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August 2012
VOL 17, NO 8
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Las Lomas senior collects PE clothes for needy kids By Staff Writer
Jake Moore of Alamo is pictured with Dutch Girl Cleaners owner Steve Depper and manager Audrey Wilson. The laundry service donated $4,000 in laundry services to clean the 1,100 pounds of uniforms Jake collected for Books for the Barrios. These used middle school P.E. uniforms will serve as soccer uniforms for children in the Philippines.
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Be sure to come out for the final evening of the 18th annual Hot Summer Nights car show on August 16th. The show runs from 4 to 9pm and is located on Hartz Ave. in downtown Danville. From Faz Restaurant, north to San Ramon Valley High School, see some of the best collector cars, hot rods and classic originals anywhere. Bring the whole family to enjoy a wonderful evening downtown.
Mt. Diablo beacon to be restored By Staff Writer
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The “Eye of Diablo” will soon receive a much needed makeover. Governor Brown recently signed a bill authorizing Save Mount Diablo to work with the Department of Parks and Recreation to restore the Mount Diablo beacon. The beacon tops Mount Diablo’s Summit Museum and Visitor’s Building where it was placed around 1940. The “Eye” is an aircraft beacon donated by Standard Oil in 1928 to help expand commercial aviation and was used until the Summit building was completed. It is the only one still functioning of the four that were donated. The beacon was turned off after the events at Pearl Harbor until 1964 when Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz lit it in 1964. The beacon is lit every December 7th by Save Mount Diablo and the Sons & Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors to commemorate
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Pearl Harbor Day and those who served. The veterans of Pearl Harbor that are able to make it to the Beacon Lighting Ceremony on the summit of Mount Diablo share their first-hand accounts of that monumental day in 1941. The Eye is lit at sundown and shines for that single night each year. It is said that when lit, the Eye of Diablo can be seen for 100 miles. The 84 year-old beacon is in desperate need of repair and has been kept functioning the last few years by Save Mount Diablo volunteers Dick Heron and former State Park Ranger Burt Bogardus who work diligently to ensure the beacon will shine for the event each year. Ron Brown, the organization’s Executive Director and honorary member of the Sons & Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors California
5 Chapter, impresses the importance of rehabilitating the beacon to preserve its history while maintaining the integrity of the original beacon as much as possible. “It’s important to us to honor those that defended our nation and allow Save Mount Diablo to defend our heritage of natural lands for people and wildlife to enjoy.” The bill, AB 1916, will allow Save Mount Diablo to immediately begin to raise funds to renovate the beacon utilizing volunteers and licensed professionals. In a recent press release Assemblymember Joan Buchannan stated, “We all want the repairs to the beacon to move ahead swiftly and cost effectively. I know that Save Mount Diablo will be an exceptional partner for the Parks Department to work with on this project.” As Save Mount Diablo forms plans to restore the beacon in time
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for the December 7th lighting they will need monetary and volunteer support to ensure this piece of our local and national history endures. Fo r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n regarding the Mount Diablo Beacon and the Beacon Lighting Ceremony visit Save MountDiablo.org.
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