Staying Safe in the Heat
When 19-year-old Braeden Bradforth came off the football field in visible distress after the first day of summer conditioning at Garden City Community College in Kansas last August, his coaches failed to take the appropriate actions to save the young man's life. ...By Kevin M. Roth, MD
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Medications: The answer or the problem?
Western medicine treats the presenting illness primarily with prescription medications or procedures. I wonder, is that the best approach? In April, I attended a conference on how Integrative Medicine approaches illness by using a combination of methods as a better ...By Linda Fodrini-Johnson
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Local Youth Arts contest concludes successful 6th year
After receiving over 160 writing and photography entries from Lafayette middle schoolers, the winners received their prizes at the sixth annual Lafayette Youth Arts Society Awards Ceremony at the Lafayette Library on April 14.
 Submitted by Charlie Keohane
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Moraga actor-playwright's one-man show opens in SF June 23
Longtime Moonie and Moraga resident Michael Patrick Gaffney's original one-man show, "The Oldest Living Cater Waiter," offers up delicious insights into his complicated and hilarious careers as both a professional actor and a high-end waiter to the stars. Gaffney cooks ...Submitted by Jonathan White
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The Pony Express - a Lamorinda connection
For 18 months, between April 1860 through October 1861, the Pony Express delivered mail and newspapers between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento. What many are not aware of is the occasional Lamorinda leg of the journey.
By Vera Kochan
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Artists show their talent at LLLC Bookmark Contest
The Friends of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center recognized the winners of the annual 2019 Bookmark Contest on April 25. The proud recipients of this honor are as follows: (back row, from left) Sofia Bartos - Stanley Middle School, Margaux Vuong - Burton ...Submitted by Kay Pekrul
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Day Trippin'
It's natural to think of the Napa Valley as one place. But the 30 north to south miles that comprise this verdant valley feature distinct towns. There's Yountville with its chic tasting rooms, Rutherford with its concentration of cabernet producers, and St. Helena with ...By Fran Miller
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Lafayette Rotary helps New Day for Children
The Rotary Club of Lafayette announced it has donated over $114,300 to New Day for Children (www.newdayforchildren.com/) as a result of fundraising by the club throughout the fiscal year. "We are delighted to have partnered with New Day for Children and enable this ...Submitted by Matt Pease
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Orinda students learn a bit of local lore on history tour
While driving along Orinda Way last month, people wondered about the gatherings of children outside Susan Leech's Orinda Village Antiques. Many locals don't know that this was the site of Orinda's first firehouse. Across from where the white bridge now stands, the ...Submitted by Kathy Barrett
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CAPA dance performance nets sizable donation to Children’s Health Guild
California Academy of Performing Arts in Moraga held its annual June Showcase at Campolindo's Performing Arts Center between June 10-15, with proceeds from their lobby sales of bottled water and flowers during six performances benefiting Children's Health Guild.
By Vera Kochan
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Working toward recovery
Not many parents would say that watching the arrest of their 17-year-old son was the “best thing that could have happened.” But that’s exactly what Lafayette’s Ann Schiebert recently said, more than 30 years after that drug-related arrest and 11 years after that same ...By Diane Claytor
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Family-friendly activities planned for Fourth of July
For the past 35 years, community members have gathered along the parade route in downtown Orinda to cheer as marching bands, bagpipers, martial arts demonstrations, floats, stilt walkers, singers, dancers, and local clubs pass by, starting in Theatre District on Moraga ...By Sora O'Doherty
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'On Borrowed Time' a feel-good movie from the United Arab Emirates
Efi Lubliner, the co-founder of the local International Film Showcase, is bringing "On Borrowed Time," an excellent comedy filmed in Dubai by director Yasir Al-Yasiri, to Moraga starting this weekend. Lubliner says he sought distribution of this film almost two years ...By Sophie Braccini
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Hedgebrook Writing Retreat offered at SMC June 15
The MFA Creative Writing Program at Saint Mary's College and Hedgebrook, the prestigious women's writing organization, are collaborating again on Bridging: A One-Day Hedgebrook Writing Retreat for woman-identified, non-binary and genderqueer writers. Held on the Saint ...Submitted by Mike McAlpin
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Girls Scouts achieve 'trip of a lifetime' goal
What can 13 eighth-grade girls accomplish with determination and hard work? The trip of a lifetime, according to the Girl Scouts of Troop 32886.
The Troop, led by Nanette Heffernan, ...By Kara Navolio
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA