Thank You, Distributors
Thank you to the individuals who delivered the MacArthur Metro during this last year to businesses and to reader doorsteps. A special thanks to Chief Distributor Peter Bond, who coordinates all the distribution.
If you'd like to distribute the Metro in your neighborhood or if you know of a business that would like to have the Metro delivered, e-mail Metroreaders\@earthlink.net.Dal SellmanMarion LeeJerry BowlingAlecia JohnsonToni LockeMika vanSpa.

Onions & Orchids
Debbie Francis
To our readers: If you know of a neighbor in our community whose behavior is worthy of note, either good or bad, please contact me at psych7045\@sbcglobal.net.Orchids to Ziessa Keith-Queen of Smart Moves at the Boys & Girls Club for conducting peer.

Volunteer Wanted
The Metro is looking for a volunteer to manage the Money Honey and Friends donor database. Must be familiar with Excel or willing to learn. Other duties include sending acknowledgment and reminder letters and picking up Metro mail. We will train and provi
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Yah, I saw the horses, too [referred to in October's "High St. Neighborhood News"]. I was there; in fact, I am the rider of those two horses. I was coming from Brookdale Park. I'm not with Oakland Black Cowboy Association like many people think. Although I used to be a member in 2005.

Metro Writers: The Lavertys
Shawna Brekke-Read and Don Read
Gordon and Marge Laverty's dedication and extensive experience with the MacArthur Metro showed in the simple act of scheduling an interview. "Well, no, dear. I can't meet with you until after the 15th. I have two of my own articles to write," was Gordon's first response.

Each One, Teach One:
Opportunities for Troubled Youth, Troubled Communities

Meredith Florian
Serenely tucked away on the woodsy grounds of an old police academy and the old ChabotObservatory, the Community Day School provides both education and a haven from inner citychaos for about 40 students of middle-school to high-school age. Befor.

Here's another way to become a Money Honey or a Friend. You can now make a donation tothe MacArthur Metro with your credit card. Go to www.macarthurmetro.org. On the left side ofthe home page, click on Network for Good. You'll be brought to that Web site,
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Bay Area Community Services
John Frando
The Oakland Meals on Wheels program is one of several programs that Bay Area Community Services (BACS), a community-based, nonprofit corporation, administers to help seniors live independently in their homes. Monday through Friday, BACS delivers 800 .

Rescuing Oakland, One Leap At A Time
Denise Davila
Laurel native and business owner Ronn Guidi could not stand idle as Oakland's once renowned ballet company sank into the abyss last spring. He leapt in to rescue what he could, for example, our city's 33-year tradition of Nutcracker Ballet at the Paramount Theatre.

Creation by Brian Holmes