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Junior Cole Malinowski had a goal and two assists in the Bulldogs’ 14-1 win over Dublin, for the Bulldogs’ first league win in 2016, Tuesday, March 22.

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Chamber History Center leads student tour Incident near school volunteers give leaves parents, admin announces Local out-of-towners up close on high alert Citizens of look at county history Possible abduction attempt thwarted the Year MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Martinez Chamber of Commerce announced recipients of the 2015 Citizen of the Year Awards Tuesday.

Awardees will be honored during a special banquet at the Shell Clubhouse, 1635 Pacheco Blvd., Martinez, from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 23.

“These remarkable people or organizations have served our community in extraordinary ways,” a Chamber release stated.

Recipients are: Tom Zamaria, Man of the Year; Debbie Zamaria, Woman of the Year; Nick Lucido, Young Man of the Year; Michelle Aung, Young Woman of the Year; Sam Groess and Lexy Tamony, Educators of the Year; Hal & Marie Olson, Lifetime Achievement; Adam Hoffert, Charles Laird Award; David Jackson, Service Without Borders; Connolly & Taylor Funeral Chapel, Business of the Year; Irene Merkel, Ambassador of the Year.

Reservations are required to attend the banquet, and are available through Monday, April 20. Individual seating is $55 per person; tables of eight are available for $400. To make reservations, call (925) 228-2345.

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Students from Deer Valley High School in Antioch received a crash course in archiving and local history last Thursday as they toured the Contra Costa County History Center and Alhambra Cemetery for a school project on researching and writing inspired by Edgar Lee Masters’ “Spoon River Anthology.” Volunteers from the Contra Costa County Historical Society led students on a tour of the History Center’s collection of over 200,000 maps, court records, photographs, and other primary source documents used in historical research.

“I wanted them to understand that research can be more than something just pulled from the Internet,” English teacher Joan Setka explained.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY / Courtesy

Contra Costa County History Center Volunteer John Greitzer (far left) gives students from Deer Valley High School in Antioch a tour of the Center’s archives.

dents will write and perform a three-minute monologue in the voice and presumed character of their assigned figure. In addition to channeling what Setka

“If we were able to inspire these kids to learn more about their county’s history and to visit an archive on their own, then we’ve done our job.”

– Lisa Gorrell, History Center Volunteer

The students, 11th graders and members of Deer Valley’s Law and Justice Academy, were given information on prominent figures in Contra Costa County history who are interred at the cemetery, including Elam Brown, Delilah Frazer, Carolyn Holpin, Salvio Pacheco, William Rankin, and Joseph Walker. Using the various photographs, obituaries, probate records, and newspaper articles provided by the Society, the stu-

described as her students’ “talkativity” into creative energy, the project and visit to the History Center and cemetery were also meant to “make history real” and emphasize the importance of primary sources.

A quick tutorial of the Center’s Public Access Computer Terminal (PACT) by volunteer Bill Mero exposed students to how archival research queries are performed as well as how to locate and read

various source types that were included in the tour. Volunteers John Greitzer, Lisa Gorrell, Janet Stapleton and Peggy Bloisa further explained the parts of the collection as students moved through the rooms of the archive. Perhaps the biggest hit with students was a sampling of the Center’s mugshot collection, in which volunteer Janet Stapleton explained the level of detail involved in recording a prisoner’s physical features, details that included everything from a wide ear shape to a specific hat size and other details that are sure to come in handy as students develop their person’s character and appearance.

Nearly 40 students and over a dozen volunteers participated in the event, which ran the entire day and without any major hiccups. Volunteers Kaori Evans HISTORY: Page 3

MARTINEZ, Calif. – A recent incident near Martinez Junior High School has sparked additional police patrols in the area.

According to a March 17 release by Deputy Superintendent of Martinez Unified School District CJ Cammack, a female junior high student was recently approached by a stranger while walking home from school. The man allegedly tried to coerce the student to come with him, but she did not comply and returned to the school immediately. School administration promptly called police, but the suspect was not located for questioning.

“Police are investigating and will have an increased presence near Martinez Junior High School to ensure the safety and security of our students. We are grateful for the continued support of the Martinez Police Department in providing safety for our students and our community,” the statement, which was also sent via telephone messagSAFETY: Page 3

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Police Blotter

The Crime Blotter and Arrest Log are compiled by Tribune staffer Danny Yoeono. For questions, email dyoeono@martineztribune.com.

Martinez can be a very interesting place ...

Wednesday, March 16 At 1:39 p.m., well into lunchtime, a man fell down and was bleeding from the forehead in the McDonald’s restaurant on Morello Avenue.

He walked out and probably went to the Carl’s Jr. across the street.

Just after 6 p.m., a woman was seen on Berrellesa Street and Alhambra Avenue wearing a gray sweatshirt and no pants.

Roughly 30 minutes later, a man was assaulted at the Bait and Tackle shop by another man who was described as a 28-year-old MMA fighter.

Not even a full hour later, a

gray go-cart was speeding up and down Ferry Street across from the Senior Center.

Thursday, March 17 At 9:30 a.m., a blondish woman in her 20s wearing a pink sweater and knit cap was in the Amtrak station bathroom reportedly dealing drugs.

Around 10:15 a.m., a man wearing a striped shirt was apparently attempting to cover up what he was smoking out of a pipe in the plaza area next to the Starbucks downtown.

There are easier ways to hide what you’re smoking, like not doing it in the middle of down-

town at 10:15 a.m.

Friday, March 18 At 11:16 a.m., a gold Nissan Sentra was seen running a red light, speeding, tailgating and weaving southbound on Alhambra Avenue. The driver of the Sentra flipped off another driver who dissented to the reckless driving, and continued to hold her finger skyward even as the opposer pulled into a gas station.

Around 3:30 p.m., two juveniles were seen climbing on top of the parked train cars inside the railyard.

At some point on this day, a person was paid in counterfeit money for an item off of Craigslist in the Petco parking lot. This is why I do all my transactions in chocolate coins.

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At 3:32 in the morning, a woman on Starflower Drive was yelling that she fell off a roof and was drunk.

Monday, March 21 It is my birthday.

At 11:16 a.m., a man at the unoccupied building on Ferry Street across from Loaves and Fishes was smoking pot and cursing at people.

Around 4 p.m., there was a noise complaint for a home on Baylands Drive.

Just before 9 p.m., a senior man in a yellow hat was inside the Starbucks on Arthur Drive yelling obscenities; he wouldn’t leave the store.

Tuesday, March 22 At 8:54 p.m., a man was in front of the Buon Aroma restaurant on Alhambra Avenue bothering customers.

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Arrest Log Those appearing in the following listings have only been arrested on suspicion of the crimes indicated and are presumed innocent.

Arrests listed may not necessarily have taken place in Martinez. n Bernard Greene, 24, was arrested March 15 for alleged unauthorized entry of a dwelling or house. n Peter Cisne, 44, was arrested March 15 for alleged forgery and for making or in possession of any die, apparatus, paper, metal or machine used for making counterfeit coins, banknotes or bills. n Andrew Pacheco, 37, was arrested March 16 for warrants or holds only. n Bobby Paulsen, 48, was arrested March 16 for alleged possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. n Cheryl Martinez, 39, was arrested March 17 for alleged possession of a narcotic controlled substance and revocation of probation. n Thedideus Guidry, 28, was arrested March 17 for possible misdemeanor warrants. n Daniel Gentry, 25, was arrested March 18 for alleged possession of a controlled substance. n Tyler Kelly, 30, was arrested March 18 for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. n Tyler Hayes, 18, was arrested March 18 for purportedly being intoxicated in public. n Danny Perry, 22, was arrested March 19 for allegedly being intoxicated in public. n Carlos Cacerers, 39, was March 19 for alleged battery on spouse, cohabitant or former spouse. n Michael Frank, 29, was arrested March 19 for allegedly driving while license was suspended for drunk driving. n Aaron Smith, 27, was arrested March 19 for alleged trespassing. n Ali Cepeda, 39, was arrested March 19 for purportedly driving under the influence of drugs with injury. n Ricky Fisher, 55, was arrested March 19 for alleged public intoxication. n Andrew Lopez, 25, was arrested March 19 for alleged conspiracy to commit a crime and receiving stolen property. n Rick Ellingson, 58, was arrested March 20 for alleged possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. n Dustin Page, 41, was arrested March 20 for warrants or holds only. n Michael Wiese, 27, was arrested March 20 for warrants or holds only. n Michael Lau, 38, was arrested March 20 for violation of parole. n Hoan Truong, 21, was arrested March 21 for allegedly driving with a suspended license for drunk driving. n Kelley Jones, 43, was arrested March 22 for possible felony warrants. n Roberto Credo, 21, was arrested March 22 for misdemeanor warrants. n Mark Sanchez, 56, was arrested March 22 for alleged public intoxication.

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Student allegedly accosted near Junior High

Rotary Report

Vietnam memories

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Weapons hidden in the mud by North Vietnam troops. The guns were pulled from the mud when needed. Steven Burchik’s group came upon them by accident. The American soldiers – kids in the photo – are in their 70s today. Burchik wondered what became of the Vietnam kids he photographed ... an unanswerable question.

es to parents, said.

“The safety and security of students is critically important to all members of our school district. This is an opportunity for all parents/guardians across Martinez Unified School District to speak with your child(ren) about how to get to and from school safely. We advise that students walk with a buddy and be consciously aware of their surroundings. Under no circumstances should a child ever go with

About a third of Martinez Rotarians are vets. They’ve served in all services, and in many periods.

Rotary speaker Steven Burchik asked for a show of hands as he started his talk at a recent meeting of the local Rotary club. Burchik served in Vietnam during the height of the war – some 50 years ago.

He managed to take his camera along. He got fantastic photos of war-time life during those days.

For decades he didn’t talk about his experiences. Finally at his wife’s urging, he did. He found it therapeutic. He scanned many thousands of slides from those days. The result was his book: “Compass and a Camera: A Year in Vietnam.” His photos are fantastic. Infantry on patrol. Smiling Vietnam kids. Lots of helicopters.

Martinez Rotarians reminisced about their time in the military.

There was lots of discussion about the World War II Museum in New Orleans, which several members have visited and all liked.

Among them Bruce Christensen, Rotary President Tom Abercrombie, and Jay Archibald. Jay and Janet Archibald visited the museum just last week. If you’re ever in New Orleans, go there!

someone they don’t know. Students should inform the school and their parent/guardian immediately of any strangers or possible danger so it can be addressed,” the statement said.

Cammack’s address concluded with a promise to keep the community informed should there be any developments on the situation, and thanked the community for their support in cooperating to provide a safer environment for students.

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and Steve James coordinated and kept everyone on track, and intern Theresa Berger provided backup. Priscilla Couden, Executive Director of the History Center, welcomed the students and later demonstrated the Center’s collection of Naturalization papers. Not only were students respectful of the Center’s collections and volunteers, they were also intrigued by the vast amounts of history available for them to learn about and discover on their own.

“If we were able to inspire these kids to learn more about their county’s history and to visit an archive on their own, then we’ve done our job,” said

History Center Volunteer Lisa Gorrell. Given the number of questions asked and the enthusiasm expressed throughout the day, it appears that the Society was able to do just that.

The Contra Costa County Historical Society has long planned for an education program for students of all ages.

This day with the Antioch students provided the basis for working with a wider network of schools and organizations on similar programs.

The History Center is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the third Saturday of each month when special programs are often scheduled.

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Weather, Astronomical & Tides Friday, March 25

Saturday, March 26

Sunday, March 27

Monday, March 28

Tuesday, March 29

70º / 46º Mostly sunny, delightful

72º / 52º Mostly sunny, delightful

68º / 45º Mostly cloudy

63º / 45º Partly sunny and cool

65º / 47º Partly sunny and cool

66º / 45º Clouds and sunshine

68º / 45º Plenty of sunshine

Sunrise / Sunset 7:03 a.m. / 7:26 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 7:02 a.m. / 7:27 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 7 a.m. / 7:27 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 6:59 a.m. / 7:28 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 6:57 a.m. / 7:29 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 6:56 a.m. / 7:30 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 6:54 a.m. / 7:31 p.m.

Moonrise / Moonset 12:23 a.m. / 10:49 a.m.

Moonrise / Moonset 1:15 a.m. / 11:36 a.m.

Moonrise / Moonset 2:06 a.m. / 12:28 p.m.

Moonrise / Moonset Moonrise / Moonset Moonrise / Moonset Moonrise / Moonset 8:46 p.m. (PD) / 8:20 a.m. 9:40 p.m. (PD) / 8:52 a.m. 10:35 p.m. (PD) / 9:28 a.m. 11:29 p.m. (PD) / 10:06 a.m.

Wednesday, March 30 Thursday, March 31

High Tides 3:22 a.m. (5.22 ft) 4:07 p.m. (4.49 ft)

High Tides 3:40 a.m. (5.25 ft) 4:51 p.m. (4.27 ft)

High Tides 4:03 a.m. (5.28 ft) 5:43 p.m. (4.04 ft)

High Tides 4:34 a.m. (5.28 ft) 6:44 p.m. (3.84 ft)

High Tides 5:13 a.m. (5.15 ft) 7:55 p.m. (3.71 ft)

High Tides 6:02 a.m. (4.95 ft) 9:06 p.m. (3.74 ft)

High Tides 7:02 a.m. (4.76 ft) 10:07 p.m. (3.94 ft)

Low Tides 10:04 a.m. (.69 ft) 9:41 p.m. (1.31 ft)

Low Tides 10:39 a.m. (.66 ft) 10:10 p.m. (1.54 ft)

Low Tides 11:16 a.m. (.62 ft) 10:45 p.m. (1.77 ft)

Low Tides 11:57 a.m. (.62 ft) 11:27 p.m. (2.03 ft)

Low Tides 12:49 p.m. (.66 ft)

Low Tides 12:20 a.m. (2.26 ft) 1:57 p.m. (.66 ft)

Low Tides 1:27 a.m. (2.43 ft) 3:10 p.m. (.59 ft)

Temperatures from AccuWeather. Astronomical information by U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department. Water levels measured from Martinez-Amorco Pier. (FD is Following Day; PD is Preceding Day.)

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Ongoing Need Where: Contra Costa Medical Center, 2500 Alhambra Ave., Martinez.

Details: Magazines and soft back books are needed at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, 2500 Alhambra Ave., Martinez. The Auxiliary Volunteers deliver some 150 magazines each week to the 14 waiting rooms around the hospital and clinics. The magazines help make the long waits bearable. Bring magazines to the hospital lobby information desk or the Gift Shop. All personal labels are removed by the Auxiliary Volunteers before they are delivered.

Info: Hospital Gift Shop, (925) 370-5818 or Rhonda.

Smith@hsd.cccounty.us.

Toddler Art Exhibit Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

When: Now through March 30.

Details: Pieces from young artists from CutOut’s studio

will be on display in the downstairs meeting room.

Cost: Free Info: (925) 646-9900 Bloody Murder When: March 18-April 2 Where: Martinez Campbell Theater, 636 Ward St., Martinez.

Details: Play by Ed Sala, directed by Edwin Peabody, featuring Randy Anger, Ryan Terry, Deborah Black, Don Tamblyn, Anne Baker and Dawn Day. Info: (925) 518-3277

Saturday, March 26 Cleanup Day When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 26 Where: Downtown Martinez Details: Volunteer to help downtown sparkle! Donuts, coffee and a BBQ lunch available for all volunteers.

Sign up today.

Cost: Free Info: Call Barbara at (925) 408-1338 or email director@ mainstreetmartinez.org.

Magazines & soft-back books needed!

Magazines (and soft back books) are needed at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, 2500 Alhambra Ave., Martinez. The Auxiliary Volunteers deliver some 150 magazines each week to the 14 waiting rooms around the hospital and clinics. The magazines help make the long waits bearable. Bring magazines to the hospital lobby information desk or the Gift Shop. All personal labels are removed by the Auxiliary Volunteers before they are delivered. For more information please call the Gift Shop at (925) 370-5818, or email Rhonda.Smith@hsd.cccounty.us.

Sunday, March 27 Sunday Farmers Market When: Sunday, March 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Estudillo and Main streets, Martinez.

Details: Year-round market offers fresh fruits and vegetables and other farmgrown/home-made foods and wares.

Cost: Free to peruse; price of goods varies.

Info: www.pcfma.com

Tuesday, March 29 Art History Discussion When: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29.

Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: A discussion on English author, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist Beatrix Potter, will be held at the Martinez Library.

The discussion about Potter, best known for her children’s books featuring animals such as those in “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” will be led by Dorrie Langley.

Cost: Free Details: (925) 646-9900 or http://ccclib.org.

Tuesday, April 5 Button Making When: 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: Join the library to make pin-backed buttons.

Bring your own images or use provided materials. Keep your buttons to decorate your backpack or room or to give as gifts! Materials provided by Friends of Martinez Library.

Cost: Free Info: (925) 646-9900

One Enchanted Evening When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: Brenda Lin returns to the Martinez Library to share an evening of songs which include jazz standards and favorites from the Great America Songbook.

Cost: Free Info: www.brendalinsings. com

Saturday, April 9 CERT Basic Training When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 9, 16, 23, 30.

Where: Martinez City Council Chambers, 525 Henrietta St., Martinez.

Details: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training sessions last for 20 hours and are followed by a practical exercise. Students who complete the classes can also elect to pass a police department background check and be sworn in as City Volunteer Disaster Service Workers. Tuesday evening series also available beginning March 15.

Cost: Free Info: (925) 890-8698 9th Annual SWAN Day When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 9 Where: Old Train Depot (end of Ferry Street in downtown Martinez).

Details: SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day is an international holiday celebrating the creative power of women all over the world. Over 50 artists from around the Bay Area are expected to showcase their art at the Martinez-based

event. All forms of art will be celebrated, including visual and performance arts. Live music and more.

Cost: Free Info: www.martinezarts.org.

Monday, April 11 April Showers Bring May Flowers When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, April 11 Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: Join the library for stories and crafts to welcome spring. Sponsored in partnership with Martinez Parks & Recreation.

Cost: Free Info: (925) 646-9900

Tuesday, April 12 Brickyard Run When: 8:30 a.m. Sunday, April 10 (check-in begins at 7 a.m.)

Where: Rankin Park Aquatic Center, 100 Buckley St., Martinez.

Details: This 47th annual event is presented by Asics Aggies Running Club and benefits Alhambra High School and the Martinez Parks & Recreation Department. Four and eight mile races on Carquinez Scenic Drive. The course is entirely on pavement with rolling hills.

Cost: $32.64 Info: www.eventbrite.com Origami at the Library When: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: Never folded paper in your life? Expert Charles Esseltine will show you how!

Best for grades 2 and up.

Cost: Free

Info: (925) 646-9900 Golden Eagle Parent Committee Meeting When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 Where: Martinez Adult Education, Room 21, 600 F St., Martinez.

Details: This is a meeting regarding Title VII funding for the American Indian Culture and Education Program.

The public is invited to attend and participate in the planning for the 2016/2017 school year program.

Info: (925) 228-3276, ext.

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Saturday, April 16 Bay Area Craft Beer Festival When: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16.

Where: Waterfront Park, Martinez.

Details: The Bay Area Craft Beer Festival in downtown Martinez began in 2010 to highlight the art and flavor of craft beer in Martinez and surrounding communities. Produced by Main Street Martinez, the festival draws 3,500 people to enjoy beer from over 50 microbreweries, live music, and food from local restaurants. Must be 21 to enter (must show valid CA photo ID). No outside alcohol.

Cost: $35 per person. Includes entry, commemorative glass, live music, afternoon of beer tasting. $45 at door (if not sold out).

Info: www.bayareacraftbeerfestival.com

Wednesday, April 20 Wii Wednesdays When: 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: Join the library the third Wednesday of the month for Wii games on the big screen. Different games each month! No registration required. Bring a friend and stop by.

Cost: Free Info: (925) 646-9900

Monday, April 25 Farm at the Library with First Generation Farmers When: 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 25 Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: Are you curious about what it takes to grow your own food or to take care of a farm animal?

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Voice

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Fish on Pine Meadows: ‘One third’ makes sense The packed City Council meeting on Pine Meadows shows beyond question that citizens care about the place.

The City Council voted to send the current proposal back to the drawing board.

The applicant seems to agree.

The right approach should seek compromise. On the one hand, the owners have some rights over the use of the land. On the other hand, the neighbors have rights too.

One can readily think

of possible uses that won’t fly: a pig farm; a garlic farm; a gunnery range; a factory. Not great neighbors. There are good reasons we have zoning.

Zoning changes. Many uses that won’t fly today would have been “no problem” in gold rush days.

When (former?) owners testify at the City Council that “it’s our land, we should be able to develop it as we wish,” they’re living in a

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dream world.

What’s a “reasonable” compromise? My take is: allow housing on one-third of the property, with the rest park land.

“One third” development would allow reasonable profit for the developer.

Not as much profit as if the entire area were covered in houses, but reasonable.

The cost to the city would be zero, which eliminates a major stumbling block.

Developers always come in with their dream proposals. Cities normally work

out compromises. Historically, the City of Martinez has not done it’s job. This needs to change.

Pine Meadows is a great place to start. The City should hold public discussions. If there is strong public support for

one-third development, the developer should come in with a proposal at that level. If that occurs, the stalemate would be broken.

Things could move fast, and all sides should be reasonably happy.

– Hamilton Fish

‘What is the price of progress?’

There won’t be any Pine Meadow voter referendum before the Martinez electorate this fall. Actually, the vote was envisioned as a cutand-dried yay or nay vote.

Change the existing open space use designation in the (now aging) general plan to allow a proposed housing development to proceed on the Dean’s now defunct golf course property. Or not. A nay vote presumably would have halted the project. At least, that’s what I naively thought. Turns out it was more complicated.

You see, the City had been so busy it needed four new resolutions and an additional ordinance to reverse course.

It kinda went like this. Points A through E were considered for adoption. Resolution A rescinded Resolution 031-15 which called for a referendum regarding Resolution 009-15 that amended the General Plan to allow the

development. Then Resolution B actually rescinded Resolution 009-15. Then C rescinded Resolution 008-15 that said it was OK to ignore the state Environmental Quality Act and allow the development. Then D rescinded Resolution 010-15 that approved the development map, known as the Vesting Tentative Map. Finally we needed an ordinance E repealing the Ordinance 1383 that rezoned the property to accommodate the development. Of course the prospect of that new ordinance will require a follow up meeting.

You get it? Well, it doesn’t matter. It’s a done deal. We’ve been assured this will wrap it all up neat and tidy, and Pine Meadow will remain a defunct golf course until such time as the developer is able to fashion a new (dissimilar) plan. In the meantime, presumably, many of us will have died off

or retreated into the distance mumbling to ourselves while forgetting what all the fuss was about in the first place.

In the end, the council explanations convinced even me that the referendum would not have worked as intended. (Wonder who wrote it?) Only Lara DeLaney and Anamarie Avila Farias voted to retain the referendum (point A). Not sure why.

Of course, there was a lot of public comment from both sides of the issue at the recent City Council special session March 9. The value of open space; once its gone, its gone ... the already over crowded schools. A poor history of mitigating the impacts (traffic, parking, safety and such) of other recent development projects in Martinez.

The Dean family vehemently defended private property rights. I kinda scratched my head about

that, seeing as they had already sold the property to DeNova Homes, the proposed developer, for a tidy sum. But then it was revealed the deal entailed a Dean/DeNova financial partnership in the development. OK. Private property rights are themselves a nuanced proposition. It’s not carte blanche.

If, for instance, I decided to dabble in a little hydraulic fracking in my back yard, I’d probably have to run it by the neighbors first.

But, in the end, it’s all about money. The Deans hope to cash in. DeNova does also and has scattered money in the form of local campaign contributions to help install the existing City Council. Dave Sanson, the principal of DeNova Homes, said he wanted to ensure a “good council.” He proudly embraced those political contributions as “The American Way.” He thought he had given money to all the council, but, as it turns out, only Lara DeLaney refused to cash the check and forcefully corrected Mr. Sanson on that point. Councilman Ross jokingly offered to return the $500 check he got. Well, Mr. Ross substantially financed himself from his own real estate coffers, and his $500 check from DeNova was a drop in the bucket compared to what the remaining three council members received.

That’s the point, really.

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Henderson responds to Fish letter Response to Hamilton Fish (see the Dec. 25, 2015, edition of the Martinez Tribune): Your outlook that includes a historic Martinez is refreshing. As one who remembers and fought three present members of council a decade ago who were bent on an RDA and destroying the current built environment, and as one who fought for the $50,000 Kelley/ VerPlank historic context, and then got the history of Martinez accepted to the National Register, and oh yes, one who lobbied the USPS for two years for the $170,000 current or just finished rehab of the Downtown Post Office, I just want to finesse some of the historic factors you have so magnanimously presented in your letter to the editor: 1. “Pre Anglo” contains many ethnic groups with different contributions. Although there are few remaining tangible resources of these groups, their existences created the environment for the next periods of significance – including the pre-abolition contributions of a black man named Jones who built a hotel and the extant Prosser house at the head of Ferry Street during the “frontier” period between the Mexican and the Victorian/ Economic Development periods.

Native Americans were allegedly teaching Sicilian Fishermen how to spear fish after the 1900s, and this correlates with a late 1800s report from the U.S. Fish and Game on

the effects of Italian Fishermen on the Native American fishers.

2. Semple built a ferry a year before anyone knew of a Gold Rush and agriculture was a major force in the region and Martinez. Some of which you have mentioned, but “Gold Rush” is a misnomer.

3. Industrialism (aka Victorian or Economic Development era) came after the Frontier period and came with the arrival of the railroad in 1876. The arrival of the railroad was influenced by agricultural production in the area. However, there were other industrial developments in Martinez prior to 1876, and 1900 is not accurate to begin the industrial period and nor is 1960 to end it and call it all one period. Because of Shell, it actually continues today. The 1890 Borland Home is Queen Anne Eastlake Style, rarer on the west coast, but representative of the industrial ability for mass produced and shipped house parts.

4. Small or medium industries would arise and decline in and around Martinez from late mid 1800s onward. They even buoyed the local economy during the Great Depression. But no other industry would be as large or as lasting as Shell. Shell would cause a massive population growth and housing boom that usurped the large agricultural estates in the area. The Shell (1915 start) period of significance is likely the most influential

force, and it is stand alone, ever to effect the development of Martinez, although the County seat was begun in 1850 and has continued to grow. The County seat, the downtown commercial and residential areas, and the Italian neighborhood all grew on their own time-frames and reasons, although complimenting each others’ growth and abandonment. (I think you got the abandonment period down right – mostly because of 680, end of the fishing era, and the malls). But it was Shell that caused the residential growth, NOT summer homes for San Franciscans.

5. You have completely left out the Great Depression whose influence on the current built environment is undeniable, as well as the New Deal programs that also buoyed the local economy and therefore demand for goods, services, and housing. Many of our sidewalks, Court Street buildings, the fact our Marina is on solid ground, Rankin Park, sewer systems, our first Marina docks, and much more, were built with New Deal funds. FDR’s programs are still providing economic stimulus via Social Security, FDIC, and other federal aid programs.

Let me put it this way. “Industrialism” is not a historic period per se, it is a change in the existence of mankind from agriculture which replaced hunter gatherer which replaced primitive man. In other words, we are in a new millennia,

not a new period of historic significance of local development.

6. Lastly, 630 Court (brick) is *NOT* Streamline Moderne. As its nominator I know the CA State Architects would and did agree.

630 is a simple, two story, brick commercial building with Italian Renaissance Revival Features.

610 is an amalgam of three constructions over a 40 year period.

It is a Frankenstein Building. I researched its history for its owner.

Yes, I guess it is still Streamline Moderne – a design from the late ‘40s to ‘50s. 630 was built in 1926, without knowledge of Art Deco.

So, Hamilton, you did mention that you might get the details wrong and the larger story right. I agree on both and encourage you to get involved with the General Plan update. But the historic part of the General Plan Update needs to be accurate and you seem to be aware of periods of significance, but are inventing the criteria for them. If you have not already, Google “The Historic Resources of Martinez, CA: A multiple property submission” available on the OHP website, among other places.

With the help of other professional historians, that document is predicated on the $50,000 Kelley/ VerPlank historic context available at the City. It seems like you are reinventing these periods of significance. Can you respond in this paper why? I am very curious.

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been noted before. (Property owners, labor unions shower incumbents with campaign cash in Martinez by Lisa P. White, Contra Costa Times, 10/30/10.) In the last five years (2010-2015), of $256,000 in campaign contributions, about 40 percent have come from developer, building and trade interests, 45 percent of that from just five names. To what extent does that skew the priorities of our community and consume public resources?

Look at all of the recent intrigue and privileged access noted in the press, not to mention the expensive bureaucratic clanking described above. DeNova homes requested this recent process. I assure you public-minded altruism was not the foremost motivation.

Is relentless development the only cogent strategy for the sustainable life of our little town? A friend of mine was recently asked by one of our city officials with property in town how best downtown life might be revived. My friend suggested lowering the commercial rents to attract new business. The reply? “My god. We can’t do that!”

What is progress? Is unrelenting growth, expansion up and in and out, inevitable? Are there no viable alternatives? How do we weigh quantity vs quality of life in our community?

Rather than a knee-jerk development/tax base growth strategy, maybe we need to consider other more longterm quality of life aspects. You know. Cover Martinez rooftops with solar. Fill the gaps in the existing transportation infrastructure to provide more alternatives. Promote and enable more food, music, art, sports and theater. Wean the city off the petroleum teat ... and off of developer money.

Food for thought. In the meantime, I suggest we all pay attention to the money now driving local policy initiatives and think about how to reform that process to better promote the longterm vitalization of our town. I have all the campaign funding records, if anyone is interested. Enlightening bedtime reading.

Post script: Council member Anamarie Avila Farias, Mayor Rob Schroder, Dave Sanson of DeNova Homes and his legal counsel, who’s name escapes me at the moment, all got together for cocktails at Barrelista after the meeting.

Excellent cocktails, as always at Arash’s bar, by the way.

And congratulations on the new baby girl.

– Guy Cooper

Contact Your Representatives Martinez City Council n Mayor Rob Schroder 525 Henrietta St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 372-3501 Email: rschroder@cityofmartinez.org Present term expires November 2018 n Councilmember Mark Ross 525 Henrietta St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 372-3544 Email: mross@cityofmartinez.org Present term expires November 2016 n Councilmember Lara DeLaney 525 Henrietta St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 372-3542 Email: ldelaney@cityofmartinez.org Present term expires November 2018 n Councilmember AnaMarie Avila Farias 525 Henrietta St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 372-3543 Email: amafarias@cityofmartinez.org Present term expires November 2016 n Councilmember Debbie McKillop 525 Henrietta St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 372-3541 Email: dmckillop@cityofmartinez.org Present term expires November 2018

MUSD School Board n Superintendent Rami Muth

Email: RMuth@martinez.k12.ca.us n Jonathan T. Wright, Member Email: jwright@martinez.k12.ca.us Present term expires 2016 (interim) n John L. Fuller, President Email: jfuller@martinez.k12.ca.us Present term expires 2016 n Deidre M. Siguenza, Vice President Email: dsiguenza@martinez.k12.ca.us Present term expires 2018 n Bobbi Horack, Clerk Email: bhorack@martinez.k12.ca.us Present term expires 2018 n Kathi McLaughlin, Member Email: kmcLaughlin@martinez.k12.ca.us Present term expires 2016

MDUSD School Board n Cheryl Hansen, President Email: hansenc@mdusd.org Present term expires 2018 n Debra Mason, Vice President Email: masond@mdusd.org Present term expires 2018 n Brian Lawrence, Member Email: lawrenceb@mdusd.org Present term expires 2016 n Barbara Oaks, Member Email: oaksb@mdusd.org

Present term expires 2016 n Linda Mayo, Member Email: mayol@mdusd.org Present term expires 2018

County Supervisor n Supervisor Federal D. Glover 651 Pine St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 335-8200 Email: district5@bos.cccounty.us

Senate n Senator Lois Wolk (District 3) 985 Walnut Ave., Vallejo, CA 94592 Phone: (707) 551-2389 Email: senator.wolk@senate.ca.gov n Senator Steve Glazer (District 7) 1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 240 Walnut Creek, CA 94597 Phone: (925) 942-6082 http://sd07.senate.ca.gov/contact

Congress n Congressman Mike Thompson (District 5) 985 Walnut Ave., Vallejo, CA 94592 Phone: (707) 645-1888 http://mikethompson.house.gov n Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (District 11) 101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite #210 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone: (925) 933-2660 https://desaulnier.house.gov/contact

Governor n Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841 http://govnews.ca.gov Present term expires 2018

President Assembly n Assembly Member Susan A. Bonilla (District 14) 2151 Salvio St., Suite 395 Concord, CA 94520 Phone: (925) 521-1511 http://asmdc.org/members/a14/

n President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 Comments: (202) 456-1111 www.whitehouse.gov/contact/write-or-call Present term expires Jan. 20, 2017

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Faith Billy Graham's ‘My Answer'

Saturday, March 26

Youth could be changed forever by mission trip

By BILLY GRAHAM Tribune Content Agency Q: By the time you get this, our church’s young people will be on a mission trip, mainly doing a construction project for a church in a poor country. To be truthful, I’m not convinced trips like this do much good, since they only last a week or so. Am I wrong? – K.N. A: If you lived in that village and witnessed what these young people did for your church, I’m sure your attitude would

be much different. Even if they aren’t able to accomplish everything, they’ll still do much to help that church and be a great encouragement to the people.

I suspect something even more important will happen as a result of this trip: The lives of these young volunteers will be permanently changed. Most of them have probably never experienced poverty firsthand, nor do they realize the struggles that billions of impoverished people in our world experience every day. Self-absorbed and unconcerned about the

needs of others, they’ll never be the same once they see the world as it really is.

But not only will they have their eyes opened to the needs of our world, but hopefully they’ll also discover how Christ gives hope and meaning to all who believe in Him, no matter what they face. Some of the most joyous Christians I ever met had almost nothing as far as this world’s goods were concerned.

The Bible says, “Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse” (Proverbs 28:6).

As these young people leave on their mission trip, pray that God will use them to bless the lives of others, and also give them a new vision of what God can do through them. Jesus said, “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Luke 10:2).

Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the website for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham.org.

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Evangelist Billy Graham.

Turn to God, the shepherd, to find your path Psalm 23:3: He restoreth my soul; He guideth me in straight paths for His name’s sake.

There is only one reason for the sheep to follow the shepherd. They trust the shepherd to keep them alive, and there is only one reason for the sheep to trust the shepherd to keep them alive, and that is the fact that the shepherd has kept them alive before. Trust is the fruit of past kindness. Trust is the essence of faith. The word “Amen” means trust.

Trust comes naturally to the

flock but unnaturally to us. Despite God’s past mercies, many of us still believe that God will abandon us because God does not care about us or because God is not real. The Psalmist knows our struggle for faith and trust and that is the meaning of the third verse. God is not waiting for us to turn to God. God has already turned to us.

God has turned us around with amazing grace. This turning is the root meaning of “restoreth,” which in Hebrew comes from the root word shuv, meaning to turn around. What we refused to face we now turn to face; what we refused to believe we now believe; and what we refused

Easter Message The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following Easter message: Jesus Christ is the Son of God, Jehovah of the Old Testament, and the Messiah of the New Testament. He died and was resurrected, and He lives in glory with our Eternal Father.

As a result of our Savior’s atoning sacrifice, death, and resurrection we become the beneficiaries of His mercy and grace. In a world of trouble and uncertainty, His peace can fill our hearts and ease our minds. Jesus is in very deed “the way, the truth, and the life” for God’s children everywhere (John 14:6).

At this Easter season we give our sure witness that Jesus is the Christ. Though He was crucified, He rose triumphant from the tomb to our everlasting blessing and benefit. He stands as our Advocate and Savior. He has done for all mankind that which no other could have done. God be thanked for the gift of His Beloved Son, our Savior, the Redeemer of the world, the Lamb without blemish who was offered as a sacrifice for all mankind.

Thomas S. Monson Henry B. Eyring Dieter F. Uchtdorf

to hope we now hope. Faith is believing what you cannot see, and the fruit of faith is seeing what you believe.

A straight path means a trustworthy path. It moves directly towards the destination. That path for the flock is a way in the wilderness. That path for us is a way in the wilderness of life. It is an ethical code, and a sacred calendar to mark the times of our communal and private lives where Heaven and Earth kiss. Without a path we are just rolling stones with no direction home. Or, if you prefer Dante to Dylan, his first line of The Divine Comedy, Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita “Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a dark forest, for the straightforward path had been lost.” The 23rd Psalm is not a poem or a song.

The 23rd Psalm is a map.

And God does all this for the sake of God’s name. This means that God is not doing this for the sake of our righteousness, but as an unearned gift of love and grace. All this is a gift, not a payment of earned interest on an account of virtue. We are lost sheep but we are saved by a saving path for no reason other than

Easter Joy Jesus came to earth, To show us how to live, How to put others first, How to love and how to give.

Then He set about His work, That God sent Him to do; He took our punishment on Himself; He made us clean and new.

the love of the shepherd God for the flock.

Our response ought to be not just belief but thankfulness, and if you can’t be thankful for what you have received, at least try to be thankful for what you have escaped. *** Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

The power of the valley of the shadow of death is not that it takes us from life but that it takes our life away from us before we die by filling us with the fear of death. A.A. Milne put this truth in the mouth of Piglet: “It is hard to be brave when you’re only a Very Small Animal.” The valley is a metaphor for the fear of death and the shepherd God brings us the hope that death is not the end of us, just like the shepherd gives the flock the hope that, although they cannot yet see it, there is a clearing at the end of even the steepest valley.

In Hebrew a narrow valley He could have saved Himself, Calling angels from above, But He chose to pay our price for sin; He paid it out of love.

Our Lord died on Good Friday, But the cross did not destroy His resurrection on Easter morn That fills our hearts with joy.

Now we know our earthly death,

Creekside Church Easter Services & Activities When: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 26.

Where: Creekside Church, 444 Fig Tree Lane, Martinez.

Details: Great music and baptism at each service. Full children’s program for children nursery through grade 5. Breakfast burritos, coffee and juice available after each service. Kids Easter Egg Hunt after each service.

Info: (925) 228-8156 or www.creekside.org

Sunday, March 27

The God Squad

By RABBI MARC GELLMAN

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through the mountains is called a meitzar, and the root of this word is in the name for Egypt, mitzraim. Egypt is a narrow constricting place.

Life constrained by the fear of death is a spiritually constricting place. The way out of Egypt is the way out of every debilitating fear – the belief that we are not alone on our journey to a freer, better place.

God is with us – Emanuel. The Jewish theologian Mordecai Kaplan taught, “It is hell to live without hope and religion saves people from hell.”

I am with John Donne who wrote, “Bring us, O Lord God, at our last awakening into the house and gate of heaven to enter into that gate and dwell in that house, where there shall be no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light; no noise nor silence, but one equal music; no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession; no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity; in the habitations of thy glory and dominion, world without end.”

I am with the shepherd God. Send QUESTIONS ONLY to The God Squad via email at godsquadquestion@aol.com.

Like His, is just a rest.

We’ll be forever with Him In heaven, where life is best.

So we live our lives for Jesus, Think of Him in all we do.

Thank you Savior; Thank you Lord.

Help us love like you!

– Joanna Fuchs

Creekside Church Easter Services & Activities When: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. Sunday, March 27.

Where: Creekside Church, 444 Fig Tree Lane, Martinez.

Details: Great music and baptism at each service.

Continental breakfast between services.

Info: (925) 228-8156 or www.creekside.org

Wednesday, April 6 Women’s Fellowship When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6.

Where: First Congregational Church of Martinez, 1229 Court St., Martinez.

Details: Carol Partridge, retired missionary, will tell the story of Ellen Stone, Congregationalist missionary to Macedonia from 18781902, who was kidnapped by freedom fighters in 1901, creating the first US international hostage crisis. Partridge served as a missionary from 1999-2015 for the United Methodist Church in Macedonia. She will share her own experiences as a missionary and describe the rich legacy left by Stone in that area of the Balkans.

Cost: Free Info: (925) 228-0549.

Upcoming Kidz Camp When: June 20-25, 2016 Where: Jenness Park Details: Children in first through sixth grade are welcome to join Kidz Camp 2016. This year’s theme is Star Wars! Speakers will be Ed and Christy Jones.

Cost: $375 Info: Email Dan Watson to RSVP at dan@creekside. org.

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Walk-off Winners

Bulldog Softball

Pre-Season Baseball

Schulhauser’s sac fly wins it in eight for baseball boys

Bulldogs lose to So Cal rivals on unearned run

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Alhambra junior Karlee Sparacino and Co. will look for their third straight Division II softball title in 2016.

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Bulldog lacrosse slams Dublin 14-1

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Unlike baseball, the varsity lacrosse boys reversed their fates from their previous game in a positive way, by thumping Dublin 14-1 on Tuesday night for their first league win of 2016.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-5 overall and 1-1 in Diablo Foothill Athletic League play, but more importantly have started to get back some of their injured players who missed a big part of their preseason.

Alhambra ripped apart Dublin by scoring early and often.

But it wasn’t like usual. Sometimes bigger teams just out run smaller teams because they know they won’t be able to substitute enough players in to keep every player well-rested.

But what Alhambra did on Tuesday night against the Gaels was pass their way through the defense of Dublin and convert high-percentage shots from close range.

Recently returned leading scorer Jason Rubio opened the scoring for Alhambra in the third minute of play to open his DFAL account. Rubio was shutdown by Miramonte in the DFAL opener.

Junior Cole Malinowski followed up Rubio’s goal with one of his own less than

a minute later, before turning provider for Jack Eaves’ goal two minutes after that.

The Bulldog trio of Malinowski, Eaves and Logan Wright combined for a slick set of passes in the seventh minute before Wright slammed home from close range.

Eaves would score once more from close range near the end of the opening quarter, while Marc Moore scored his second DFAL goal with 30 seconds left on the clock in the first period.

The Bulldogs let off a bit in the second quarter, probably after being instructed to slow down the game by coach Al Boyce.

Still, in the third minute of play in the second quarter, senior John Au’s long range shot was spilled by the Dublin keeper only to be slipped in by Eaves for the seventh Alhambra goal.

Rubio followed that effort up with a 20-yard screamer. He and Eaves would score once more each before the half ended. Rubio’s third goal of the game was also a long-range screamer that beat the keeper.

The senior would finish the game with five goals to take back the team’s scoring lead from Moore. The junior attacker had two on the night to take his total for the season to 18, while Rubio’s five put him at 20. Eaves follows the two

Tennis struggles in first few matches of DFAL play against Dublin & Campo

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune

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Alhambra’s Jack Eaves takes a shot on goal in the Bulldogs’ 14-1 win over Dublin on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Eaves had a game high five goals in the win, as well as an assist.

closely with 18 himself after four on Tuesday night.

Dublin managed to get a single goal long after Boyce introduced the second and third string players into the game, but with a running clock there was little else Dublin could do.

The Bulldogs will visit Dougherty Valley on Friday March 25 for their third DFAL game of the season. Over the past two years, Alhambra has lost to four games to Dougherty Valley, but only by a total difference of six goals across the four contests.

The Bulldog tennis team lined up against Campolindo on Thursday, March 17, and made some solid strides to turn around the program.

“Some of the guys said it was just not their best tennis today, but we did have a couple of really good match ups,” said coach Sarah Gallagher In particular Gallagher is referring to a pair of singles players, and one doubles team.

Number six singles player, Tyler Surges lost 2-6, 5-7.

Surges played in the longest match of the day.

“Tyler played some very long points, mixed it up using down the line shots and lobbed effectively,” Gallagher said. “(Surges was) running down every ball and getting most of them back. Played to win until the very end.”

This is only Surges’ second year in tennis, and his first year as a singles player. Gallagher highlighted the second-year player’s determination and great focus, saying she felt it was paying off.

Number one doubles team, Gabe Arditti and Nick Borov were in their match the whole

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Gabe Arditti warms up before the team’s match on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.

time winning a few games and coming close often in a pair of deuce games. In the ones they did not win, the fought hard against a tough, more-seasoned doubles team. Arditti and Borov lost 4-6, 3-6.

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Bulldogs shutdown by California-Whittier to end home stand

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldog baseball team got the tables turned on them on Tuesday afternoon, as they dropped a 1-0 game to California-Whittier.

Less than a week after walking off, and being able to live with the fact that the hitting has been sparse at home so far this season, the Bulldogs need help.

They had four hits on the game, but none of them came with a runner on base, let alone in scor-

ing position. After a lead off error allowed Tyler Peters to reach two pitches into the ball game, he was erased after a failed bunt and run attempt.

Seniors Zach Elliott and Josh Abraham had the other two hits. Agonizingly enough, Abraham’s hit came in the bottom of the first as well.

Had Peters not been caught stealing, he could’ve moon-walked home on Abraham’s slicing double down the right-field line.

And once again the tough luck loser would be junior pitcher Jordyn Eglite. Once again victimized by a lack of help from his offense, the

tall righty only allowed a single hit in his five plus innings of work.

Eglite struck out seven and his only base runners before the single in the top of the sixth that knocked him out of the game were a pair of walks and a pair of hit batters.

It looks as if the Bulldogs need a re-tooling.

The experiment hitting Peters in the lead off spot seems to have gone flat. The first baseman had three at bats on Tuesday, and all three came with no runners on base. The same player who drove in a team-leading 20 RBIs last season

hasn’t had much of a chance to do damage so far this season. And neither have most of his teammates so far.

Only Abraham is hitting at a consistent clip from the three-hole in the lineup. He however was forced to hit with two outs three times on the afternoon.

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Lady Bulldogs seek a ‘three-peat’ in NCS Division II

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Before the celebratory Gatorade had even dried from his trademark windbreaker, a decision had been made: Paul Buccellato was not leaving the program.

The final few games on the 2015 season were like a farewell tour, everything was easy, the team was playing well, getting along and it all ended with a story book ending.

So whether you believe that parents of the Bulldogs players twisted Buccellato’s arm to come back, or that the coach would be nuts to leave a situation this golden is up to you.

“It was shortly after (the playoffs), I was thinking about it, and because the year turned out to be a great year as far as team chemistry,” Buccellato said. “Doesn’t matter if we won the championship, it’s because these girls all get along.”

When he says these girls, he means the girls who will all be playing together going on three seasons now. Because if you’re keeping score at home, the Bulldogs only lost one senior from the team’s 2015 North

Coast Section winning team.

“I don’t think there is anyone that can stop us, but we still got to play,” Buccellato said.

“Shelby (Clemons) pitched her butt off in the playoffs, she carried the load last year. But Sam (Whitworth) has a lot more confidence this year.”

Whitworth will take the bulk of the duties in the circle for the Bulldogs after making 20 appearances in 2015 as the number two for Alhambra.

She posted a 2.98 ERA in relief, with a 3-1 record and a .213 opponents batting average against. Sophomore Briana Edwards will fill in Whitworth’s role from last season, while fellow sophomore Gina Momaney will have to watch the season from the bench due to a freak accident in practice that ended her season.

“She’s got good stuff, she’s hitting her spots, got a lot of spin on the ball,” Buccellato said.

So with Whitworth, Buccellato had at least one spot on the opening day line up filled in, but as for the rest of it, he says he is still undecided.

Reigning Diablo Foothill Athletic League MVP Briana Perez and first-team all league

selection Karlee Sparacino will continue their duties as the double play combination, and Saint Mary’s College signee Cara DiMercurio will move back behind the plate partly due to the emergence of a Clayton Valley Charter transfer.

Much like a millionaire winning the lottery, Buccellato struck gold without even knowing it when junior Kimiko Zapanta showed up at tryouts.

The St. Mary’s College commit hit .554 for the Ugly Eagles in 2015, and also stole 35 bases.

Zapanta’s addition to the team will allow Buccellato to hit Perez further down the lineup, and increase her RBI total.

Zapanta will likely anchor a crowded outfield that could see any number of players in starting spots depending on how they look in the lead up to a game.

Returning players like senior Madeline Cervantes and juniors Jojo Kelly and Miranda Nilson will all compete for a spot, with junior Morgan Azevedo also being able to spell any of the three. Azevedo and Cervantes were both firstteam all-DFAL in 2015.

“It’s a good problem to have, right now Miranda (Nil-

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their trip was a game against Diablo Foothill Athletic League foes Campolindo, which was played after Tribune deadline.

You’ll forgive the Condors if they can’t finish the road trip at 4-0, especially in their third game in consecutive days.

They didn’t knock the cover off the ball to beat the Bulldogs, in fact they only managed a single hit. However that hit came around to score.

Sophomore reliever Cole Gifford’s first hitter laid down a routine bunt, but fellow sophomore Trent Greene failed to cover the bag. Rather

than hold on to the ball Gifford tried to lead Greene to the base with the throw. The result: the ball rolled down the right-field line and allowed the lead runner to score.

Gifford settled down following the error, only allowing a single hit in his two innings of work out of the pen, but he too was the victim of a slumping offense.

The Bulldogs will hope that getting away from Knowles Field can solve their woes at the plate on March 26 in a make up game against Benicia on the road.

NEVILLE GUARD / Martinez Tribune

Alhambra senior Cara DiMercurio embraces with coach Paul Buccellato after winning the North Coast Section Division II title game. DiMercurio is one of only three seniors on the Lady Bulldog softball team. DiMercurio has signed on to play at St. Mary’s College next year.

son) has been playing well,” Buccellato said, giving an indication that if the season started tomorrow the junior outfielder would start.

Regan Silva and Lindsey Osmer will likely start at the cor-

ners but even then the Alhambra skipper still has options. Kelly saw time at third base last year, and Azevedo has been picking it well at first as well.

“She (Osmer) is picking her game up and playing more

confidently. In the championship I pulled her out, because she made two or three errors, and you could just tell she was rattled by it. But with her maturity this year you can tell she u THREE-PEAT: Page 10

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Martinez Tribune | March 25-31, 2016

Sports NorCal Winter Bocce Standings

The NorCal Courts Indoor Winter League consists of 63 teams for the inaugural league within excess of 500 players participating. The indoor courts are located at NorCal Courts, 360 Ferry St., Martinez. Standings current as of Friday, March 18, 2016.

TUESDAY "A" DIVISION Team # 1 5 7 3 6 2 4

TEAM DOUBLE SHOT PLAYERS WHO TOO CLOSE TO CALL BOCCE HUNKS FINE LINE THE OTHER TEAM TOTALS

WON 27 23 21 20 16 13 6 126

LOST 9 13 15 16 20 23 30 126

% 0.750 0.639 0.583 0.556 0.444 0.361 0.167 0.500

TUESDAY "B" DIVISION Team # 5 7 4 6 1 2 3

TEAM SEASONED PACK SHOCK TREATMENT THE ROLLING STONES SENZA PALLE NEW KIDS ON THE BOCCE LA BOCCE VITA BOCCE AMICI TOTALS

WON 29 23 19 18 17 14 6 126

LOST 7 13 17 18 19 22 30 126

% 0.806 0.639 0.528 0.500 0.472 0.389 0.167 0.500

WEDNESDAY "A" DIVISION Team # 3 1 6 2 7 4 5

TEAM CLUB BARI ON A ROLL BOCCE PALS RAT PACK N.B.A. BOCCE AMICI TOO LES SCHWAB TOTALS

WON 28 28 25 18 18 5 4 126

LOST 8 8 11 18 18 31 32 126

% 0.778 0.778 0.694 0.500 0.500 0.139 0.111 0.500

WEDNESDAY "B" DIVISION Team # 6 4 1 2 3 5 7

TEAM FOUR THREE TWO ONE HAMMER TIME PALLINO PALS HARD TO HANDLE BALL WEEVILS KEEP ON TOSS'IN MONEY $HOTZ TOTALS

WON 26 24 20 19 18 14 5 126

LOST 10 12 16 17 18 22 31 126

% 0.722 0.667 0.556 0.528 0.500 0.389 0.139 0.500

THURSDAY "B1" DIVISION Team # 3 6 7 2 4 1 5

TEAM READY, SET, ROLL NORCAL BOSSES LA DOLCE VITA BOCCE BRAWLERS WHAT-A- BI-OCCE BOCCE NOVA LET'S ROLL IT GIRLS TOTALS

WON 27 25 19 19 15 14 7 126

LOST 9 11 17 17 21 22 29 126

% 0.750 0.694 0.528 0.528 0.417 0.389 0.194 0.500

THURSDAY "B2" DIVISION Team # 2 4 6 7 1 3 5

TEAM BALLS OF GLORY VICINO AL PALLINO SLOW ROLLERS BOCCE BY THE BAY LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL THE USUAL SUSPECTS GOLDEN GIRLS TOTALS

WON 26 25 21 17 16 11 10 126

LOST 10 11 15 19 20 25 26 126

% 0.722 0.694 0.583 0.472 0.444 0.306 0.278 0.500

WEDNESDAY SENIOR "SA" DIVISION Team # 3 2 1 4 5 6 7

TEAM WHO TOO ABC FINE LINE DUCKS ON A ROLL (2) ROLL THEM STONES PALLINO PALS (2) TOTALS

WON 30 27 24 16 12 11 6 126

LOST 6 9 12 20 24 25 30 126

% 0.833 0.750 0.667 0.444 0.333 0.306 0.167 0.500

Bulldogs walk off in extras

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Spencer Schulhauser sent everyone home happy with an extra innings win for the Bulldogs on Friday, March 18.

The junior outfielder drove in the games only run to give Alhambra the 1-0 win against the Irvington Vikings, a result that alleviates some of the tension following the most recent loss to Albany on March 14.

The Bulldogs could only muster four hits on the afternoon, but took advantage of two walks, and error and sac fly to win the game.

The lack of offense at home in two games this season is not something coach Daryl King is stressed about however.

“I think they’ll be alright, a lot of guys are up there and their approach is a little of,” King said. “They’re just trying to meet the ball, and in baseball you have to take healthy hacks at the ball, you can’t be afraid to fail.”

What has been stellar however is the pitching. Senior starting pitcher Tyler Peters fanned eight hitters in five innings of work, only allowing two walks and two hits.

“Our pitching has been outstanding, our defense has been stellar, only thing we have to work out a little bit is our hitting,” King said. “The guys talked it out in there, and they’re not concerned with it.

Once they hit their stride with it we’ll be a nice complete team.”

Peters was efficient with his pitches through his four innings of work, but ran into a bit of a mess in the fifth, when he was forced to through 25 pitches. Still the future San Francisco State Gator was able to escape the jam unscathed, and even ended up striking out the side in his final act before being pulled from the game.

In many other instances he would’ve walked off the mound the winner, but Alhambra had not managed to draw

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MARK FIERNER / Martinez Tribune

Alhambra senior pitcher Tyler Peters struck out eight and allowed two hits in five innings of shutout baseball in a 1-0 win against Irvington-Fremont on Friday, March 18, 2016.

first blood. Until that point they had not had a single runner reach third base.

In the first six innings of the ball game they left seven runners on base.

In the bottom of the seventh, however, all signs pointed to the walk off win.

Senior Matt Beck started the inning by lacing a single to left field. He took second on a wild pitch, and was then moved over to third by second baseman Jacob Armosino on a well placed sacrifice bunt.

King elected to try and win the game by bunting with relief pitcher Brett Sterrer, who until that point had twirled a magnificent three innings in relief of Peters. King didn’t take the bunt sign off with two strikes, and although Sterrer was able to protect the runner from third, he struck out on the fouled off bunt.

After the game King defended his decision to bunt with two strikes, saying Sterrer is one of, if not the best bunter on the team, and that he felt he could get the job done no matter how much pressure.

With a runner on third, the Vikings elected to walk the dangerous Peters and face senior Dominic Pruett instead.

Pruett laced the third pitch he saw the opposite way but saw it hit the webbing of the second baseman’s glove and not the outfield turf.

Instead it would be in the eight inning that the Bulldogs would ambush the runner scoring from third and celebrate the walk off win courtesy of their right-fielder.

“Spencer is a competitor, and athlete, and he is always intense,” King said. “He found something he could drive and got the job done.”

They lost the first set 3-6 but then in the second came back to tie 6-6 playing some great points. They ended up losing in the seven-point tie breaker 5-7, a still impressive result for a first time as a team.

In other singles actions, number one player Nick Atencio lost 1-6, 1-6, number two Nick Ertola lost 2-6, 2-6, number three Michael Aboussie lost 0-6, 1-6, number four Tyler Zancanelli lost 1-6, 0-6, and number five singles player Jason Young lost 1-6, 2-6, in what Gallagher called a tough match.

Number two doubles had a rough day, with Shayan Mirzezdeh and Aidan O’Leary losing 0-6, 0-6.

In the Diablo Foothill away match against Dublin two weeks ago, the singles players played well. Ertola in particular played very well losing 5-7,1-6.

Aboussie played a very strong match losing the first set 2-6 and then came back strong in the second winning 7-6 and then fighting in the 10-point tiebreaker to lose 8-10 a very good match. “Michael played extremely well,” Gallagher said.

Zancanelli lost at number four but was in the match the whole time losing 4-6, 4-6 a very respectable score.

Tyler Surges at number six fought a hard and closer than the score match losing 4-6, 1-6 at Dublin.

Doubles team of Tristan Ferrar and Aidan O’Leary, both first year players played very well at the number two spot losing 2-6, 3-6, against the Dublin duo.

THURSDAY SENIOR "SB1" DIVISION Team # 4 3 5 1 2 7 6

TEAM LA BELLA VITA SUGAR CUBES BOTCHEE 101 CROCKETT CRYSTALS BOCCE BUDDIES BOCCE FRIENDS SENIOR TRAVELERS TOTALS

WON 22 20 20 18 16 16 14 126

LOST 14 16 16 18 20 20 22 126

% 0.611 0.556 0.556 0.500 0.444 0.444 0.389 0.500

THURSDAY SENIOR "SB2" DIVISION Team # 1 7 5 4 6 2 3

TEAM MISFITS JAMMERS BOCCE GUYS TOO BOCCE BRUISERS LUCKY EIGHT ET TU BOCCE THE TERRIBLE TEN TOTALS

WON 23 20 20 20 19 16 8 126

LOST 13 16 16 16 17 20 28 126

% 0.639 0.556 0.556 0.556 0.528 0.444 0.222 0.500

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won’t be rattled by it,” the coach said.

At any point in any ball game Buccellato can rotate all nine players and put them in different positions, fill in players from the bench, and not lose a beat.

That’s the sign of a great team, but even more telling is the willingness of the girls to fill in at whatever position

the team needs them.

“Division II has 10 teams that can win the North Coast Section tournament, I think it is definitely tougher than Division I,” Buccellato said of the team’s chances to become the first team since Freedom-Oakley to win three straight NCS titles in a row.

Freedom won five straight from 2002-2006. The Bulldogs have three section titles in the last five years.

The Bulldogs took a brief hiatus from NCS title games in 2012 and 2013 after being knocked out twice in the semi-finals in their first two seasons in Division II.

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2009 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350 | Nav | Sunroof | DVD | B/U Cam - $17,499 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2012 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 | Certified | Designo | Pano | Nav | B/U Cam - $44,997 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2012 MINI Cooper Convertible S | 6 Speed | Very Low Miles | 1 Owner | 35 MPG - $18,997 | Newell Auto

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2008 NISSAN 350Z Enthusiast | Low Miles | 6 Speed | Custom 20’s - $15,899 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2012 NISSAN Altima 2.5 | Certified | 32 MPG | Low Miles - $11,994 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2013 NISSAN Cube S | Certified | 6 Speed | 31 MPG | Bluetooth Audio - $11,998 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2009 NISSAN Rogue S All Wheel Drive / 66k Miles / One Owner - $11,499 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2013 NISSAN Rogue Certified | All Wheel Drive | One Owner - $15,250 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2013 NISSAN Rogue S | Certified | Special Edition | B/U Cam | 28 MPG - $15,987 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2002 PONTIAC Firebird Trans Am Firehawk | 6 Speed | T Tops | LOW MILES! $23,999 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2005 PONTIAC GTO | Low Miles | 400 Horse Power - $12,999 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522.

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Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522.

2012 TOYOTA FJ Cruiser | Certified | 4x4 | B/U Cam | JBL Stereo | Low Miles - $31,499 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522.

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FOR SALE New 12 ft Wenonah (canoe). Hardly used, includes two wooden oars, $300 firm. (925) 2290968. _________________________________________________________________________

2011 TOYOTA RAV4 | AWD | 27 MPG | Aux Input - $14,899 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 9571522.

KAYAK FOR SALE “Big Yak” Ocean Kayak for ocean, rivers, lakes. 9’8”, 47 lbs, light blue. Tank well with gear straps (great for small cooler), cup holder.

Comes with high-back seat w/zipper pocket, top-dollar light weight paddle (Werner) & vest – everything you need to get on the water today. Leave msg, (928) 3777579.

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2012 TOYOTA RAV4 | Certified | AWD | Sunroof | B/T Audio | 27 MPG - $16,799 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2014 TOYOTA Sienna SE | Certified | Nav | B/U Cam | Sunroof - $29,999 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 9571522. _________________________________________________________________________

2007 TOYOTA Tacoma PreRunner | Camper Shell | Towing Pkg | BT Audio - $16,776 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 9571522. _________________________________________________________________________

2012 TOYOTA Tacoma SR5 | Certified | 4x4 | B/U Cam | Aux Input - $27,999 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

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RESIDENTIAL REAL Estate Sales, experience in Trustee and Probate Sales.

Complimentary Property Evaluation and Fair Market Analysis Provided. Michael Brionez, Broker, J. Rockcliff Realtors, (925) 2880477, michaelbrionez.com. _________________________________________________________________________

SOLD $492,000 - 7 Laurel Ct., Martinez, 2 bedroom home and studio. We have buyers wanting homes in Martinez! Call Michael Brionez, Broker, J. Rockcliff Realtors, (925) 288-0477, michaelbrionez.com. _________________________________________________________________________

212 NORTH PARK COURT

2012 VOLKSWAGEN Beetle | Certified | Nav | Pano Sunroof | 29 MPG - $13,487 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522.

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2014 RAM 2500 SLT | Certified | 4x4 | Diesel | Low Miles - $42,997 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522.

2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC R-Line | Certified | Nav - $17,499 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522. _________________________________________________________________________

2010 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta Limited | 30 MPG | 1 Owner | 5 Speed - $9,497 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522.

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2009 SUBARU Legacy Special Edition | AWD| Sunroof | 26 MPG - $7,999 |

TOYOTA CAMRY 4 door sedan, ‘92, black on black, limosine tint, new tires, elec-

Homes for Sale

This NEW home features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 car garage. Beautiful tile floors downstairs and neutral carpet upstairs. Lots of windows bring natural light into this home. Laundry room is upstairs. The best energy efficient lighting plus a tankless water heater (endless hot water).

Gardener and HOA paid by owner. Enjoy walking paths, bocce court, children’s play area and picnic tables. Plus Mountain View Park with baseball field, basketball courts, playgrounds, and large picnic areas. Alhambra High School district.

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212 North Park Court, Martinez. $2,800. Call Property Managers, Inc., (925) 9321700.

Commercial Property 0075 OFFICE SPACE for rent.

Several affordable spaces available (varying sizes) in commercial building in downtown Martinez. (925) 229-2026, Ext. 200. _________________________________________________________________________

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS for rent. One 3,000 sq. ft. space, one 6,000 sq. ft. space. Beautiful brick, sanded timber interiors. Downtown Martinez. Great rates.

(925) 229-2026, Ext. 200.

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$120,000 Vacant residential lot near downtown Martinez. Build your custom home! Michael Brionez, Broker, J. Rockcliff Realtors, (925) 288-0477, michaelbrionez.com.

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LOVE GROOMING cats, nails, bathing, belly trims, remove knots & more. Barbara Booth at Pet & Home Care, (925) 200-4891. _________________________________________________________________________

DOG BOARDING Going away and need some place to leave your dog that is more like home? Call Barbara, (925) 200-4891.

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2007 SAAB 9-3 | Convrertible | Low Miles | Turbo | 33 MPG - $8,499 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522.

tronic ignition, etc. $2,500 obo. Call Edwin, (925) 4329230.

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2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC Sport | Certified | 31 MPG - $16,999 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 9571522.

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2012 PORSCHE Cayenne S | AWD | Sunroof | Nav | B/U Cam - $41,977 | Newell Auto Group, 3925 Alhambra Ave., Martinez, (925) 957-1522.

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Omarr’s Weekly Astrological Forecast

By JERALDINE SAUNDERS Tribune Content Agency ARIES (March 21-April 19): There is a spring in your step. The first week of spring might bring you a chance to widen your circle of acquaintances. Group activities and new friendships could be on your schedule in the week to come.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The simplest solution will solve the most difficult problem. You may think you can shift your funds around like a shell game, but in the end you will see that complicated techniques won’t give satisfying results.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Prepare to parade with the paparazzi. Your popularity grows by leaps and bounds especially in the first part of the week. This is a great time to interview for a new job, ask for favors, or meet the guy or gal of your dreams.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may be able to recite the rules chapter and verse.

It could be a good week to investigate alternative belief systems or to listen avidly to your significant other’s ideas.

By embracing new ideas you will grow.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A round of truth or dare might be in your future. Be truthful to win this week. A casual acquaintance may have the knowledge, know-how, or connections to help you make a wise and possibly lucrative business decision.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Call the shots and use all the tricks of the trade.

During the week ahead you can concentrate on becoming a new improved you.

Focus on achieving your goals and learn some new ways to accomplish them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your attention to workplace politics during the week ahead may improve a relationship. Your personal charm is at a high point. Use it to capture someone’s heart or to make working conditions more harmonious.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Spin a yarn into something useful. You know how to get your point across in a useful and productive way. Say the right thing this week and you will enlighten someone giving them a chance to make positive changes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It is the easiest thing in the world to just be you. It is much harder to be what others expect you to be.

In the week ahead don’t let anyone make you feel unworthy or undeserving. Accentuate the positive.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Tie up all your loose ends and decorate them with a bow. Get major financial matters wrapped up as quickly as possible because by the end of the week you may be tempted to gamble on a losing proposition.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): It is time to make your move. Peer opinions that have kept you from making a change will shift for the better.

Shop for major appliances or anything that should have a long life and aesthetic appeal early in the week.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Show a united front, not a divided front. As this week unfolds some key people may not agree with you, but you can support their right to have differing opinions.

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Crossword ACROSS 1 Rosie of “The Jetsons,” for one 6 Recede 9 Downloadable programs 13 Golden Gloves venue 14 Chimney substance 16 Toondom’s __ E. Coyote 17 Camp shelters 18 Single proprietor 20 The Old Spaghetti Factory alternative 22 Big D hoopster 23 West Coast sch. with more than 100 NCAA championships 24 Martini order 25 Gloomy 27 Golf hole starting points 29 On the topic of 32 Fed. power dept.

33 “__ Legend”: Will Smith movie 35 Nook and Kindle 38 Self-defense option 40 Emphatic military reply 42 Actor McKellen 43 Japanese soup noodle 44 Formula for salt 46 Brewpub lineup 50 Mr. Fixit’s forte 53 Singer Orbison 55 Aflame 56 Chinese chairman 57 Fragrant bloomer with typically pink flowers 61 Comment after a feast ... or what the first word of 18-, 20-, 38- and 57-Across would sometimes say—if it could talk 63 Christmas celebrity 64 Future plant 65 Nonstick cookware brand 66 __ salts 67 Grinds to a halt 68 Seek damages from 69 Poker-faced DOWN 1 Squeal on 2 Parental warning words 3 “No fighting, kids!”

4 “As seen __”: ad phrase 5 Used a stun gun on 6 College application pieces 7 Mannerless fellow

8 Like headline typefaces 9 “So-o adorable!”

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Martinez Tribune | March 25-31, 2016

Who's on Stage Friday, March 25 Happy Hour & a Half featuring The Tommy Bean Blues Band When: 4:30-6 p.m. Friday, March 25 (doors open at 4 p.m.).

Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez.

Cost: No cover charge. Beverage discount.

Info: http://armandosmartinez.com 13th Seat at the Round Table When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25-26 and April 1-2 Where: 835 Arnold Dr., Martinez.

Details: A play by Poison Apple Productions, featuring local players.

Cost: $18 general seating Info: (925) 957-0773 or poisonappleproductions.org Paper Kayak When: 7 p.m. Friday, March 25 Where: Roxx on Main, 627 Main St,. Martinez.

Info: (925) 370-7699 Bloody Murder When: 8 p.m. Friday, March 25 Where: Campbell Theater, 636 Ward St., Martinez.

Info: (925) 518-3277 Saint Ashbury When: 8-10 p.m. Friday, March 25 (doors open at 7:30 p.m.).

Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez.

Details: “Americana.” Jamie McCrary on vocals; Jeremy

Cozakas on guitar; Ashley Mitchell on bass/mandolin/ slide guitar; Bryan Gessaro on piano/bass; Louie Senor on drums. Presented by Minor Chords Productions.

Saint Ashbury formed in early 2013 as a song writing project and quickly evolved into a band. Singer Jaime McCrary’s voice walks a thin line between country and contemporary rock. Jeremy Cozakas and Ashley Mitchell bring two different song writing styles to the band that have complimented each other nicely, and along with Jaime’s unique voice, created a sound that is definitely melodic, yet difficult to label.

Cost: $15 Info: www.saintashbury.com

Saturday, March 26 Ray Obiedo & Mistura Fina When: 8-10 p.m. Saturday, March 26 (doors open at 7:30 p.m.).

Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez.

Details: “Brazilian, Carribean and Latin Jazz.” Ray Obiedo on guitar; Sandy Cressman on vocals; Phil Hawkins on drums/steel pans; Alex Murzyn on flute & sax; Bob Karty on keys; David Belove on bass; Derek Rolando on percussion.

Guitarist and composer Ray Obiedo formed Mistura Fina to explore his great

Who’s On Stage is compiled by Tribune staffer Hannah Hatch, with some information provided by Martinez resident Jenny Starmack. For questions or to add events, email hhatch@martineztribune.com. love of Latin music. Obiedo’s compositions for the group are drawn from his many musical influences – including contemporary jazz, funk, Caribbean, R&B, pop and Latin music. Mistura Fina works with a wonderfully rich array of textures and colors, melding together all of its musical elements for a delightfully distinctive Bay Area flavor.

While there is the heavy influence of Brazilian & Afro Cuban rhythms, a traditional West Coast Latin Jazz sound is always at the core of this ensemble.

Cost: $15 Info: https://myspace.com/ rayobiedo Al ‘Azifoon & Belly Dancers When: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 26 Where: Roxx on Main, 627 Main St., Martinez.

Info: (925) 370-7699

Monday, March 28 Blues Jam When: 7:30-10 p.m. Monday, March 28.

Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez.

Info: http://armandosmartinez.com

Tuesday, March 29 The Sunday Paper When: 8-10 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 (doors open at

7:30 p.m.).

Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez.

Details: “A Tribute to East Bay Grease.” With former and current members of Tower Of Power, Cold Blood, Sly & The Family Stone, Santana and Herbie Hancock. Jeff Tamelier on guitar; Tony Stead on keyboards; David Margen on bass; T Moran on drums.

Special guest: Rick Stevens.

Cost: $20 Info: http://armandosmartinez.com

Thursday, March 31 The Lafayette Studio Big Band When: 8-10 p.m. Thursday, March 31 (doors open at 7:30 p.m.).

Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez.

Details: “Jazz.” Retirement party and show for Steven Powell, U.S. Navy National Anthem 49er Stadium and Giants World Series singer. Under the direction of Steve Snyder, the Lafayette Studio Big Band is a traditional 17 piece jazz orchestra playing music from the 1930s to today, in tribute to the legacy of Count Basie, Duke Ellingtion, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, The Dorsey Brothers and more.

Cost: $15 Info: www.lafayettebigband.com

Karaoke & Open Mic Nights Karaoke with “Carla-oke” When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 25 Where: The Tavern on the Green, 451 Vine Hill Way, Martinez.

Info: (925) 228-2063 Open Mic When: 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 Where: Creek Monkey Tap House, 611 Escobar St., Martinez.

Details: Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. is Open Mic Night upstairs at Creek Monkey. So grab your weapon of choice and get downtown to rock the house under the bright lights of small town stardom. Or just head upstairs with a beer to support local musicians.

Info: http://creekmonkey.com Open Mic When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31 Where: Roxx on Main, 627 Main St., Martinez.

Info: (925) 370-7699

ArtBeat draws performers & pedestrians alike

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Marco performing “In Our Nest” at ARTU4iA Saturday, March 19, 2016.

By HANNAH HATCH Martinez Tribune Artcelerator hosted their 4th annual ArtBeat in downtown Martinez March 19.

“Emerging artist’s” sculptures created by Allan Diosana and Tim Tarrant, were featured at IFPTE Local 21 at 624 Ferry St. Live music by Greg Burdett and Mike & Marlee was also featured during the gallery show, as well as poetry readings from Alhambra High School’s Creative Writing Backroads.

ARTU4iA, 725 Ward St., featured artists Alex Miller, Anthony Moore, Hazel Jean and Laura Noel.

Singer and songwriter Marco played an acoustic set at 9 p.m., also at ARTU4iA. Marco played songs from his recent album, “In Our Nest.” The melodic music set the crowd in a trance and had many gath-

ering in ARTU4iA to enjoy the end of the event.

Pandora Sutherland featured her “Crystalline Cavern” outside of the Barrelista Coffee Shop at 736 Main St., which also hosted music from young artists Easy Target, Special Guest, and Emelia Simmons.

Artcelerator’s artist hangout was hosted by Barrelista on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Artists, art enthusiasts and community members met at Barrelista to network, discuss the art they do, and make plans for their part in the community. Local artists Julia Linsteadt, Anthony Moore and James Patton made presentations for the group.

Stay tuned for the next Downtown ArtBeat. The event is not finalized, but you can look forward to more local artists and live music featured in downtown Martinez on Saturday, April 16.