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Tribune Clowns not a threat, school super says Alhambra High named next target via social media MARTINEZ, Calif. – A social media hoax threatening Alhambra High School (AHS) with a clown attack prompted a response from district officials Wednesday afternoon.

The message, “Will be in Martinez tomorrow. See you Alhambra attendants at 12:22,” was posted Tuesday night to Instagram, by CoCo County Clown Gang. The message was accompanied by a photo of an ominous looking clown withholding a lollipop from a small boy. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Instagram account was unavailable.

Students were abuzz on Twitter and other social media about the post, with several students alleging clown sightings at the school.

This led Martinez Unified School District Superintendent CJ Cammack to send out a blanket email and recorded telephone message to parents of AHS students, assuring them the clown threat was without merit.

“The safety and security of our students is our top priority.

The Martinez Police Department has determined this threat is not credible, but will be taking adCLOWNING: Page 16

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What to expect on the ballot Mail-in ballots for General Election to be sent out Tuesday MARTINEZ, Calif. – Many registered voters in Contra Costa County will receive mail-in ballots for the 2016 Presidential General Election as early as this week. But whether or not residents mail in their ballots or choose to visit the polls Nov. 8, they’ll face a myriad of candidates and propositions to choose from. Here’s a quick look at what Martinez voters can expect to see on their ballots.

For President and Vice President of the United States, voters may choose one of the following pairs: Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka from the Green Party, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine from the Democratic Party, Gloria Estela La Riva and Dennis J. Banks from the Peace and Freedom Party, Donald J. Trump and Michael R. Pence from the Republican and American Independent Parties, and Gary

Johnson and Bill Weld from the Libertarian Party.

For United States Senator, one vote may be cast for either United States Congresswoman Loretta L. Sanchez or Attorney General of California Kamala D. Harris, both of the Democratic persuasion.

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Martinez City Council candidate forum to be broadcast on TV MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Martinez City Council Candidate’s Forum recently hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at City Hall will be broadcast on the City Channel in the coming weeks.

It will be available for view on channel 28 for Comcast subscribers, and channel 29 for Astound customers.

The first broadcast will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, with additional broadcasts each Sunday till Oct. 30.

It will also show at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 and 29; and once more at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27.

The forum featured Martinez City Council candidates John Stevens, Courtney Masella-O’Brien, Noralea Gipner, and incumbent Mark Ross in a question and answer-based session. It was not a debate, but provided insight into each candidate’s knowledge of local issues.

Voters will have the opportunity to vote for two of the candidates in the Nov. 8 General Election.

For more information, contact the Martinez Chamber of Commerce at (925) 228-2345, or visit their website at www.martinezchamber.com.

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Martinez Tribune | Oct. 7-13, 2016 The Crime Blotter and Arrest Log are compiled by Tribune staffer Danny Yoeono. For questions, email dyoeono@martineztribune.com.

Police Blotter

By DANNY YOEONO Martinez Tribune The crime blotter is compiled from public record and is not confirmed by Martinez Police or any other party unless otherwise stated. Some accounts may be unfounded.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 A woman with apparent blood trickling down her neck was doing drugs in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart around 10 a.m.

Thirty-three minutes later, Wal-Mart had two men attempting to break open a watch in the jewelry department while one subject was

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wearing a stolen hat and the other was wearing a stolen backpack with stolen items inside. I can only assume they drove off in a stolen vehicle to their stolen safehouse.

At 4 p.m., a woman was seen smashing the front passenger seat window of a dark blue Honda minivan parked on Alhambra Avenue. The glass was broken with what seemed to be an ice pick.

An F Street resident was threatened to have “bullets put through his face” by his neighbor over a parking dispute around 7:30 p.m.

In the eighth hour of the day, the tip jar of Ian Yogurt in the Muir Station shopping center was stolen. C’mon man, why you gonna steal tips? Rude.

Thursday, Sept. 29 At 2:38 a.m., one man went down Main Street kicking over garbage cans while dancing around and talking to himself. At one point he was punching the window of a Ferry Street business.

A Farm Lane resident was yelling and cursing at their neighbor near 11 a.m.

Alcohol was stolen by a man who was threatening and cursing Shell food mart employees at 2:47 p.m. The food mart is located on Alhambra Avenue.

Friday, Sept. 30 A drone was reportedly flying to and fro in the Grandview Avenue area at 1:24 a.m.

A resident claimed her peace

was disturbed and her privacy invaded. Obama is at it again with them drones.

A masked man was seen riding a motorized scooter on the campus of Martinez Junior High School at 12:51 p.m.

A Bryce Drive resident heard something knock on her kitchen window while she was home alone at 7:36 p.m.

A group of three males were firing a bb gun in one of the large parking lots at the marina at 9:45 p.m. Careful, you could shoot someone’s eye out with that thing.

on Castro Street carrying a box for a vacuum cleaner that was thought to be stolen. The midnight stroll occurred 14 minutes past midnight.

Another suspicious person was seen at 11:01 a.m. in the backyard of a vacant Elm Street house carrying duffel bags and wearing a long Hawaiian dress.

Two inebriated women stopped a car on Ward Street and asked the driver for a ride home just before 6 p.m. One of them attempted to enter the vehicle through the passenger door.

Saturday, Oct. 1

Monday, Oct. 3

At 12:03 a.m., a man was seen carrying multiple bicycles over his shoulders while also riding a bicycle. I think that’s some sort of Guinness World Record.

At 5:23 p.m., a woman was seen on Date Street digging in the dirt while talking to herself. I didn’t know there was a Date Street. Anybody wanna go there with me?

At 5:53 p.m., a woman was seen sitting on a fence on Scenic Avenue holding a 12 inch knife that she took out of her backpack.

At 9:14 p.m., a man with a beard and cane was walking back and forth on Estudillo Street while yelling. We should listen; only wizards have beards and canes.

A group of three adults and their accompanying children dined and dashed the IHOP diner with a tab of $81 around 5 p.m. I am unsure which judicial jurisdiction the unpaid pancakes fall under because it is international territory.

A man with a long beard spent 45 minutes in the Starbucks bathroom on Main Street around 5 to 6 p.m. He allegedly responded with gibberish when spoken to.

Sunday, Oct. 2 A suspicious person was walking towards downtown

Tuesday, Oct. 4 At 5:48 a.m., a man holding what appeared to be a rake was in the roadway on Alhambra Avenue screaming by the Jack in the Box. Someone is excited for autumn.

At 2:14 p.m., a man who appeared to be in his 50s fell down while carrying groceries on Shell Avenue.

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.

Daren Glosser, 41, was arrested Oct. 4. Charges were unavailable as of presstime.

Stephen Lagrille, 35, was arrested Oct. 3 on charges related to battery with serious bodily injury.

Dillan Woods, 27, was arrested Oct. 3 for allegedly giving false information to a peace officer, resisting/obstructing/delaying a police officer, false imprisonment by violence, battery and burglary.

Clinton Young Jr., 30, was arrested Oct. 3 for alleged possession of narcotic controlled substance.

Kitty Bernavich, 22, was arrested Oct. 3 for warrants or holds only.

Tyrone Dangerfield, 21, was arrested Oct. 2 for alleged battery on spouse, cohabitant or former spouse.

John Au, 18, was arrested Oct. 2 for allegedly participating in an illegal speed contest.

Lennie Dombach Jr., 18, was arrested Oct. 2 on possession for sale of a designated controlled substance charges.

Daniel Gentry, 26, was arrested Oct. 1 for warrants or holds only.

Andrew Lopez, 29, was arrested Sept. 29 on petty theft charges.

Steven Kelly, 54, was arrested Sept. 29 on warrants or holds only.

Patrick Yelton, 44, was arrested Sept. 28 on charges related to false imprisonment by violence, forcible lewd acts upon a child, and sexual exploitation of a child under 18 years.

Sara Paston, 20, was arrested Sept. 28 for alleged robbery.

Steven Horder, 32, was arrested Sept. 27 for alleged possession of narcotic controlled substance.

Edward Garofalo, 28, was arrested Sept. 27 on revocation of probation, conspiracy to commit a crime, assault with firearm on person, exhibit firearm, exhibit firearm in presence of peace officer, receiving or concealing stolen property, addict in possession of firearm, carrying loaded firearm on person or in vehicle while in public, carry concealed firearm on person – pistol, revolver or other firearm charges.

John Sanborn, 36, was arrested Sept. 27 on charges related to possession of drug paraphernalia.

Mike Vogel, 27, was arrested Sept. 26 on possession of narcotic controlled substance charges.

Gary Melson, 62, was arrested Sept. 25 for allegedly driving with suspended license.

Christopher Oxford, 38, was arrested Sept. 24 for alleged possession of controlled substance and driving while license suspended.

Weather, Astronomical & Tides Friday, Oct. 7

Saturday, Oct. 8

Sunday, Oct. 9

Monday, Oct. 10

Tuesday, Oct. 11

Wednesday, Oct. 12

Thursday, Oct. 13

84º / 49º Plenty of sunshine

87 / 51º Plenty of sunshine

83º / 56º Partly sunny

75º / 55º Partly sunny & pleasant

75º / 49º Partly sunny

75º / 52º Cloudy with a few showers

77º / 52º Some sun

Sunrise / Sunset 7:10 a.m. / 6:41 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 7:11 a.m. / 6:40 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 7:12 a.m. / 6:39 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 7:13 a.m. / 6:37 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 7:14 a.m. / 6:36 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 7:15 a.m. / 6:34 p.m.

Sunrise / Sunset 7:16 a.m. / 6:33 p.m.

Moonrise / Moonset 1:01 p.m. / 11:18 p.m.

Moonrise / Moonset 1:49 p.m. / 12:10 a.m. (FD)

Moonrise / Moonset 2:36 p.m. / 1:06 a.m. (FD)

Moonrise / Moonset 3:19 p.m. / 2:05 a.m. (FD)

Moonrise / Moonset 4:01 p.m. / 3:09 a.m. (FD)

Moonrise / Moonset 4:40 p.m. / 4:15 a.m. (FD)

Moonrise / Moonset 5:19 p.m. / 5:24 a.m. (FD)

High Tides 7:40 a.m. (3.77 ft) 5:45 p.m. (4.86 ft)

High Tides 8:46 a.m. (3.77 ft) 6:43 p.m. (4.63 ft)

High Tides 9:45 a.m. (3.87 ft) 7:55 p.m. (4.49 ft)

High Tides 10:36 a.m. (4.07 ft) 9:14 p.m. (4.49 ft)

High Tides 11:19 a.m. (4.33 ft) 10:27 p.m. (4.63 ft)

High Tides 11:56 a.m. (4.59 ft) 11:29 p.m. (4.79 ft)

High Tides 12:30 p.m. (4.86 ft)

Low Tides 12:42 a.m. (.59 ft) 12:10 p.m. (2.23 ft)

Low Tides 1:42 a.m. (.59 ft) 1:13 p.m. (2.33 ft)

Low Tides 2:47 a.m. (.52 ft) 2:27 p.m. (2.26 ft)

Low Tides 3:48 a.m. (.39 ft) 3:39 p.m. (2.03 ft)

Low Tides 4:40 a.m. (.26 ft) 4:43 p.m. (1.67 ft)

Low Tides 5:25 a.m. (.16 ft) 5:39 p.m. (1.21 ft)

Low Tides 6:07 a.m. (.16 ft) 6:31 p.m. (.75 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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this election may choose between business owner, consultant and Republican Carlos Santamaria, or Democratic Congressman Mike Thompson. Those residing south of Highway 4 may select between District 11 candidates Democratic U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier or retired HR manager and Republican, Roger Allen Petersen.

For the Senate, Martinez is divided into Districts 3 and 7.

In the District 3 race, candidates may choose between Democratic State Assemblymember and businessman Bill Dodd, or Democratic social worker Mariko Yamada. In District 7, the choices for Senator are Republican businessman Joseph Alexander Rubay and Democratic California State Senator Steve Glazer.

For State Assembly, Martinez falls within District 14, in which voters may choose between Democratic educator and park director Mae Cendaña Torlakson and Democratic councilmember and police chaplain Tim Grayson.

For Contra Costa County Board of Education Area 3, voters will be asked to choose one boardmember. The candidates for this non-partisan position are vocational school chairman Leon Raymond Sloan, professor and business owner Vikki Janeen Chavez, and governing board member Daniel A. Gomes.

Four candidates are running for Martinez Unified School District (MUSD) Board Member positions. Voters will be asked to choose three. Candidates include: school board member Jonathan T. Wright, educator and CEO Evelyn Centeno, MUSD trustee John L. Fuller, and incumbent Kathi McLaughlin.

For Supervisor in District 5, voters may choose either Supervisor Federal Glover or vice mayor of Martinez, Anamarie Avila Farias.

Candidates for Martinez City Council, for which voters may choose two, are: small business attorney Courtney Masella-O’Brien, COO John Stevens, councilmember and businessperson Mark Ross, and small business owner Noralea Gipner.

Only one candidate, the incumbent, has entered the race for Martinez City Clerk. R. Gary Hernandez is the sole choice on the ballot.

One candidate may be chosen for Martinez Treasurer. Candidates are incumbent Carolyn L. Robinson and accountant and tax preparer Charles Martin.

Four are vying for a spot as a director of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (CCCSD), but voters may only choose three. Business owner

Susan Noe Welsh, solid waste manager James A. Nejedly, CCCSD board member Tad J. Pilecki and CCCSD Director Paul Herbert Causey are seeking the position.

For BART Director in District 1, voters may choose between CFO Debora Allen, and BART Director Gail Murray.

Seventeen propositions are on this year’s ballot, including: Proposition 51 regarding school bonds and funding for K-12 school and community college facilities. Prop 51 would authorize $9 billion in general obligation bonds for new construction and modernization of K-12 public school facilities, charter schools and vocational education facilities, and California Community Colleges facilities. It would cost the state about $17.6 billion to pay off both the principal ($9 billion) and interest ($8.6 billion) on the bonds. Payments would be about $500 million per year for 35 years.

Proposition 52, a Medi-Cal hospital fee program, initiative constitutional amendment and statute. Prop 52 would extend indefinitely an existing statute that imposes fees on hospitals to fund Medi-Cal health care services, care for uninsured patients, and children’s health coverage. This proposition would have an uncertain fiscal effect, ranging from relatively little impact to annual state General Fund savings of around $1 billion and increased funding for public hospitals in the low hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

Approval of Prop 53 would require statewide voter approval before any revenue bonds can be issued or sold by the state for certain projects if the bond amount exceeds $2 billion. Fiscal Impact: State and local fiscal effects are unknown and would depend on which projects are affected by the measure and what actions government agencies and voters take in response to the measure’s voting requirement.

Prop 54 would prohibit the Legislature from passing any bill unless published on the Internet for 72 hours before a vote.

It would require Legislature to record its proceedings and post them online. It would authorize use of recordings. Fiscal Impact: One-time costs of $1 million to $2 million and ongoing costs of about $1 million annually to record legislative meetings and make videos of those meetings available on the Internet.

Prop 55 would extend by 12 years the temporary personal income tax increases enacted in 2012 on earnings over $250,000, with revenues allocated to K-12

schools, California Community Colleges, and, in certain years, healthcare. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues – $4 billion to $9 billion annually from 2019-2030 – depending on economy and stock market. It would increase funding for schools, community colleges, health care for low-income people, budget reserves, and debt payments.

Prop 56 regards a cigarette tax to fund healthcare, tobacco use prevention, research and law enforcement. Passage of this proposition would increase the cigarette tax by $2 per pack, with an equivalent increase on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine.

Fiscal Impact: Additional net state revenue of $1 billion to $1.4 billion in 2017-18, with potentially lower revenues in future years. Revenues would be used primarily to augment spending on health care for low-income Californians.

Prop 57 would allow parole consideration for nonviolent felons. It would also authorize sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education. Passage of Prop 57 would allow juvenile court judges to decide whether juveniles will be prosecuted as adults. Fiscal Impact: Net state savings likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on implementation. Net county costs would likely be a few million dollars annually.

Prop 58 would preserve the requirement that public schools ensure students obtain English language proficiency. It requires school districts to solicit parent/ community input in developing language acquisition programs.

It also requires instruction to ensure English acquisition as rapidly and effectively as possible.

It authorizes school districts to establish dual-language immersion programs for both native and non-native English speakers.

Fiscal Impact: No notable fiscal effect on school districts or state government.

Prop 59 asks whether California’s elected officials should use their authority to propose and ratify an amendment to the federal Constitution overturning the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v.

Federal Election Commission.

Citizens United ruled that laws placing certain limits on political spending by corporations and unions are unconstitutional. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect on state or local governments.

Prop 60 would require adult film performers to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. It would require

producers to pay for performer vaccinations, testing, and medical examinations. It would also require producers to post condom requirements at film sites.

Fiscal Impact: Likely reduction of state and local tax revenues of several million dollars annually. Increased state spending that could exceed $1 million annually on regulation is anticipated, to be partially offset by new fees.

Passage of Prop 61 would prohibit the state from buying any prescription drug from a drug manufacturer at price over the lowest price paid for the drug by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This proposition would exempt managed care programs funded through Medi-Cal. Fiscal Impact: Potential for state savings of an unknown amount depending on (1) how the measure’s implementation challenges are addressed and (2) the responses of drug manufacturers regarding the provision and pricing of their drugs.

Prop 62 addresses the death penalty. Passage would repeal the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without possibility of parole. It would apply retroactively to existing death sentences. It would increase the portion of life inmates’ wages that may be applied to victim restitution. Fiscal Impact: Net ongoing reduction in state and county criminal justice costs of around $150 million annually within a few years, although the impact could vary by tens of millions of dollars depending on various factors.

Prop 63 would require background checks and Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition. It would prohibit possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines and establish procedures for enforcing laws prohibiting firearm possession by specified persons.

It would also require the Department of Justice’s participation in the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local court and law enforcement costs, potentially in the tens of millions of dollars annually, related to a new court process for removing firearms from prohibited persons after they are convicted.

Passage of Prop 64 would legalize marijuana under state law, for use by adults 21 or older. It would impose state taxes on sales and cultivation. It provides for industry licensing and establishes standards for marijuana products, and allows local regulation and taxation. Fiscal Impact: Additional tax revenues ranging from high hundreds of

millions of dollars to over $1 billion annually, mostly dedicated to specific purposes. Reduced criminal justice costs of tens of millions of dollars annually would be anticipated.

Prop 65 redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through the mandated sale of carryout bags. It would require stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund to support specified environmental projects.

Fiscal Impact: Potential state revenue of several tens of millions of dollars annually under certain circumstances, with the monies used to support certain environmental programs.

Prop 66 is another proposition regarding the death penalty. This proposition would change procedures governing state court challenges to death sentences. It would designate the superior court for initial petitions and limits succes-

sive petitions, and require appointed attorneys who take noncapital appeals to accept death penalty appeals. It would exempt prison officials from existing regulation process for developing execution methods. Fiscal Impact: Unknown ongoing impact on state court costs for processing legal challenges to death sentences. Potential prison savings in the tens of millions of dollars annually.

Passage of Prop 67 would ban single-use plastic bags.

A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects, a statute that prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers single-use plastic or paper carryout bags but permits the sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags. Fiscal Impact: Relatively small fiscal effects on state and local governments, including a minor u BALLOT 2: Page 16

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Datebook Ongoing Emergency Preparedness Training - Saturday Classes When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17 (and the next three Saturdays) Where: City Hall Council Chambers, 525 Henrietta St., Martinez.

Details: Basic CERT class covers, emergency preparedness, utility control, fire safety, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, medical triage, emergency medical care, CERT organization, terrorism and hazardous materials. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is a FEMA volunteer civilian training

program sponsored by the Martinez Police Department. Persons completing the class will be eligible to become Martinez Volunteer Disaster Service Workers.

Cost: Free Info: http//:martinezcert.org or martinez.cert@gmail. com

Friday, Oct. 7 Coffee with a Cop When: 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7 Where: Starbucks, 6682 Alhambra Ave., Martinez.

Details: Join the Martinez Police Department to discuss issues or concerns, or just join for a cup of coffee and meet Chief Sappal

and other MPD staff. There is no agenda, so just show up between the times listed. The event is graciously sponsored by Starbucks.

Cost: Free Martinez Gallery Reception When: 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 Where: Martinez Gallery, 610 Court St., Martinez.

Details: The public is invited to the opening of “Meditation.” Stop in and meet the artists, see the new work and enjoy light refreshments. A wide range of fine art and affordable gift items will be offered.

The non-profit gallery is a branch of the Martinez Art

Poets & Poems: Read, Write, Speak MARTINEZ, Calif. – Join local poetry group “Poets & Poems” on Wednesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. in the lobby of the Martinez Tribune, 725 Ward St., Martinez, to read, listen to, and write poetry. The group is following a general theme of reading early 20th Century Modernist poets such as Robert Frost, Hilda Doolittle (HD), Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, and others. Or they might read Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” from LEAVES OF GRASS noticing how Whitman influences Jack Kerouac’s ON THE ROAD or Alan Ginsberg’s HOWL. They are a playful, joyful group that is not shy about looking up word definitions or terms

to find meaning. It’s possible the group could go on field trips to poetry events such as the recent 100 Thousand Poets reading held at The Beat Museum in San Francisco or El Cerrito poet-in-residence events.

Currently, there is no charge, but as a group, we might agree to donate books of poetry to the Martinez Library on behalf of the Martinez Tribune for use of the lobby for meetings.

Poets & Poems will be facilitated by Cheryl Haynes until the end of November, at which time we will begin a weekly schedule of rotating group leaders.

For more information, contact Cheryl Haynes, (925) 323-2004, cherylh2574@gmail.com.

Association (MAA) and donates 15 percent of sales as art grants to local schools.

Info: (925) 370-6270 or http://maagallerymartinez. weebly.com

Saturday, Oct. 8 Martinez Restaurant Tour When: 1:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 Where: Downtown Martinez; participating restaurants include: Bar Cava, Barrelista, Haute Stuff, Luigi’s, Nu Rays, Roxx on Main, Starbucks, Sunflower Garden, Barrel Aged, Beaver Creek Smokehouse, La Tapatia, Main Street Sweets, Pacifica Pizza, Saucie’s, States Coffee, and Whiskey Lane.

Details: Sample tasty treats from 16 great restaurants (adults only). This is a walking tour, so bring comfortable shoes and an expandable belt. All funds from the tour support the “O0hs, Ahs and Giggles” program, a free performing art series for children.

Cost: $15 for each ticket.

Info: Martinez Recreation, (925) 372-3510 Historic Home Tour When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8 Where: Tour will begin at the Shell Clubhouse, 1635 Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez.

Details: Seven private homes will be opened to the public – most for the first and only time. The tour is organized by the Martinez Historical Society and focuses on the town’s large collection of vintage homes constructed over the last 150 years. Most on this year’s tour are American Craftsman and Tudor

Revival, constructed during the 1914-1949 period.

Cost: $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

Info: www.martinezhometour.com or www. eventbrite.com

Sunday, Oct. 9 Diablo Regional Concert Band Fall Pops Concert When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 130 Muir Station Road, Martinez.

Details: Many popular and familiar musical selections will be played by this local community band, including: Air Mobility March, A Crazy Mixed-up Opera, An American Celebration, Music from the Incredibles, A Tribune to Henry Mancini, and Themes Like Old Times. Reception with light refreshments in the Parish Hall following the concert.

Cost: Free, but donations are welcomed.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 American Flag Retirement When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 Where: Veterans Memorial Hall, 930 Ward St., Martinez.

Details: Do you have a used, faded or worn American Flag? The American Flag should never be treated as trash. Members of the Anne Loucks Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will have a flag retrieval station set up at the Veterans Memorial Building. Anyone turning in a used American flag will receive a copy of proper flag etiquette. The DAR will see that the flags are properly retired.

Magazines & soft-back books needed!

Magazines and soft back books (no older than 6 months) 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.

Cost: Free Art Happy Hour Halloween Wreath Making When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 Where: La Tapatia Restaurant, 536 Main St., Martinez.

Details: Art Happy Hours are fun events where participants wine and dine while creating artwork. The next project is Halloween Oak Ghoul Wreaths. Local artist Amelia Hunter leads the project. She discovered that she could carve a face out of an oak gall, a little ball of irregular growth from an oak tree. Perch your little oak gall ghouls and goblins on a sturdy grape vine wreath then adorn with twigs for a truly terrifying finish. This event is artist-led with step-by-step instructions. All materials are provided. Affordable, creative, fun!

Cost: $45 (get 30% off with discount code TRIBUNE30) Info: www.ArtHappyHours. com Big Bag Sale When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10 Where: Lobby of Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, 2500 Alhambra Ave., Martinez.

Details: Leather bags, as well as fashion designer bags will be featured. Purses, wallets, briefcases and accessories in the new designer range. This is a popular annual event, especially with 75 percent off retail prices this year. All profits benefit patients and staff at the hospital. Sponsored by the Auxiliary of CCRMC. Info: Gift Shop, (925) 3705200, ext. 4046.

Mother Goose Time When: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 (Tuesdays through Dec. 6) Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: A lighthearted early literacy story time for the youngest crowd. Reading is accompanied with singing and play. Stories are followed by a simple craft for older children and stay & play with soft tactile toys for the younger set. Best for ages 6 months to 3 years old.

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

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Datebook Cemetery Cleanup Day When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15.

Where: Alhambra Cemetery, Carquinez Scenic Drive, Martinez.

Details: It’s fall again and time for the semi-annual Cemetery Cleanup Day. Everyone is welcome to participate. Bring your garden tools.

Cost: Free Info: Martinez Recreation, (925) 372-3510 The Pumpkin Dunkin When: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Where: Rankin Aquatic Center, 100 Buckley St., Martinez.

Details: The Pumpkin Dunkin, a floating pumpkin patch, returns to Rankin Aquatic Center. Both pools are heated and all supplies for decorating the pumpkins are provided. Register by Oct. 12. Just want to swim?

You don’t need to pre-register, but the fee is 0-2 free, 3-17 years $2, adults $3 and seniors $2.

Cost: $3 ages 0-2; $5 3-17; $6 adults; $5 seniors (or see swim only fees above).

Info: Martinez Recreation, (925) 372-3510; www.cityofmartinez.org.

Worm Composting Workshop When: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 15 Where: Mt. View Sanitary District Administration Building, 3800 Arthur Road, Martinez (call for directions; GPS gives inaccurate directions).

Details: At this free Home Composting Workshop you will learn how to make your own worm compost. The instructor, Todd Sutton, an expert with more than 24 years in the environmental field, has appeared on national television including Discovery and History channels, and has educated thousands on waste prevention, reuse, recycling, and composting. All Contra Costa County residents are welcome. Reservations should be made.

Cost: Free Info: (925) 674-7831 or visit www.cccrecycle.org.

Sunday, Oct. 16 Martinez Museum Gala When: 12-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 Where: Martinez Museum, 1005 Escobar St., Martinez.

Details: This event celebrates the museum’s 40th anniversary and its resto-

ration. Enjoy food, interactive activities for children, a short program, and viewing of the museum. After months of being closed due to much needed renovations, the museum is almost ready.

Thanks to help from Shell and many community volunteers, the Borland Home at 1005 Escobar St., that houses the Martinez Museum, received a foundation, new flooring, fresh paint and many updated displays.

Cost: Free Info: Andrea Blachman, (925) 387-5385.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 Mother Goose Time When: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 (Tuesdays through Dec. 6) Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: A lighthearted early literacy story time for the youngest crowd. Reading is accompanied with singing and play. Stories are followed by a simple craft for older children and stay & play with soft tactile toys for the younger set. Best for ages 6 months to 3 years old.

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

Wednesday, Oct. 19 BART Presentation at AAUW When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 Where: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1601 Mary Drive, Pleasant Hill.

Details: Bart Director Gail Murray will be guest speaker at the Oct. 19 meeting of Pleasant Hill-Martinez American Association of University Women (AAUW).

Her presentation, “BART – It’s Time to Rebuild,” will provide an update on the system, current projects and potential projects and funding. The public is welcome to attend.

Cost: Free Info: (925) 228-7271.

Saturday, Oct. 22 Italian Catholic Federation Branch #13 Family Polenta Dinner When: 6 p.m. (no-host cocktails), dinner at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22 Where: Saint Catherine of Siena Parish Hall, 604 Mellus St., Martinez.

Details: Dinner (choice of chicken, sausage, Polenta). Proceeds benefit ICF

scholarship program, which includes the St. Catherine of Sienna 8th grade scholarship, the Fulfilling the Promise Campaign, the ICF National Charity Thalessemia research at Children’s Hospital in Oakland, and others.

Cost: $20 per person 13 years and older; $8 children 6-12 years. Age 5 and under free when accompanied by adult.

Info: (925) 229-2665 Zombie Brew Crawl When: 2:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Where: Main Street in downtown Martinez Details: The Main Street Martinez 4th annual Zombie Brew Crawl is happening on the streets of Martinez and everyone is encouraged to join the crowd. Zombies will be walking around the downtown corridor of Martinez, sampling beers from great craft breweries stationed at various small businesses along Main Street.

Cost: $25 in advance till 5 p.m. Oct. 7; after Oct. 7, $30 per person in advance till midnight Oct. 21; $35 at door (if not sold out). No refunds.

Info: http://zombiebrewcrawl.com

Tuesday, Oct. 25 Mother Goose Time When: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 (Tuesdays through Dec. 6) Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: A lighthearted early literacy story time for the youngest crowd. Reading is accompanied with singing and play. Stories are followed by a simple craft for older children and stay & play with soft tactile toys for the younger set. Best for ages 6 months to 3 years old.

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

Friday, Oct. 28 Spooktacular Bazaar When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 Where: Martinez Senior Center, 818 Green St., Martinez.

Details: Come check out the sale. Jewelry, cards, homemade crafts, baked goods and “White Elephant.” Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (presale $4, or $5 day of the event).

Cost: Free Info: (925) 370-8770

Saturday, Oct. 29 Dia de los Muertos Festival of Altars When: 2-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Where: Main Street Martinez Details: Food, vendor booths, folkloric dance demonstration and interactive altars.

Info: (925) 228-3577 or mainstreetmartinez.org

Sunday, Oct. 30 Halloween Trunk or Treat Spooktacular When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 30 Where: Main Street in downtown Martinez Details: Safe, fun and free trunk or treat and Halloween Spooktacular! Visit creatively themed and decorated car trunks and shops lining downtown Martinez, and collect candy and treats.

Cost: Free Info: http://mainstreetmartinez.org

Tuesday, Nov. 1 Mother Goose Time When: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 (Tuesdays through Dec. 6) Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: A lighthearted early literacy story time for the youngest crowd. Reading is accompanied with singing and play. Stories are followed by a simple craft for older children and stay & play with soft tactile toys for the younger set. Best for ages 6 months to 3 years old.

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

Saturday, Nov. 5 Will CANCELLED Mulders Foundation for Autism Golf Tournament When: Details: Event cancelled. Future event TBA. Info: www.teamwillpower.org

Tuesday, Nov. 8 When: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 (Tuesdays through Dec. 6) Where: Martinez Library, 740 Court St., Martinez.

Details: A lighthearted early literacy story time for the youngest crowd. Reading is accompanied with singing and play. Stories are followed by a simple craft for older children and stay & play with soft tactile toys for the younger set. Best for ages 6 months to 3 years old.

Cost: Free

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Voice

Personal views expressed in the Voice section are solely those of the respective contributors and, unless otherwise labeled, do not reflect those of the Martinez Tribune, its advertisers or affiliates.

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Schilz criticizes mayor’s endorsement of Federal Glover Mr. Mayor, I received your mailer endorsing Federal Glover and shook my head in amazement.

I couldn’t believe what I was reading, until I realized that those weren’t your words, but rather the words of the political hack Mary Jo Rossi who somehow got you to sign off on it so she could spread it far and wide.

How on God’s green earth could you support a man who has had not a care in the world

for Martinez and has done nothing for us, even though he represents Martinez on the Board of Supervisors? Once silly season started, he’s been popping up all over town as if he’s a regular, but the fact is, everywhere he goes, Lara Delaney has to introduce him because he hasn’t been here standing up for Martinez!

There he is on Facebook smiling because he attended an Art in the Susana Park event,

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yet when I asked him to post pictures of him being in Martinez the first six months of this year before campaign season started, all he could do was delete my comment and close all comment on the picture.

We all love Doug Stewart and what he did for the homeless in our City and throughout the County. So when I put the going away dinner together for Doug, I asked Federal to come to the dinner and say a few words to the crowd about how Doug helped our entire county. His aide confirmed his appearance and when the time came, you graciously came and spoke, but our illustrious Supervisor Glover didn’t bother to show up! I guess there were more important things to do in another city than honor a man

who gave 12 years of his life, with no pay, to help the most vulnerable in not just Martinez, but throughout the county.

Maybe he was out justifying why he deserved a bigger raise (33 percent) as a supervisor while giving county employees next to nothing!

Drive around and all you see are Federal signs with one slogan ... “$1 Billion In Transportation Improvements For Us.” Who the hell got the $1 billion? It certainly wasn’t Martinez or we wouldn’t have the streets and roads in such poor condition or be faced with a 1⁄2 cent sales tax initiative on the November ballot. I think the only thing he did was get us the expensive addition of metering lights on the entrances to Highway 4 from

Alhambra, Pine and Morello, all of which aren’t being used.

That certainly helped our quality of life.

Take a look at the Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund (KCMF) and the huge controversy surrounding Federal’s and District 5 staff distributing $634,371.91 of KCMF funds without required Board of Supervisors approval, the lack of transparency in the selection of grantees, and over $167,819 in overdraft of the fund causing the County to put up general fund monies to cover the deficit. It required a Contra Costa County Grand Jury and the County Auditor-Controller to investigate and sort things out and make innumerable recommendations to clean up the mess. That certainly sounds like

a lack of trustworthiness to me.

Then you have to ask yourself why a Walnut Creek developer, not in his district, has given $40,000 to help get Federal elected? Or the Garaventa family, through one of its real estate entities, has given $15,000 in support of Federal.

Maybe they’re expecting him to help them with projects they intend to propose?

So Mr. Mayor, please give us all concrete specifics of what Federal Glover has done for MARTINEZ over the last 16 YEARS as a County Supervisor because we all know you strongly & enthusiastically support Federal ... or are those just the words Mary Jo Rossi wrote for you and you signed off on?

Bill Schilz Concerned Martinez Resident

Glover to take look at Martinez footprint I’ve had a lot of time in the last year and a half to think about the concept of “legacy.” (Spending time in a hospital, waiting on a trans-

plant gives you that time.)

Reflecting on my work as a County Supervisor has led to my realization that what I’m most proud of, aside

from being on the Board that successfully navigated the County through our deepest recession (resulting in a AAA credit rating and re-built reserves), is the fact that during our darkest days, I remained firmly focused on – and succeeded in – bringing a tremendous amount of revenue to the County to transform our vital transportation networks, both road and transit. Clearly, there is still more work to be done, as Highway 4 improvements continue and the eBART extension moves forward.

However, these investments in our transportation systems that I fought for, and won, are bringing profound changes to people’s lives.

Just as I have helped usher in that significant transformation in East County, I am now poised to do that again in Central and West County.

There’s something about a new heart that brings a renewed sense of purpose and determination.

There are two initiatives I spearheaded in the last

four years on the Board of Supervisors that I believe have the power to reshape and reinvigorate the physical and economic landscape of Contra Costa County: the Northern Waterfront Economic Development Initiative, and the Capital Facilities Master Plan.

The Northern Waterfront Initiative seeks to retain, promote, and expand the County’s industrial base concentrated along the Northern Waterfront from Oakley to Hercules. The industrial sector has been, and continues to be, a source for high-wage, skilled jobs in Contra Costa County. With this renewed focus on our “working waterfront,” we are certain to ensure its continued economic vitality and resiliency through strategic planning and collaborative, multi-agency efforts. These efforts include workforce development and training, infrastructure investment, permit streamlining, import-export expansion, advanced manu GLOVER: Page 7

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Voice

Fire Marshall reminds all of Fire Prevention Week Every October, fire departments across the nation take the time to participate in an event that we call “Fire Prevention Week.”

In 1911, the Fire Marshal’s Association of North America wanted to take notice of the 40th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire.

That fire occurred October 8-10, 1871, and was absolutely devastating. Three hundred people died. Three point three square miles of Chicago’s business district was destroyed. One hundred thousand people were left homeless. And it did an estimated $200 million in damage. Many people know about this fire, which, legend has it was started by Mrs. O’Leary’s cow. As it turns out, the cow is probably innocent, though we will likely never know the true cause.

Believe it or not, this fire wasn’t the biggest

fire in U.S. history. In fact, it wasn’t even the biggest fire those three days in 1871.

On the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, the town of Peshtigo Wisconsin caught fire, ultimately burning 1.5 million acres, and dozens of villages. The fire killed somewhere between 1,500 and 2,500 people, and remains, to this day, the deadliest fire in U.S. history.

Because of these two fires, and two others that burned down the towns of Manistee and Holland, Michigan, the fire marshals of the time felt it important to remember the lessons, and tried to bring awareness to the cause of fire prevention, and the protection of the citizens of the United States. They designated Oct. 9 as Fire Prevention Day. In 1920, Woodrow Wilson issued the first

proclamation of National Fire Prevention Day. In 1922, the day was expanded to a week, with President Calvin Coolidge proclaiming the first National Fire Prevention Week in 1925.

Over the years, there have been many messages delivered to the public. Property protection, smoke alarm awareness, kitchen fire prevention, and exit drills in the home are just a few of the many topics covered during Fire Prevention Week.

This year we will bring awareness to the cause of smoke alarms once again. Three thousand, two hundred and eighty people died in fires in 2015, and nearly 16,000 people were injured. The over 1.3 million fires that occurred caused over $10.3 billion in damage. In many cases, there were no smoke alarms present

during these fires, which contributed to lives lost, injuries, and unnecessary damage.

Watch for tips on smoke alarms over the coming weeks, and for a very special event toward the end of the month.

Before I close this installment, I wanted to leave you with this. Smoke alarms save lives, without question. If you don’t have any, please go get some. If you really need one, please call our Public Education phone line at (925) 9413300, ext. 3. And if you know someone who needs one, please get them one. You can’t afford not to.

Robert Marshall Fire Marshall Contra Costa County Fire Protection District

You’re welcome, Mr. Kaepernick

By MICHAEL GOFF Recently an op-ed article was published in the West Hawaii Today (Sept. 2) by self-avowed liberal progressive Elizabeth Thompson. Ms. Thompson defends the backup quarterback of the 49ers, Colin Kaepernick, who sits during the national anthem in protest and who feels, “he cannot honor a flag with so many issues.”

This “liberal” has a different perspective than the author.

I agree Mr. Kaepernick has every right to protest whatever he wants during our national anthem and make whatever gestures he feels appropriate.

It’s his right as an American citizen, though I fail to see the relevance of his protest toward these symbols of our country.

The issue he wishes to illuminate is police brutality toward black citizens. It has and does happen. The actions

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of rogue police are not sanctioned on a national level and are antithetical to the symbols he denigrates. That this nation has a problem with racists and always has is no secret.

We’ve been working on it for 240 years with some success.

We have in our country racists of all persuasions, we always have, as does every country on this planet. We are a work in progress. But this protest is misguided. Want to protest police brutality of minorities, want to help Mr. Kaepernick?

Buy the local police department body cameras – you do have a $14 million salary. Or even better, protest at the police stations responsible. Try Ferguson, Missouri, for instance. That would be braver than protesting at a football scrimmage with the very people you disrespect protecting you. The symbols of our nation represent the fight against

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ufacturing process improvements, and improving goods movement along rail, trucking, and marine freight corridors.

The Capital Facilities Master Plan process has also been initiated under my watch.

With our financial footing on more solid ground, for the first time in decades, the County is taking a serious look at its administrative offices, emergency operations center needs, and its over-all footprint in the Martinez Downtown, including parking. The Plan can be the start of a dramatic transformation of the physical landscape in Martinez, and

the County looks forward to working with the City of Martinez and the community to ensure that the needs of all stakeholders are met.

The changes that can arise from these strategic planning processes and their implementation will, in my opinion, leave an indelible mark on Contra Costa County. This is the legacy I plan to leave, after my final term of the Board of Supervisors. My new heart is good for at least four more years.

Regards, Supervisor Federal Glover Contra Costa County District 5 Supervisor

racism. The flag and anthem are not the cause of racism or represent the perpetuation of it.

I don’t know or care about Kaepernick’s family history, I can only speak to my own. If he really understood the history of our country he would certainly have a different opinion, but I digress. Our family story is one shared by many fellow Americans and is the reason we hold our flag in such esteem, “issues” or not. Some Americans just don’t sit on the sidelines.

Part of my family has origins in Western Virginia, today Rowlesburg, West Virginia. In May of 1861 a confederate flag was hoisted over the county courthouse, five miles distant in St. George, West Virginia.

My family and townsmen, hating slavery and the symbol of it, went there, took down two

rebel flags and re-hoisted the real flag. As a result, a rebel detachment under a Lt. McChesney came into town with 10 cavalrymen, their intent to take down the Union flag and exact revenge. A battle ensued, Lt. McChesney never led another detachment, and the slavery rag he brought never flew. Proudly our flag (a symbol of anti-slavery), has remained at the courthouse all days since. Later, my greatgreat-great-grandfather Samuel, (3rd. West Virginia cavalry) lost his leg in September 1864 on a charge against rebel positions at Front Royal, Virginia. Samuel’s brother, George, also lost a leg in the conflict.

Eight direct ancestors fought to free their black countrymen from slavery. Their ancestors fought under that flag during

the revolution. Later, my great-great-great-great grandfather James lost two sons in the war of 1812. We fought in every subsequent war after. An uncle was an artillery captain with the 3rd Army when they liberated concentration camps in Germany, the residents of which wept when they saw our flag. We were in Korea, at Khe Sahn and, most recently, Iraq. On my mother’s side, I was recently given a flag that draped the coffins of my seven WW II veteran uncles, the sons of French immigrants, who took the flag from the malarial swamps of New Guinea to the Third Reich.

In short, we all recognize the shortcomings of our nation and need to work to rectify them, reform our police departments to reflect the prom-

ise of equality and freedom and help our great nation live up to its shining promise. The promise many families came here seeking, fought for and fought to retain. The promise of freedom and equality. So, Mr. Kaepernick, disrespect our flag, go ahead sit, make your protest, enjoy your newfound celebrity. My family says, “You’re welcome.”

In closing I’m reminded of a passage from Shakespeare’s MacBeth: “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more.

It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

Reprinted with permission.

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Volleyball

Cross Country

Water Polo

Bulldog girls continue perfect DAL run with win

Bulldog runners continue strong start to season

Boys and girls battle the Titans in league play

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Sports Winter bocce back at Nor Cal Courts About a year ago, the principal owners of Nor Cal Courts opened a piece of their facility to house the ever popular bocce competitors that Martinez is famous for.

Last seasons inaugural campaign was so successful that it would have been impossible to not do it again.

Martinez is home to the largest Bocce federation in the country, and as such the winter indoor season will keep the sport going year round.

Last year the league drew more than 600 competitors across 62 teams. League play begins the Week of October 31, 2016 running through the middle of March. The season is set to kick off II Sacco Halloween Tournament on Oct. 29.

The sign up deadline is during the week of Oct. 9 for any potential players who are interested in joining. All ages welcome. For more information on how to sign up and what dues each competitor needs to meet, visit BocceBall.

NorCalCourts.com.

Alhambra senior Erica Cardinale won a medal in Half Moon Bay at the Artichoke Invitational. Cardinale was one of seven Bulldogs to win medals on Oct. 1, 2016.

(DARREN CHAVEZ / Courtesy)

Girls polo thrashes Hercules 24-6

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s girls water polo team put up on of their best scoring outputs of the season on Wednesday night, knocking in 24 goals in their league win over Hercules.

Their Oct 5 win was a big one, it meant that as far as North Coast Section qualifying goes, they’re nearly there.

After missing out on last season’s NCS playoffs, the Bulldogs will be desperate just to get in.

The girls are a lot more defensive minded than they boys water polo team are, so when they lined up behind the ball against Hercules, they hardly allowed the Titans to get the ball to their drivers higher up the pool.

And even despite that, the Bulldogs were able out swim them on offense and get into their positions to score on offense. Alhambra dropped nine goals in the first quarter, only allowing one on the other end when Anna Bernard crept off her line. that would be the only mistake made by the Alhambra keeper, who played well enough to be subbed out, put on attacking duties, and score a goal.

Freshman Kaylee Pond was allowed to take the lead when it came to Alhambra’s attacking tactics. She had five goals, which tied her with Daria Dragicevic to lead all scorers.

Pond also put the 10th goal of the

Seven Bulldogs earn medals at Half Moon Bay

By JOEL TIMBRELL Martinez Tribune

MARK FIERNER / Martinez Tribune Alhambra freshman Kaylee Pond had five goals in the Bulldogs’ 24-6 trouncing of the Hercules Titans on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. Pond and Daria Dragicevic each had five to lead the Bulldogs.

afternoon past the Hercules keeper.

The Bulldogs did take their foot off the gas offensively as the game went on, but at the half only one goal from Hercules put a tick on the board As a team will do, there were mass changes in the second half to allow some of the substitutes to get some game time. Senior Kelsey Ferguson was one of the players who came off the bench,

and made her presence known, scoring almost immediately.

Julia Brown scored right after Ferguson to get her first goal of the afternoon, as would Hayley London soon thereafter.

At that point the Bulldogs were able to coast and help Coach Frank Reichert inch ever closer to the magical number 300 wins with their effort.

The Bulldogs stopped by Half Moon Bay High School for the 45th annual Artichoke Invitational this past Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016.

While the Artichoke is mainly a Central Coast Section meet, it is a longtime Alhambra tradition going back to the 1990s.

Unlike most other meets, the race distance remains the same for all divisions. To complete the 2.33 mile distance, everyone starts from the baseball fields, continues to the track, returns in the opposite direction to the baseball diamond, and then makes a second lap around the track.

After that it’s a trek towards and up the infamous “Cougar Hill”, before the finish line on the track’s infield.

Small schools competed in the morning while the larger schools had to wait until the afternoon for their turn. The top 25 runners in each race received a medal.

The freshman boys began at 9 a.m. Carson Edwards, who had already acquired hardware at the Farmer and Westmoor Invitationals, claimed a third medal here as he ran a strong race to finish in third with a quick time of 14:04.

At 9:55 a.m., Graham Manning was up for the Frosh/Soph boys’ race, and he did not disappoint either. Following four San Francisco runners, Manning ran a time of 13:44 to finish in 11th overall out of 177 total opponents. His u MEDALS Page 10

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Alhambra breezes past Mt. Diablo 3-0

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Tuesday night’s romp of Mt. Diablo-Concord was probably one of the more lopsided victories you’ll see this year. Even with the division of the league.

The Bulldog girls’ volleyball team ran away with the match without much of a doubt and continued to breeze through their conference in the Diablo Athletic League. The 3-0 win extended their winning streak to four games.

Alhambra ran away with the first set with the eye-popping 25-3 win, leading you to believe early on there was no way they were going to lose this thing.

After the game coach Willie Marchesano said that the strength, or lack there of, the league presents is a double-edged sword.

On the one hand, he knows his girls can challenge for a league title, an unheard of goal in the past. But he knows that the level of volleyball won’t do much to prepare them for the playoffs.

That was clear when junior Erin Silva six aces in one set without conceding a side out.

The Bulldogs reeled off a 17-2 run which was lead by Silva’s serving, but propped up with a couple of timely kills by Makenzie Salva, Audrey Pardini and Gabby Chase. Silva added a late kill of hew own to contribute from other spots on the court.

The second set’s 25-8 win was also a bit shocking to see.

Up to that point Alhambra has yet to drop a set in league play, but that consecutive set run was their largest win margin of the season.

Obviously given the play of the opening two sets, the Bulldogs run wasn’t going to be stopped on Tuesday night.

But Marchesano took the opportunity to give extended minutes on the court to nearly every player suited up in blue and gold (or white in the case of the libero).

Players like recent call up Jordan Suisala made an impact off the bench. The freshman got a block in early on in the third set, and was able to pick a spot for a kill later on in the match.

By JOEL TIMBRELL Martinez Tribune

MARK FIERNER / Martinez Tribune Alhambra junior Erin Silva (pictured above against Freedom) had a run of six aces in the second set alone to help the Bulldogs win 3-0 over Mt. Diablo on Oct. 4, 2016.

Rachel Thompson switched in at setter and also contributed in the sparkling Alhambra service game. She had consecutive aces in the match and set up a pair of kills leading up to match point for the team’s usual setter, 5-foot5 senior Maddie Gray. Credit to Gray also, because she took her chances and got the deciding kills to give Alhambra

their 10th win of the season.

With a whole month of volleyball left the Bulldogs have six (after Tribune deadline) league matches left to play, with only their home and away contests against Clayton Valley Charter-Concord figuring to challenge Alhambra, and possibly stand in their way of the elusive league title.

Alhambra boys polo cruises in easy win

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune When the opposing teams shows up and before a game has even started is saying, “so we’re really going to go through with this?”, it’s easy to see who’s going to come out victorious.

The Hercules Titans only had seven players suited up, so Alhambra was able to coast to an easy 21-3 win on Oct. 5 with very little opposition.

The Bulldogs sent out a team of younger players to start the game rather than send out their usual starting seven. Despite that nearly every player on the roster for the Bulldogs had a goal.

For the Bulldogs 10 different players got on the score sheet against Hercules. Dylan Hammond lead the way with six goals.

It happened quickly for the Bulldogs on Wednesday evening.

After only 13 seconds had come off the clock, the teams were already re-setting themselves after Hammond had scored. By the time the two teams had reached the half way point, seven goals had gone past the Hercules keeper. Goals came from every spot in the pool.

They took their feet off the gas, and that’s something that was telling about the team. In a situation where they were up against a team with no bench, and tired swimmers, they didn’t run up the score as much as they could have, We could easily have seen a 30-goal output, but the Bulldogs respected their opponent. They did put across 10 in the first quarter, but they didn’t score on the counter, and they completed at least three passes before they took an attempt on goal. Hercules was lucky to get a single goal across, which they did after earning a man advantage on a kick out.

In the second quarter Alhambra subbed out nearly it’s entire first string, and thus only scored twice. To be fair they didn’t take many shots. But they also didn’t allow many shots. Tony Moore scored with 2:41 on the clock, but we didn’t see much in the way of offense after that.

Hercules managed to scored again in the third quarter. Their

First DAL dual meet goes off at Hidden Valley

MARK FIERNER / Martinez Tribune Bulldog water polo player Justin Davis fires a shot in on goal in the Bulldogs’ 21-3 win over the Hercules Titans on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.

small section, and in fact even some Alhambra parents, cheered on their successes. Hercules got a couple of goals at the near post where they were all alone with the keeper. Alhambra’s man Adam Pakman did save a few of their shots from close range, but even he couldn’t deny shots from three feet away.

The Bulldogs scored five goals in the third quarter, and four in the fourth to see off the Titans and continued to build in Diablo Athletic League play. The Bulldogs will take on Ygnacio Valley on the road next Wednesday in their next league clash on Oct. 12, 2016.

On Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Bulldog Cross Country team competed at the first dual meet of the season at Martinez’s Hidden Valley Park on Center Avenue.

For over 10 years, Alhambra High School was included as part of the Diablo Foothill Athletic League (Miramonte, Campolindo, Alhambra, Acalanes, Las Lomas, Dublin and Dougherty Valley).

This year, most of the former DFAL schools and all the teams from the Diablo Valley Athletic League merged to establish the new Diablo Athletic League (DAL), adding Northgate, Concord, College Park, Clayton Valley, Ygnacio Valley, Mt. Diablo and Berean Christian. The only two teams not present were large schools Dublin and Dougherty Valley, who were relocated to the East Bay Athletic League.

Frosh/Soph and junior varsity runners raced the 2-mile distance. The varsity athletes competed at the tougher and hillier 3-miles distance.

Starting the day off were the Frosh/Soph boys. Out of nearly 200 runners, both Graham Manning and Carson Edwards finished high up in the results, with Manning in 12th place at 12:26.8 and Edwards in 20th with a time of 12:45. Dean Sobhy also placed well, crossing the line in 44th overall and a personal record of 13:27.

The JV Boys saw Shayan Mirzazadeh conclude his 2-mile race with a 14 minute 32 second performance, while teammate Jaime Ayala ended up with his second fastest time ever at Hidden Valley Park in 15 minutes, 38 seconds.

Seven Bulldogs competed in the Varsity Boys 3-mile distance.

Because of the addition of several quality runners into the league, many of the Bulldogs were outmatched yet still finished with respectable times and personal bests. Seniors Connor Hayes and Trevor Oliveira-Smith brought in times of 18:25 and 18:29, while Noa Nabeshima posted an 18:47 with Robert Viano just a second later at 18:48.

Dylan Gregory, Gabe Winslow and Kyle Thompson were the final three Bulldogs to cross the line in 19:30, 19:47 and 19:52 in that order.

In the last race of the day, Varsity Girls 3-mile race, Marissa D’Atri ran with the leaders for the race’s entirety. She nearly equaled her 2015 DFAL time of 19:05 with a 19 minute, 8 second performance. The time earned D’Atri fourth place out of 63 entrants. Only Miramonte’s state-ranked star Cassidy Haskell and Campolindo’s dynamic duo of Hannah Ruane and Isabella Chao topped the performance (17:49, 18:00 and 18:32 respectively).

Sophomore Nicole Tria completed the same distance with a personal record time of 21 minutes, 32 seconds. Senior Erica Cardinale crossed the line less than a minute later at 22:19, and first time cross country runner Karina Diaz finished with a 26:06.

The next DAL dual meet will be held at Newhall Park in Concord on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

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Bulldog volleyball keeps rolling; beats Berean 3-0

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune It wasn’t until the last week of October that the Bulldog volleyball team had gotten their second league win last year. This season, they did it in September.

Alhambra’s varsity Lady Dog volleyball team maintained their perfect record in Diablo Athletic League play through two games by beating Berean Christian-Walnut Creek in straight sets on Sept. 29.

For the second match in a row the Bulldogs have made it look incredibly easy so far in their new league, and that early dominance coupled with wins before league play have them rolling. Wins against Northgate, Big Valley Christian and a non-league clash with Clayton Valley Charter-Concord leave the Bulldogs as winners of five of their last six.

That run has Willie Marchesano’s side in the drivers seat when it comes to the playoffs.

It seems presumptuous to

even mention the playoffs a whole month before they’re even set to start, but that’s the track the Bulldogs are on.

Their opponents in Walnut Creek on Thursday afternoon had a few bright moments but it was clear they were the second-best side. Even in the opening set when Berean had the support of the crowd and a strong showing.

The Eagles solid players at the net kept them in the lead, but that lead was built on mostly through some errors by the Bulldogs.

Consecutive kills by senior Hannah Pilgrim and junior Elizabeth Dudziak forced Alhambra to take time out down 17-13. Things looked bleak, but down 2016 the Bulldogs reeled off a 6-0 run.

A nice block by Audrey Pardini kept the Bulldogs alive for a kill by Makenzie Salva, and a back row kill by Erin Silva evened things up at 20-20.

The Bulldogs kept rolling and made it a 9-1 run, capped off with a kill by Leslie Roofener for the win.

After a tight set, the Eagles seemed deflated that they coughed up their best opportunity for a win. Alhambra jumped out to a 6-0 run that saw them outscored Berea 16-2 across the end of set one, and beginning of set two. That run was started with Maddie Gray serving, and collecting two of her six aces on the night.

Berean was able to fight back and at the very least make the set more competitive, but the Bulldogs were able to coast on the back of their serving and defense.

The trio of Sophia Olson, Silva, and Salva combined for 37 digs on the evening, with Olson leading the way with 17. She’s racked up a team-high 234 digs on the season.

In the third set Berea took another early lead, but that was overturned with yet another brilliant serving run by Gray.

She had help from a pair of blocks by junior Gabby Chase and sophomore Sterling Parker, but her fifth and sixth ace sparked the 9-0 run.

That run was what put

MARK FIERNER / Martinez Tribune Alhambra junior Sophia Olson (pictured above against Northgate) digs out a shot. Olson had 17 digs in the win against Berean Christian on Sept. 29, 2016.

the match out of reach for the Eagles. Salva’s fifth and sixth kills sealed the deal and handed the Bulldogs their

ninth win of the season, and second in league play. *For results from the Bulldogs’ match against Mt, Dia-

blo, see page eight. The Bulldogs played Clayton Valley at home on Thursday, Oct. 6, after Tribune deadline.

Bulldog tennis wins fourth straight to open DAL season

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Don’t look now but the Alhambra tennis team has quietly pulled together a 4-0 team record in Diablo Athletic League play this season.

After their most recent win, a blowout 9-0 win over Ygnacio Valley, the girls are at the top of the league.

Number one singles player Callie Johnson made easy work of her opponent, only dropping a single game in each set. She won 6-1,6-1.

Number two singles player Morgan Azevedo also won her match, however he win came in a less conventional manner. Her opponent had to go to work. “[Winning by default] was really unfortunate

because Morgan was coming back strong after being down 0-3 in the first set to bring it back to 5-5,” coach Sarah Gallagher said. “She was looking very good and then the match was ended.”

Number three singles player Sophie Hughes sized up her opponent figuring out early she had a strong forehand but not much of a backhand.

Hughes used that weakness to her advantage and played to her backhand. She ended up winning 6-2, 6-0.

Number four singles player Caserra Alva wasn’t on the court for very much time on Tuesday afternoon, but with good reason. She won her match easily by a mark of 6-0, 6-0. That ended up being a nice change of pace for Alva, whose last two matches were won in third set tie breakers.

Number five singles player Nicole Nelson had a solid win today, a much deserved win too.

Her line read 6-2, 6-2.

Number six singles player Rachel George was the first to come off the court on Tuesday, winning 6-0, 6-1 in dominating fashion.

In doubles action for the Bulldogs, the Alhambra duos had a bit more to contend with than the singles players, but battled for wins all the same.

Number one doubles duo Katie Foerste and Julia Giannini played an even first set with two very strong net players. The set went back and forth until the freshman pair closed it out 6-4.

In the second set Ygnacio’s players found their groove and were poaching at the net putting away winners. Alhambra lost the second set 2-6. But in the 10-point decisive tie breaker the

girls pulled it out 10-8 to win the match.

“Impressive poise to keep it going and win a tough match,” Gallagher said of the two freshmen players.

Number two doubles team Sam McGinley and Bri Coria continued to show signs that they’re getting better as a team. They were looking confident and controlled putting away shots at the net and digging out some great returns, winning 6-0, 6-3.

Number three team Brianna Griffin and Maggie Avila are a quiet steady force according to Gallagher. They continue to improve in their second year of tennis, and won 7-5, 6-2.

The Bulldog girls will face their toughest test of the season on Oct. 6, after Tribune deadline as they host Clayton Valley Charter-Concord.

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effort earned him the Bulldogs’ second medal of the day.

Shayan Mirzazadeh and Jaime Ayala represented Alhambra during the junior varsity competition. Mirzazadeh crossed the line in 16:22, with Ayala not far back at 17:31.

The third and fourth medals were won in the varsity girls division at 11:20.

Junior Marissa D’Atri, who is cementing her status as one of the top North Coast Section runners, raced the 2.33 mile distance in the same fashion as former Bulldog and current St. Mary’s College runner Allie Timbrell. (Timbrell won the race in Half-Moon Bay in 2013 with a time of 14:17). D’Atri

seized the lead fairly quickly and front-ran her way to the finish line to easily win in a stellar time of 14:28.

The medal win is D’Atri’s fourth straight award for the 2016 season.

Senior Erica Cardinale was yet another to collect some more hardware in the varsity girls race, as she finished with a solid time of 15:46, which was good enough to capture sixth place.

Noa Nabeshima led the team in the varsity boys’ race.

Nabeshima, who ran the 400-meter sprint during the track season, continued to rapidly improve his aerobic capacity for

distance by finishing. He ran the 2.33-mile race with a very quick time of 12 minutes, 48 seconds to take fourth place and grab another Bulldog medal.

Two more Bulldogs medaled after Nabeshima crossed the line, as Trevor Oliveira-Smith completed the distance in 13:22, coming in 19th to comfortably secure the sixth Alhambra medal while Connor Hayes narrowly captured the seventh at 24th place and a time of 13:27.

Scheduled as the next meet is Castro Valley’s Peter Brewer Invitational, which will take place this Saturday, Oct. 8, at Canyon Middle School.

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Faith Billy Graham's ‘My Answer'

With God’s help, you can overcome emotional damage from parents’ divorce

By BILLY GRAHAM Tribune Content Agency Q: All my life I’ve known my parents got divorced because of me. They were always arguing because I was a burden to them, and they wouldn’t have gotten divorced if I hadn’t been born. Why did God let this happen to me? – W.B. A: Divorce is never easy on children, and sometimes the burden they carry is almost overwhelming. This is one reason why God said divorce wasn’t part of His original plan for marriage. I often think of Jesus’ words concerning marriage: “Therefore what God has joined together, let no

one separate” (Mark 10:9).

But in your case you’ve carried an even greater emotional burden – and one you didn’t need to carry because it wasn’t based on the truth. Your parents alone were responsible for the problems in their marriage, and they alone – not you – were responsible for their divorce. Any arguments about you were only a sign of far deeper troubles that had nothing to do with you. Frankly, they probably would have divorced sooner if you hadn’t become part of their lives.

The emotional scars you bear may not be erased easily, but I pray they will eventually, and they can, with God’s help.

The key is to begin to see

yourself as God sees you. God made you, and He loves you; He loves you so much that His Son was willing to give His life so you could be with Him in Heaven forever. Your life will never be the same once you understand this.

Begin your healing today by asking Jesus Christ to come into your life. Then let His love saturate your soul every day, as you read the Bible, pray, and become part of a church where Christ is central. The Bible says, “Perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4:18).

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Rick Hocker: A beautiful ache

By RICK HOCKER Special to the Tribune In continuing my theme on God’s love, I asked myself, “What situation most profoundly impacted me with a deeper understanding of God’s love?” The event that comes to mind was an unusual and memorable experience. It happened during a private time of silent reflection.

In my mind’s eye, I saw Jesus standing before me. He brought his hands up to his chest and opened his rib cage as one would open a hinged clamshell. Inside, I saw his beating heart. As I gazed upon his heart with astonishment, I was transported into its interior and found myself in a stormy ocean. With each forceful beat of his heart, the turbulent waves surged and crashed against me. I understood that these waves were God’s love for me. But this love was wild, powerful and unrelenting, not the tender, maternal love we normally ascribe to God. In my book, “Four in the Garden,” I wrote a scene based on this experience.

Here is an excerpt: “As each fierce wave engulfed me, I sensed an intensity of love, untamed, driving, even painful. I felt Creator’s raw desire for me, a perpetual ache of intense yearning for union. Beyond imagining, and yet so real, I discovered Creator’s love to be powerful, passionate, and relentless, coursing through His being like a mighty river that carves canyons in pursuit of its destination. In this vision, I was the target of Creator’s ardent pursual, of His anguished longing to be united with Him.” What strikes me the most is the intensity of God’s longing. It surpasses strong desire. It’s an agonized yearning that seems unquenchable. It’s the longing of a lover for their beloved. It had never occurred

to me that God aches for me, aches to be united with me as if the entire universe suffers until this love is consummated.

The bridegroom’s longing The Bible refers to God’s people and church as Christ’s bride. Paul writes, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is great, but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church.” – Ephesians 5:31-32. Paul infers that Christ and his church shall become one in the way that a husband and wife become one.

He is using the example of marriage to describe our relationship to God. I believe that the sacrament of marriage is given to us to foreshadow our eventual union with God. The Bible mentions a wedding feast to celebrate this future holy union. “Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb (Jesus) has come…” – Revelation 19:7.

We see an example of Jesus’ longing in Matthew 23:37. “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.” Jesus longed to gather God’s people to himself. God, the Father, shares this same longing.

God longs for this union with the intense yearning of a bridegroom who looks forward to his wedding night. God aches for intimacy with us, for a space where both are vulnerable and see each other’s naked selves, stripped of concealments.

Our destiny is for intimate union with God. This future mutual “knowing” is expressed in Corinthians 13:12. “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face (with God).

Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” I believe that God desires to be fully known by us, but only to those who seek to know him.

Being desired For a long time, I believed that God loves me, but this experience impacted me because I came to understand that God also desires me. Not only desires me, but passionately yearns for me. I didn’t know that God could feel such intensity of longing or ache with anguished desire.

Sometimes, I forget that God can feel any passion at all. This experience removed any doubts I had about God’s feelings for me. I now know how much he wants me, more than any person could ever want me.

And I understand how Jesus could be so willing to die in my behalf. His longing to gather us to God was a driving force for him. He still longs to gather us to God, to join us into holy union with himself. The people of Jerusalem were not willing. If we are willing, we will know God and be fully known and loved.

Rick Hocker is a game programmer, artist and author. In 2004, he sustained a back injury that left him bed-ridden in excruciating pain for six months, followed by a long recovery. He faced the challenges of disability, loss of income and mounting debt. After emerging from this dark time, he discovered that profound growth had occurred. Three years later, he had a dream that inspired him to write his award-winning book, “Four in the Garden.” His intent was to illustrate one’s growth toward deep communion with God and to share the insights he gained from the personal transformation that resulted from his back injury. He lives in Martinez, California.

Visit www.fourinthegarden.com.

The God Squad

How America’s unity is mistakenly being challenged

By RABBI GELLMAN Tribune Content Agency Q: I do believe that standing together for a just cause can do more than one individual. The thing is, one individual has the right to think and believe any way he or she wants without interference as long as it does not hurt or oppress others. Sometimes the lone person is trying to tell those with closed ears and minds something very important, that our bundle must be related to the Truth. You enlighten my thoughts and I thank you for it. You and the members of the clergy who speak on important topics should be required reading for all.

A: First off, I agree with you that my column should be required reading for all human beings on planet earth.

The huge question we as humans have grappled with since we began to think and believe is this: What is your bundle? The Masai got it right, and you, dear J, also understand, that alone we are all vulnerable to the predations of our savage world – we are just sticks alone – we are just zebras facing lions.

You are also right that choosing just any bundle will not do. We must be bundled not just to each other but also to the Truth, which in my view comes from both reason and God. The Nazis bundled millions of Germans into a murderous bundle of genocidal hate. The problem therefore is to carefully evaluate the moral virtue of your bundle and if it falls short of its ideals, to speak and act in such a way as to return it to its collective virtue. If that fails, the prophetic individual has no choice but to re-bundle himself or herself. Ex-pats do that with their national identity by changing countries. Converts do that with their religious identity by changing religions. And … wait for it … athletes who do not stand for the national anthem have done that with their athletic identity. OK, I admit tying Colin Kaepernick’s kneel-down protest before a football game to the Masai tribe’s saying about sticks in a bundle may seem like a stretch, but stay with me here.

Sports is a way we are bundled into our culture. It is warm and comforting and occasionally joyous to know that people who may be unlike you in every other way are bundled up with you in your love of your team. However, sports teams are bundles without moral significance and this is why standing and singing the national anthem before every sporting event is so very important. Standing is a secular ritual affirming that there is something that bundles us together that is bigger and better, larger and more important and compelling than ourselves or our team. We remove our team hats and sing the song that symbolically bundles us into team America. After the anthem we can revert back to our team’s tribalism. But during the anthem we are all united in one great and noble national bundle.

Kaepernick’s, and now sadly others sympathetic kneel downs, are a clear and unmistakable and divisive statement that they are no longer a part of the American bundle, and that our largest identity is our team. Kaepernick’s mistake is that the anthem is not about what America does. The anthem is about what America is. America does good and bad, just and unjust things, but America is a beacon of light and hope to the world and America is our bundle.

It is also profoundly sad to see an American sports figure lose track of the connection between sports and America. Professional sports is precisely the venue where the best in America has asserted itself. One can argue that Jackie Robinson is the most significant American of our time because he brought racial diversity not just to the Dodgers, but eventually after much struggle, to America. America has failed to live up to its values in many ways but providing equal rewards for equal performance in professional sports regardless of race is not one of America’s failures. It is one of America’s most important successes.

One can be a prophet while standing. One can work for change while also affirming the greatness of our national bundle and the sacrifices made to keep the bundle intact over the years. There is an old joke that you can criticize something as a mother but not as a mother-in-law. Kaepernick and his group of lonely sticks have become America’s mother-in-law. The protest is clear. The love is not.

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DEAN MARTIN Celebrity Roasts, total of 17 DVDs, 15 are brand new, 2 have been played once. Asking price $110 or best offer.

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TWO WHEELCHAIRS, one over-sized, barely used, $300. Another standard size, black leather, foldable, paid $1,000+, used twice, asking $500 obo. Call Edwin, (925) 432-9230. _________________________________________________________________________

REMOTE CONTROL cars for sale. All models. (925) 432-9230. _________________________________________________________________________

OVER 200 films on VHS/ DVD for sale. Best offer.

Call Edwin, (925) 432-9230. _________________________________________________________________________

DESIGNER SUITS, shirts, pants, shoes like new, some new, reasonably priced. (925) 825-7297. _________________________________________________________________________

BUILDING MOBILE (human pulled) emergency shelter housing for rescue, recreation or military. Need to build more units. Seeking sponsor. (510) 222-9420

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FOR SALE Antique Eastlake dresser, headboard and matching commode, (925) 228-3045. _________________________________________________________________________

POTTERY BARN desk with hutch and chair, white. $500 obo. (925) 808-1534.

Appliances

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WASHING MACHINE. Two-year old great washer. Kenmore LG, estate sale, stainless steel. Perfect condition. Will deliver. $500. Nancy, (925) 8274684.

Auto & RV

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dows alarm system, and tinted windows. Charcoal grey, black and grey interior. Only 1 owner, 11,000 miles, mostly highway. 6 speed, 20 inch rims on low profile tires. Stereo/ CD with 2 ten subs 1500 watt amp with separate over load capacitor, cold air intake and Greddy module. GREAT CAR, EXCELENT CONDITION NO SCRACHES DENTS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. FUN TO DRIVE!!!!!! Must sell due to medical reasons. $10,999.

David, (925) 681-9833. _________________________________________________________________________

Electronics

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STEREO SX components, twin towers, $800. Yamaha/ Mistubishi components, 4 sound towers, 1000 watts.

Call Edwin, (925) 432-9230.

Wanted

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CHRISTIAN FEMALE seeking Section 8 rental, on bus route. Please call (925) 917-0168. _________________________________________________________________________

LOOKING FOR SF Bay Area radio station recordings from the 1920s through 1980s, if possible with local station ID breaks. From music shows, talk shows, newscasts, live band remotes, sports recordings, etc. For example, stations like KTAB, KSFO, KGO, KYA, KSFX, KDIA, KWBR, KOBY, KSAY, etc. Willing to pay to have digital copies made. Call Ron, (925) 2845428. _________________________________________________________________________

LOOKING FOR TV audio soundtracks from 1950s-1970s, i.e. variety shows, talk shows, sports recordings, etc. Call Ron, (925) 284-5428. _________________________________________________________________________

LOOKING FOR Brian Piccolo Story movie (not the Brian’s Song movie). Saw it on KTVU Channel 2 back in mid-‘70s. Willing to take home recorded version of this movie. Call Ron, (925) 284-5428.

Auto & RV

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One owner 2004 ET4 150cc Vespa scooter in very good condition. Only 5765 miles – $2,400 OBO. Call Bob at (510) 552-3324 2006 MAZDA Rx-8 A/C, auto doors, locks, win-

TWO TIRES by Michelin, radial, size 185/65R15.

Used, good condition. $50 for all. (925) 939-2152. _________________________________________________________________________

TOYOTA CAMRY 4 door sedan, ‘92, black on black, limosine tint, new tires, electronic ignition, etc. $2,500 obo. Call Edwin, (925) 432-9230.

Marine

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FOR SALE New 12 ft Wenonah (canoe). Hardly used, includes two wooden oars, asking $300. Was $1,300 new. (925) 229-0968.

Homes for Sale

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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.

Commercial

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SHELL GAS STATION and convenience store for sale, great location in Folsom, CA, next to busy DMV, schools, biz district. Leave msg for Erin, (928) 377-7579.

Land

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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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fieds@martineztribune.com or call (925) 229-2026 to place your free text ad today! *Boxed ads, graphics, etc. come with fees.

Garage Sales

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WHOOOO WILL YOU BE? For Hallowe’en? Jay Gatsby? Eliza Doolittle? Tom Sawyer? Dress as your favorite character – shop at my big sale on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (no early birds, please).

There’ll be tights in the trees, hoop skirts hanging from the eaves! Prof. Harold Hill will be leading the band (listen for the 76 trombones). See you at 4701 Tahoe Circle, Martinez.

Legal Notices

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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Thomas Lynn Lowry II and Does 1-20. YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Alexander Zuniga. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar asso-

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ciation. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carto o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca.

Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que

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cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicious legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene drecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: (Número del Caso): C16-01744. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Contra Costa County Superior Court, 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA 94553. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Paul D. Hiles, Esq., 706 Main Street, Suite A, Martinez, CA 94553.

Law Offices of Paul D. Hiles, 925.372.5600. DATE: (Fecha) SEP - 9 2016. Clerk, by /s/ D. WAGNER, Deputy. (Secretario) /s/ D. WAGNER (Adjunto). Publish 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14/2016

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Amusements Horoscopes

Omarr’s Weekly Astrological Forecast

By JERALDINE SAUNDERS Tribune Content Agency ARIES (March 21-April 19): Curb your enthusiasm.

You think on your feet, but could be swept away by someone else’s love of adventure. Partners or companions may be prone to taking risks or overdoing something in the week to come.

TAURUS (April 20May 20): Seek those who are cheerful are charming.

Social activities and finding fun things to share with a congenial companion might become a major focus. You may grow closer to the ones you love as the week unfolds.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen and learn. You are in the process of developing better ways to receive useful feedback. The method by which you form opinions may shift in the week ahead as you become more aware of more enriching ideas.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your friends may start the trends. In order to keep up with your social circle you might gravitate toward the latest fashions or the most popular music. In the week ahead control your finances and avoid temptations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Wave the shiny objects. Distract people from your deficits by showing off your assets in the week ahead. If you act quickly you can create lasting improvements in your work environment or begin a new set of healthy habits.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): End the urge that edges toward extravagance. In the week to come you might be overly enthusiastic about purchases and spend more than you should. Tighten up the purse strings and steer clear of roulette wheels.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you show how bright you are you can light the way for others. You can set a good example by adhering to the finest principles. This week your good judgment may be brought into play when people ask you for advice.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23Nov. 21): Your forbearance with family may be finite.

As this week unfolds there could be misunderstandings with a family member because you are blind to the logic of someone’s ideas.

Hold off on starting home improvements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your past experiences have equipped you with well-tailored skills that are appropriate for building a better future.

Dig into your bag of tricks in the week ahead to overcome small problems and annoyances.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The more the merrier is your motto. In the week to come your desires are fueled by an eagerness that almost seems like a renewable resource. You are so optimistic that you might ignore a few crucial details.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Pursue enrichment without extra embellishments. As this week unfolds you may strengthen your financial position with a view towards long term growth. Grow closer to a loved one by discussing shared philosophies.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may milk the cow until it is dry.

If you do be sure the optics are good because someone may report you for unkindness to animals. In the week ahead fight off an urge to overspend or to go to extremes of behavior.

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Crossword ACROSS 1 Discouraged 10 Father of Reuben, in Genesis 15 Spider producer 16 __ Bowl: Boston College won the last one in 2000 17 54-Down cause, in modern jargon 18 Samurai without a master 19 Sell the scene 20 __ Air 22 Have more than enough 23 Mtge. application datum 24 Hayek of “Frida” 26 Meld 27 Shafts, so to speak 30 Court pos.

31 Hillshire Brands owner 34 “Bad idea” 35 Skosh 36 High-protein grain 37 Great Plains tribe 39 Sch. whose marching band played on Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk” 40 Spray-making co.

42 Golden Globe nominee for “Tommy” 43 Second-most populous Afr. country 44 What some authority figures wear?

46 God in 56-Across 48 Past 49 K.C. setting 52 Item on a carhop’s tray 53 Fox’s leg?

54 Reno-__ Intl. Airport 56 It concludes with Hector’s funeral 58 Little League game ender, perhaps 61 __ mentality 62 Yosemite attraction 63 “Blade Runner” actor Rutger __ 64 “Days,” for one DOWN 1 Gun holders 2 Bucks 3 River in a Burns poem 4 Great quantity 5 City with a Penn State campus 6 Get into 7 Surprise letters 8 Ineffective

9 Court leader 10 Shake up 11 Hard to reach 12 Copper, notably 13 Jack Nicklaus Museum campus 14 Time to celebrate 21 Dream state?

24 Misfit ‘70s sitcom character 25 Power chaser?

27 Bolted 28 Up 29 Old will?

31 Easily appalled 32 Where billabongs flow 33 “The Three Musketeers” antagonist 38 Ring concerns: Abbr.

41 Vilifies 42 Indian lentil dish 45 Asian citrus fruit 47 Part of a process 49 Drag racing safety feature 50 __ system 51 “Lovergirl” vocalist __ Marie 54 Paper slip

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55 “What __!”: “I’ve been swindled!”

57 Aachen article 59 Onetime Hertz owner 60 Tube top

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Shell/MEF Run for Education raises $77,000 MARTINEZ, Calif. – The 14th Annual Shell/MEF 5k/10k Run for Education on Oct. 2, 2016, brought in $77,000 for the Martinez Education Foundation (MEF) and drew more than 700 people who registered for the 5k or 10k runs.

Shell Martinez Refinery GM Tom Rizzo called the Sunday morning event a big success.

“Shell has a longstanding relationship with Martinez, and the Run for Education has become part of the foundation of that relationship,” Rizzo said.

“We had another fabulous turnout, with over 700 runners and walkers and over 100 high school and junior high volunteers,” said MEF board president Cheryl Vereschagin. “It shows the community spirit, and that our students recognize what the MEF contributes back to our school.”

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The MEF grants money to teachers in the Martinez Unified School District; last year the MEF board of directors granted $150,000 to the schools, primarily in the area of high tech.

Martinez Unified School District Superintendent CJ Cammack said the district appreciates the support.

“This year’s Run for Education is a tremendous example of local business and community members coming together to support the students and schools of Martinez,” Cammack said.

On a crisp fall morning, the 700 participants either ran or walked the 5k route through downtown Martinez, while a good portion ran a 10k route that also went up to the hills on Carquinez Scenic Drive.

John Hill of Pleasant Hill, a Shell Martinez Refinery senior en-

gineer, came in first in the men’s 10k category, and Lori Ligouri of Concord came in first in the women’s category. Noa Nabeshima of Martinez won the men’s 5k competition, and Lisa Allan of Martinez won the women’s event.

Along with the student volunteers from Martinez Junior High School and Alhambra High School, dozens of Shell employees and community members volunteered to make the event a success. The Alhambra High School marching band performed in the downtown plaza before the race started.

The Run began in 2003 with the goal of rallying the community in support of Martinez schools and promoting health and wellness. It is the hallmark community event of the Shell Martinez Refinery, which devotes staff time to orga-

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nizing the event and matches contributions. This year’s Run was also supported by 42 corporate sponsors that donated money and gave in-kind contributions.

The Run was preceded on Saturday evening by a fundraising Family Fun Night sponsored by the Martinez Rotary and Kiwanis clubs at the Shell Clubhouse.

ditional steps beginning today to increase police presence on campus as a precautionary measure,” Cammack said in the notification.

He also noted similar threats had been directed to schools in Antioch, Oakland and Fairfield, among others.

“While we are hopeful that the post was not created by a Martinez Unified student, please remind your child that making social media posts that threaten a school and/or any student is considered a terrorist threat, is punishable by law, and could result in expulsion from the school district,” Cammack added. “As always, the police department and our school administration are working collaboratively to ensure the safety of all students and staff.”

is intended to pay for repairing potholes/fixing roads, improve BART capacity/reliability, improve Highways 680, 80, 24, and 4, enhance bus/transit including for seniors and people with disabilities, increase bicycle/pedestrian safety, improve air quality, and reduce traffic.

Measure RR regards BART safety, reliability and traffic relief, and would require 2/3 to pass. It’s presented “to keep BART safe, prevent accidents/breakdowns/delays, relieve overcrowding, reduce traffic congestion/pollution, and improve earthquake safety and access for seniors/disabled by replacing and upgrading 90 miles of severely worn tracks; tunnels damaged by water intrusion; 44-year-old train control systems; and other deteriorating infrastructure, shall the Bay Area Rapid Transit Dis-

trict issue $3.5 billion of bonds for the acquisition or improvement of real property subject to independent oversight and annual audits.

Measure R regarding MUSD would require 55 percent to pass. It’s been presented to modernize, construct and/or renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities at elementary schools, improve student access to modern technology, upgrade inadequate electrical systems, replace deteriorating plumbing systems, construct career/technical education classrooms, including science labs; and replace leaky roofs, shall the Martinez Unified School District issue $120,000,000 of bonds, at legal interest rates, with annual audits, an independent citizens’ oversight committee, NO money for teacher or admin-

istrator salaries and all funds locally-controlled.

Measure D, presented by the City of Martinez, would require 2/3 to pass. It’s the Martinez Road Improvement and Maintenance Measure.

The measure is presented to provide funding that stays in Martinez, to be used exclusively to improve and maintain the City’s roadways. Shall an ordinance which imposes a temporary, half-cent transaction and use (sales) tax for 15 years, providing an estimated $2.1 million annually, with citizens’ oversight and annual audits, be adopted?

To find your polling place, view a sample ballot, or for other questions regarding the upcoming General Election in Contra Costa County, visit the Elections Division website at www.cocovote.us.

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Cheryl Vereschagin, president of the Martinez Education Foundation, accepts a check for $77,000 raised in the 2016 Shell/MEF Run for Education from Shell Martinez Refinery General Manager Tom Rizzo.

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increase in state administrative costs and possible minor local government savings from reduced litter and waste management costs.

Four measures will appear

on the ballot, including: Measure X – the Transaction and Use Tax Measure. It would require 55 percent to pass. If adopted, the ordinance augmenting the sales tax by 1/2

percent would raise $97 million for transportation improvements annually for 30 years with independent oversight, audits, and all money benefiting local residents. The measure

Chuck Barberini is a Realtor living in Martinez, specializing in listings, buyers, short sales, REOs & property management. $250 donated to Alhambra High School athletics for every completed transaction