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by David W. Brown, FORL boardmember The Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) board is looking for a few good men and women to become new board members. The board meets four times a year to plan and coordinate good and useful work that supports the Rockri...

... move. Call 510/326-5055 or email SSabine@Grubbco.com A Great Holiday Gift Searching for the perfect gift? 2015 “Date- Night Dance Class” gift certificates available now! Friday night classes start Jan. 9th in Glenview. Interested? Contact David Kelso & Chris Mehling 510/530-7671 madeinca2d@ earthlink.net New Art Gallery Arte Verissima at 4432 Piedmont Avenue. Currently “The Founders Show,” local artists Andrew Ameral, Kristen Brown, Sean For- rester, Scott Johnston, Jamie Morgan, Abigail ...

made,” said Wood, a labor and delivery nurse at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley. “I really just love this little house.” STORY 3: David Meckel also has strong feelings about “the little house.” He and his late wife, attorney Lonnie Browning, rented it from the owner, a friend who lived next door. That was back in 1987. “It needed to be improved and so part of the deal included swea...

...s of FORL Board Election On April 8, the Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) held its election for members of the FORL board concurrent with the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) annual meeting and the RCPC board elec- tions. David Brown, Karen Carlson, Jane McDermott, Kristine Carraway, and Tracy Weber, incumbents, and Kim Budinger, a new member, were elected for two-year terms of office. The board looks forward to providing continued support to the Rockridge branch of the p...

By Annette Floystrup

The Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL), will hold elections for board members Thursday, April 8, at the Rockridge branch library between 7 and 9 p.m. Incum- bents running for re-election are: David Brown, Karen Carlson, Kristine Caraway, Jane McDermott, and Tracy Weber. A new member running for election will be Kim Tompson Budinger. For further information, contact co- chair of the board Carol Bieri at cbieri@ pacbell.net. A Mov e m e nt Prog...

...7:30 to 9:30pm. To join, contact Linda Kay: itune88@comcast.net. More info: Susana England, 658-9473, susengland@AOL.com or see www.communitywomensorchestra.net. Singers Wanted All events are FREE and open to the public. Thurs., 9/10, 7pm. David Bacon: Illegal People. Sun., 9/13, 3pm. ■ ■ Poetry Flash featuring Jenny Browne and Cheryl Dumesnil. Mon., 9/14, 7pm. ■ ■ Amnesty International Meeting: All invited to exchange ideas on action. Sun., 9/20, 3pm. Local writers ■ ■ Kathy Briccetti, Me...

By David Brown

A Tale of Two Bookcases by David Brown, FORL member Even those of us who are not the most avid readers can find ourselves sur- rounded by piles of books; books that need to be stored somewhere. Imagine having a whole library of books that not only need to be stored but need to be ...

...w approaches to crime prevention by Rockridge community policing organization. FORL Election: ■ ■ The Friends of the Rockridge Library (FORL) will elect new board members at the April 17 RCPC meeting. The candidates for a two-year term are David Brown, Karen Carlson (Incumbent), Kristine Carraway (Incumbent), Dorothy Hackearth, Jane McDermott, Jenny Scholten (Incumbent), and Kathy Shaw. Storyteller Gay Ducey, center, swapped stories with attendees at the March RCPC Town Hall meeting. Photo...

...d textures of their careful selections today. Now, during the mid-winter season, the store is bursting with cozy clothes for day and sparkly looks for evening. Clothing and accessories are grouped by colors: plum, green, copper and orange, brown, black and cream, gold and mustards, red and teal. Cathy carries several favored lines all the time, as they fit well with her customers’ needs. For pants, she favors Fabrizio, David Kahn jeans, Margaret M, and Fibers. Separates,