HP's Patricia Dunn Dies At Her Home In Orinda
Patricia Dunn, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairwoman who authorized a controversial clandestine surveillance probe that tarnished a remarkable career, died in Orinda after a long battle with cancer
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Police Action In Lafayette: Four Suspected Burglars Arrested; Gun Recovered
Lafayette police have detained four subjects in connection with a residential burglary near Springhill Elementary School Friday.
Updated Monday, Dec. 5: with news that gun was loaded; hometowns of older subjects. Four subjects -- two 18-year-olds and two 16-year-olds -- were in custody on suspicion of burglary, resisting arrest and weapons charges after an attempted residential burglary went wrong in Lafayette Friday, touching off a massive police response and multiple phone calls from frantic neighbors. Contra Costa County Sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said things kicked off at about 2:25 p.m. when an alert citizen phoned in a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 1400 block of Reliez Valley Road and an alarm sounding at a nearby home. A Lafayette police officer responded and found the car, a Ford, and detained the driver, finding numerous items allegedly stolen …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
School News
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate Mourns the Loss of a Teacher; Tribute Planned
Carol Robak taught at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate for 34 years, passing recently after battling breast cancer. Now, her students and colleagues are looking for a little help in honoring her with a tribute befitting a teacher.
Patch heard from JM teacher Karlene Steelman Tuesday. Karlene and the JM family are looking for a little help in honoring a colleague who lost her battle with breast cancer recently. "One of our former teachers, Carol Robak, passed away a few weeks ago," Steelman said. "We're hoping to paint a mural in her honor on the side of the gym. The design for the mural will be a contest and our art teacher will be painting it." Steelman said the school is estimating the cost of the mural at about $2,500 and they are looking for a little help in defraying the cost. "We were wondering if it might be possible to let people know about the contest and where to send donations if they are interested on Lamorinda Patch?" Steelman asked. The short answer, …
Eileen McPeake
7:02 pm on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
I remember having Mrs. Robak for PE in the late seventies and early eighties at JMIS. She was a greater teacher and a class act. During the Iranian hostage crisis, when a big group of kids were taunting a smaller group of kids whose families had fled the Iranian revolution and settled in Moraga, Mrs. Robak was the only teacher I saw who tackled the problem head-on, sitting all of us down one day … more ›
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Lamorinda Turns Out To Remember "Mr. C" - With Music
Locals gather in harmony to celebrate the life of local music man Joe Campana.
For more than six decades Joe Campana brought harmony to the City of Lafayette by providing the community with a place to rent, purchase and practice their musical instruments. Today, June 11, the people who knew and loved "Mr. C" came together to celebrate his life with a musical tribute at Petar's in Lafayette. A wide range of local musical talent, including singer/tambourine player Gretchen Givens, Joaquin Moraga music teacher Adam Noel and his sister and singing teacher Leslie Noel were among many who made appearances at Petar's. "I knew Joe since I was very little, I will miss him so much," said Leslie Noel. Noel cared for Campana so much she opened up Studio L above Campana Music so that she too could teach music to the locals. …
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Cinders
10:50 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Mr. Campana was such a wonderful incredible man. He personally greeted everyone who came into his music store and was always wondering what it was you needed or were looking for. He would give you a hand looking for just the right instrument or the right sheet music or the right strings for your guitar. His helpfulness to the musical community and moms and dads and kids over the years has been a … more ›
Monday, June 6, 2011
Lamorinda Music Man Joe Campana Dies
At times playfully gruff, but always committed to the music, Joe Campana made his Lafayette store home base for people who loved music.
Joe Campana returned from service in World War II to his native Oakland with the longstanding dream of opening a music store. In 1947, he did just that, opening Campana Music in Lafayette and making the jump over the hill from his new home in Albany every day. The store became a local fixture for hundreds of kids, who first went to Campana's to pick up rental instruments for band practice at local schools and then became lifelong customers, with Joe offering sheet music, lessons and rentals every step of the way. Joe met every request with a World War II-era "can do" affirmation: "You need it by when? You got it, baby!" Campana always said the best way to learn music was "the old fashioned way" and he built his business in the old …
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rbp
9:53 am on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Thank you, Joe, for being a ray of sunshine whenever we saw you! I always loved visiting with you! You will be deeply missed~ Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Campana family more ›
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Five Things...
Five Ways To Put Patch To Work For You
Now you're getting it. More and more Patchers are finding the power in our model, using our tools to get heard, be seen, and announce their event. Who's reading? Just about everyone in town.
We built Patch for you to use. Like anything, it took time for people to see how they could use the site to best advantage, but you're all catching on and that's good. If your sports team just won the league championship, Announce It. Putting on a musical production at your high school? Make sure it's on our Calendar. Selling something? Cruise our Marketplace, and you may just find a local job there, too. There are all sorts of ways to make Lamorinda Patch work for you and we invite you to use them. Plenty of room and no waiting - it's a Do It Yourselfer's dream. Just hit the right link, upload your photographs and videos if you have them, add the link for ticket information for the high school musical, and you're off and running. Here are…
Dominique
8:27 pm on Monday, January 30, 2012
I agree to aviana , no ones perfect and why sit here and judge these young mens because of there action ! Everybody makes mistakes where they need to learn from them and its like you guys dont have kids or know of people that has did wrong ! Im also not agreeing to their actions im just saying don't bash anyone by their actions. And another thing i hate how all WHITE people consider us black … more ›