Treasure Island Jobs Corps is holding Weekly Orientations at 9 a.m. every Thursday at the Job Corps Center, 351 H Ave., Bldg. 442, in San Francisco to assist youths, 16 to 24 years of age, in furthering their education and learning the skills needed to compete in today’s competitive workforce.
Trainees will receive a bi-weekly stipend as well as job placement assistance and as much as $1,000 transition allowance when they graduate from the program. Housing, free medical, dental services, and driving education are also provided.
A two-year maximum program, trainees can stay at the Treasure Island Job Corps to complete what they need. After finishing basic training, they can also stay in Job Corps for one additional year to do advanced career training, such as enrolling in a local college.
Established in 1964, Job Corps, the nation’s oldest and largest federally funded career skills training and education program for economically disadvantaged youths, has trained and educated more than 2 million young people, serving approximately 60,000 young adults each year. Students must meet low-income qualifications. Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Job Corps currently offers training at 125 centers across the U.S.
The Treasure Island Job Corps offers certifications, training and job placement assistance in 11 different trades:
• Carpentry
• Cement masonry
• Certified medical assistant
• Certified nurse assistant
• Culinary arts (basic and advanced)
• Electrical
• Facilities maintenance
• Office assistant
• Painting
• Plastering
• Security
To learn more, call William Chan, outreach and admission counselor, at 415-352-2473 or email chan.william@jobcorps.org or visit
http://treasureisland.jobcorps.gov/home.aspx.
Masterworks Chorale artistic director holding auditions group’s 51st season
On Monday and on Aug. 25, Masterworks Chorale Artistic Director Bryan Baker, Ph.D., will hold auditions for the choral group’s 51st season.
Building on its excellent 50th anniversary year, Masterworks is again singing outstanding works of the choral and orchestral repertoire, from Mozart’s “Grand Mass” with full orchestra in October, to the holiday concert with Bach’s ethereal “Gloria in Excelsis Deo,” followed by Duruflé’s beautifully expressive “Requiem” in March, and selections from the award-winning musical, “Les Miserables,” in May.
Named the top adult chorus on the Peninsula by CBS in 2013, Masterworks Chorale also won the Peninsula Arts Council Diamond Award in 2010, with Baker winning its Individual Artist Award in 2012. The Chorale has sung several times in Carnegie Hall and in Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall.
All auditions are held in the Choral Room, College of San Mateo, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd., in San Mateo, where Masterworks Chorale rehearses at 7 p.m. every Monday. To audition, singers need to make an appointment by either calling the office at 650-918-6225 or applying online at www.masterworks.org/sing.html.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 1-5 11NR to offer free vessel safety checks
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 1-5 11NR, of Oyster Point in South San Francisco, is offering free Vessel Safety Checks from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 23 at two marinas: Brisbane, 400 Sierra Point Parkway, in Brisbane and Coyote Point, 1900 Coyote Point Drive, in San Mateo.
The mission of this program is to minimize the loss of life, personal injury, property damager and environmental impact associated with the use of recreational boats through preventative means. Much more than a compliance-oriented examination, it is an opportunity to help educate boaters through a direct face-to-face boating information exchange.
Commercial vessels, power and sail boats, jet boats and jet skis, and canoes and kayaks are all welcome to be checked. If the vessel is berthed, a safety check can be done at the berth by notifying a Guard Auxiliarist at the event or, if it is berthed elsewhere, email pecgaux@gmail.com.
Items checked include: registration/documentation, life jackets, distress signals, fire extinguishers, backfire flame control and navigation lights. Examiners also discuss safe boating topics, such as float plans, charts/aids to navigation, survival tips, fuel management, and weather awareness. For more safety check information, go to dso-ve@d11nuscgaux.info.
Information about life jackets, kids boating safety, state and federal rules, and more will be available as well as coloring books and stickers for children.
More than 31,000 Auxiliarists assist boaters on U.S. waterways, in the air, in classrooms and dockside; perform security/safety checks, vessel safety checks; and provide boating safety education. Coupled with USCG Auxiliary Boating Safety Education programs, the voluntary 15- to 30-minute Safety Checks are an easy way for new boaters to learn how to be safe on the water and provide “refresher” information for seasoned skippers.
The inspection of a recreational boat’s overall condition and safety equipment ensures compliance with federal and state requirements; however, non-compliant items are not reported to any federal or state agency. If the boat meets requirements, a one-year Vessel Safety Check decal is awarded; if the vessel does not pass, the items can be corrected within a specified time and be re-checked.
To learn more about the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Flotilla 1-5, email pecgaux@gmail.com.
Health Plan of San Mateo and the Daily Journal sponsoring Senior Showcase Information Fair
The Health Plan of San Mateo and the Daily Journal are sponsoring a Senior Showcase Information Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Peninsula Volunteers’ Little House Activity Center, 800 Middle Ave., in Menlo Park. Admission is free and open to all.
Free services will include:
• Goody bags to the first 250 attendees
• Refreshments
• Door prizes
• Blood pressure check
• “Ask the Pharmacist” by the San Mateo Pharmacists Association
• Document shredding (done off-site by Miracle Shred)
• Health screenings by Peninsula Special Interest Lions Club
More than 30 exhibitors from senior resources and services in the Bay Area and giveaways (while supplies last) will also highlight the event.
California Mentor, Home Care Assistance, Neptune Society of Northern California, and Peninsula Volunteers Inc. also helped organize this enlightening event.
For more details about the Senior Showcase, call 650-344-5200 or go to www.smdailyjournal.com/seniorshowcase.
10th annual Tour de Menlo cycling event to be held
The 10th annual Tour de Menlo, one of the Peninsula’s premier recreational bicycling events, will be held Aug. 23 with three picturesque routes that appeal to all levels of cyclists from around the Bay Area.
Riders will have their choice of 65-mile, 45-mile, and 35-mile routes, all well-marked, and beginning at Menlo-Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, in Atherton. Great food and plenty of SAG (support and gear) will be available for those who may need it.
The 65-mile ride (most popular) starts at 7 a.m., the 45-mile ride at 8 a.m., and the 35-mile ride (virtually flat) at 9 a.m. After taking different routes from the start, all riders will eventually head south on Stevens Creek Boulevard to the final rest stop at Madrone Park where riders can rest and enjoy refreshments before returning to Menlo Atherton High School at the finish for a relaxing lunch catered by Lutticken’s Deli, of Menlo Park.
The Rotary Club of Menlo Park Foundation and The Almanac are sponsors of the Tour De Menlo. All proceeds benefit Rotary scholarships, numerous other Rotary Foundation projects, and The Almanac’s Holiday Fund drive, which donates more than $150,000 a year to 10 local nonprofits, including Shelter Network, Second Harvest Food Bank, and St. Anthony’s Dining Room.
Entry fees range from $45 to $65 and include the ride and lunch. Riders may register on the day of the event from 8 to 9 a.m.
For more route details, event information, and registering beforehand, if you prefer, go to www.tourdemenlo.com/2014/main.htm.
Catholic Worker Hospitality House presenting ‘An Evening of Music With The Shut-Ins’
Catholic Worker Hospitality House at St. Bruno’s Church in San Bruno is presenting “An Evening of Music With The Shut-Ins” from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 29 at St. Bruno’s Parish Hall, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., in San Bruno.
The Shut-Ins will perform a mixture of old-time country and bluegrass punctuated with close vocal harmonies a la Louvin Brothers and Blue Sky Boys mixed with a little bit of Hawaiian here and there.
Appetizers and light refreshments will be served, and a no-host bar will have beer, wine and soda available for sale.
Suggested donation is $20.
In addition, the Catholic Worker Hospitality House — running low on some of its basic supplies — is requesting oatmeal, canned soup, coffee, creamer, sliced bread, napkins, and money for its ongoing expenses to help those in need.
For more details about the musical event and to RSVP, or for questions about the donations needed, call CWHH Director Peter Stiehler at 650-827-0706.
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival announces poster design contest deadline
The Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival has announced that Sept. 1 is the deadline to submit entries for the ninth annual Poster Design Contest for the 2015 festival.
The contest is open to all interested parties — established and emerging art directors, graphic designers, illustrators, fine artists, art students, and hobbyists throughout the United States — who wish to showcase their talent. Artwork must be submitted electronically with files vector-based, CMYK in PDF file format.
The entry fee is $20, with additional entries costing $5 per submission.
The winning entry will be awarded $1,000 and the design will be the centerpiece on all promotional material for the prestigious festival that is held every October — Oct. 18-19 this year — in Half Moon Bay, the World Pumpkin Capital.
The second place winner will receive $500 and third place, $250. Special awards will be given to the “People’s Choice” ($250) and “Most Creative ($250).”
“The design contest has become entrenched as a highly anticipated Pumpkin Festival tradition,” said Shirley Kellicutt, chairwoman of the contest committee, in an email. “The winning design sets the tone and identity for the festival as it’s the centerpiece of everything we do design-wise.”
The public is welcome to view the accepted entries that will be displayed during the month of October, including at the Pumpkin Festival, at the Pasta Moon Restaurant’s Music Box Gallery, 315 Main St., in Half Moon Bay, and also vote for the “People’s Choice” award.
A special opening and reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at the restaurant.
For contest details, guidelines and entry forms, go to www.hmbartpumpkin.com. For more information, email logohmb2014@gmail.com.
Town of Colma will celebrate 90th anniversary
The Town of Colma will celebrate its 90th anniversary with the premiere of “Colma: A Journey of Souls,” a 45-minute film produced by Bryan Kingston of Kingston Media in collaboration with the Colma Historical Association.
The film will debut with showings at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Colma Community Center, 1520 Hillside Blvd., in Colma.
Pat Hatfield — Colma Historical Association president, co-founder in 1993, and docent — will be available to answer questions regarding the history depicted in the film. Movie snacks such as popcorn, candy, and soda will be available free-of-charge.
A documentary of the 90-year history of Colma, the film features the people, places, times and history of San Mateo County’s smallest city that was the only city worldwide to be incorporated as a necropolis and known as the “City of Souls.” Colma has 1.7 million resident underground and about 1,500 living residents, which has led to its humorous motto — “It’s great to be alive in Colma.”
Colma not only serves as a monument to the history of the San Francisco Bay Area, but also offers a diverse residential community, two major shopping centers, a famous Auto Row, a card room, and a solid transportation hub that serves the entire region.
For more information or to RSVP with the show time of your choosing, call Brian Dossey, Colma recreation director, at 650-985-5690 or email bdossey@colma.ca.gov.
Tickets on sale for the 17th annual Kids in the Klinic Golf Classic
Tickets are now on sale for the 17th annual Kids in the Klinic Golf Classic being held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 8 at the world famous Olympic Club — home of the 2015 USGA men’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship, and 2012 U.S. Open — at 599 Skyline Blvd., in San Francisco.
Golfers will have the opportunity to play nine holes on both the Lake and Ocean courses. Registration includes lunch, tee prize, golf cart, reception, VIP card benefits include Beat the Pro challenges, photos with the San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush, an opportunity to join the Million Dollar Shoot-Out, and more.
All proceeds benefit the Kids in the Klinic Endowment, which helps provide oral healthcare for underserved children throughout Northern California, including San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
The best possible treatment is provided regardless of a family’s ability to pay at the Hutto Patterson Pediatric Clinic and Redmond Family Orthodontic Clinic located at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry’s new campus in downtown San Francisco. Both clinics are able to use the funds from the endowment to pay for a child’s partial or full treatment, depending on the family’s financial situation.
The funds help underwrite consultations, restorative dentistry, orthodontics, general anesthesia, and preventative education for children, some of which come to the dental school with special needs, extensive medical problems, and debilitating conditions.
Single player cost is $395; a foursome is $1,500. The fee includes golf, cart, and lunch.
Sponsorship packages are also available for companies, organizations and individuals interested in supporting this worthy cause. Companies already involved include media sponsors NBC Bay Area and the San Francisco Chronicle.
To purchase tickets to play or reserve sponsorship or player packages, go to www.kidsintheklinic.org.
“According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, tooth decay is the most common chronic infectious disease affecting children in the United States,” Dan Soine, director of marketing and communications, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, wrote in an email. “Though largely preventable, tooth decay affects 42 percent of children ages 2 to 11 years in the United States, and children with poor oral health are nearly three times more likely to miss school as a result of dental pain.”
Founded in 1996, the Kids in the Klinic Endowment has raised more than $2 million to make a difference in the lives of children and hopes to continue supporting pediatric oral healthcare.
To learn more about dental services offered to the public at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, go to www.dental.pacific.edu.
Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club received bicycle and iPad donations
Lots of smiles on the faces of Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club members when Chris McNeany, vice president and instructor, and his team members from The Leader’s Institute donated 43 new bikes to the kids on July 8 at the Hyatt Hotel in Burlingame.
The Leader’s Institute presented the bikes at the Hyatt Hotel in Burlingame to the excited youths from two of the club’s three clubhouses — DeLue in Daly City and John Dore in San Mateo. For some of the youngsters, this is their first bike.
The excitement continued on July 23 when longtime supporter Gilead Sciences, of Foster City, donated 39 iPads to members at all three clubhouses, including the Millbrae Scout House in Millbrae.
“Without the help of sponsors, Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club would not be possible,” states the MPBGC website. The club is very grateful for these donations to its members.
To learn more about the Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club and how it serves our youth, go to www.midpenbgc.org.
Kaiser Permanente medical centers in Redwood City and South San Francisco donate more than $600,000 in grants to nonprofits
Kaiser Permanente medical centers in Redwood City and South San Francisco have donated more than $600,000 in grants to 40 nonprofits in San Mateo County to support behavioral wellness along with healthy eating and active living initiatives.
“A recent community health survey by Kaiser Permanente revealed people want more robust mental health programs in San Mateo County,” said Dr. John Sheery, physician-in-chief of the Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center, in a statement in an email. “This round of grant rewards will help address that.”
Adolescent Counseling Services and Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse are among the grantees. Domestic violence costs more than $8 billion in health costs and lost productivity nationwide.
“Kaiser Permanente’s mission is supporting the well-being of the communities we serve,” said Dr. Jim O’Donnell, physician-in-chief of the Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center, in an emailed statement. “We are providing support for 17 groups that provide youth counseling programs and adolescent help.”
The grants also support nutrition programs at 21 nonprofits in San Mateo County, a reflection of continuing concerns about childhood and adolescent obesity in the community, and the growth of diabetes in our youngest citizens. Kaiser Permanente’s “Healthy Eating Active Living” initiatives have provided grants for exercise and nutrition programs throughout Northern California.
Second Harvest Food Bank, which provides nutrition education to its clients; a children’s cooking program by the American Heart Association; and the Boys & Girls Club, which operates six program sites, are also among the local grantees.
President of Skyline College in San Bruno named to the president’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans
President Barack Obama announced his intention to appoint Regina Stanback Stroud, Ed.D., president of Skyline College in San Bruno, to the president’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans.
Established in June 2013, the council advises the president and the secretary of treasury on how to build the financial capability of young people at an early stage of their lives in schools, families, communities, the workplace, and through the use of technology. It is hoped that these recommendations will contribute to the nation’s future financial stability and increase upward economic mobility.
President of Skyline College since 2011, Stanback Stroud previously served as vice president from 2001 to 2011. From 1997 to 2001, she was the dean of workforce and economic development at Mission College in Santa Clara.
Before then, Stanback Stroud was a nursing professor at Rancho Santiago College in Santa Ana, Calif., and at Craven Community College in North Carolina. In the 1990s, she served in various leadership roles with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, including serving as the statewide president.
A resident of Oakland, Stanback Stroud earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Howard University in Washington, D.C., a Master of Science from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, and a Master of Arts and an Doctorate of Education in educational leadership from Mills College in Oakland.
Bay Area Knights of Columbus Foundation, Classic Bowling Center, Daly City Host Lions sponsor fun day for children, adults with disabilities
The Bay Area Knights of Columbus Foundation partnered with Classic Bowling Center and the Daly City Host Lions to sponsor the 21st annual Fun Day for children and adults with disabilities on Aug. 6 at the bowling center in Daly City.
Owned by the DeVincenzi family, this is the third year the 60-lane Classic Bowling Center, under the guidance of special events coordinator Matt DeVincenzi and his staff, has hosted the successful event.
Keith “Keith O” Okada, Classic Bowling Center disc jockey, served as master of ceremonies for the event. Daly City Mayor David Canepa welcomed everyone and Sanae Tanaka, of San Francisco, sang the National Anthem.
The Knights of Columbus Color Corps — St. Francis No. 43 of San Francisco, San Pedro Calungsod No. 3412, and Maria Regina No. 2561 assemblies — presented the colors to start the day’s activities eagerly awaited by 390 bowlers, 125 supporting staff, and about 100 volunteers.
Three Asiya Shrine clowns — Gordon “Sunny the Clown” Markley, of Sunnyvale; Gregory “Buttons” Brown, of Mountain View; and Jim “Jimbo” Kamariotis, of South San Francisco — added to the day’s merriment.
Besides bowling, the free activities included lunch and an awards presentation where each participant proudly received a bowling medal and a ribbon.
“I have fun here,” said 32-year-old Jeannette Duran, of South San Francisco and a client of Hope Services in Daly City, who was attending Fun Day for her third year. “I like bowling and the lunch because I like pizza a lot. I like meeting people, making friends, and seeing people I already know but don’t see all the time.”
Caregiver Robb DeVournai, of Belmont, who has worked for Hope Services in Half Moon Bay for the past six years of his 10 years with the nonprofit, accompanied Duran for the day’s activities.
Event volunteers included members of the police and fire departments of Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City, Foster City, and San Francisco.
Other volunteers were from 10 District 4-C4 Lions clubs from Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City Host, Foster City, San Bruno, San Francisco Marina North Beach, San Francisco Park Presidio, San Francisco Premier, South San Francisco Golden Gate, and South San Francisco Host; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Daly City.
Participating agencies included: Archdiocese Special Needs Group, Bethel Center, Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center, and The Arc, all four from San Francisco; Community Gatepath, of Burlingame and Daly City; Hope Services, of Half Moon Bay, Mountain View, and San Carlos; and Marin Ventures, of San Rafael. A number of individuals and their families also joined the fun.
Starbucks at Westlake Shopping Center and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, both in Daly City, donated coffee and donuts, respectively, to the event.
Philip Jimenez, Fun Day founder and K. of C. Foundation president emeritus, coordinated the event with Cindy Blackstone, of the Pomeroy Recreation and Rahabilitation Center, and Marian Mann, of Daly City.
To donate to this worthy program, call the Knights of Columbus Foundation at 415-810-2957.
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