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Ashland Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
By Jim Knowles
Little kids squeezed up to the edge of the stage in front of their parents for a better view of the colorful costumes and the swirling dancers in the Cinco de Mayo celebration last Saturday at the Ashland Community Center.
The crowd gathered closely as the Flor de Mexico Ballet Folklorico dancers took center stage, topping off an afternoon of fun with a focus on a healthy approach to life.
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Denny’s Robbers On the Run
By Jim Knowles
A couple of armed robbers
have held up eight restaurants
and convenient stores between
here and Fremont in the past
month.
Police are hoping someone
saw something — maybe a license
plate — that can help them
solve the case.
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A Hobby Turned Profession
By Julie Barsamian
When Al Gerace frequented
Hobbies Unlimited as a child, he
never knew his weekend pastime
– walking up and down aisles of
model tankers, trains, and cars –
would turn into his profession.
Gerace started working at the
hobby shop as a kid on weekends
for fun, he says. The weekend job
became an after-school job once
he was in high school, and even
edged out the competition of a
teaching job once Gerace graduated
from college.
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Police Arrest Couple for Theft
Police arrested two people
for the theft of catalytic converters
last Friday afternoon. |
Letter Carriers to Collect Food Saturday
Leave something extra for your letter carrier
on Saturday and you’ll help the food bank
at the Davis Street Family Resource Center. |
School District Makes Cuts
The San Leandro School
Board voted Tuesday night to
eliminate five “full time equivalent”
(FTE) classified positions
in an effort to cut costs in the
event of the state’s possible budget
cuts. |
City Council Raises Tax On Business
The City Council approved a
3.8-percent raise in several fees,
service charges, and taxes based
on the Consumer Price Index
(CPI) at its Monday night meeting. |
Putting Your Video Online Made Simple
Video viewing has become the fastest growing activity on the Internet since sites like YouTube ... |
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Vallejo Event Pays Tribute to Japanese Car Culture
By Staff
America’s premier festival of
Japanese cars “Motoring J Style”
returns to Northern California’s
Solano County Fairgrounds in
Vallejo on Saturday, May 24. In
2007, Motoring J Style made history
as the first comprehensive
show celebrating Japanese car
culture in the United States, with
events ranging from a Japanese
Car Concours to a spectacular
drifting competition and exhilarating
rally car demonstrations.
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Civic Hybrid Gets Great Mileage
By Steve Schaefer
After testing sprawling sedans and lumbering SUVs, it was nice to slip into my Honda Civic Hybrid test car. Wearing a somber Magnetic Pearl, it called no attention to itself as I slithered in and out of traffic on my daily commute. And, despite its smaller size and lower profile, I felt comfortable peering through the stretched-out windshield and over the Civic’s unique and colorful two-level instrument panel.
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Ask the Trainer: Your Fitness Questions Answered
After years of unsuccessful dieting, I have found myself overweight, unhealthy and unhappy. With so many different nutrition books and recommendations, I am overwhelmed. Can you please help by sending me in the right direction? - Janet
Posted to the web: 5/13/08 |
Ask the Trainer: Protecting Children from Obesity
Dear Chris,
After watching a recent report on America’s adult and childhood obesity, diabetes and heart disease epidemics, it was shocking to learn about how the food industry is to blame. What can I do to protect myself and my children from these diseases?
—Mary
Posted to the web: 5/6/08 |
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