby to treat the natural resource as an unofficial dumping ground. Trash piled up along the banks, and as the two cities began to grow and open to residential development, the creek became an eye sore rather than a selling point for prospective homebuyers looking for a pleasant suburban lifestyle. A group of scientists with a grant to work on water issues changed everything in July of 2004. Encouraged by the state, they began small cleanups and

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life were abundant among the Friends, but it wasn't until Executive Director Diane Burgis entered the fold in 2006 that things really started to take off. Her first

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o rder of business was to establish FOMCW as an official nonprofit agency. "There were so many ideas abou t how to move forward," Burgis said. "Everyone talked abou t restoration. They wanted more volunteers and things like yearlong water monitoring and a fish ladder. We managed to bring it all together to get it all incorporated into t his amazing organization that has more opportunities than we can keep up with." C urrently, Burgis is the only paid staff member. The rest of the team - including the board of directors - commits its time as volunteers. All together, more than I ,000 people are connected to the organiza tion through a see Watershed page 26A

Pass to play go to news/WebExtras! Itt. .. Muir Orthopedic Specialist s host free physicals for student athletes in _.........,_ August.

Contra Costa Sheriff's Office Marine Services welcomed two new vessels t o t he fleet. Page 3A

Swinging for the fences

Antioch's Big League All St ar team has it s eyes set on going to Delaware . Page 19A

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