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Press Release Archive ~ May 2004 Scholars Working to Mine History from Early Chinatown - 05/30/04 Oakland ~ Years before downtown's bustling Chinatown was established, some of Oakland's first Chinese immigrants lived in a small community in the Uptown area ... more >> Spelling Whiz Goes to National Championships - 05/29/04 Fremont ~ Pooja Shah can spell. Toss almost any word to the 11-year-old and she can throw it right back at you, letter by letter ... more >> Skate Party Rewards Good Attendance - 05/29/04 Oakland ~ Peer pressure can be a horrible thing. It can force young people to be someone they're not. It can force them to try drugs when they'd rather say no ... more >> Historic Street Ripe for a Renaissance - 05/29/04 Oakland ~ It's hard to see it now, but a nine-block stretch of Seventh Street in West Oakland owns a rich history. It was one of Oakland's earliest neighborhoods and a bustling commercial center, fed by the Transcontinental Railroad ... more >> Mock Trial Team Places Fifth in State - 05/28/04 Piedmont ~ After defeating Pleasanton's Amador Valley High School in the Alameda County Mock Trial contest in February, the 15-member Piedmont High School Mock Trial Team placed fifth at the state competition in Santa Ana ... more >> Students Compete Using Plenty of Imagination - 05/28/04 Piedmont ~ After successfully placing first in the regional and state tournaments, two teams of Piedmont and Oakland students are competing in the 2003-2004 Destination ImagiNation championship at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville ... more >> Local Scholar Wins National Award - 05/28/04 Piedmont ~ By visualizing and writing about -- world peace, Piedmonter Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall has won $100,000 from the Carnegie Corp ... more >> Rare Eclipse of Venus is Just a Week Away - 05/28/04 Oakland ~ Every 122 years, the silhouette of the planet Venus crosses the face of the sun as seen from Earth. No one alive today has witnessed this phenomenon, since the last time it occurred was in 1882 ... more >> Berkeley's Rowing Teams Going to Cincinnati Event - 05/28/04 Berkeley ~ Berkeley High School, one of only two high schools in the Pacific Southwest region to field a crew team, is sending two boats to the United States Junior Rowing Championships to be held in Cincinnati on June 5 ... more >> Railway Show on Track for Tilden Park - 05/28/04 Berkeley ~ Tilden Park is still cast in morning shadow. But inside the roundhouse, Ellen Thomsen is already hard at work on the antique steam engines at the Redwood Valley Railway. "The railroad expands to fill your life," she says, while three narrow-gauge locomotives await their morning tune-up ... more >> Strokes Strike Gold at U.S. Junior Championships - 05/28/04 Oakland ~ On Saturday and Sunday, May 8-9, the Oakland Strokes girls varsity eight, girls varsity eight lightweight, boys varsity eight, boys novice and girls novice crews took the gold at U.S. Rowing's Southwest Regional Junior Championship Regatta at Lake Natoma in Folsom. In addition, other Strokes crews received gold, silver and bronze medals in their events ... more >> Fairyland Stages Gala, Plans for Busy Summer - 05/25/04 Oakland ~ Thanks to a successful gala, Children's Fairyland supporters say the Oakland gem will continue to shine ... more >> "Go Wild with Books" - 05/24/04 Oakland ~ Oakland's kids are invited to take a walk on the wild side this summer by taking part in Oakland Public Library's free annual Summer Reading Program. This year's theme is Go Wild with Books, and naturally our librarians have lined up some wild animals and even wilder entertainers to get Oakland's youngest readers into the library and into books this summer. Participants earn prizes for reading anything they like ... more >> Tool Lending Library Has What You Need - 05/24/04> Oakland ~ Don't put off those spring garden and home improvement projects for lack of the proper tools! Check out the Oakland Public Library's Tool Lending Library at the Temescal Branch, 5205 Telegraph Avenue. The Temescal Tool Lending Library has over 2,000 tools ... more >> Hornet will Celebrate Moon Landing in July - 05/24/04> Oakland ~ The USS Hornet will celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo moon landings with a visit by astronauts from Apollo 12 and those who served aboard the vintage aircraft carrier during the recovery mission ... more >> New Shuttle to Serve Seniors in Oakland - 05/24/04> Oakland ~ City Councilwoman Jane Brunner has unveiled a new shuttle to help seniors get from their homes to stores and senior centers. The presentation was made Thursday at Piedmont Gardens on Piedmont Avenue. Recent cuts in Alameda County bus service have seriously impacted seniors, she says, and existing paratransit services are only available during commute times ... more >> Greenhouse Keeps Students Close to Earth - 05/24/04> Oakland ~ A small student club at Skyline High School will start raising crops -- and environmental awareness -- with a new greenhouse built by students on campus ... more >> Reggie Goes to Bat for Oakland Schools - 05/24/04> Oakland ~ When the Oakland A's retire Reggie Jackson's No. 9 before today's game with the Kansas City Royals, the baseball Hall of Famer will give a little back to the city he once called home ... more >> Gold Medalist Helps Kids Shape Up - 05/21/04 Oakland ~ Too much fast food and a lack of exercise for children ages 4 to 14 have health professionals worried about soaring rates of high blood pressure and diabetes among kids who are also overweight ... more >> OYO to Celebrate its 40th Anniversary - 05/21/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland Youth Orchestra is celebrating its 40th anniversary Sunday, May 23, with a concert at Calvin Simmons Theatre in Oakland. OYO resident conductor Bryan Nies and artistic director Michael Morgan will conduct the group ... more >> Symphony to Showcase Choral Talent - 05/19/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland East Bay Symphony presents its season finale, "Let Us Break Bread Together," at 8 p.m. Friday, May 21, at the Paramount Theatre ... more >> Youth Musical Group Concert Slated - 05/19/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland Youth Orchestra celebrates its 40th anniversary season at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at the Calvin Simmons Theatre ... more >> Soviet Spacecraft Full of Mysteries - 05/19/04 Oakland ~ The X-ray discovery of an engine inside the old Soviet Soyuz space capsule at the Chabot Space and Science Center on Tuesday made Chabot Director Alex Barnett giddy. ... more >> Students Receive Awards for Science Wins - 05/14/04 Piedmont ~ Nine Piedmont High School students are receiving accolades for their scientific achievement winnings at the recent San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair. The young scientists-in-training competed at the San Francisco County Fair Building after their experiments received first place awards at the 10th annual Piedmont Science Fair this year. ... more >> Glenview Beautification Project Kicks Off - 05/14/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland A's have joined Glenview merchants, residents and others to launch the Glenview Neighborhood Association's fund-raising drive to purchase plants for the Park Boulevard median. These plants will complete the permanent irrigation project supported by a gas tax fund and City Council members Ignacio de la Fuente and Henry Chang. Both council members plan to attend the event ... more >> Montclair Elementary Teacher Honored - 05/14/04 Oakland ~ Anna Garcia, the mother of current fifth-grade student Kyle Garcia, was a student in her first class in 1973. Set to retire this summer, Winston received the prestigious Golden Oak award during Founders' Day festivities two weeks ago. The event, which has been held at the school for more than 70 years, is hosted by the PTA ... more >> Oakland School Celebrates Success - 05/14/04 Oakland ~ Hot dogs for a dollar. Fifty-cent games. A small-town carnival is coming to a big-city school, Peralta Elementary School. Everyone is invited ... more >> Neighborhood Says 'Thanks' with a Park - 05/14/04 Oakland ~ Roger and Korki Brett started an effort in 1985 to get their Montclair neighborhood utility wires placed underground. After 17 years of campaigning and pushing to make their hills neighborhood more beautiful, the Bretts' neighbors said "thank you" by building a public park for the Oakland couple. It will be dedicated Sunday ... more >> Got Kids? - 05/13/04 Oakland ~ The Jack London Aquatic Center (JLAC) offers a variety of opportunities for kids and their families to learn to kayak or row. All equipment , including kayaks, life-preservers, paddles, etc., is provided by the JLAC ... more >> Student Safety Patrols Saluted - 05/13/04 Oakland ~ The traffic safety patrols at Glenview and Brookfield elementary schools and the Patten Academy were judged the best in the city Wednesday night at the 76th annual Parade Review ... more >> Annual Cultural Festival this Weekend - 05/13/04 Oakland ~ In ancient Greek mythology, Persephone was forced to return to Hades' realm every year because she ate the forbidden food of the underworld -- pomegranate seeds ... more >> West Oakland Soccer Club Looks for Players - 05/10/04 Oakland ~ It's official. The West Oakland Soccer Club, that is. After years of watching out-of-town players converge on West Oakland parks for practices and weekend games, youngsters in West Oakland now have their very own club under the Jack London Youth Soccer League ... more >> Feather River Camp to See Another Year - 05/10/04 Oakland ~ Three longtime campers banded together and saved Feather River Camp just weeks before the season was to begin, forming a nonprofit group to run the camp ... more >> Talent Show for Peace Camp - 05/07/04 Oakland ~ The All-Oakland Talent Show kicks off tonight to raise money for after-school and art programs, as well as a summer school program called Oakland Peace Camp. The talent show will be held at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Box Theater, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Tickets are $10 ... more >> East Bay College Fund to Award 10 Scholarships - 05/07/04 Oakland ~ The East Bay College Fund has announced the recipients of its second annual Great Expectations Awards. The scholarship organization will provide $160,000 in college funds to 10 high school seniors from the Oakland Unified School District ... more >> New Rec Boss Looks to Youth, Volunteers to Rejuvenate - 05/07/04 Oakland ~ When Audree Jones-Taylor graduated from high school, she joined San Bernadino's parks and recreation department. The city assigned her to a recreation center in a public housing area ... more >> Comet's Namesake Will Star at Chabot - 05/07/04 Oakland ~ Alan Hale, namesake of the Hale-Bopp comet that appeared in 1997 night skies, will explain the phenomenon of comets tonight and Saturday at Chabot Space and Science Center. Hale's lectures come in time for the debut of a pair of comets visible with the naked eye - the NEAT and LINEAR comets ... more >> Neighborhood Advocate Honored - 05/07/04 Oakland ~ When Agnes Ramirez-Grace got married six years ago, her new husband wanted her to leave her Fruitvale home of 40 years to move to his house in quieter Sonoma County. But she refused to budge ... more >> Running in Local Hershey's Youth Program - 05/07/04 Oakland ~ Everyone is welcomed to attend the Hershey's Track and Field Youth Program, for youths composed of boys and girls, between the ages *nine to fourteen, from Oakland on Saturday ... more >> Oakland's 51st Mother of the Year Program - 05/07/04 Oakland ~ Mother of the Year program was initiated in 1954 to publicly honor an Oakland citizen whose contributions to the community symbolize the finest traditions of motherhood. Please join us for this wonderful program that has continued to honor individuals who have given so much to our community ... more >> Bang on Drum All Day at Oakland's Day of Percussion - 05/06/07 Oakland ~ Whether you want to listen to great percussive music or you're a percussionist who wants even more knowledge, there's something for just about every fan and performer Saturday at the second annual Oakland Day of Percussion at Alice Arts Center ... more >> Millsmont Area to Get Farmers' Market - 05/06/07 Oakland ~ A section of Oakland without a supermarket will host a weekly farmers market for the next six months to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to residents ... more >> Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month - 05/05/04 Oakland ~ The popular performance group Opera Piccola will present Into the Eye of Magic, a program for children and families, at several branches of the Oakland Public Library this month. The May performances are co-sponsored by Trio Foundation in honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month ... more >> City to Host May 6 Tourism and Food Event - 05/04/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau plans to celebrate National Tourism Week from May 8 to 16. A Taste of Oakland -- set for Thursday, May 6, will kick off the celebration ... more >> Bay Area Museums and Zoos Offering Free Admission - 05/04/04 Oakland ~ Promise Mom the moon and stars, jade treasures or a Monet bouquet this Mother's Day. Give them to her at Bay Area museums and zoos ... more >> McClymonds Students Study to Rejuvenate Park - 05/04/04 Oakland ~ When the lunch bell rang Friday, Xenia Simms, Vernell Harbin, Tiffany Stern and Yahya Abdul-mateen didn't head to the corner store in search of food ... more >> Oakland Neighborhood Basketball League - 05/04/04 Oakland ~ The Sports Department for the City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation would like to announce and invite everyone to join the Youth Summer Basketball Leagues ... more >> Special Gatherings at the Rotary Nature Center - 05/03/04 Oakland ~ The Rotary Nature Center held two very successful special community gatherings at Lakeside Park/Lake Merritt on Monday, April 26 from 6:30 ~ 8:30 p.m. and on Sunday, May 2, 2004 from 10:30 a.m. ~ 12:30 p.m. These gatherings were a great way for individuals and families touched by memories and visits of Lake Merritt's Bird Refuge and the Rotary Nature Center to share personal stories and reflections ... more >> Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Tassafaronga - 05/03/04 Oakland ~ Tassafaronga Recreation Center proudly presented a very special open house and Cinco De Mayo celebration on Saturday, May 1, 2004 from 12:00 ~ 4:00 p.m. This much anticipated event was very successful with 125 participants attending the open house which helped to highlight leisurely activities ... more >> Arbor Day Celebration at Brookdale - 05/03/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland celebrated Arbor Day on Friday, April 30, 2004 from 1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. at Brookdale Recreation Center. Activities include tree planting, a drill team and drum corps, a special appearance from Woodsy the Owl ... more >> Area Seniors Step Out for Line Dancing - 05/02/04 Oakland ~ Evelyn Riddle has an addiction, and she's not trying to kick it. Rather, Riddle, a 74-year-old Silicon Valley retiree, drives almost daily from her Union City home to dance the Electric Slide and dozens of line dance routines with other fanatics of a certain age in senior centers from Alameda to Oakland to Berkeley to Stanford ... more >> Heritage Week Celebrates Oakland, Berkeley - 05/02/04 Oakland ~ "New Frontiers in Preservation" is the theme for this year's National Historic Preservation Week 2004, sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and co-sponsored locally by the Oakland Heritage Alliance and Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association ... more >> Volunteers Uncover Part of City's History - 05/02/04 Oakland ~ Nearly two dozen volunteers - most residents of the Lakeshore Avenue Lake Merritt neighborhood -- spent a grimy Saturday digging out a parcel of Oakland's history: the Cleveland Cascade ... more >> Youth Band a Proud Part of Cinco de Mayo Fun - 05/01/04 Oakland ~ At one end of Oakland's Verdese Carter Park at 98th and Bancroft avenues, young people are lined up in six rows, the girls in the front three with the drums, the boys in the back three with the bugles ... more >> Mandela Market Still Fresh - 05/01/04 Oakland ~ The market offers an array of organic fruits and vegetables grown in local gardens and by African-American and other ethnic farmers throughout California ... more >> Shining Star for May - 05/01/04 Oakland ~ For twenty-one very special years and still counting, Nancy Ong has been providing outstanding community service and recreational opportunities at Lincoln Square Recreation Center ... more >> |
Related links: - Contra Costa Times - Convention Center - East Bay Express - KTOP - Oakland Tribune - SF Chronicle - SF Examiner |
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