World traveler and Moraga resident Margaret Stithem entertained her fellow Planned Parenthood Auxiliary members at a meeting sharing slides from a recent trip to Ethiopia. This African adventure composed of 17 travelers was an Elder Hostel trip planned by Destination Horizons. They took the historic route to the Land of Queen of Sheba, visiting many […]
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While Lafayette's Sivesind and Brown family sipped margarita's beachside at Cabo's Royal Solaris, Walnut Lane youth could also be found in Mexico over Spring Break. Among our neighbor's pouring cement and putting up drywall on behalf of Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church (MVPC) were Campolindo's Matt Keeble, Sophia McCarthy, Christine Moore and Wilita Sanguma. Moraga's
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I walk on the Pajaro Dunes beach as pelicans glide silently overhead. Delighted, I spy sand dollars. These aren't the broken, bleached white ones. These are brown and fuzzy. They are alive. I methodically reach down to "save" each sand dollar and heave it back into the blue abyss. Such is the life of a
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The students were on the plane, headed for New York, when Robin Album got the e-mail asking for help. Seems a volunteer had dropped the ball and some teens, including Sweden’s Denise Larsson, needed homes. Robin and Jeff had considered hosting an exchange student and now the opportunity was knocking at the front door. “It’s
Can you name the big five? No, we’re not talking top college or even sports teams; we’re talking lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and Cape Buffalos. Oh my! These are the majestic animals one hopes to see on safari in Africa. Orinda’s Deanna & Randy Carey recently returned from a 10 day trek to Cape Town,
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“Why are you here?” asked the Canadian customs officer. “Vacation,” I smiled. “And you?” he asked my husband as he inspected his passport. “I’m here to party!” he replied. “Step aside,” barked the annoyed officer who proceeded to detain my husband from entering the country. We’ve since learned that passing through customs is not the
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