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Locals helping to feed Haitians
According to the World Health Organi-zation, someone on the planet dies of hunger every 3.6 seconds. And each year, 15 million of those are children.
“Can you imagine?” said Brentwood res-ident Deborah Melander. “My little girl can’t believe that kids can actually die because they don’t have enough food. She can’t believe it’s even possible.”
But the sobering statistics say otherwise. Yet through the efforts of national organiza-tions such as Kids Against Hunger (KAH), Melander and others are working to make the possible, impossible.
KAH is a food-aid organization whose mission is to feed starving children in the United States and abroad. The group oper-ates approximately 80 satellite food-packing sites throughout the U.S. and Canada.
This month, Melander – along with Sherri Leal, organizer of the KAH Pleasanton chapter – plans to package and ship 50,000 of the nonprofi t organization’s pre-made meals to the children of Haiti. And they’re inviting the public to help.
For a $25 donation, participants can sign up to pack 100 meals, or they can drop by and pack one bag of food for $1.50. The meals are dehydrated vitamin-fortifi ed soy-rice cas-seroles that cook up in boiling water and con-tain a day’s worth of protein.
“This is a really cool program, and it’s
something that is very doable for our kids lo-cally,” said Melander, who also organizes the local Treasure Box program that sells name-brand boxes of food at discount rates. “Kids can come in and bring us their quarters and box up and decorate a package themselves. It’s something they can see the benefi t of right away, and that makes them feel really good.”
The food packets are scheduled to be delivered to Haiti at the end of March via Project Handclasp – a U.S. Navy program that transports educational, humanitarian and goodwill material donated by America’s private sector aboard Navy ships.
“I’m so excited about this Brentwood proj-ect,” said Leal, who has packaged KAH items for children in Mexico, Africa and the Philip-pines. “We’re concentrating on Haiti right now because the need is so great, but also because the Navy has boots there on the ground to
make sure the packages are delivered and don’t sit on the loading docks. We have people there to make sure it gets hand delivered.”
Those interested in participating in the two-day packing project are encouraged to bring their friends, family, coworkers, Scout troop, school friends or anyone they feel might want to help. The Brentwood packing event will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Towne Center Plaza, 1185 Second St., Suite H.
To sign up or learn more about the event, call Juanita Brownell at 925-634-6050 or e-mail [email protected]. For more information about the Kids Against Hunger program, call Sherri Leal at 925-400-7201 or e-mail [email protected]. To donate online, go to www.kidsagain-sthungerpleasanton.org.
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by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer
The Kids Against Hunger organization will send 50,000 meals to Haiti later this month.
Photo courtesy of Kids Against Hunger
If you know of an East County se-nior – a family member, neighbor or fel-low church member – who could use a friend, you’re encouraged to refer them to the Friendly Visitors program.
Loneliness and isolation can impact nutrition, independence and over-all health, and accelarate the aging process. The Friendly Visitor Program was created to support the aging community and pro-vide vital companionship in the form of one-hour weekly in-home visits. Friendly Visitors are dependable and caring volun-teers who project a positive spirit. They’re screened, trained and matched with se-niors who share similar interests.
The Friendly Visitors Program is operated through Meals on Wheels by Senior Outreach Services, a private, non-profi t agency supporting seniors in Contra Costa County since 1968. To learn more about the Friendly Visitors Program, call Susannah Meyer at 925-937-8311, ext. 130, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.mowsos.org.
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Rick Lemyre and Desty Shoemaker, above, were saluted last week for eight years at the helm of the Brentwood Diversity Commit-tee (BDC). The BDC’s mission is to foster community harmony and
celebrate cultural variety. The two recently stepped down from their leadership roles in the group – Lemyre has been the BDC chair and Shoe-maker its secretary since it was founded in 2002. Gloria Hartsough will now chair the group, which meets on the fi rst Thursday of the month in Brentwood. For more information, call 925-484-4860.
Changes at BDC
Photo by Richard Wisdom
MJ tribute helps RelayTake a trip with Foreverland on Satur-
day, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. in Antioch’s El Cam-panil Theatre to raise money for this year’s Brentwood Relay For Life.
Based in San Francisco, the 14-piece ensemble was formed in March of 2009 to honor Jackson’s musical genius and legend-ary showmanship. Rather than be limited by an MJ impersonator and pre-recorded back-ing tracks, the band’s unique approach is to celebrate the larger-than-life performances, imagination and infectious spirit of this leg-endary artist.
All proceeds benefi t the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, a world-wide event that celebrates the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fi ght back against the
disease. Relay teams camp out at a local high school, park or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team puts a representative on the track at all times. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length. Brentwood’s event will be held in June.
Tickets are $40 for preferred seating; $30 for adults and $25 for seniors (62 and older) and youth (17 and under). Tickets may be purchased in advance at the El Campanil ticket offi ce, 604 W. Second St. in Antioch, next door to the theater. The offi ce is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and one hour before showtime. Tickets are also available by phone at 925-757-9500 or online at www.elcampaniltheatre.com.
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Photo courtesy of El Campinil Theatre
FEBRUARY 18, 2011 COMMUNITY THEPRESS.NET | 7A
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FORECLOSURES TO PEAK THIS YEAR?Once again, I’ve heard on “good
authority” that the banks are about to
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the last two years, and the huge tsunami of
REO properties never materialized. So I’m
starting to doubt my source... I don’t doubt
that they believe they are telling me the
truth. It’s just that there are too many fac-
tors at work here, all the way up to the very
highest levels of government. But it’s not
just my source, I’m reading this in all kinds
of real estate reports, that the pressure is
building, and they are really going to do it
this year, so get ready!
This is quite a bit like the story of the
boy who cried “Wolf!” and the townspeople
tuned him out. But there is something criti-
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tend to forget--at the end of the story, the
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Delinquencies remain stubbornly
high. Loan mod programs are still only
marginally successful, and the fall-out rate
is still quite high. Unemployment is still
high, and house prices haven’t “bounced
back” to their prior levels. There is no easy
answer to our real estate mess. Either the
banks are going to continue to delay fore-
closures when they can, hoping things “get
better.” Meanwhile they are papering over
their losses with the government know-
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will tank the market further. Neither option
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close on a certain percentage of their most
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recreational experiences at Contra Loma
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is preparing a Resource Management Plan (RMP) to guide future management of the Contra Loma Reser-voir and Recreation Area (Contra Loma), which includes Contra Loma Regional Park and Antioch Community Park. The March 3 workshop is another chance to help guide the future management of recreational uses and natural, cultural, and water resources at Contra Loma.
The continued success of Contra Loma management depends on your involvement. Attend the workshop to share your thoughts and ideas!
Antioch Riverview Garden Club’s pick for Garden of the Month is the Victory Highway Cactus Garden located at the entrance to the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds. Dedicated May 31, 1926,
the memorial commemorates servicemen and women lost during World War I. Members of the garden club later planted and continue to main-tain the cactus garden surrounding the memorial. Monthly garden club meetings are held the fi rst Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Antioch Public Library.
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8A | THEPRESS.NET OUTDOORS FEBRUARY 18, 2011
Old dogs enter golden years of rusty gearsJD’s about to turn 12. His hardcore
hiking days are nearly done. It won’t be long before his old bones can’t take the pounding, before he feels an unfamiliar twinge in those Jack Russell sinews signaling the end of his time on the trail.
If it’s any consolation, my old friend, I’m headed in the same direction.
I don’t take JD out for the companionship; I’ve been hiking solo all my life. Fact is, his need for water breaks and sniffi ng excursions slows me down. On hot days he’ll drag me over to a shady spot
and sprawl for a couple minutes, his tongue protruding past his canines like a lurid pink gangplank.
I don’t take him for the primal vibe. Were the urge to grab a spear and take a domesticated hunting companion out to catch the scent of a saber-toothed tiger in my mental cards, the jangling of tags on JD’s collar would tend to dispel the reverie.
I take him because he loves going … anywhere.
Time was when JD’d scramble out of the car at the trailhead, clamp the leash with his teeth, shake it till his head nearly popped off, and scamper away with a growl and a grin. I was happy to indulge his Alpha philosophy: Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain’t in the lead, the scenery never changes.
But when I took him to Mt. Diablo last week, he exited the vehicle like a former Olympic gymnast – from the Rome games in ’60. He stuck the landing with remarkable grace for his age but didn’t earn any medals. He hit the trailhead at a trot, not the reckless gallop of his prime.
Secretariat put out to pasture.We hopped off-trail and trudged up a
formation I call Meteor Hill. A few years ago he’d give me that “are we there yet?” look after three miles. Now it’s a mile. The fi rst hint he’s done for the day: he falls behind. Oh, he can keep up; he’s simply
suggesting a different direction – back. I stop to savor the scenery and he starts retracing our steps. Then his tether runs out. Sorry, Jack. Your pack leader isn’t ready to pack it in just yet.
One reason I choose off-trail routes is JD’s paws. Make that four reasons. Like
the tread on old tires, his pads are wearing down. Grass goes easier on those aging tootsies than the hard dirt of the trail. Even a few years ago, when it became clear on our descent from Eagle Peak that his feet were killing him, I portaged him over the rocky passages like a kayak over sandbars – and gave thanks he wasn’t a 70-pound Lab. Now, as the canine equivalent of me at 80, he’d be hard-pressed pull off Eagle Peak in the fi rst place.
Once upon a time, a hike with the hound required extra vigilance. A ground squirrel would scurry across the trail and JD’d be after him like a heat-seeking missile. He’d also be a handful when we’d run across another dog – straining at the leash, ignoring my reasoned directives. It was hard to blame him. Were I the domesticated minion of a more intelligent being (and what married man isn’t?) and spotted another human on the trail, I’d go bonkers, too.
But now JD’s as mellow as Grandpa out for a round of golf. I watch his ears fl op merrily along and feel a pang of sadness. Since the fi rst canine was domesticated some 14,000 years ago, our dogs have become so intricately intertwined with us that they’ve lost their beasthood. Condemned to the limbo between their ancestors and their tamers, they can’t fend for themselves in the wild; can’t open a can of Alpo.
And yet … something about JD strikes the wild chord. “One does not meet oneself until one catches the refl ection from an eye other than human,” wrote Loren Eiseley. My old hound might lack the wariness of the coyote and the lethality of the cougar. He might lack the self-suffi ciency of every creature giving us a wide berth in the wild places. He might lack the jauntiness of his youth. What he
JD catches a breather atop Meteor Hill overlooking Mt. Diablo’s Donner Canyon.
Photo by Ger Erickson
see Outside page 9A
TAKE ITOUTSIDE
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He doesn’t know martial arts or star in major motion pictures, but Jacket Chan has fans at Adams Middle School.
In an effort to boost school spirit, the video productions class sponsored a name-the-mascot contest earlier this month, inviting students to chime in with suggestions for the mascot’s new name. A list of potential names was narrowed down to fi ve choices, which included Buzz and Sting – also appropriate names for the Adams’ yellowjacket, and the student body voted during their morning advisory class. Jacket Chan is an Adams Middle School take on Jackie Chan, the actor known for movies such as “Rush Hour,” “Shanghai Noon” and the 2010 update of “The Karate Kid.”
The whole idea began when the video productions class decided to run a spot-the-mascot contest during the morning announcements broadcast as a way to en-courage students to pay attention to im-portant reminders. As part of the contest, the yellowjacket is hidden somewhere on screen and classes are asked to call in once they spot it. The contest was unanimously supported by the video productions class, which produces the morning announce-ments, but the contest also raised ques-tions: who is this mascot, anyway?
“The students wanted to know if the yellowjacket had a name,” said Produc-tions Advisor Patrick Rockenbaugh. “I didn’t know if the mascot had a name, so I asked around, but no one seemed to know. So I went to Leadership Advisor Laura Bascom and she told me the mas-cot was named Buzz.
“The students thought they could come up with a name with more person-ality, so we started the contest, and they chose Jacket Chan. It won by a margin
of about 60 percent. The students really liked that one. Sting was also popular, but it didn’t stand a chance.”
Adams eighth-grader Nicole Loeffl er spearheaded the project. “We’re trying to do a lot of new things with the morn-ing announcements so that students will watch the show. We thought the name-the-mascot contest would be fun. The students voted in their advisory classes and now our mascot is Jacket Chan. It’s a really unique name.”
Through the mascot-naming process, students were able to interact with the show, and Loeffl er hopes that more stu-
dents will be inclined to watch the show each morning instead of daydreaming and missing out on campus news.
But Jacket Chan’s reign is uncertain. Rockenbaugh is suggesting that every three years, a new name is picked by the next group of students that pass through Adams, allowing each group to customize its own school spirit.
Principal Scott Vernoy said he accepts the students’ decision to name the mascot Jacket Chan. “It was students’ choice. It’s not the name I would have gone with, but there’s nothing wrong with that.”
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radiates in abundance is abandonment to the moment, total immersion in every sight, sound and scent in that realm I visit, at times, in a haze of human awareness that my tether is running out, too.
I watch him bob and weave up the trail, head down, and wonder what scents he’s catching. Boasting 25 times my olfactory receptors, he could teach me a thing or two about East County ecosystems. Suddenly he stops, cocks his head and lifts a paw. He doesn’t seem to be looking anywhere; just listening. His auditory reach extends to 45,000 Hz; mine to 23,000 at best.
In some ways – in the most meaningful ways – he’ll always be a better hiker than his master.
Maybe that’s why, when I fi rst pull out the leash and utter the incantatory “outside,” he still whines, yaps and whirls like a dervish. He has no vision of the ordeal ahead; no grasp of his mortality. His imagination extends to memories of sights, sounds and scents – and days in the sun with another old dog.
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Outside from page 8A
Jacket Chan buzzes into Adamsby Samie Hartley
Staff Writer
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Student art headed for Washington, D.C.
High school students with a flair for creating art are invited to submit their work to Congressman McNer-ney, who represents California’s 11th District (including Brentwood and Discovery Bay) for entry in the na-tional 2011 Congressional Art Com-petition. The winner’s work will be displayed in the halls of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
“I encourage high school students from throughout the 11th District to participate in this year’s Congressio-nal Art Competition,” said McNerney. “Each time I walk to the Capitol, I pass by the collection of student art-work, and I’m always impressed by the level of talent and quality of work. I’m looking forward to seeing this year’s entries.”
The grand-prize winner from the 11th District will be flown with a guest to Washington D.C. to attend an awards ceremony in June. The sec-ond-, third- and fourth-place winners’ work will be displayed in one of Con-gressman McNerney’s three offices, located in Washington, Stockton and Pleasanton.
Artwork must be two-dimensional and weigh no more than 15 pounds.
Each piece can be no larger than 28 inches high, 28 inches wide, and 4 inches deep, including the frame. Ac-ceptable media for artwork includes paintings (oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.); drawings (pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, markers); col-lages; prints (lithographs, silkscreen, block prints); mixed media (use of more than two medias such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.); computer-gen-erated art; and photography.
A panel of judges will select the winning entries and their decision will be announced at a special ceremony and exhibit to be held at Tracy’s Grand Theatre Center for the Arts.
The contest is open to all high school students who reside in the 11th District. Artwork is due by April 22 and can be submitted at either of Congressman McNerney’s district of-fices: 2222 Grand Canal Blvd., Suite 7 in Stockton or 5776 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 175 in Pleasanton.
Students and teachers interested in the Congressional Art Competition should call Cheri Clasen at McNer-ney’s Pleasanton office at 925-737-0727 for further guidelines and infor-mation.
At Vintage Parkway’s recent spelling bee, the winning word was “variegated.” The top competitors, from left, are fi rst-place win-ner Ethan Dike, second-place winner Marina Miles and third-place
winner Marissa Melton. Ethan will go on to represent Vintage Parkway in the Contra Costa County’s Scripp’s Spelling Bee at the end of March.
‘Variegated’ at Vintage
Photo by Lee Ann Dike
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New perspective on Citizen of the YearI had written about Brentwood
Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the Year every year for 15 straight years, but it all came to a screeching halt after Gene Clare in 2009. Gene, like those who preceded him, was easy to write about because of the man he is. He was
actually even easier than most because he fell off his roof just before his selec-tion and got picked anyway.
But then, in 2010, they picked me. There was plenty to write about, from the fact that I was humbled by the high-est honor I’d ever re-
ceived, to the fabulous dinner in January with family and friends, to the fact that my dad left his convertible’s top down as he conveyed me through The Streets of Brentwood in a rain-drenched parade in November. I just couldn’t write about myself, but I fi gured that’d be OK.
But when it came time to write about this year’s selection, Jeff Schults, a man I greatly respect and whom I
had nominated, the words still wouldn’t come.
Maybe it was my new perspective, having been named to that assemblage of do-gooders myself. It also might have been due to my linear thinking: It’s tough to go to work on Chapter 17 when Chapter 16 was never written.
I met Jeff about a decade ago, around the time he retired and threw himself full-time into helping other people. I still know relatively little about his career, his family or even his pas-sion for snow skiing – I mostly know him as a stalwart community supporter who can always be counted on. Over and over and over again, he has been a go-to guy for me and virtually any other charitable effort he found out about.
Since meeting him, and after work-ing with him on countless projects, I’ve come to think of Jeff as a steady-as-she-goes kind of guy, one I’ve never seen rush around but who still somehow manages to show up everywhere. His round, beaming face and constant man-tra of “It’s all good, dude” have defused more than one tense situation, and made him one of the guys about which people say things like “Oh, good – Jeff
is here” when they see him coming.Jeff doesn’t just make life easier for
those who benefi t from his good works; he makes it easier for people whom he works with performing those works. Of course, he’s also a valuable volunteer to have around because he drives a pickup truck, although he’s more often seen riding that little three-wheeled thing of
his. But no matter how he gets there, he always gets there.
Like every Citizen of the Year, Jeff deserves a hearty pat on the back for what he’s done – Relay For Life, PAL, the Liberty Ed Foundation, Brentwood Regional Community Chest, Rotary, Kiwanis and plenty more. He’s made a tremendous impact on the organiza-tions he’s worked with as well as their benefi ciaries, and it’s pretty clear things just wouldn’t be the same around here without him.
So thank you, Jeff, for your work and your leadership and for pitching in whenever you’re asked. I’m proud to call you my friend and be part of a community that places a high value on the things a Citizen of the Year does. You’ve been reliable, inspirational, help-ful, fun and fl exible (except, perhaps, in the occasional opinion). You’ve done a lot of things for a lot of people, but I’m willing to bet that overcoming writer’s block is not one of the things you’ve helped someone with before, but now you have.
And you didn’t even fall off a roof to do it.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITORBasketfuls of thanks
Editor:On behalf of the board of directors
of the Brentwood Regional Community Chest, we would like to take the oppor-tunity to thank all of the local residents who helped make the 2010 Community Chest Holiday Food Basket and Gift distribution another hugely successful event. This year, as in the past few, we have seen the needs of the community grow. Every year the growth in commu-nity support is proven out by the num-
ber of residents that make the Friday night packaging event and the Saturday basket distribution a “Family Event.”
For members of the board, the payback for the efforts is achieved by simply watching parents and their chil-dren (of all ages) help in the bagging of gifts and food for those less fortunate. You all contribute to the success of this program – thank you! We both need and greatly appreciate your efforts.
To the members of the Brentwood Rotary Club: thank you for braving the pre-dawn hours to prepare and serve a warm breakfast to both those waiting
in line, and the volunteers. You do truly represent your motto of Service Above Self.
To all of the local businesses, employees and owners who contribute selfl essly to the cause by both time and donations, thank you!
To Offi cer Roger Wilson and the Brentwood Police Explorer Post: thank you for making the event effi cient and safe.
We would like to specifi cally acknowledge both Winco Foods for its continued contribution to the cause in both food and staff time in loading the
large trucks on Saturday morning, and the merchants and management of The Streets of Brentwood. This year, the merchants of The Streets of Brentwood contributed several thousand dollars to the cause. Collectively, they have shown their dedication to our commu-nity. A special thanks to Tracey Nobil for spearheading those efforts at the Streets.
We will see you again next holiday season.
Kevin KingCo-president
Brentwood Regional Community Chest
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Carl CantwellAug. 15, 1935-Jan. 22, 2011
B r e n t -wood resi-dent Carl C a n t w e l l went home to the Lord after several months of bodily weak-ness, which he faced with a powerful spirit of love and confi dence in his Savior. His testament to the grace of God touched and enriched many, both through the way he lived his life and the way he faced his death.
Carl was born in Billings, Mont. and moved with his family to Oakland while he was a toddler. He graduated from Oakland’s Fremont High School and Laney College with a diploma in photography. Carl worked for 20 years as a camera expert and later for Alameda County as a draftsman. He has lived for 20 years in Contra Costa County.
Carl was an active volunteer in many and varied Brentwood activities such as a trained peer counselor for Brentwood Delta Commu-nity Services, Inc., serving others at Brentwood Senior Center, and was on the resident councils at Sycamore Gardens and Eskaton Lodge. He organized activities at Neighborhood Church and was active in classes at the Brentwood Church of Christ, where he was a member for the last fi ve years. Carl was devoted to fi nding his Lord for more than 50 years. He is survived by one daughter and many friends.
Graveside services were held Feb. 16 at Union Cemetery in Brentwood. Friends are also invited to a Celebration of Remembrance on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. in Eskaton Lodge, 450 John Muir Parkway in Brentwood.
In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to Carl’s favorite charity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Mem-phis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org.
Charles Richard “Pa” CudneyCharles Richard “Pa” Cudney was
born on Sept. 17, 1931 in Flint, Mich. He left us on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010.
A longtime Oakley resident, Charles retired as a senior b u i l d i n g i n s p e c t o r from Con-tra Costa County in 1995 and r e l o c a t e d to King-man, where he has lived the past 16 years. Charles was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, where he served as a cryptographer during the Korean Con-fl ict and the Vietnam War. He received the Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation, and Good Conduct and Sharpshooters medals. Pa was an avid fi sherman and outdoorsman. He was a longtime mem-ber of the Kingman Bass Club and a site steward for the Bureau of Land Manage-ment.
Charles is survived by his brother, Robert Cudney, and wife, Dorothy; sister, Marge Uric of Michigan; his wife of 49 years, Carol; his sons, Russell (Mary) of Oakley, Michael (April) of Arizona and Loren of Antioch; his daughter, Cari Lynn Leary (John) of North Carolina; and the pride of his life, his 13 grandchil-dren. Charles was preceded in death by his parents, George and Maxine Cudney; his brother Loren, and sister Jean.
Walter E. FitzgeraldMay 14, 1940-Feb. 6, 2011
Born in Pocahontas, Iowa, Walter passed away peacefully in his Brentwood home as a result of a heart-related illness. He was 70. Walter was a retired Contra Costa County deputy sheriff.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Lorie and Ed Fitzger-ald, and b r o t h e r s Ray m o n d and John Fitzgerald.
H i s son, Doug-las, and d a u g h -ter-in-law, Mona of C o n c o r d ; d a u g h t e r, S a n d r a , and son-in-law, John Sawatzky of Brent-wood; grandsons, Randal and Shawn Mori; brothers, Glenn, Russell and Rob-ert; sisters, Lois Stewart, Marjorie Ban-croft, Roberta Carbaugh and Phoebe Williamson, will always love him and miss him greatly.
Walter served his country in the U.S. Army and Navy as a communications and radar technician. He spent many years as a reserve police offi cer until becoming a full-time Contra Costa County deputy sheriff in 1967. He received many awards during his 26 years of service, including Deputy of the Year in 1992. Walter was well respected both on and off duty.
Walt cherished his family, friends and life. He was happiest enjoying the company of family and friends and play-ing poker while 10-7OD.
A Life Celebration with family and friends will be held at his daughter’s
home, 830 Camino Diablo in Brent-wood, on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be sent to the American Heart Association, 100 Montgomery St., #1650, San Francisco, CA 94104.
Scott D. WrightJune 16, 1960-Jan. 25, 2011
L o n g -time An-tioch resi-dent Scott D. Wright passed away on Jan. 25 after losing his battle with lung cancer. He was born on June 16, 1960 in Portland, Ore. He enjoyed fi shing, working on cars and was a Raiders fan. He worked for Montgomery Roofi ng for many years.
Scott is survived by his mother, Jan-ice Rudolph; and was predeceased by his father, Gary Wright. He is also survived by his children: Scotty, Cassie, Chad and Nathan Wright; brother Steve Wright; sisters: Peggy Toomer, Michelle Alexan-der and Theresa Bradshaw; one grand-child, four nieces and three nephews; and longtime girlfriend, Sue Peterson.
A memorial will be held on Sunday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. at Delta Hawaii Club-house, 875 Stoneman Ave. in Pittsburg.
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Th is previous weekend – interesting weather and all – I headed out on the infamous Delta for the fourth time in my entire life. Aft er each adventure, aft er we dock the boat for the day and I’m driving home, I always think to myself, there is so much untapped land throughout this area. Certain pockets of the Delta’s canals are legally zoned as “rural areas”, and as such allow for special fi nancing off ers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Th ese loans, known as USDA Home Loans, are very unique in that they are one of the only remaining ways to obtain 100% fi nancing – that’s right, there is no down payment required. In theory, the government is allowing for the foundation in which this nation was built to stay alive. By off ering low to moderate income families the ability to purchase new (constructed within the last 12 months), or existing (constructed more than 12 months ago) homes in cities that have a population of no more than 10,000, the spirit of the mid 1800’s is truly still alive. Certain areas with a population up to 25,000 can still be considered…each USDA Home Loan is run through the nationwide to system to see ensure the property is eligible. Either way, our local areas such as
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music.”And that, according to Michele,
made it all worthwhile.“Socialization was a big part of
this experience,” said Michele. “And because Emily is not self-conscious, she is just able to get out there and have a good time. For her, it’s all about who’s coming out to watch her cheer,
and who will be in the audience. She’s happy, and that’s all that matters.”
“I think that now that Emily has gotten out there and broken down some of the barriers, she’ll make it eas-ier for others with special needs to fol-low their dreams,” said Simino. “This has been all about seeing her succeed and shine, and she’s done both.”
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Emily McDaniel works out with the JV cheer squad.
The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) ad-vises taxpayers dealing with income tax liabilities to contact FTB for assistance if they’re unable to pay by April 18.
FTB representatives can assist those with fi nancial hardships by establishing payment plans, granting temporary tax relief, and sometimes delaying collection. The FTB generally approves installment payment requests if the balance owed is less than $25,000 and can be paid within 60 months.
State tax liens typically must be paid before real estate can be sold. When a home is selling for less than the loan bal-ance, the FTB can remove its tax lien from the property to allow the homeowner to complete the sale. Financially distressed taxpayers trying to sell their homes can be relieved of the tax lien within two weeks of submitting their required documents
to the FTB.The tax lien remains in effect on any
other property the taxpayer currently holds or later acquires.
FTB can also subordinate a tax lien, which helps taxpayers refi nancing or mod-ifying existing home loans by permitting a bank or fi nancial institution to refi nance the property.
More information is available at FTB’s website, www.ftb.ca.gov, regarding payment options. For lien information, look under the Bills and Notices tab.
Taxpayers who cannot resolve their accounts online should call the phone number listed on their billing notices. Those without Internet service may re-quest an installment agreement payment plan by calling FTB at 800-689-4776, Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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It’s the middle of the night and I’m enjoying an en-tertaining Technicolor dream. My dream takes an ugly turn, however, when I feel what I’m dreaming: a harsh pain shooting through my foot and leg. I wake up to fi nd this is no dream, and bound out of bed and walk the fl oor, whispering ow ow ow ow ow .
I try walking off the spasms while not awakening my snoring husband. Just when I believe the pain has subsided and I get back under the blankets, the twinge starts again – and up I go. In the morning and with bloodshot eyes, I researched the cause of these awful cramps and how to stop them before they ruin a per-fectly good dream sequence and crucial night of sleep.
Muscle cramps are sudden and uncontrolled mus-cular contractions that usually start in the legs; most often in muscles that cross in the calf, foot and ham-string. They strike most often at night, causing that awful disruption of sleep. Factors that contribute to muscle cramps are dehydration, excess weight, electro-lyte imbalances, muscle fatigue and medications such as statins. Changing shoe heel levels and starting a new exercise regimen can also trigger leg cramps.
There doesn’t seem to be a cure for all muscle cramps, but proper hydration, regular stretching and gradual buildup to an exercise regiment will help. Ask your doctor before you begin any exercise program. As for hydration: water is life, the body needs it to survive, and the muscles are no exception.
If you get one of those cramps, and jumping out of bed isn’t an option, rub, stretch and massage the cramped muscle gently with your hands and fi ngers.
Usually the cramp is short lived and goes away after a minute or two. If it you don’t get relief, a hot shower or warm bath can help. I usually walk it off – but I still hate getting out of that warm bed!
Leg cramps are rare but if you experience recur-ring problems with them, ask your doctor for an evalu-ation, including your electrolyte and potassium levels. Your doctor might be able to prescribe a muscle-relax-ing medication based on your medical history and your current medicine intake.
I, for one, have mastered the Cramp Cha Cha. One, two, ow ow ow.
Marla Luckhardt is a Discovery Bay resident and member of the East Contra Costa Senior Coalition. She works with several local senior care and advocacy groups. To contact her, e-mail [email protected].
Those annoying leg crampsDuring the winter months, when our homes
are heated with dry air, it’s important to keep our nasal passages moist. An easy way to do this is to sniff a salt solution into both sides of the nose two to four times a day.
To prepare a solution of proper strength, add ¼ teaspoon of table salt to a cup of warm water and stir it until all the salt is dissolved. Sniff some from a spoon or other small contain-er into each nostril. You can also buy prepared nasal saline products such as Ocean, Simply Sa-line or generic equivalents from drug stores.
Such solutions can be used to wash away mucus from the membranous lining of the na-sal passages and shrink swollen nasal passag-es. Mucus and swollen membranes can block openings of the sinuses into the nasal passages. Sinusitis will then occur if nasal bacteria infect the mucus, which can no longer drain from the blocked sinus. Treatment of sinusitis (rather than its prevention) often requires the use of antibiotics.
Since research suggests that nasal saline irrigation does not significantly reduce the in-cidence of colds, some doctors are not enthu-siastic about the treatment. But don’t confuse colds with sinusitis. Viruses cause colds, while sinusitis is a bacterial-induced complication for some colds. Irrigation of the nasal passages with saline cannot kill viruses or bacteria, but it does help reduce the incidence of sinusitis in people with a tendency to develop this com-mon complication of colds.
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forming at Cap’s Oak Street Bar & Grill, 144 Oak St. in Brentwood, Saturday, Feb. 26 at 9 p.m.
Kabeezy is the 2009 winner of the Rooster T Bay Area Stand Up Comedy Competition and the 2010 San Jose Im-prov competition winner, besting more than 160 competitors. The Portland, Ore. native has opened for such well-known comics as Jay Mohr, Damon Wayans, Jr., Dat Phan, Bill Burr an Bobby Slayton.
Tickets for the event are $15. For res-ervations, call 925-634-1025.
The Heritage High School Rising Stars present the classic musical “The Scarlet Pimpernel” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, and March 3 and 4; and at 2 p.m. on March 5.
The story in set in the time of the French Revolution, when a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel snatches French aristo-crats from the jaws of the guillotine. Pos-ing in public as the foppish and decadent
Sir Percy Blakeney, the Pimpernel is part of an underground effort to free victims from Robespierre’s Reign of Terror. Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just – whom the audience suspects might be a French spy and lead our hero to his doom.
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The Panthers (14-11, 7-2 BVAL) were issued two technical fouls in the fi nal two quarters and allowed the Lions to creep back into a game that looked over by half-time, when Antioch held a 33-18 lead. The Panthers stormed to a 22-4 advantage in the fi rst quarter, but fought to keep Liberty at arm’s length later in the game. In the end, Antioch’s senior leadership (all but two players are fourth-year athletes) and athleti-cism meant the difference.
“It got heated, but I just like to keep calm and collected and tell my teammates to do the same thing,” said senior guard Aris Morton. “We came out with a ‘W’ and that’s all that matters.”
Morton led the Panthers with 19 points. Fellow senior guard Jamaal Davis netted nine; senior guard Namuji Madoshi fi nished with eight points.
Woolery, who was often animated Tuesday night on his side of the bench, said it was diffi cult trying to keep his players un-der control when the game grew tense.
“Our whole thing all year is just lack of discipline,” Woolery said. “I think if we play how we should play, like the fi rst few minutes of the game, then we’re fi ne. But we
just have those lapses and we lose concentra-tion.”
The Lions (11-14, 2-7 BVAL) were able to come back, trimming the margin to as little as nine, but could never quite turn the corner. Liberty was paced by sophomore guard Brandon White, who posted a game-high 20 points. Senior guard Matt Sisneros, playing in his fi nal game on the Lions home court, fi nished with eight.
Sisneros was one of three Liberty play-ers – along with Cole Tom and Jordan Oli-ver – honored before the game as part of senior night.
“That was like an away game for us,” Sisneros said. “It kind of motivates me be-cause I like that. That’s what basketball’s all about to me – just those crazy games and the energy in the gym.”
Antioch hosts Freedom on Friday night; the Lions travel to Deer Valley to fi n-ish the season.
Liberty came out with a win in the ju-nior varsity game, easily taking care of An-tioch 57-28. Junior Basmagian led the Lions with 12 points; Antioch’s Eddie Johnson scored a team-high seven.
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NCS team, the second was a 4-2 loss at the hands of Newark Memorial, which is seeded just ahead of Deer Valley.
Within a few weeks, several Wolver-ine players will sign their letters of intent to play in college next year. Despite be-
ing a senior-laden team, the Wolverines’ departing seniors feel that the team will be left in good hands: a good coach in Howliston and a strong group of under-classmen and junior varsity players.
“I think it’s left with a solid skeleton,” said Ortlieb. “I don’t know who will fi ll in
where, but with that strong skeleton, I see them getting back to NCS.”
The Wolverines began their play-off run at home against Richmond on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Should they keep winning, the No. 3 seed guarantees them at least two home games.
“The way we’re playing, I think we have a good chance at winning and mov-ing on,” said Howliston, who has coached at Deer Valley since 2006. “But you never know. It’s all a lottery; it’s like a new sea-son is just starting.”
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Antioch senior guard Namuji Madoshi goes for a layup against Liberty on Tuesday night.
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said. “To place third like that is really excep-tional. She lost in overtime to the girl that won it, so she was right there.”
Diaz has always been an athletic girl. She played basketball for Liberty for a while, but she didn’t feel as motivated playing for a team. Individual sports such as wrestling and boxing put the focus, the blame and the responsibility all on the competitor – some-thing she craves.
Diaz has always been drawn to contact sports. “LA Boxing had me fi t for this, so I didn’t come in weak – I had strength,” Diaz said. “I love physical activities. I’m OK at team sports, but I do a lot better with indi-vidual sports. You can blame only yourself.”
As a boxer, she’s earned high praise and respect from those at LA Boxing. The owner of the gym, Joseph Garcia, said the team only started about eight months ago, but Diaz has stepped up to lead. The team fi elds about 15 boxers from ages 5 to 30, who compete in exhibition matches against other local gyms.
“She’s one of our strongest boxers right now, as far as determination and her fi ghting skills,” Garcia said. “She was not afraid to go in and engage at fi rst. Now she’s a smart fi ghter.”
It was Kristina’s younger sister, Nicole, who actually convinced her to step onto the mat. A seventh-grader and wrestler at Edna Hill Middle School, Nicole attended a girls wrestling camp a few months ago. Kristina watched her sister compete and started to wonder how she’d fare as a grappler.
Kristina started off as a novice wres-
tler, working with the freshman team as she learned the techniques. Shortly after, she asked Chappel if she could compete with the varsity squad as a way to push herself harder. The coach saw Diaz’s motivation and granted her request.
“She was able to pick up moves quick-ly,” freshman wrestling coach Mike Mundy said. “She’s still doing beginner-type things, but you can see that she’s learning and get-ting better and better at what to do as things go on. You can see the progression.”
Diaz is going down a path paved by Brittany David, who graduated from Liberty last year and is now wrestling for Linden-wood University in St. Charles, Mo. Chappel regards David, a four-time NCS champion, as tougher than many of his boy wrestlers. Diaz is now one of three wrestlers on Liber-ty’s team, the others being freshman Karley Maniatis, who competed at the NCS tourna-ment in the 126-pound bracket, and junior Paula Ramirez.
Chappel said more and more girls are becoming interested in the sport, tradition-ally known for its machismo aura.
While Diaz said David’s success has motivated her and that she’s a great helping hand, the junior is determined to forge her own legacy at one of the best wrestling pro-grams in the Bay Area.
“People ask me if I’m trying to be the next Brittany, but Brittany’s Brittany and I’m me,” Diaz said. “All the girls encourage other girls to (wrestle), because there’s so little of us. … It helps and encourages me, because if she did it, I can do it too.”
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Wolverines edge Patriots in Senior Night shootout
Tuesday’s boys varsity basketball game between Deer Valley and Heritage was one of the most exciting, frenetic and high scoring Bay Valley Athletic League games of the season. The Wolverines held off a strong Patriots fi nish to close the game out 85-79.
With 13 seconds remaining and Deer Valley nurs-ing an 81-79 lead, Wolverines senior forward Obah Pope stepped to the free throw line. As a loud and hostile crowd tried to distract him, Pope nailed both free throws, effec-tively putting the game out of reach. The Patriots failed to score on the ensuing possession and sophomore guard Kendall Smith scored the last of his team-high 32 points to put the nail in the coffi n.
“All we do is practice free throws,” said Pope, who scored all of his eight points in the fourth quarter. “Most of the time, we’re not a good free-throw-shooting team. We were just working out free throws in practice, when it’s game time; it feels good to knock them down.”
The teams played much better in this game than in their fi rst match-up, a convincing yet sloppy Wolverines win. Heritage’s 39 fi rst-half points nearly matched its 43-point total in the fi rst meeting.
The Patriots, celebrating senior night, honored eight seniors in a pre-game ceremony. Head coach Pat Cruick-shank went with a starting fi ve of seniors Dorian Hardy, David Nelson, Kyle Reynolds, Kyle Grant and Brian Quinn – all part of last season’s league championship team. On senior night, it was fi tting that Hardy and for-ward Xavier Watson, both seniors, led the Patriots attack. Watson scored a game-high 35.
“We battled until the end. We came into this game with a lot of belief and 100-percent effort,” said Hardy, who complemented Watson with 26 of his own, 16 in the
fourth quarter. “I was just feeling it, and I know Xavier was, too. I was just trying to get him the ball, get other players the ball and wait for my own opportunities.”
The loss dropped the Patriots to 15-10 overall, 5-4 in league. They are likely to return to the playoffs, regardless of the outcome of Friday’s game at Pittsburg. Still, the Pa-triots will qualify for the playoffs as an at-large bid, mean-ing their chances of hosting a playoff game are almost nonexistent.
Deer Valley’s 7-2 league record still gives it a chance to lock up at least a share of the league title and a high playoff seed. On Friday, the Wolverines host a Liberty team that they’ve already beaten by 19 points this season. Antioch is also 7-2, but the Panthers host a Freedom team that has already beaten them.
Deer Valley’s consistent offensive effort against Heri-tage racked up 20 or more points in every quarter but the fi rst, offsetting a 28-point Patriots fourth quarter by scoring 27 of their own. Senior big man Andre McPhail complemented Smith’s 32 with 24 of his own.
“This is their place, and they shoot well in their place. We were expecting that,” said head coach LeChet Phillips. “They played tough, just as I expected them to do. They never let up. They’re a well-coached team.”
Another key to the Wolverine victory was uncharac-teristically good free throw shooting. Six of Pope’s eight fourth-quarter points came from the line. In total, Deer Valley was 21-for-27 from the charity stripe.
“I think we’re looking pretty good,” said McPhail. “We have our game on Friday and we have a chance to compete for a league championship fi nally. That’s what we want. And then it’s on to the playoffs.”
The exciting Wolverines win in the varsity game matched the excitement of the junior varsity game, in
Deer Valley senior forward Andre McPhail slams it home for two on Tuesday night.
Photo by Curtis Evans
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which Deer Valley edged Heritage 54-51 as the Patriots missed a three-point shot at the end of the game that would have tied the score. That provided an identical ending to the fi rst one, only with a different winner. Robert Bershell led the Wolverines with 19;
Ethan Magalei scored 14 for the Patriots.Freedom 82, Pittsburg 60
Freedom senior guard Andrew Gard-ner’s game-high 19 points paced the Fal-cons in an 82-60 win over Pittsburg on Fri-day night. Sophomore guard James O’Neal scored 15; senior forward Darrell Greene,
bound for San Diego State, fi nished with 11.Freedom led 20-6 at the end of the fi rst
quarter and never trailed again, though the Pirates put up a fi ght in the middle of the game.
Pittsburg junior guard Randal Gory scored a team-high 18 points for the Pirates.
Nuel Oharie, a junior forward, netted 17 more.
The Falcons (15-10, 5-4 BVAL) fi nish their regular season Friday in Antioch; Pitts-burg (5-17, 1-8 BVAL) ends its slate hosting Heritage.
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Deer Valley out-Foxes Heritage
Earlier this season, Tuesday’s Deer Valley and Heritage varsity girls basketball rematch looked like it could have been a deciding fac-tor for the Bay Valley Athletic League title.
Instead, the game proved to be a showcase of why the Wol-verines have dominated the league in recent years. Deer Valley came away with an easy 75-39 victory.
Wolverines head coach Mark Anger said that the fi rst half of Tuesday’s game, which his players led 39-9, was some of the best bas-ketball he’s seen them play all year. Senior guard Raven Fox, who will attend Fresno State next year on a full scholarship, scored 18 of her 23 points before halftime. After that, Anger started to cycle in some of the reserves.
Sophomore guards Erin Asher and Haley Love each scored a team-high seven points for the Patriots.
Junior guard Monique Mulder contributed 10 points. Se-nior guard Imana Samuels scored nine and came away with seven steals.
Anger said he studied tape of the fi rst Heritage/Deer Valley match-up, which the Wolverines won 71-57, and found that while his players created numerous turnovers, they weren’t following them up with points. That’s something Deer Valley changed on Tuesday, capitalizing on Heritage mistakes.
Deer Valley (16-7, 8-0 BVAL) travels to Liberty on Friday to fi nish its regular season; Heritage (16-9, 5-4 BVAL) faced Pittsburg on Thursday.
Liberty 62, Antioch 47A big night from Bernadette Fong helped Liberty cruise to a
62-47 victory over Antioch on Tuesday. The Lions junior center put up a game-high 34 points, her best scoring output of the season. On Jan. 28, Fong scored 23 points against the Panthers, now her second-best game of the season.
Liberty sophomore guard Gabrielle Freeman netted 16, sopho-more guard Erin Morgan contributed seven and senior guard Gabby Worley fi nished with fi ve points.
“I’m thrilled because the second half of league (play), we need-ed to win the games we lost in the fi rst half, and we have done that,” Lions head coach Debbi Weil wrote in an e-mail. “It truly has been a magical season; it has been so much fun being around this group of girls.”
Liberty (16-9, 6-3 BVAL) faces a tough match-up, hosting Deer Valley on Friday to fi nish the regular season; Antioch (5-19, 1-7 BVAL) takes on Freedom in the last game of the season.Pittsburg 69, Freedom 26
Pittsburg had little trouble with Freedom on Tuesday, leaving with a 69-26 victory. Pirates junior forward Keshia Ward scored a game-high 15 points. Junior center Myeshia Ward contributed 14 to the winning effort and senior post player Terri Powell fi nished with 12.
The Falcons were led by sophomore guard Caroline Calbonero and her 10 points.
Pittsburg (14-12, 6-3 BVAL) ended its regular season on Tues-day against Heritage; Freedom (6-19, 0-9 BVAL) hosts Antioch on Friday in search of its fi rst league victory of the season.
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Wolverines senior guard Raven Fox, seen here ear-lier this season, scored 18 of her 23 points against Heritage on Tuesday night in the fi rst half.
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ites to emerge as victor of the tournament this year, led by 145-pound senior Jesse Baldazo.
The California Wrestler ranks Baldazo sixth in the state in his weight class. The magazine ranked Lions 135-pound senior Nico Serrano 21st and 112-pound sopho-more Austin Solari 26th.
Last weekend, Liberty took home third at the NCS dual competition, losing a close match to James Logan. Head coach Greg Chappel accepted responsibility for the loss, as a lineup snafu forced the Lions to forfeit a match. Taking that overall per-formance into account, Chappel said he likes where his team is right now, heading
into the league tournament and next week-end’s NCS team tournament.
“I thought we wrestled to our po-tential (in the dual meet),” Chappel said. “Once they make weight, then we just have to wrestle to our ability and maybe upset somebody or keep doing what we’ve done if we’re the No. 1 ranked team.”
The Lions face stiff competition at the BVAL tourney from a talented Free-dom team, which fi nished second in the regular season. The Falcons boast a few ranked grapplers, led by 119-pound junior Roman Garcia, No. 13 in the state accord-ing to The California Wrestler. Senior cap-tain Zack Wiley, at 130 pounds, is ranked 22nd in his weight class. Freshman Ricky
Coster, 112 pounds, could also be a factor in the postseason.
Freedom head coach John Parsons feels that his team underachieved this sea-son and has a chance to bounce back on Friday.
“We’ve got some guys that are sick and some guys that are beat up, but we’ll be all right,” Parsons said. “Hopefully they’ll come back, gel as a group and win the tournament. … They need to get out there and push Liberty to the brink.”
Antioch placed third in the league standings, but had a rough time in the NCS dual meet. The Panthers drew one of the top teams in the state in the fi rst round, De La Salle, and lost 67-12. In the conso-
lation bracket, Antioch lost to fi fth-seeded Castro Valley 61-9.
The Panthers will lean upon their senior leadership – wrestlers such as 160-pound Lucas Hudson and 140-pound Joe Baynes.
VolleyballHeritage High School will host a
spring volleyball clinic for boys and girls in grades three through eight. The clinic is scheduled for Monday, March 14 through Thursday, March 17 at the high school from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost for each player is $100 and space is limited. To ob-tain an informational fl yer, e-mail Janet Hannigan at [email protected].
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Heritage wrestlers learn on the mat
The Heritage High varsity wrestling team is small, but learning. A standard wrestling squad will fi eld about 50 ath-letes. Between the Patriots junior var-sity and varsity squads, which are inter-changeable in some weight divisions, the Heritage team is about 20 strong.
More than half of the Patriots grap-plers are underclassmen and many had little to no wrestling experience before this year. Head coach Mark Barnes works off campus but is the defensive coordina-tor for the freshman football team in the fall. It was there that he recruited many of the young Heritage wrestlers.
One of the Patriots’ most experienced wrestlers is Clayton Hambrick, a top com-petitor in the 152-pound class. “I think they’re adjusting very well, a lot better than I adjusted when I was younger,” said Ham-brick of his younger teammates. “They’re learning how it is, making weight with ev-erybody, and keeping their weight down.”
The Patriots are small in another way. Injuries to their key heavyweight wrestlers have depleted their ranks – down to zero – in that class. Additionally, Will Oliver, who recently signed a football scholar-ship to UCLA and had wrestled for three
previous years, opted not to wrestle in his senior season.
The inability to fi eld a full team puts Heritage at a disadvantage against every team in the Bay Valley Athletic League, with the exception of Deer Valley. And yet in the recent Heritage loss to a strong Antioch team – a contest in which the Pa-
triots were forced to forfeit seven matches – Barnes found consolation: in the seven matches that were wrestled, Heritage won fi ve; the Panthers two.
In his fi rst season as the Patriots’ head coach, Barnes has coached all around the country for the last 25 years. He began coaching at Heritage because
his son Dalton wrestles for the team. A junior, Dalton also plays tight end for the Patriots football squad.
For some, wrestling is a sport that can occupy 11 months of the year. Cit-ing himself as an example, coach Barnes pointed out that wrestling is a great way to keep kids out of trouble. It gives them not only a place to go, but a safe and legal outlet to release aggression.
“It’s a family. You sweat together, you bleed together, and you make weight together,” said Barnes. “For some tourna-ments, you leave at 5:30 in the morning on a Friday and don’t come home until Saturday night. So you spend two days cooped up together.”
Although the new wrestlers have picked up the game with surprising speed, they’ve also taken their lumps. Many of the top wrestlers in the area have been in-volved in the sport for most of their lives. Some are ranked among the top wrestlers in the state.
“Kids that are my age, I have done pretty well against,” said freshman 125-pounder Nathan Cleverly, a football player recruited by Barnes in the fall. “It’s the older, more experienced wrestlers that I have had problems with. They are a lot stronger and I need to get stronger.”
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Heritage’s Clayton Hambrick, seen here battling Deer Valley’s Xavier Gomez, has led a Patriots wrestling roster loaded with athletes new to the sport.
Photo by Richard Wisdom
by Michael DixonCorrespondent
One of An-tioch High’s most famous
alumni, baseball star Aaron Miles, stopped by the An-tioch Sports Leg-ends Hall of Fame last weekend to sign autographs and meet fans as part of Aaron Miles Day. Miles, who was an infi elder for the St. Louis Cardinals team that won the World Series in 2006, graduated from Antioch in 1995 after helping the Panthers win two North Coast Section titles. He recently signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. For a video of Miles’ visit, log on to www.thepress.net.
Miles of smiles
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on March 1, 2011, hold a public hearing to consider the following application:An application for a tentative parcel map (MS 10-003) to subdivide a 20.44-acre parcel into four parcels (0.84-acre and 19.29-acre parcels for the Deer Ridge Golf Club, and 0.15-acre and 0.16-acre parcels for future single-fam-ily homes), and a rezone (RZ 11-002) to amend the PD-20 Zone text and map by designating the two residential parcels as part of and subject to the existing Village “D” regulations and develop-
ment standards, located southeast of the intersection of Mountain View Drive and Ranchwood Drive (APN 007-100-078). Applicant: Friess Property Investments, Inc. / Dan FriessSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Senior Planner Jeff Zilm [(925) 516-5136 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Depart-ment of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the
City Council no later than the time pe-riod provided under the City’s Municipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or some-one else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brent-wood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: February 18, 2011
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on March 1, 2011, hold a public hearing
to consider the following application:An application to amend the Down-town Specifi c Plan (GPA 11-001) by al-lowing ground fl oor Offi ce use within the 65-foot Main Street Retail Area of the Downtown Core District Zone, for one property located at 629 First Street (APN 013-010-024).Applicant: Pedro and Suzette AdaoSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Senior Planner Jeff Zilm [(925) 516-5136 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Depart-ment of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.
Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time pe-riod provided under the City’s Municipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or some-one else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brent-wood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: February 18, 2011
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood
will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits on March 1, 2011, hold a public hearing to consider the following application:An application for a tentative par-cel map (MS 10-001) to subdivide a 1.37-acre parcel into two parcels of 0.56-acre and 0.81-acre, located north of Briones Valley Road and between Holes 17 and 18 of the Deer Ridge Golf Club (APN 007-100-090).Applicant: Friess Property Investments, Inc. / Dan FriessSaid hearing will be held at the City Council Chambers, 101B Sand Creek Road, Brentwood, California.Further information may be obtained from Senior Planner Jeff Zilm [(925)
516-5136 or [email protected]] in the Community Development Depart-ment of the City of Brentwood, 118 Oak Street, Brentwood, California 94513.Before any court challenge of Plan-ning Commission decisions, you are required to appeal the decision to the City Council no later than the time pe-riod provided under the City’s Municipal Code. In addition you may be limited to raising only those issues you or some-one else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brent-wood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.Brentwood Press No. 02-1273Publish Date: February 18, 2011
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to focus on the core aspects of their jobs.Sitting near the back of council cham-
bers for the City Council meeting were members of the community activist group Take Back Antioch (TBA), who have given the volunteer spirit of the city a major shot in the arm.
After Brittney Gougeon started a page on Facebook asking for residents to take back the city from crime and blight, more than 1,800 residents joined the cause, par-ticipating not only online, but in person as well.
Earlier this month, TBA gathered for its fi rst Quality of Community forum, which packed the community room at the police department. At that meeting, a handful of
residents signed up for the police’s volunteer program and Graffi ti Abatement Program. TBA does what it can to connect people with organizations that need a few extra hands.
“People are contacting me for applica-tions or they’ve had trouble reaching some-one at the police station because they have limited hours,” Gougeon said. “It seems like I’ve kind of been the go-between in mak-ing those connections, which is really, really good.”
Many of the residents who attended that TBA forum went to the revitalized Sat-urday cleanup the next day, picking up trash at Meadow Creek Park. Antioch resident Alan Bayson, on his 49th birthday, surprised his family, who thought he was taking them out to breakfast, by contributing to the vol-
unteer effort at the cleanup.“I’ve always been reading the police bul-
letins and it happened to fall on my birthday, so I was excited to surprise my family and not tell them till the very last minute what we were going to do,” said Bayson, a fi ve-year resident of Antioch. “They enjoyed it; they had a good time.”
One of the residents who helped bring the fi rst Saturday clean up back from the budget cutting board, Dennis Jeglum, also heads up the Graffi ti Abatement Program (GAP). Jeglum, a retired offi cer, drives through Antioch cleaning up the tagging, but his help is dwindling.
Jeglum said that last year, 13 people went through the four-hour GAP seminar, but there are only three volunteers today,
not counting him and City Councilman Gary Agopian. The program runs entirely on donations.
“When we see graffi ti, we stop and paint it up immediately,” Jeglum said. “By getting more volunteers, our goal is to put that truck out eight hours a day, four days a week.”
Thanks to the recent surge in volunteer-ism, more than 10 people have signed up for this year’s orientation, to be held Monday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. Peo-ple can also sign up to participate in GAP through the city’s website.
Jeglum is also manning Keep Antioch Beautiful day, a citywide cleanup scheduled for April 23.
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Antioch feeding into a two-lane expressway from Lone Tree Way to Balfour Road and a signalized intersection at Sand Creek Road. The fi nal segment extends from Balfour Road south to Marsh Creek Road as a two-lane highway.
Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary Piepho, an outspoken proponent of separat-ing traffi c by means of a concrete barrier since the road opened, said her offi ce has drafted a letter to the Bypass Authority ask-ing it to consider implementing additional safety measures.
“There are some delineators out there and they are effective to a point,” said Piepho. “But in my letter to the Bypass Authority I am asking them to look into the situation,
perhaps consider the concrete barriers and eliminate the passing lane between Sand Creek Road and Lone Tree Way … I think these are reasonable suggestions. I’m not an engineer, but we do need to make sure we are being as engaged as possible.”
According to Altman, additional measures such as double-fi ne zones such as those imposed on Vasco Road might go a long way toward reducing accidents and fatalities. “Even a temporary barrier would work,” he said. “I drive the Bypass almost every day and I notice that where they merge from Lone Tree Way, they have those delin-eators. But I’ve also seen three different little fl ower arrangements there … I just wonder if something could be done sooner rather than later.”
Of the fi ve fatalities, two of them oc-curred at the intersection of Lone Tree Way and the Bypass and two on Sand Creek Road. The fi fth death occurred at the inter-section of the Bypass and Balfour Road.
Brentwood Police Sgt. Walter O’Grodnick agreed that additional safety measures such as delineators or rumble strips would be helpful, but he believes that the most effective defense against accidents rests with the drivers. “We have handled our fair share of accidents on the Bypass, no question,” said O’Grodnick, who manages the traffi c division of the Brentwood Police Department.
“And I think that safety preventative measures will ultimately be effective. But in my opinion, it’s not the roadway that hurts
or injures – it’s the drivers. People need to slow down. It’s been my experience that the primary reason for the accidents is not drugs or alcohol, it’s speed. It’s a two-lane roadway with vehicles traveling at least 55 miles per hour with nothing to slow them down like a traffi c signal or stop sign. Ultimately it’s in the hands of the drivers.”
“We’ll wait and see what happens with the supervisor’s letter and what the Bypass Authority decides to do,” said Altman. “But I do think it will come down to who takes ownership. Yes, it’s about money, but it all comes down to public safety. I’m just pictur-ing a 200-yard temporary barrier to keep people from crashing into each other. It’s that simple.”
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History Mystery goes farming for answersThis month’s History Mystery post-
card is an unsent, real photo postcard (RPP), gelatin (silver) print, divided back card featuring a team of four horses pulling what appears to be a grain wagon.
Four men pose atop the crop, and across the image are inscribed the words “No. 14 Balfour Guthrie Warehouse Brent-wood CAL.” There are a few physical clues to help date the card. “CAL” was the pre-ferred USPO abbreviation for California from 1873 to 1943. USPO approved the use of divided-back cards, which provide a space for both address and message, on March 1, 1907. The postcard stock indi-cates that the paper is Kodak professional AZO paper, as identifi ed by the stamp box design manufactured from 1904 to 1918. But this is where the trail goes cold.
For this month’s mystery, readers are asked to identify the men featured in the photograph. They might be the great-grandparents or grandparents of those still
living in the area. The Delta was a major grain growing area in the United States from the 1870s through 1910s, exceeding ex-ports from New Orleans in some years. The warehouse with covered dock (between the two horse teams) is a huge wooden struc-ture. Can anyone shed some light on its lo-cation, dimensions, years of use, blueprints, or other items of note pertaining to its use?
Also, this card is numbered “No. 14,” so where are cards 1 through 13? Itinerant photographers with a mobile darkroom wagon were common prior to the afford-ability and popularity of Kodak cameras in the 1910s. The professional photographer would arrive at a location, shoot the image, and print on postcard stock for instant sale. Many of these postcards found their way to friends and family out of state or abroad. Photo postcards provided tangible evidence that the emigrant family was healthy, alive and prosperous in California.
The prize for information regarding
the identifi cation of the men is a yearlong membership in the Contra Costa County Farm Bureau. E-mail your discov-eries to Carol Jensen at [email protected].
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A 401(k) is an investment plan in which an employer helps employees save for retirement. Employees defer a portion of each paycheck to a 401(k) account and the money rests in that account, building interest. Many employers match
a percentage of the deferred funds, providing 401(k) participants essentially free money simply for participating in the program.
According to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, more than 40 percent of the American workforce watched 401(k) investments decline by 30 percent in 2008. But rather than down-playing the value of stocks, mutual funds and bonds, advisors are encouraging people to continue investing in their 401(k) plans. However, since many Americans are beginning – or re-beginning – their retirement plans from scratch, they need to take a new look at their investment strategy.
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a 401(k) should be treated like a retire-ment paycheck generator. Each month you should take out a regular predeter-mined “paycheck” from your retirement fund to pay for expenses. “Most of us live paycheck to paycheck while we’re working, so let’s not change this fi nancial discipline after we retire,” Vernon said.
Many recently-retired Americans assume their nest eggs will be all they need to live out the rest of their lives, but after you travel the world, refurbish your house and buy a motorcycle or two, you’ll have only so much left, so you need to plan your retirement investments wisely to meet your desired retirement lifestyle.
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When a person is behind on a home loan, it is very common to think a foreclosure or short sale will allow them to focus on other debts and thereby avoid a bankruptcy fi ling. However, all too oft en, a foreclosure or short sale is still followed by a bankruptcy because there is either another loan on the property which starts collecting on its loan or there are taxes as a result of the foreclosure sale which the borrower was unaware.
In many cases, a bankruptcy fi ling prior to the foreclosure or short sale would have discharged the liability on any additional loans on the property, avoided the tax liability completely and allowed the person to stay in the property several additional months. Additionally, a foreclosure or short sale prior to a bankruptcy fi ling may cause a person not to qualify for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy leaving a person in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy for 3-5 years. What should a person consider prior to allowing a property to be sold at a foreclosure sale?
First, prior to allowing a property to be sold through a foreclosure or short sale, (1) determine the aff ect of the foreclosure or short sale on your credit, (2) is there any personal liability aft er the foreclosure or short sale which could be discharged in a bankruptcy fi ling and (3) is there any tax liability which could be discharged through a bankruptcy fi ling prior to the foreclosure or short sale.
Second, could a Chapter 13 bankruptcy fi ling avoid a junior lien on your principal residence which would have allowed you to retain the real property? Under the Bankruptcy law, a junior lien on a person’s principal residence which does not attach to equity in the real property, can be avoid through a Chapter 13 Plan. For example, if the current fair market value of a principal residence is $250,000 and the balance on the fi rst deed of trust is $300,000, then a junior lien could be avoided through the Chapter 13 Plan. A Chapter 13
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Th ird, are there any other reasons that a bankruptcy fi ling may be appropriate prior to a foreclosure sale. Th e most common reason is that there is signifi cant unsecured debt which can be discharged in the bankruptcy and a bankruptcy fi ling prior to a foreclosure sale will allow a person to fi le a Chapter 7 instead of being required to enter into a Chapter 13 repayment plan. In addition, a bankruptcy fi ling will allow a person to remain in the property additional time.
In conclusion, a foreclosure or short sale of real property without a bankruptcy fi ling may be the right decision. However, a foreclosure or short sale will have serious consequences which should be analyzed by a bankruptcy or real estate attorney prior to the foreclosure sale. Th is is a complicated area of the law, but a bankruptcy or real estate attorney should be able to make to an analysis of your particular situation fairly quickly. I do free 30 minute consultation in my offi ces located in Walnut Creek, Antioch and Brentwood. Th ere is no reason to make a wrong decision about a foreclosure or short sale when legal assistance is available.
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the already-existing Hope Tax Credit, the American credit can be claimed for tuition and certain fees paid for higher education in 2009 and 2010. The credit is worth up to $2,500 of the cost of qualifi ed tuition and related expenses, and the new credit offers a $700 increase over the previous Hope credit.
“This is clearly a benefi t to many fi lers,” said Chris Provencher, owner of Provencher Tax Service in Discovery Bay. “This is for dependents and adults taking qualifi ed classes and courses, and it is for tuition and fees, but not limited to that. It also includes books and supplies. It’s a great thing.”Do it yourself or hire a pro?
With the increasing trend toward online fi ling, you might wonder when it’s appropriate to fi le your own return or hire a professional to do the work. “From our point of view,” said Reagan, “fi ling a 1040A or 1040EZ with income from one W2 would probably be OK to fi le online. However, if there are additional schedules such as A, E or C, and if the taxpayer has a small-busi-ness income, owns rentals or purchased or sold a home, they should seek the counsel of a professional tax preparer. The IRS reports that audits are up more than 100 percent since 2001, and many of these are random audits.”
Provencher agreed that many taxpay-ers have jumped onto the e-fi ling band-wagon, but cautioned that for those with more complicated returns, a knowledgeable professional is the safest way to go. “Each year I would say that about 10 percent of my
clients disappear because they fi le their own taxes,” said Provencher. “But the following year at least half of them come back, and that’s because the law is not easy to under-stand and you really have to know what you are doing.”Red fl ags
OK, so you’ve listed every legitimate deduction you can think of and you’ve hired a professional to fi le your return, but will that guarantee you against a potential IRS audit? Not necessarily.
“An accurate tax return can still wave a red fl ag when a refund is exceptionally high or when certain deductions such as medical, charitable giving or mileage is higher than usual,” said Reagan. “So be careful about documenting the deductions and income that you report.”
Keeping good records and receipts is another way to keep the IRS at bay. “Knowing what is deductible and what isn’t is key,” said Provencher. “What will send up a red fl ag? Anything to do with clubs or social dues; they are not deductible. “I would just tell people to choose your tax profession-al wisely. There are a lot of folks out there that have hung a shingle but aren’t certifi ed. Take the time and interview a few. It will be worth it.”
Provencher Tax Service is located at 5560 Starboard Drive in Discovery Bay. For information, call 925-634-5658. Reagan Tax Management Services is located at 60 Eagle Rock Way, Suite C (behind Vic Stewart’s Steakhouse) in Brentwood. For more infor-mation, call 925-240-1242.
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A Paid Preparer is required by law to sign the return and fill in the preparer areas of the form. The preparer should also include their appropri-ate identifying number on the return. Although the Preparer signs the return, you are responsible for the accuracy of every item on your return. In addition, the preparer must give you a copy of the return. • Review the completed return to ensure all tax
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The big thing to worry about, Mitchell said, was the country’s debt. For every dollar the United States spends, it borrows 37.4 cents. Interest now consumes about 6 percent of the budget, and that’s expected to grow to 17 percent by 2020.
“I don’t care if you’re a Republican or a Democrat or what industry you’re in,” he said. “In the dark of night, you have to admit that that’s not sustainable.”
Although foreign investors are currently buying up U.S. debt, it won’t last forever. As happened in Greece, which was forced last year to get massive international assistance to stave off complete collapse, foreign investors will eventually lose interest in buying U.S. debt.
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The unemployed are still responsible for fi ling a tax return and paying income taxes. This includes taxes on unemployment benefi ts or severance benefi ts. According
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Being out of work allows you to take advantage of several credits and deductions. For example, certain job-search expenses can be deducted if you’re looking for a job in your current profession. These include travel for job interviews, printing and mailing resumés, and outplacement fi rm fees.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000528-00 The name of the business (es): Quality Con-sultants Located at: 495 Lakeview Drive In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Francis Brian Fetherstonhaugh, 495 Lakeview Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an In-dividual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature of registrant: Sheri Bond This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Con-tra Costa County on: January 24, 2011 By: Myrna Barajas, Deputy Expires: January 24, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 887AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD AMEND-ING CITY COUNCIL/- ADMINISTRA-TIVE POLICY NO. 10-13, SIGNATURE AUTHORITY RELATED TO PLACING AND REMOVING LIENS, PLACING ASSESSMENTS, UNCOLLECTIBLE RE-CEIVABLES, BANK ACCOUNTS, BANK-ING DOCUMENTS, STANDARD LITI-GATION PROCEDURAL DOCUMENTS, AGREEMENTS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY AGREEMENTS THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was in-troduced with the fi rst reading waived at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 25th day of Janu-ary, 2011, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Barr, Brockman, Bry-ant, Stonebarger NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None And was adopted at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 8th day of Febru-ary 2011, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Barr, Brockman, Bry-ant, Stonebarger NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 888 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRENTWOOD ADDING CHAPTER 5.70 TO TITLE 5 OF THE BRENTWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MAS-SAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, OUT- CALL MASSAGE THERAPY AND MASSAGE THERAPY TECHNICIANS THE FOREGO-ING ORDINANCE was introduced with the fi rst reading waived at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 25th day of January, 2011, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Barr, Brockman, Bryant, Stonebarger NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None And was adopted at a regular meeting of the Brentwood City Council on the 8th day of February 2011, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Barr, Brockman, Bryant, Stonebarger NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: /s/_______________________ Margaret Wimberly, CMC City Clerk The above is a summary of the major highlights of the ordinance; read-ing the ordinance in its entirety may be necessary to obtain a full understating of all changes. A copy of the full text of the ordinances is on fi le and may be read in the City Clerk’s offi ce located at 708 Third Street, Brentwood, and/or a copy may be obtained from that offi ce based on the City’s actual cost for dupli-cating. Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS #: CA-10-395488-CL Order #: 100629580-CA-LPI YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial pub-lication of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): PAUL FENCZIK AND GAIL J. FENCZIK, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 3/27/2007 as Instrument No. 2007- 0088891-00 in book, page of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, Califor-nia; Date of Sale: 2/- 28/2011 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $473,502.21 The purported property address is: 22 ROCKWELL ST BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 Assessor’s Parcel No. 010-690-053-3 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, please refer to the refer-enced legal description for property location. In the event no common ad-dress or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the location of the property may be
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1307215-02 APN: 055- 580-037-4 TRA: 01-130 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx1242 REF: Bermudez, Rogelio A IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED November 09, 2005. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 10, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded November 18, 2005, as Inst. No. 2005-0447427-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by: Rogelio A Bermudez and Lucy Agnes Bermudez, Husband And Wife, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street en-trance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common des-ignation, if any, of the real property de-scribed above is purported to be: 2495 Mammoth Way Antioch CA 94531-9200 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $654,478.18. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 14, 2011. (R-367150 02/18/11, 02/- 25/11, 03/04/11) Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 3, 2011
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the un-dersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pur-suant to Sections 21700- 21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Sec-tion 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and the provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bid-ding on 03/04/11 @ 10:00 A.M. personal property including but not limited to: stereo & computer equipment, clothes, contractor power tools, house hold ap-pliances, refrigerators, washer & dry-ers, golf clubs, bbq, motorized scooter, antiques, leather chairs, grow trays, lights (Sun system), fans, sofas, com-mercial restaurant equipment, board, art, tire chains, dvd collection, ladders, furniture, T.V.’s, safe &/or other general household & small business items lo-cated at: ACORN II SELF STORAGE LLC, 6900 LONE TREE WAY, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 (925) 240-5000 Name Unit1. LESHAWN COLEMAN 2612. RICKY MUNOZ 279 3. JONTE CASTANEDA 408 4. BRIAN BAUM 522 5. TROY A. RUSK 607 6. PHYLLIS GRAHAM 932 7. PATRICK COHN 1321Dates Published: 02/18/11 and 02/25/11 J. Michael’s Auctions, Bond #183-62-32 (916)776-4202 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000435-00 The name of the business (es): Andrea’s Property Services Located at: 2200 Winchester Loop In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Andrea Lynn DeSimone and Peter DeSimone, 2200 Winchester Loop, Discovery Bay, CA 94505. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Andrea DeSimone This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 19, 2011 By: J. Odegaard, Deputy Expires: January 19, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11,18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0008741-00 The name of the business (es): M & M Cus-tom Rods Located at: 3554 Keystone Loop In: Discovery Bay, CA 94505 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Robert Mankin, 3554 Key-stone Loop, Discovery Bay, CA 94505. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi cti-tious business name or names listed aboveon: N/A. Signature of registrant: Robert Mankin This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: December 30, 2010 By: Liz Gonzalez, Deputy Expires: December 30, 2015 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000392-00 The name of the business (es): Stinnett Marketing Located at: 2904 Haddington Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is here-by registered by the following owner(s): Steve Stinnett and Cheryl Stinnett, 2904 Haddington Court, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by:Husband and Wife The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of regis-trant: Steve Stinnett This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 19, 2011 By: J. Odegaard, Deputy Expires: January 19, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000414-00 The name of the business (es): OLIVEIRA LAND & INVESTMENT COMPANY Lo-cated at: 8005 Bruns Road In: Byron, CA 94514 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Carlos H. Oliveira, 8005 Bruns Road, Byron, CA 94514. This business is conducted by: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Brian H. Oliveira This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 19, 2011 By: J. Odegaard, Deputy Expires: January 19, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000370-00 The name of the business (es): ORIOLE’S CHRYSALIS MAKEUP ARTISTRY Lo-cated at: 500 LAKEVIEW DRIVE In: BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 Is hereby reg-istered by the following owner(s): ORI-OLE MARIA BELAND, 500 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 1/18/11. Signature of registrant: ORIOLE MARIA BELAND This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Con-tra Costa County on: January 18, 2011 By: D. Acuff, Deputy Expires” January 18, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2011
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0004204-00 The name of the business (es): LE NAILS Located at: 8065 Brentwood Boulevard, #3 In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): PHONG NGUYEN and LAN NGUYEN, 4392 TRAVALE PLACE, OAKLEY, CA 94561. This business is conducted by: a Husband and Wife The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Phong Nguyen This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: February 2, 2011 By: H. Franklin, Deputy Expires: February 2, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0001015-00 The name of the business (es): KCM SOLU-TIONS Located at: 2000 Crow Canyon Place, #415 In: San Ramon, CA 94583 Is hereby registered by the follow-ing owner(s): KCM SOLUTIONS, 2000 Crow Canyon Place, #415, San Ramon, CA 94583 This business is conducted by: a Limited Liability Co. The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 2/10/11. Signa-ture of registrant: Edward T. Macauley This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: February 10, 2011 By: L. Derrick, Deputy Expires: February 10, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000781-00 The name of the business (es): Tan 365, Located at: 1684 Greenyard Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby regis-tered by the following owner(s): Kathie Pedreira, 1684 Greenyard Court, Brent-wood, CA 94513. This business is con-ducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of reg-istrant: Kathie Pedreira This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: Feb-ruary 2, 2011 By: T. Ragsdale, Deputy Expires: February 2, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000759-00 The name of the business (es): SPECTRUM ELECTRONICS Located at: 2847 ROCK-RIDGE DRIVE In: PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523 Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): YOUSSEF FATHI, 2847 ROCKRIDGE DRIVE, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names list-ed above on: 2/1/11. Signature of regis-trant: Youssef Fathi This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: February 1, 2011 By: L. Derrick, Deputy Expires: February 1, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000226-00 The name of the business (es): KJK Prop-erties Located at: 1673 Albani Place In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Katrina Odom- Culbreath, 1673 Al-bani Place, Brentwood, CA 94513; Kent Odom, 3615 Wheeler Circle, Nampa, ID; Jimmy Odom, 316 Burbank, Antioch, CA 94509 This business is conducted by: a General Partnership The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Katrina Odom- Culbreath This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 12, 2011 By: L. Der-rick, Deputy Expires: January 12, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11,18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000265-00 The name of the business (es): Burkes Toffee Located at: 305 Mohar Court In: Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Is hereby reg-istered by the following owner(s):Judy Burke, 305 Mohar Court, Pleaseant Hill, CA 94523; Natalie Burke, 2709 Serene Court, Brentwood, CA 94513. This busi-ness is conducted by: Co-Partnersl The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 11/07. Signature of registrant: Judy Burke This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 12, 2011 By: Liz Gon-
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000620-00 The name of the business (es): Sierra En-semble Located at: 2001 Santa Clara Street In: Richmond, CA 94804 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Janis Lieberman, 3020 El Cerrito Place, El Cerrito, CA 94530; Marc Steiner, 46 Villa Drive, San Pablo, CA 94806; Anita Felix, 8330 Dressage Way, Sacramento, CA 95829. This business is conducted by: a General Partnershipl The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 1/15/02. Signa-ture of registrant: Janis L. Lieberman This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 26, 2011 By: B. Basch, Deputy Expires: January 26, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000785-00 The name of the business (es): SHINY NAILS Located at: 1135 2nd Street, Suite B In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): LAM THANH TRAN, 3343 WYOMING COURT, STOCKTON, CA 95212. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature of registrant: LAM THANH TRAN This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: February 2, 2011 By: Courtney Dias, Deputy Expires: Febru-ary 2, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 111, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000219-00 The name of the business (es): The Vine-yard Inn Located at: 6740 Balfour Road In: Brentwood, CA 94513, Mailing: P.O. Box 309, Brentwood, CA 94513 Is here-by registered by the following owner(s): Glenda Cohn, 6740 Balfour Road, Brent-wood, CA 94513. This business is con-ducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of regis-trant: Glenda Cohn This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 12, 2011 By: Jose Gonzalez, Deputy Expires: January 12, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000612-00 The name of the business (es): PRO WASH PLUS Located at: 313 Ash Street In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby reg-istered by the following owner(s): Nicholas Trzeciak, 313 Ash Street, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an Individual The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 1/26/11. Signa-ture of registrant: Nicholas Trzeciak This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 26, 2011 By: L. Bara-jas, Deputy Expires: January 26, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11,18, 25, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000438-00 The name of the business (es): Perfect Smiles Family Dentistry Located at: 9260 Alcosta Boulevard, Suite B10 In: San Ramon, CA 94583 Is hereby regis-tered by the following owner(s): David P. Cartago, 406 Vanessa Way, Danville, CA 94506. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant com-menced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 2/08. Signature of registrant: David P. This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Con-tra Costa County on: January 19, 2011 By: Myrna Barajas, Deputy Expires: January 19, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000464-00 The name of the business (es): ARTSKE-MEZ Located at: 2187 Toulouse Lane In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby regis-tered by the following owner(s): Juanito Atalit and Jane Liam-Atalit, 2187 Tou-louse Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: a Husband and Wife The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Juan-ito Atalit This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 20, 2011 By: J. Odegaard, Deputy Expires: January 20, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates:January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000527-00 The name of the business (es): HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS Located at: 8820 Brent-wood Boulevard In: Brentwood, CA 94513, Mailing: 11645 San Pablo Av-enue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Is hereby reg-istered by the following owner(s): KAI HOTELS LP, 11645 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530. This business is conducted by: a Limited Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Vimal Patel, General ManagerThis statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000624-00 The name of the business (es): Keiki Care 123 Located at: 2799 Vancouver Court In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Esmerelda Maldonado, 2799 Vancou-ver Court, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 1/11/11. Signature of registrant: Esmerelda Maldonado This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 26, 2011 By: L. Barajas, Deputy Expires: January 26, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000686-00 The name of the business (es): LOTUS RE-COVERY Located at: 870 CARIBOU TER-RACE In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is here-by registered by the following owner(s): Debra Vansant, 870 Caribou Terrace, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an Individual The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Sheri Bond This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: Janu-ary 28, 2011 By: J. Odegaard, Deputy Expires: January 28, 2016 Brentwood
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000602-00 The name of the business (es): Tamale Lov-er’s, Located at: 8610 Brentwood Bou-levard, Suite F In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Tony I. Bess and Juliane M. Bess, 1600 Cayenne Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: Husband and Wife The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 1/26/11. Signature of registrant: Juliane M. Bess This state-ment was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 26, 2011 By: Myrna Barajas, Deputy Expires: January 26, 2016 Brent-wood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000545-00 The name of the business (es): TAX SOLU-TIONS, Located at: 455 Moraga Road, #B In: Moraga, CA 94556 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): SANDA HENRY, 637 St. Mary’s Road, La-fayette, CA 94549. This business is con-ducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: 1/25/11. Signature of registrant: Sanda Henry This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: Janu-ary 25, 2011 By: L. Barajas, Deputy Expires: January 25, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
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24, 2011 By: B. Basch, Deputy Expires: January 24, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11,18, 25, March 4, 2011
obtained within 10 days of the date of fi rst publication of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Aurora Loan Services LLC 10350 Park Mead-ows Dr. Littleton CO 80124 Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the under-signed, on behalf of the benefi ciary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mort-gage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a fi nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is fi led; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specifi ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 . If the Trustee is un-able to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be en-titled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- 7711 For NON SALE in-formation only Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fi delityasap.com Re-instatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previ-ously been discharged through bank-ruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notifi ed that a negative credit report refl ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfi ll the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3875757 02/- 04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS #: CA-10-400224-VF Order #: 629639 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/14/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial pub-lication of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): FRED HINES AND LINDA HINES Recorded: 8/26/2008 as Instrument No. 2008-0190039-00 in book XXX, page XXX of Offi cial Re-cords in the offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California; Date of Sale: 2/- 28/2011 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $413,851.73 The purported property address is: 1292 ORBETELLO CT BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 Assessor’s Parcel No. 012-360- 024 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street ad-dress or other common designation is shown, please refer to the referenced legal description for property location. In the event no common address or common designation of the property is provided herein directions to the loca-tion of the property may be obtained within 10 days of the date of fi rst publi-cation of this Notice of Sale by sending a written request to Bank of America 475 Crosspoint Parkway Getzville NY 14068. Pursuant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the benefi ciary, loan servicer or au-thorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has not obtained from the commissioner a fi nal or temporary order of exemption pur-suant to Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is fi led; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specifi ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or 2923.55 . If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a re-
turn of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 714- 730-2727 or Login to: www.fi delityasap.com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Quality Loan Service, Corp. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders rights’ against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notifi ed that a negative credit report refl ecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfi ll the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3878168 02/- 04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 10-0139608 Title Order No. 10-8-499907 Investor/Insurer No. 6204888116 APN No. 007- 270-010-7 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/16/2004. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” No-tice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: GUADALUPE TABAR, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN AND SOHAIL A TABAR, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 06/16/2004 and recorded 06/23/04, as Instrument No. 2004- 0239752-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/04/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 308 MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE, BRENTWOOD, CA, 94513. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $387,463.53. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank speci-fi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or im-plied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebt-edness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 01/- 29/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3865271 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMEThe following person(s) has aban-doned the use of the fi ctitious busi-ness name Perfect Smiles Family Den-tistry at 9260 Alcosta Boulevard, #B10, San Ramon, CA 94583The fi ctitious business name referred to above was fi led in Contra Costa County on 5/12/- 08 under fi le number 2008- 0003563. (*) 1. David Cartago, DDS, 316 So. Overlook Drive, San Ramon, CA 94583; 2. Charmaine M. Kennedy, 316 S. Over-look Drive, San Ramon, CA 94583; 3. Rochelle Baraceros, 4170 Rockcreek Drive, Danville, CA 94506 (**) This business was conducted by: a Gen-eral Partnership Signature: Charmaine Kennedy This statement was fi led with the County Clerk of Contra Costa Coun-ty in the date indicated by fi le stamp above. Date: January 19, 2011 By: M. Barajas, Deputy Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the fi ctitious business name: LE NAILS Located at: 8065 Brentwood Boulevard, #3 In: Brentwood, CA 94513 The fi ctitious business name referred to above was fi led in Contra Costa County on: 6/4/2010 under fi le number: 2010-0004204 (*)1. NANCY T. NGO, 3637 HEP-BURN CIRCLE, STOCKTON, CA 95209. (**) This business was conducted by: an Individual Signature of registrant: NANCY TUYET NGO This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: February 2, 2011 By: H. Franklin, Deputy Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1305415-02 APN: 035- 404-004-0 TRA: 19-023 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx4443 REF: Burgess, Steven IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED September 24, 2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 24, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded October 01, 2007, as Inst. No. 2007- 0274058-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by: Steven R Burgess, a Married Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’ s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situ-ated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 851 Almond Dr Oakley CA 94561- 2107 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $276,297.25. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason,
SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)CASE NUMBER (N˙mero del Caso): WC005603 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): FIDEL ALA-MILLO; ANTHONY ALAMILLO; C & F ALAMILLO STEEL; and DOES 1 TO 20 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO EST’c1 DEMANDANDO EL DEMAN-DANTE): GRANITE ROCK COMPANY, a California Corporation 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 fi le 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 re-sponse. You can fi nd 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 fi ling fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not fi le 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
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 10-0148508 Title Order No. 10-8-531368 Investor/Insurer No. N/A APN No. 019-370-009-3 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/16/- 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: DRENNON D LINDSEY, A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 06/16/- 2005 and recorded 06/27/05, as Instrument No. 2005-0232269-00, in Book -, Page -), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/- 18/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1542 AUTUMN VALLEY WAY, BRENTWOOD, CA, 94513. The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is $541,475.83. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings as-sociation, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charg-es and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/- 13/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Of-fi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3866614 02/18/2011, 02/25/2011, 03/04/2011 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2011
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
The following person(s) has aban-doned the use of the fi ctitious business name Perfect Smiles Family Dentistry at 4510 O’Hara Boulevard, Suite C, Brentwood, CA 94513 The fi ctitious business name referred to above was fi led in Contra Costa County on 12/28/- 07 under fi le number 2007- 0009995. (*) 1. David Cartago, 316 So. Overlook Drive, San Ramon, CA 94583; 2. Char-maine M. Kennedy, 316 S. Overlook Drive, San Ramon, CA 94583; 3. Rochelle Baraceros, 4170 Rockcreek Drive, Dan-ville, CA 94506 (**) This business was conducted by: a General Partnership Signature: Charmaine Kennedy This statement was fi led with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County in the date indicated by fi le stamp above. Date: January 19, 2011 By: M. Barajas, Deputy Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAMEPETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Elizabeth S. Shaw, 1275 Central Boulevard, #252, Brentwood, CA 94513 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Marti-nez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Elizabeth S. Shaw FOR CHANGE OF NAME OR-DER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N11-0262 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Peti-tioner: Elizabeth S. Shaw fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Elizabeth Sally Shaw (AKA) Elizabeth Sally Jiminez (AKA) Elizabeth Sally Avila to Proposed Name: Elizabeth Marie Adney 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/7/11 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in the following newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: February 8, 2011 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2011
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Harkiran Singh and Ajeeta Chaudhri SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Mar-tinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Harki-ran Singh and Ajeeta Chaudhri FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N11-0161 TO ALL INTEREST-ED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Harkiran Singh and Ajeeta Chaudhri fi led a peti-tion with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: Present Name: a. Prianka Chaudhri to Proposed Name: Prianka Aria Chaudhri 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 3/28/11 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Julie An-gelini, 695 Timberline Terrace, Brent-wood, CA 94513 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Julie Angelini FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N11-0221 TO ALL INTEREST-ED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Julie An-gelini fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Julie Anne Angelini to Proposed Name: Julie Anne Hodson Present Name: b. Taylor Leigh Angelini to Proposed Name: Taylor Leigh Hod-son Present Name c. Marisa Nicole Angelini to Proposed Name: Marisa Nicole Hodson 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/5/11 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in the following newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS b. Petitoner is to bring the birth certifi cate of Maria Nicole Angelini to the hearing. Notice to biological Father is waived by order of the court. Date: February 2, 2011 Ju-dith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Paris Marshall, 2849 10th Street, San Pablo, CA 94806 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI-FORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETI-TION OF: Paris Marshall FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUM-BER: N11-0093 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Paris Marshall fi led a petition with this court for a de-cree changing names as follows: Pres-ent Name: a. Paris Lavella Marshall to Proposed Name: Paris Lavella Jenkins 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 3/8/11 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: January 7, 2011 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Sandra Kane, 608 Santander Drive, San Ramon, CA 94583 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI-FORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETI-TION OF: Sandra Kane FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N11-0128 TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: 1. Petitioner: Sandra Kane fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Kenedy Jude Garcia Kane to Proposed Name: Minnesoda Whiloh Kane 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 3/21/11 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in the following newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: January 24, 2011 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Timothy Wayne Snider, Jr., 1161 Tropicana Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Marti-nez, CA 94553 PETITION OF: Timothy Wayne Snider, Jr. FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N11-0131 TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: 1. Petitioner: Timothy Wayne Snider, Jr. fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as fol-
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: Tracy An-glim, 5327 Cypress Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALI-FORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETI-TION OF: Tracy Anglim FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: N11-0229 TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: 1. Petitioner: Tracy Anglim fi led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Tracy E. Christa Anglim (AKA) Tracy Anglim-Lacey (AKA) Tracy C. Lacey to Proposed Name: Tracy Christa Lacey 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hear-ing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 4/5/11 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the peti-tion in the following newspaper of gen-eral circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: February 7, 2011 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
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above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following news-paper of general circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS b. Petitioner is to bring birth certifi cate to the hearing. Date: January 27, 2011 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
lows: Present Name: a. Timothy Wayne Snider, Jr. (AKA) Timothy W. Snider to Proposed Name: Timothy Cooper 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 3/15/11 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the follow-ing newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: January 20, 2011 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 2011
afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofi t legal services program. You can locate these nonprofi t groups at the Califor-nia Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/- selfhelp), or by con-tacting your local court or county bar association. 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. Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dÌas, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versiÛn. Lea la informaciÛn a continuaciÛn. Tiene 30 D’cdAS DE CALENDARIO despuÈs de que le entreguen esta citaciÛn y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefÛnica 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 m·s in-formaciÛn 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 m·s cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentaciÛn, pida al secretario de la corte que le dÈ un formulario de exen-ciÛn de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podr· quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin m·s advertencia. Hay otros requisi-tos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisiÛn a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posi-ble que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fi nes de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fi nes 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 poniÈndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por im-poner un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperaciÛn de $10,000 Û m·s de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesiÛn de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el grava-men de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte es): Santa Cruz County Superior, 1 Second Street, Wat-sonville, CA 95076 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s at-torney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direcciÛn y el n˙mero de telÈfono del abogado del deman-dante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):Gabriel A. Dietz (SBN: 257911); Kevin Jeffery (SBN: 212353), P.O. Box 50001, Watsonville, CA 95077-5001 DATE (Fecha): November 19, 2009 ALEX CALVO Clerk, by (Secretario): SARAH CUNNINGHAM, Deputy (Adjun-to) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served. Brentwood Press Np. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2011
the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: January 31, 2011. (R-364202 02/04/11, 02/- 11/11, 02/18/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1305988-02 APN: 041- 210-035-6 TRA: 19006 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx3542 REF: Glenn, Dianne N IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED August 29, 2005. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 24, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded September 07, 2005, as Inst. No. 2005- 0339501-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by: Kenneth J Glenn and Dianne N Glenn, Husband And Wife, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, ca-shier’ s check drawn on a state or na-tional bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street en-trance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Com-pletely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 2375 El Monte Dr Oakley CA 94561-4145 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $456,939.12. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 02, 2011. (R-364654 02/04/11, 02/- 11/11, 02/18/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000201-00 The name of the business (es): Stonecrest Lending Located at: 2005C Main Street In: Oakley, CA 94561 Mailing: 16520 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Suite 250, Portland, OR 97224 Is hereby reg-istered by the following owner(s): Pin-nacle Capital Mortgage Corporation, 1620 E. Roseville Parkway, Suite 248, Roseville, CA 95661. This business is conducted by: a Corporation The regis-trant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Patrick R. Palmer, Vice President This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 11, 2011 By: H. Franklin, Deputy Expires: January 11, 2016 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000318-00 The name of the business (es): Cheetah Insurance Agency Inc. Located at: 3741 Main Street In: Oakley, CA 94561 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Cheetah Insurance Agency Inc., 3741 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561. This business is conducted by: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Paul Connell, President This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 14, 2011 By: T. Ragsdale, Deputy Expires: January 14, 2016 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: January 28, Febru-ary 4, 11, 18, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000395-00 The name of the business (es): East Con-tra Costa Homeless Animal Lifeline Organization Located at: 1808 Walnut Grove Court In: Oakley, CA 94561 Mail-ing: P.O. Box 2011, Antioch, CA 94531 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): East Contra Costa County Homeless Animals Lifeline Organiza-tion. This business is conducted by: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi cti-tious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Tamara Reed, President This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: Janu-ary 19, 2011 By: Myrna Barajas, Deputy Expires: January 19, 2016 Oakley Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000432-00 The name of the business (es): Daniels Shavings Located at: 4370 Franklin Lane In: Oakley, CA 94561, Mailing: 4350 Franklin Lane, Oakley, CA 94561 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Tamera Daniels, 4350 Frank-lin Lane, Oakley, CA 94561 This busi-ness is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious busi-ness name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Tamera Daniels This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 19, 2011 By: J. Odegaard, Deputy Expires: January 19, 2016 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Pub-lish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0001007-00 The name of the business (es): TBill Medical Billing Located at: 19 Renoir Court In: Oakley, CA 94561 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Therese Holtzinger, 19 Renoir Court, Oakley, CA 94561. This business is con-ducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of regis-trant: Therese Holtzinger This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: Feb-ruary 10, 2011 By: H. Franklin, Deputy Expires: February 10, 2016 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1289976-11 APN: 034- 360-063-1 TRA: 19-200 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx0995 REF: Jardine, Shane IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED June 26, 2006. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On Feb-ruary 24, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded August 03, 2006, as Inst. No. 2006-0246454-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of Califor-nia, executed by: Shane Jardine and Jusette Jardine Husband And Wife, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the prop-erty situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 423 Acacia Drive Oakley CA 94561 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, ex-press or implied, regarding title, pos-session, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the re-maining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $470,258.74. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the under-signed a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales infor-mation: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: January 24, 2011. (R-366555 02/04/11, 02/- 11/11, 02/18/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1293672-11 APN: 011- 400-090-4 TRA: 60-056 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx2458 REF: Welsh, Lee IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED March 02, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 03, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-West-ern Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to Deed of Trust recorded March 08, 2005, as Inst. No. 2005-0077808-00 in book Xxx, page Xxx of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of Califor-nia, executed by Lee Welsh and Jen-nifer L Welsh Husband And Wife, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings as-sociation, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county court-house, 725 Court Street Martinez, Cali-fornia, all right, title and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2338 Winchester Loop Discov-ery Bay CA 94514 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, ex-press or implied, regarding title, pos-session, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the re-maining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $476,856.64. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the under-signed a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales infor-mation: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: January 25, 2011. (R-366639 02/11/11, 02/- 18/11, 02/25/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: Feb-ruary 11, 18, 25, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000283-00 The name of the business (es): L&L HAWAI-IAN BARBECUE Located at: 5035 Lone Tree Way, Suite A In: ANTIOCH, CA 94531 Is hereby registered by the fol-lowing owner(s): G J STAR, INC., 5035 Lone Tree Way, Suite A, Antioch, CA 94531. This business is conducted by: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: HAN-PING GU, President This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: Janu-ary 13, 2011 By: P. Cornelius, Deputy Expires: January 13, 2016 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000466-00 The name of the business (es): Goodbye Pay TV; Solar Harmonics; Garden Harmonics Located at: 5089 Lone Tree Way In: Antioch, CA 94531 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Ultimate Game Chain, Inc., 5089 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA 94531. This busi-ness is conducted by: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Raymond Du-ran, President This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 20, 2011 By: J. Odegaard, Deputy Expires: January 20, 2016 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: January 28, Febru-ary 4, 11, 18, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000327-00 The name of the business (es): VIDEN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, LLC Located at: 4597 Imperial Street In: Antioch, CA 94531 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): VIDEN MAN-AGEMENT CONSULTING, LLC., 4597 Imperial Street, Antioch, CA 94531. This business is conducted by: a Limited Li-ability Co. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi cti-tious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Kirk Christensen This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 14, 2011 By: C. Garcia, Deputy Expires: January 14, 2016 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates:January 28, Febru-ary 4, 11, 18, 2011
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1294938-11 APN: 097- 301-021-8 TRA: 79-024 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx9494 REF: Lozoya, Victor IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED May 24, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. On March 03, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pur-suant to Deed of Trust recorded June 01, 2006, as Inst. No. 2006-0172479-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by: Victor Lozoya, An Unmar-ried Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situ-ated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 29 Enes Avenue Bay Point CA 94565 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable es-timated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $342,556.91. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: January 25, 2011. (R-366756 02/11/11, 02/- 18/11, 02/25/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1303740-02 APN: 037- 121-015-4 TRA: 19020 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx7926 REF: Oropeza, Esmeralda IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED August 18, 2005. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 10, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly ap-pointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded August 30, 2005, as Inst. No. 2005-0329603-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by: Esmeralda Oropeza and Enrique Oropeza, Wife And Husband, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings associa-tion, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Com-pletely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 1935 Santa Fe St Oakley CA 94561- 1654 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $247,566.89. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1306425-02 APN: 035- 740-065-4 TRA: 19-030 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx9739 REF: Bernal, David A IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED December 27, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 03, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded January 04, 2006, as Inst. No. 2006-0002460-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by: David A Bernal, A Married Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street en-trance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common des-ignation, if any, of the real property de-scribed above is purported to be: 4882 Bayside Way Oakley CA 94561- 3255 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the proper-ty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is: $426,762.13. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 11, 2011. (R-366875 02/11/11, 02/- 18/11, 02/25/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1306779-10 APN: 033- 301-011-4 TRA: 19-029 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx9065 REF: Hanlon, Donald IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DAT-ED April 14, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. On March 10, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust re-corded April 23, 2004, as Inst. No. 2004-0146516-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi -cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by: Donald F. Hanlon and Juliee A. Hanlon, Husband And Wife, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situ-ated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3984 Oak Grove Drive Oakley CA 94561 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable es-timated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $310,194.78. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 18, 2011. (R-368777 02/18/11, 02/- 25/11, 03/04/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S No. 1306743-02 APN: 037- 234-005-9 TRA: 19-020 LOAN NO: Xxxxxx9238 REF: Fridas, Robert G IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED November 18, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 03, 2011, at 1:30pm, Cal-Western Recon-veyance Corporation, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded November 30, 2005, as Inst. No. 2005-0460226-00 in book XX, page XX of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, executed by: Robert G Fridas, A Married Man, will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank At the court street entrance to the county courthouse, 725 Court Street Martinez, California, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situ-ated in said County and State described as: Completely described in said deed of trust The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 98 Cresta Blanca Ct Oakley CA 94561-3014 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but with-out covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition or encumbrances, includ-ing fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount
of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $429,045.40. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the suc-cessful bidder’s sole and exclusive rem-edy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconvey-ance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 11, 2011. (R-366889 02/11/11, 02/- 18/11, 02/25/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: Febru-ary 11, 18, 25, 2011
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Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. For sales information: Mon-Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (619) 590-1221. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation, 525 East Main Street, P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon, CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 14, 2011. (R-365215 02/18/11, 02/- 25/11, 03/04/11) Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2010
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETrustee Sale No. 1286086-10 LOAN NO: XXXXXX0075 TRA: 19-020 REF: FLORES, AVERY UNINS APN: 037-381-001-9 Prop-erty Address: 1304 WALNUT MEAD-OWS DRIVE, OAKLEY CA 94561 IMPOR-TANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED March 21, 2007. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On February 24, 2011, at 10:00am, CAL-WESTERN RE-CONVEYANCE CORPORATION, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded March 28, 2007, as Inst. No. 2007’c2’ac0089839-00, in book XX, page XX, of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: AV-ERY FLORES, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGH-EST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NA-TIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSO-CIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SEC-TION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE COURT STREET
ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURT-HOUSE 725 COURT STREET, (CORNER OF MAIN AND COURT STREET) MAR-TINEZ CALIFORNIA all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State de-scribed as: COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1304 WALNUT MEADOWS DRIVE OAKLEY CA 94561 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, re-garding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable es-timated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $343,809.01. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the re-turn of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The benefi ciary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a writ-ten Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. FOR SALES INFORMATION: Mon - Fri 9:00am to 4:00pm (714)730- 2727 CAL-WESTERN RECONVEYANCE CORPORATION 525 EAST MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 22004 EL CAJON CA 92022-9004 Dated: February 04, 2011 CAL- WESTERN RECONVEY-ANCE CORPORATION By: -- Authorized Signature ASAP# 3885256 02/- 04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETrustee Sale No. 245400CA Loan No. 0648535052 Title Order No. 622469 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 09-19-2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02-25- 2011 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEY-ANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 09-26-2003, Book , Page , Instrument 2003-0483798- 00, of offi cial records in the Offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California, executed by: JULIE B MCCOY AND MICHAEL SHAUN MCCOY, WIFE AND HUSBAND, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Benefi ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, savings association, or sav-ings bank specifi ed in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property un-der and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT STREET(CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREETS) , MARTINEZ, CA Le-gal Description: LOT 4, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 6613, FILED JUNE 27, 1985, IN BOOK 290 OF MAPS, PAGE 46, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: ALL OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GASO-LINE AND OTHER HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES BELOW A POINT 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO TAKE, REMOVE, MINE, PASS THROUGH AND DISPOSE OF ALL SAID OIL, GAS, CASINGHEAD GASOLINE AND OTHER HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL SUBSTANCES, BUT WITH-OUT ANY RIGHT WHATSOEVER TO ENTER UPON THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND OR UPON ANY PART OF SAID LAND WITHIN THE UPPER 500 FEET THEREOF, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED FROM BANK OF STOCKTON, EXECUTOR OF THE WILL OF OLINTO NARDUCCI, DECEASED, RECORDED JUNE 8, 1983, IN BOOK 11286, PAGE 459, OFFICIAL RE-CORDS. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $233,838.34 (estimated) Street address and other common des-ignation of the real property: 4342 RED-WOOD DRIVE OAKLEY, CA 94561 APN Number: 035-552-101 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property hereto-fore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, ben-efi ciary, or authorized agent declares:
that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their fi nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their fi nan-cial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the follow-ing methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certifi ed; by overnight delivery; by personal deliv-ery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 01-27- 2011 CALIFORNIA RECON-VEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee RIKKI JACOBS, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAL-IFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. For Sales Information: (714) 730- 2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com ASAP# 3891392 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETrustee Sale No. 444660CA Loan No. 0686834888 Title Order No. 564976 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11-22-2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02-25- 2011 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPA-NY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 12-09-2004, Book , Page , Instrument 2004-0471986- 00, of offi cial records in the Offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California, executed by: DANIEL H SANDBERGEN, TRUSTEE OF THE DANIEL H SANDBERGEN REVO-CABLE TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 9, 2004, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MU-TUAL BANK, FA, as Benefi ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property un-der and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT STREET(CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREETS) , MARTINEZ, CA Legal Description: SEE EXHIBIT ‘’A’’ Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $317,255.82 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 415 TRADEWINDS COURT BAY POINT, CA 94565 APN Number: 099-200-041 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property hereto-fore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, ben-efi ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their fi nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their fi nan-cial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the follow-ing methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certifi ed; by overnight delivery; by personal deliv-ery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 01-27-2011 CALIFORNIA RECON-VEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee KATHY HARDING, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPA-NY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com ASAP# 3891549 02/04/2011, 02/- 11/2011, 02/18/2011 Oakley Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 09-0000397 Title Order No. 09-8-001054 Investor/Insurer No. 155622739 APN No. 033-430- 010-0 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/19/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as duly ap-pointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: MARY LUMB, A MARRIED WOMAN, AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 09/19/2006 and recorded 09/26/06, as Instrument No. 2006-0303503-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/- 04/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described
below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 38 RENOIR COURT, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $436,014.70. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 04/- 10/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3895710 02/04/2011, 02/- 11/2011, 02/18/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0059772 Title Order No. 09-8-178103 Investor/Insurer No. 412422107 APN No. 035-563- 011-2 YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/17/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursu-ant to the Deed of Trust executed by: BARNEY J SANFORD AND DOROTHY A SANFORD, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 01/17/2007 and recorded 01/24/07, as Instrument No. 2007-0022607- 00, in Book , Page ), of Of-fi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/- 11/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4543 ALDER DRIVE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is $359,117.24. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings as-sociation, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charg-es and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 08/- 09/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Of-fi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3902493 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011, 02/25/2011 Oak-ley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 09-0066972 Title Order No. 09-8-195735 Investor/Insurer No. 461191008 APN No. 037-490- 023-1 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/25/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC
SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by, DUSTIN YOCUM, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 06/- 25/2007 and recorded 07/06/07, as Instrument No. 2007-0194507- 00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/- 04/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 4884 SNOWY EGRET WAY, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $474,346.85. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 08/- 21/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3895588 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011 Oak-ley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALET.S. No. GM-193049-C Investor No. 0006009438 Loan No. 0359184151 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/1/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or na-tional bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by the duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR: ASHLEY V. DAVID AND NOSHEEN DAVID HUS-BAND AND WIFE Recorded 8/9/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0297395-00 in Book , page of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the Recorder of Contra Costa County, California, Date of Sale:3/4/2011 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 725 Court Street (corner of Main and Court Street), Martinez, California Property Address is purported to be: 5417 SUM-MERFIELD DRIVE ANTIOCH, California 94531-0000 APN #: 056-300-027 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $740,743.00, which includes the total amount of the unpaid balance (including accrued and unpaid inter-est) and reasonable estimated costs, expenses, and advances at the time of initial publication of this notice. Pursu-ant to California Civil Code 2923.54 the undersigned, on behalf of the benefi -ciary, loan servicer or authorized agent, declares as follows: [ 1 ] The mortgage loan servicer has obtained from the commissioner a fi nal or temporary order of exemption pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is fi led; [ 2 ] The timeframe for giving notice of sale specifi ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Sec-tion 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 2/4/2011 ETS Services, LLC 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-730-2727 Omar Solorzano, TRUSTEE SALE OF-FICER ASAP# 3905269 02/- 11/2011, 02/18/2011, 02/25/2011 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, 2011
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 10-0026579 Title Order No. 10-8-108137 Investor/Insurer No. 093046758 APN No. 037-232- 003-6 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/17/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: AN-THONY W. LIVERMORE AND KELLIE J. LIVERMORE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS., dated 05/17/2005 and recorded 05/24/05, as Instrument No. 2005- 0184724-00, in Book , Page ), of Of-fi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/04/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 911 ALMADEN CIRCLE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is $424,159.39. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings as-sociation, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charg-es and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 05/- 26/2010 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Of-fi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3893953 02/04/2011, 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011 Oak-ley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 10-0142422 Title Order No. 10-8-511325 Investor/Insurer No. 1692568086 APN No. 035- 414-018-8 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 07/01/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: JUAN ORNELAS AND BLANCA L. ORNELAS, HUSBAND AND WIFE, dated 07/- 01/2003 and recorded 07/08/03, as Instrument No. 2003-0322637- 00, in Book , Page ), of Of-fi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/- 04/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1403 TEAL COURT, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-tice of Sale is $155,305.27. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings as-sociation, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 10-0144924 Title Order No. 10-8-519889 Investor/Insurer No. N/A APN No. 037-490-034-8 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/21/- 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MUHAMMAD GHEIT AND RANIA W GHEIT, HUS-BAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 11/21/2006 and recorded 11/30/06, as Instrument No. 2006- 0382568-00, in Book xx, Page xx, of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/11/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 61 MERGANSER CT, OAKLEY, CA, 945611687. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $522,836.37. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/- 05/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee Sale Of-fi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3864791 02/11/2011, 02/18/2011, 02/25/2011 Oak-ley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, 2011
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the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charg-es and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/- 03/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA3862710 02/04/2011, 02/- 11/2011, 02/18/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 10-0147508 Title Order No. 10-8-528957 Investor/Insurer No. 1698355898 APN No. 034- 330-060-4 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/21/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: PHILIP CASTRO AND IRENE S. CASTRO, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 03/21/2005 and recorded 04/05/05, as In-strument No. 2005-0116019-00, in Book -, Page -), of Offi cial Records in the of-fi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/18/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1510 COVENTRY DRIVE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown
herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $342,870.81. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/- 18/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA3890305 02/18/2011, 02/- 25/2011, 03/04/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 10-0149818 Title Order No. 10-8-533966 Investor/Insurer No. 1703342124 APN No. 032- 390-010-0 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/01/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: FAITH C SANTI-TORO, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN., dat-ed 12/01/2006 and recorded 12/07/06, as Instrument No. 2006-0390673-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/18/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1183 LAKE PARK DRIVE, OAKLEY, CA, 94561. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the ob-ligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $450,972.60. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with in-terest as provided, and the unpaid prin-cipal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as pro-vided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 02/- 17/2011 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Informa-tion (626) 927-4399 By: - Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to col-lect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# FNMA3889793 02/18/2011, 02/- 25/2011, 03/04/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2011
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0000943-00 The name of the business (es): Jones Floor Designs Located at: 4485 Buckskin Drive In: Antioch, CA 94531 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Gary Aaron Jones, 4485 Buckskin Drive, Antioch, CA 94531. This busi-ness is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fi ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Gary Jones This statement was fi led with Ste-phen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: February 8, 2011 By: T. Ragsdale, Deputy Expires: Febru-ary 8, 2016 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETrustee Sale No. 446174CA Loan No. 3062389980 Title Order No. 637887 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05-25-2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03-10- 2011 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursu-ant to Deed of Trust Recorded 06-06-2006, Book N/A, Page N/A, Instrument 2006- 0178036-00, of offi cial records in the Offi ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California, executed by: JOSE HECTOR KHALIL AND, MARIA LOURDES KHALIL, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Benefi ciary, will sell at public auc-tion sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in section 5102 of the Finan-cial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property un-der and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT STREET(CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREETS) , MARTINEZ, CA Legal Description: LOT 7 AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 7640, FILED AUGUST 17, 1995, IN BOOK 381 OF MAPS, PAGE 49, AS AMENDED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RE-CORDED OCTOBER 6, 1995, SERIES NO. 95-169624, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: RIGHTS EXCEPTED IN THE DEED EX-ECUTED BY JANICE CLARE SPIGHT, ET AL, RECORDED AUGUST 11, 1986, IN BOOK 13053, PAGE 707, AND RE- RE-CORDED JANUARY 21, 1987, IN BOOK 13397, PAGE 830, OFFICIAL RECORDS, AS FOLLOWS: ‘’ALL OIL, GAS, MINER-ALS, GEOTHERMAL, AND OTHER HY-DROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER OR THAT MAY BE PRODUCED FROM A DEPTH BELOW 500 FEET BE-LOW THE SURFACE OF SAID PROPERTY WITHOUT ANY RIGHT OF ENTRY UPON THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF MINING, DRILLING, EXPLORING OR EXTRACTING SUCH OIL, GAS, MINERAL, GEOTHERMAL, OR HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES.’’ Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $442,196.50 (estimated) Street address and other common designa-tion of the real property: 35 OREGANO COURT OAKLEY, CA 94561 APN Num-ber: 034-300- 007 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property hereto-fore described is being sold “as is”. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, ben-efi ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their fi nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their fi nan-cial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the follow-ing methods: by telephone; by United States mail; either 1st class or certifi ed; by overnight delivery; by personal deliv-ery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 02-14-2011 CALIFORNIA RECON-VEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee CASI-MIR NUNEZ, ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPA-NY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. For Sales Information: (714) 730-2727 or www.lpsasap.com (714) 573-1965 or www.priorityposting.com ASAP# 3904254 02/18/2011, 02/- 25/2011, 03/04/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 08-0065610 Title Order No. 08-8-238937 Investor/Insurer No. APN No. 068-071-004-3 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 12/20/- 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: JEANETTE THOMAS, A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 12/20/2004 and recorded 01/07/05, as Instrument No. 2005- 0007310-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/11/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described
below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 505 KEAN AVENUE, ANTIOCH, CA, 945090000. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $238,688.20. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 09/- 24/2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., SV2-202 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3905322 02/11/2011, 02/- 18/2011, 02/25/2011 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: February 11, 18, 25, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALETS No. 08-0082953 Title Order No. In-vestor/Insurer No. 158513374 APN No. 075-600- 010-5. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 02/20/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, as duly ap-pointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: MARILU C SHIEH, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, dated 02/20/2007 and recorded 02/28/07, as Instrument No. 2007-0059482-00, in Book , Page ), of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 03/- 04/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real prop-erty described above is purported to be: 5306 JUDSONVILLE DRIVE, ANTIOCH, CA, 945318588. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $907,642.99. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will ac-cept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and
NOTICE OF LIEN SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the un-dersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700 21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Section 2328 of the UCC, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on March 4, 2011 at 12:00 P.M. Personal property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, ap-pliances, Computer and stereo equip-ment, artwork, bbq, sleeping bags, business fi le cabinets, rocking gaming chair, power tools and or other general household and small business items located at: ACORN SELF STORAGE LLC, 5205 RAILROAD AVE., PITTSBURG, CA 94565 (925) 432-3200 NAME UNIT 1. MICHAEL BRAJKOVICH 802. TELARA CAVES 1583. TELARA CAVES 1624. CHARLES GOVERNOR 4105. MARIA JARILLO 906. SABRINA KARY 4387. SAMUEL G. TORRES 918. IMORA RIVERA 89Dates Published: 2/18/11 and 2/25/11 J. Michael’s Auctions, Dond #183-62-32 (916) 776-4202 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: February 18, 25, 2011
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF ALCO-
HOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSEDepartment of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 1515 Clay Street, Suite 2208, Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 622-4970 NO-TICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF ALCOHOLIC BEV-ERAGE LICENSE Date of Filing Ap-plication: January 31, 2011 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: REBECCA ANN BLACKHAM The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 22 W. 10TH STREETANTIOCH, CA 94509-1755 Type of license(s) Applied for: 42-On-Sale Beer And Wine - Public Premises An-tioch Press No. 06/1617 Publish Date(s): February 18, 2011
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
The following person(s) has abandoned the use of the fi ctitious business name L&L HAWAIIAN BARBECUE Located at: 5035 Lone Tree Way, Suite A In: ANTIOCH, CA 94531 The fi ctitious busi-ness name referred to above was fi led in Contra Costa County on July 12, 2010 under fi le number F-0005103-00 (*) HAN-PING GU, 1214 Picadilly Lane, Brent-wood, CA 94513 (**)This business was conducted by: an Individual This state-ment was fi led with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: January 13, 2011 Signature of registrant: HANPING GU, President This statement was fi led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: January 13, 2011 By: P. Cornelius, Deputy Expires: January 13, 2016 Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Dates: January 28, Febru-ary 4, 11, 18, 2011
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 1515 Clay Street, Suite 2208, Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 622-4970 Date of Filing Application: January 19, 2011 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: MICHAEL C. ROESBERY INC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 2700 HILL-CREST AVENUE ANTIOCH, CA 94509 Type of license(s) Applied for: 20-Off-Sale Beer And Wine Antioch Press No. 06-1617 Publish Date(s): February 4, 11, 18, 2011
loan association, savings association, or savings bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and autho-rized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos-session or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with inter-est as provided, and the unpaid princi-pal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and ex-penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/- 05/2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., SV2-202 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By:-- Trustee’s Sale Offi cer RECONTRUST COMPANY is a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3901167 02/04/2011, 02/- 11/2011, 02/18/2011 Antioch Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: February 4, 11, 18, 2011
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EventsFriday, Feb. 18
‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’
The Heritage High School Rising Stars pres-ent the classic musical “The Scarlet Pimpernel” tonight at 7 p.m. at the Heritage High School Theatre. Future performance dates are Feb. 19, 24, 25, 26 and March 3, 4 and 5. Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for students. For more informa-tion, e-mail [email protected].
American Girl Book Club
Tonight from 7-7:45, you can meet Julie at Barnes & Noble in Slatten Ranch, 5709 Lone Tree Way in Antioch, discuss the book “Meet Julie” and do an activity or craft. The event is geared to girls 7 and up. New members are always welcome. For more information, e-mail Shannon at [email protected].
Saturday, Feb. 19
Wolverines Boys Basketball
Antioch’s Deer Valley High School boys’ bas-ketball holds tryouts for grades six through nine from 10 a.m-1 p.m. at the school. For more information, call 925-759-4947 or e-mail [email protected].
Heart to Heart Ball
An Elderly Wish Foundation holds its Heart to Heart Ball, featuring an elegant dinner dance and silent auction, from 5:30-11:30 p.m. at Lone Tree Golf Course & Event Center, 4800 Golf Course Road in Antioch. For tickets ($60), call 925-978-1883 or e-mail [email protected].
Prom Closet Dress Sale
Prom dresses will be sold at low prices ($30 or less) from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. to raise funds for Liberty High School’s Grad Night event. Shoes and handbags are also available. The sale takes place at the Liberty indoor quad area. For more information, call 925-642-5377.
Discovery Bay Blood Drive
The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Delta Community Presbyterian Church, 1900 Willow Lake Road in Discovery Bay. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 800-733-2767.
CRP and First Aid Combo
The City of Oakley sponsors a CPR and First Aid Combo for childcare providers from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at 204 Main St. The fee includes a textbook and two-year certification approved by OSHA. Registration is held at City Hall, 3231Main St. For more information, call 925-625-7044.
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Nutrition and Cancer Seminar
Cancer patients and their families can learn about nutrition and cancer treatments from 6-8 p.m. at the Sutter Delta Medical Center Board Room, 3901 Lone Tree Way in Antioch. This event is free but reservations are required. For more information, call 925-933-0107.
Thursday, Feb. 24
American Red Cross Blood Drive
The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Golden Hills Community Church, 2401 Shady Willow Lane in Brentwood. To schedule an appointment or for more infor-mation, call 800-733-2767.
Sign-upsWarrior Elite Girls Signups
The Warrior Elite is seeking fourth- to eighth-grade girls to fill their 2011 rosters. For tryout dates, tournament schedules, player and coach-ing requirements, plus information about the
Little Warriors program for third-graders starting in June, visit www.eteamz.com/warriorelite.
Deer Valley Youth Football
The Deer Valley Youth Football Association holds tryouts in Antioch for players 7-14 and cheerleaders 5-14 on Feb. 19, March 5 and 19 at Deer Valley Plaza, 4500 Lone Tree Way, and March 1, 15 and 29 at Round Table Pizza, 4504 Lone Tree Way. For more information, call 925-473-5215.
Football and Cheer Coaches Needed
Deer Valley Youth Football is seeking people interested in coaching football and cheer. For more information, call 925-473-5215 or e-mail [email protected].
Hoops Unlimited
Hoops Unlimited, Oakley’s only nonprofit 11-12-year-old boys’ basketball organization, has open-ings for serious players. Practice is held Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. at the O’Hara Park School gym-nasium. For more information, call 925-813-1258 or e-mail [email protected].
Youth Tee Ball
The Youth Tee Ball Baseball League is seeking boys and girls 3-6 to sign up for this fun pro-gram. All games are played in Antioch. For more information or to register, visit www.alloutsportsleague.com or call 925-203-5626.
Delta Diamondbacks
The 10U Delta Diamondbacks are looking for a travel-ball player. For a tryout or more informa-tion, call 925-548-9704.
Hospice Volunteers Needed
Hospice of the East Bay is looking for residents who are motivated, committed and want to make a difference in the lives of hospice patients. To volunteer or for more information, call 925-887-5678 and ask for the Volunteer Department.
iPlay Youth Volleyball
The iPlay Youth Volleyball League holds registra-tion for the winter session through May 5. Spring season tryouts are held March 26-May 21. For more information, call 925-250-8383.
All Out Volleyball
The All Out Youth Volleyball League in Antioch is accepting online sign-ups for children 8-16 at www.alloutsportsleague.com. For more informa-tion, call 925-203-5626.
Friendly Visitors Needed
Friendly Visitors is looking for caring and com-passionate volunteers 18 and older to visit lonely seniors in their homes for one hour per week. Share a cup of tea, watch a movie, play cards or take a walk together. For more information, visit www.mowsos.org or call 925-937-8311.
Brentwood Parks Registration
The City of Brentwood Parks and Recreation Department is taking registration through Feb. 18 for Girls ASA Fast Pitch Softball, ages 6-13, plus registrations for boys and girls 5-8 for Pee Wee Baseball. To register or for more information, call 925-516-5444.
All Out Basketball & Cheer
The All Out Sports League Youth Basketball & Cheer is accepting sign-ups for boys and girls 4-14. For more information, call 510-282-4986 or visit www.alloutsportsleague.com.
Nor Cal Softball
Nor Cal Softball is holding tryouts for play-ers 15-18 for its summer 2011 season. For more information, call 925-584-5979, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.eteamz.com/norcalsoftball1.
On the HorizonDelta Newcomers Book Club
Join the Delta Newcomers Book Club on Friday, Feb. 25 at 12:30 p.m. at Starbucks in Slatten Ranch for a discussion of David Ebershoff’s “The Nineteenth Wife.” For more information, call 925-625-5473.
Crack Crabs for Krey
The Krey Parents Club hosts a Crack Crabs for Krey crab feed on Friday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. at Veterans Hall in Brentwood. The $40 admission includes a 50/50 raffle and silent and live auc-tions. Proceeds benefit Krey Elementary stu-dents. For more information, call 925-513-6400.
Wine-tasting Fundraiser
A wine-tasting fundraiser benefiting First Tee of Contra Costa is held Friday, Feb. 25 from 6-10 p.m. at Lone Tree Golf Course & Event Center in Antioch. The $45 admission includes a silent auction. To sign up or for more information, call 925-706-4232.
Crab Feed and Comedy Night
The Sutter Delta Medical Center Auxiliary spon-sors a Crab Feed and Comedy Night on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in VFW Post 6435, 815 Fulton Shipyard Road in Antioch. The $40 admission includes crab, spaghetti, green salad, garlic bread, coffee and dessert. To order tickets or for more information, call 925-778-2150 or 925-276-8652.
Education Wins E-Waste Recycle Day
Help save the planet and raise money for the LUHSD ED Foundation while you’re at it. The free E-Waste Recycle Day event is held Feb. 26 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Streets of Brentwood. Monetary donations to the Foundation are wel-come. For a list of accepted items to recycle, visit www.educationwins.org.
John Muir Health Festival
Join in a day of fun and healthy activities, includ-ing screenings, free walk-in activities, fun for the kids and informational speakers on Saturday, Feb. 26 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the John Muir Health Outpatient Center, 2400 Balfour Road in Brentwood.
Delta Informal Gardener’s
The Delta Informal Gardener’s monthly meet-ing, held Monday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Brentwood Community Methodist Church, 809 Second St., features speaker Brian Kemble, Curator of Ruth Bancroft Gardens of Walnut Creek. For more information, call 925-634-4088.
OngoingBingo Night
The first number is called at 7 p.m. for the Knights of Columbus and the Columbiettes Council 10414 Bingo Night. Bingo continues every second Saturday through Nov. 13. The $20 or $30 buy-in includes dinner. The payout is $100; $150 for the special payout. For more infor-mation, call 925-625-2610.
Quit Smoking
Sutter Delta Medical Center presents a free Quit Smoking Today seminar with Oncology Resource Nurse Suzanne Much on Monday evenings from 6-8 p.m. Get the information and support you need to succeed. To sign-up or for more informa-tion, call 925-779-3613.
Oakley Cub Scouts
All boys age 6-11 (grades one through five) are welcome to join Pack 152, which meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the multipurpose room at Vintage Parkway Elementary School, 1000 Vintage Parkway in Oakley. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.oakleycubscoutspack152.clubspaces.com.
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