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Fruitvale Presbyterian Pastor Called to France
R. A. Rodgers
After seven years serving as pastor of the Fruitvale Presbyterian Church, Monte McClain and his family are leaving for France for his new pastoral position there. He told me over the phone that he will serve for five years as pastor of a Fren.
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You Can Help with the City Budget
Sheila D'Amico
When Councilmember Ignacio De la Fuente said he had never seen a budget so challenging, he pretty much summed up the opinion of the persons attending his public budget meeting in late May. City Administrator Dan Lindheim joined De La Fuente to descr.
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Spring Concert, Oakland Turnverein Choir
Gordon Laverty
German music was in the air the evening of the 2009 Oakland Turnverein Spring Concert at Bjornson Hall on MacArthur Blvd. in April. Soloist Fran Lai is shown singing with the choir. President Christine Beam had greeted the nearly 200 folks in.
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Thanks to Food Donors for the Anniversary Party
Thank you to these wonderful restaurants and food purveyors who donated the refreshments for the Metro 20th Anniversary celebration. What a delicious spread. What great community-minded businesses. We're glad they are in our neighborhoods and encourage Metro readers to support them.
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Three for Free
Looking for something special to do but a bit low on funds? Here are three suggestions right in the Metro backyard: Casting Lessons at Leona Casting Pools at McCrea Park, Carson Ave., next to the south entrance to Highway 13 Always wanted to l.
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Orchids and Onions
Chirido Ononi
ORCHID to the MacArthur Metro Food Bank Team that has completed its seventh month of volunteering at the Alameda County Community Food Bank and now continues into its eighth month. Members are Susan Audup, Judy Greenhouse, Adamma Ison,.
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Twentieth Anniversary Orchids Real and Metaphorical (No Onions)
Staff
### Gordon Laverty appeared in the very first issue of the Metro as the Leona Heights correspondent and is still writing the Leona Heights column after 20 years. An orchid to Gordon for 20 years of writing about Leona Heights and much .
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Fremont Pool's Splashy Entrance
'By Linda Lawson Flaunting its new facelift, Fremont Pool expects to be open for the season on June 15, as will most other Oakland city pools. As a part of the overall Streetscaping plan for Foothill Boulevard, this spring the Fremont Pool at 45.
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New Book Details the Powerful but Simple Act of Sharing
Julie Scheff
This is a book for our times. Dwindling resources, our current economic crisis, a planet imperiled by global warming all ask us to respond. The question is how? This book points us in one new direction. In The Sharing Solution, publ.
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Thanks to the Party Planners and Volunteers
Thank you to these celebration volunteers. Organizing ommittee, set-up, clean-up Dal Sellman MJ Barnes Gloria Wilmer Sarah Hipolito Marcella Woods Adina Sara Monte McClain Rochelle Rodgers Carolyn Vallerga Sheila D'Amico |
