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2 LOCAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE Oakland art deco lovers plan Gatsby event TTEND1NG the upcoming Gatsby Summer Afternoon at Dunsmuir His toric Estate has become a popular annual tradition for many vintage 1920s and enthusiasts throughout the Bay Area and this Sept 1 1 date should prove to be no exception say organizers and members of the Art Deco Society the event's sponsorship organization If you are planning to attend there is still plenty of time to pull together your fashion ensemble and picnic basket and line up transportation in your classic automobile However if you think you need some pointers today there will be a unique opportunity for Gatsby wan nabes to become thoroughly versed on all the do's and don'ts at a to Gatsby Workshop ashion Show Sale 2 to 6 pm at the elegant 1929 Bellevue Club 525 Bellevue Ave overlooking Lake Merritt In addition to an informal fashion show of "gorgeous Gatsby attire" there will be vendors selling clothing for men women and children hair and makeup demonstrations advice on sewing and shopping for your en semble and vintage picnic baskets and accessories for sale Suggested admission for Ma i 'LiOKJ Annalee ALLEN LANDMARKS program is $15 for Art Deco Society members $20 for non members and guests and includes a copy of the in dispensable to work book say organizers Tickets are available at the door The landmark Bellevue Club for merly known as the Oakland Women Athletic Club makes a par ticularly appropriate venue to host a workshop dedicated to the be tween the wars" According to the history files the club was formed in the mid 1920s by a group of socially connected women who selected lo cally prominent architect Charles Roeth to design a rench inspired chateau style building inspired by Marie Petit Trianon at Versailles Maurice Couchot a well known structural engineer of the day A SUNDAY July 172005 I If srZTT 1 Mi BMLrnX KliUjlMIb'UL THE BELLEVUE Club 525 Bellevue Ave is the location for How to Gatsby Workshop from 2 to 6 pm (rench born as it so happens) as sisted with the plans say the files He successfully incorporated a deep water swimming pool inside the building which occupied a rather swampy site The property had once belonged to the Edson Adams family (Accord ing to local historian Beth Bagwell Adams was one of Oakland's town founders) descendants began selling off parcels from their extensive lakeside holdings soon after the turn of the last century Soon several newly fashionable multifamily buildings or apartment houses as they would come to be known would arise in the newly named district Sec tions of the district are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its '20s sense of time and place of luxury living in its urban setting" say the files Through the years members of the club have carefully maintained the original rench inspired inte riors In 1991 the name was changed and membership opened to males as well as females Although the stately white Colonial Revival style Dunsmuir House was built in the late 1890s for coal mag nate Alexander Dunsmuir it too has strong associations with the Roaring '20s Gatsby era or several decades the estate was the summer home to the Isaiah Hellman family one of California banking circle's most prominent families In the day the estate was called Park" and visitors arrived by railcar alighting at the San Leandro station because no direct road put from Oakland yet existed or more information on workshop call (415) 982 DECO Accident kills three closes most of 1 80 CRASH from Local 1 interchange All lanes were not re opened until 9:30 am Sat urday CHP officer Raul Reyna said the accident began when a 1995 Chevrolet a 24 year old Richmond pian collided with a 2002 ord driven by a 22 year old from Oakland in the westbound lanes on 1 80 Just westpf Ashby The truck jackknifefl to the left and struck the Con crete center barrier capsing the trailer to turn onto Jits side and go through th? bar rier into the eastbound lanes Reyna said As it smashed through the center divider the fuel tank ruptured and caught fire An instant later the east bound Toyota smashed into the truck and caught fire Reyna said the Toyota was engulfed in Hames A second eastbound car driven by a 30 yedr old Vaca ville man also struck the burning truck Another car was struck by debris Deputy Chief Orth said Berkeley sent four fire en gines and a ladder truck and ambulance Emeryville sent two more engines Contact William Brand at bbrandangnewspaperscom KEEP THE PEACE Principal races 100 miles AND THE BEAT i I i LAURA ODA Staff RANDY DAVIS 1 1 and Ricco Cintron 16 put down their Chipman Cadets drums to dance to the beat of their fellow cadets during the fourth annual Oakland Street Peace estival at Lakeside Park bandstand Saturday RUN from Local 1 About 10 years ago Jones Wilkins started running short distances but he dis covered he has a competitive edge with distance longer races are more he said the second half of the race I get into a bit of a zone which (makes me) keep running and running" The sport that Jones Wil kins' team captain Ethan Veneklasen calls the de rance" of ultra running follows the trail of the 1800s Gold Rush terri tory Runners climb up to 18000 feet and descend about 23000 feet some times enduring temperatures of up to 114 degrees in the deep canyons Veneklasen said Then they dip themselves in cool water crossing the American River which can be chest deep at times Veneklasen started his Vasque Ultra Running Team in 2000 and Jones Wilkins is one of 19 members he re cruited a tremendous ath lete" said Veneklasen could not be more im pressed competing at the top level of this The last two times he ran the 100 miler Jones Wilkins came in 35th and 8th places? Winning second place this year Jones Wilkins said was afi hpnci and it was a thrill fo Siarm next to Jurek a legend in tne sport during the award ceremony With Jurek talking about quitting the race next year Jones Wilkins said the pres sure now is really on Wooden bat softball makes its return to San Leandro BAT from Local 1 over" Badger who played second base during his college days at Michigan State Univer sity said wooden bats have practically be come antiques in the softball world since the introduction of newer more powerful aluminum bats in the 1970s He said aluminum bats changed the shape of the game as they allowed the ball to be hit farther And as aluminum bats be came more popular wooden bats slowly began to fizzle out "Wooden bats were all there were when 1 played" Badger said been against aluminum bats because the ball comes off the bat too Pitcher Troy Rowland who plays for the Lakeside Village team feels using wooden bats is safer Rowland said he even count the number of times almost been beaned by batted balls When a man hits a softball with an aluminum bat the ball can go anywhere from 80 to 100 miles per hour Wood slows down a ball making it harder for it to be hit out of the park Row land said And less likely to injure a pitcher or fielder Rowland said this old fashioned style of softball with wooden bats and more com pressed balls gets players back to basics and allows their true strength to come through even if that means fewer base hits and home runs just love Major League Baseball and even though this isn't exactly it it gets closest to what the majors are" he said His teammate Ben Newsom said he's glad to see this form of softball come back too no advantages by Newsom said actually keeps a ball game a ball game again" Injured at new Juai raddEu: problems with your employer? 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