Trojans Surprise Pirates December 31, 2007
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A fast start by last year’s Hayward Area Athletic League champions, San Leandro, didn’t stop the Castro Valley High boys basketball team from walking away with a 67-61 overtime victory Friday night. The Pirates started the game on a 9-0 run before the Trojans were able to battle back to 16-19 deficit by the end of the first quarter. Castro Valley’s senior center, Jourdan DeMuynck, was the goto guy scoring 19 first half points. …. Read more
Hayward Official Denies CV Annexation Rumors December 26, 2007
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A Hayward city official last week countered speculation that the city had plans to annex parts of Castro Valley. …. Read more
CV Student Shines in Performing Arts Conference December 26, 2007
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Louisa Jo Johnson, 11, is a sixth-grader and a good student at Creekside Middle School, which helps, … …. Read more
NewYear, New Chabot College President December 26, 2007
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After past president Dr. Carlson announced his retirement last month, the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Board of Trustees … ….Read more
Notes of a Reporter at Large: Is There a Doctor in the House? December 26, 2007
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The boom in risky mortgages has turned into a national nightmare. As the crisis worsens the fear is that it will tip the economy into a recession. Many are saying Washington sat on its hands. …. Read more
The Long Wait To Be Seated at CV Diner Is Finally Coming to an End December 26, 2007
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For months, it seems like everyone in town has been asking when the shiny new Deluxe Diner at the corner of Castro Valley Blvd. and Yeandle Ave. would open. “Right now, we’re finalizing the details to get the place open,” diner co-owner, Frank Gemignani said last week. “People should expect to see a really big update towards the beginning of the year.” …. Read more
Youth’s Fundraiser for Family in Ecuador Hits the $2,000 Mark December 26, 2007
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When the Forum first reported on eight-year-old Luc Dochterman in August, he was just starting to collect money for a friend in Ecuador, a youngster that he met through the Christian Children’s Fund Program. He was overjoyed that he had socked away more than $53. “I’m not selling apples anymore for the fund,” said the ever energetic Dochterman. “I would like to start a leaf-raking business, but my mom doesn’t want me to.” …. Read more
CV Outreach Makes Sure Needy Families Share Joy of Christmas December 26, 2007
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Since 1992, families in Castro Valley who have trouble putting presents under the tree and trimmings on the dinner table at Christmas have turned to one organization for help. “Sixteen years ago, when our kids were students at Proctor school, they started to collect food and send them to San Leandro and Hayward organizations,” said Ray Harris of Castro Valley Outreach. “And we thought to ourselves— what about the people in Castro Valley?” …. Read more
Notes of a Reporter at Large: But We Didn’t Call It Christmas December 21, 2007
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(I’ve told this story before but I like to think of it as a Christmas Carol for the holiday season.) My mother came to this country in the early years of the last century from Lithuania where Jewish people lived pent-up in ghettos and where she knew little of the outside world. …. Read more
‘Palm Pilot’ Gives Shaggy Tree a Nice Christmas Trim December 19, 2007
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If you have a tree that’s too tall, needs trimming, or should be pulled out and hauled away, “The Tree Man” of Castro Valley is the one to call. Kenny Biscotti of Castro Valley can do it all. “I do the stuff that nobody else wants to do, and I have my own truck and chipper, “ says Biscotti. “I like it. It’s something different every day.” In spring and summer Biscotti can be seen swinging overhead from palm tree to palm tree at Golfland’s Golden Tee … …. Read more
