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SUNDAY Moy 30 2004 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE LOCAL 3 Event to help Lincoln Child Center SOME THE East best known eateries wineries and caterers will enliven the 13th annual Stars of the event at the Chabot Space and Science Center this Thursday a benefit for the Lincoln Child Center Participants such as Restaurant Verbena Compadres Bar Grill and the Lark Creek Cafe will be on hand and wineries and breweries contributing to the event include Ken dall Jackson Ravenswood Winery the Pyramid Brewing Company and a host of others Last event raised $73000 for emotionally troubled children and their families organizers say Bidders looking over the Silent Auction items may choose from NL autographed football helmets ski lift tickets a set of autographed bongo drums belonging to famed entertainer Sheila and a week at a 4 star resort near Walt Disney World According to Library History Room files origins can be traced back to the early 1880s when founder Rebecca McWade the wife of a Southern Pacific Railroad executive began a modest sewing circle among her friends to aid and or who literally turned up on door 4 steps with no one to care for them Support grew to the extent that funds were raised to start a home in West Oakland to house the children Among the early supporters was Mary Crocker (wife of Charles Crocker of the railroad our" fame) and Grace Trevor who helped establish the city's first municipal play ground After several decades in their West Oakland headquarters on Ninth and Campbell streets the children were moved to the spaces and fresh air" of the Oakmore hills today's 75 acre facility on Lincoln Avenue unds forthe move came from the es tate wealthy downtown property owner Edward Adolphus Bushnell who died in 1924 at the age of 81 with no children of his own files say Prominent architect of the day Walter Reed drew up the plans for the notablb for their Mediterra mean style arched windows red tile roof and wrought iron balcony details Support groups named for various kinds of flowers (the group was the first formed to help with creating gardens on the undeveloped hillside property) recruited women from as far away as Walnut Creek and Moraga to participate in annual fund raising activ LANDMARKS ONE THE Mediterra nean style cottages built for The Lin coin Child Center was opened in 1929 1 "JLi Annalee ALLEN ities Many long time Oaklanders may remember one ongoing project the Beehive resale shop (named for ded icated volunteer Bea Wilson) that oper ated in various locations over the years including next door to the Grand Lake Theater During the four decades it was open the Beehive raised nearly $15 million to assist the more than 10000 children who have spent time at Lin coln Today Lincoln Child Center offers residential care to 50 children ages 6 through 14 many of who are depen dents of the court and who require 24 hour monitoring and therapeutic treat ment In addition between 35 and 50 additional elementary and middle school students living at home but not able to function in a public school set ting receive instruction and therapy in small classes offered at Lincoln's on site accredited school Lincoln also of fers support services to 200 families in volved with Alameda County's foster care systerii Currently there are nearly 1 8000 children in Alameda County who are being raised by family mem bers other than their birth parents 1 ickets ior Thursday gala can be ordered on line at wwwLincolnCCorg or by contacting event organizer Sue Merrill at 485 71 15 or via mail at Su sanMerrillLincolnCCorg Coming up over the next two weeks (June 5 6 and June 12 13) more than 500 artists are hosting Open Studios for the 30th annual event sponsored by the nonprofit organization Pro Arts Many studios are located in converted industrial landmarks in Berkeley Oak land and Richmond View artists' sam pies and pick up a map at Pro Arts' new gallery location 550 Second St near Jack London Square Next Sunday local author Cathy Lu chettl will be signing copies of her newest book of the West" at the historic Pardee Home Museum (call 444 2187 for more information) ree walking tours sponsored by the Oakland Tours Program are ongoing Visit Oaklandnetcomwalklngtours for listings or call 238 3234 Community Calendar City Club wfl taka place every Sunday 1 to 4 pjo 2315 Durant Ave 306 Berkeley (AllTBAMBinMMn 883 9710 Today Ongolnfl AKHNATEN The Oakland Opera The ater wfl perform an opera in three acts by Philip Glass $17 527 2 pm Oakland Metro 201 Broadway 763 1 146 BAY STREETS ARTS EST The Bay Street Emeryvfle Arts and Music estival wfl feature two stages of ongoing five music regional arts and crafts displays and beer and wine gardens benefiting Anna Yates Elementary School 1 1 :30 am She mound Street and Christie Avenue Emery vile 6554002 SUMMER SCHOOL APCP Wgh School Summer School wfl begin in the middte of June featuring classes ranging from meth and sign language to art and writing June 1 deadline Piedmont rtgh campus 594 2600 ext 551 COMPUTER LITERACY The Oakland Public Asian Branch has opened a Computer Loaming Center offering free computer (teracy classes in Cantonese Mandarin and English 388 Nmth St Sdts 190 Oakland 238 3400 ADULT CLASSES Oakland Adult Ed Ongoing ART EXHIBIT Evelyn Glaubman dis plays collage paintings in her exhibit Way I See 11 am to 6 pm Giorgi Gal lery 2911 Claremont Ave Berkeley 848 1228 ART EXHIBIT Michelle Mansour's re cent paintings are on exhibit through June 5 noon to 5 pm Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut St Berkeley 6446893 KOREAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Ko rean immigration to the US the Oakland Museum of California presents "In Our Voice: The Malang of A Korean Commu nity' with first person accounts through Nov 28 Oakland Museum of California 10th and Oak streets Oakland 238 2200 ucation offers free classes to adults 50 plus get a schedule of classes at 920 53rd St Oakland or on the Web at pva sousdk12caus 8794090 EMPLOYMENT Center for Employ ment Training a non profit vocational adult training school offers courses in industrial trades including warehouse operations 8390 Capwell Drive Oakland 5686166 Today PEACE WALK Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace lead a weekly walk around Lake Memtt 3 pm meet at the col umns between Grand and Lakeshore ave MEXICAN OLK ART The cultures traditions and trends that have influenced nues near Interstate 580 and Grand Lake Theater 7636712 the production of Mexican arts and crafts will be on display at 'Hecho En Mexico: Mexican olk through June 27 $1 54 Phoebe A Hearst Museum of Anthro pology Kroeber Hall Bancroft Way and Col lege Avenue UC Berkeley campus 643 7648 USS POTOMAC The 70 year oki DEBTORS ANONYMOUS Meeting 5 to 6 pm Pacific Center 2712 Telegraph Ave Berkeley (415) 522 9099 OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Meeting for people who eat compulsively 7 to 8 am Mandana House 3989 Howe St Oakland 6546066 USS Potomac has its season of "Sailing Into History offenng 2 hour history cruises Jack London Square $15635 call 627 1215 or visit usspotomacorg UGHTSHIP REUE Guided dockside tours of Relief one of the few remaining lightships at Jack London Square 10 am to 3 pm Thursdays and ridays 1 1 am to 4 pm Saturdays and Sundays Jack London Square 272 0544 Have a listing for the daily cal endar? Send it two weeks in advance to the Community Calendar Desk' The Oakland Tribune 401 13th StOakland 9461 2 or call 208 6451 ax: 208 6477 KDOL mm Today's programming on the Oakland Public Schools' educational access station CHANCES TO LEARN Today MOTHER WISDOM There will be a panel discussion on "Mother of Wisdom: Explorations into the Prajnaparamita" 6 pm The Tibetan Nyingma Institute 1815 Highland Place Berkeley 8436812 Channel 27 on Comcast Cable includes: 8 am KDOL Newsreel 9 am TEAMS Distance Learning Noon KDOL Newsreel 2 pm Title I Parent Education Hour 3 pm KDOL Indie Hour 4 pm Oakland Talent Showcase 1 6 pm KDOL Newsreel 7 pm CCC Live 8 pm Title I Parent Education Hour 1 9 pm KDOL Indie Hour HOUSE TOURS ree docent led tours of the Julia Morgan designed Berkeley or a complete schedule visit http: wwwkdolorg L' I ROSENDO DEL TORO (left) a teacher's aide in a San Leandro High School wood working class works on creating a cabinet during class Tuesday morning In structor Lance Gun nersen (right) assists MIC CRMB Staff Student (wood)works his way to top Senior from immigrant family excels in industrial arts course mentors others By Chris De Benedettl 'p STA WRITER SAN LEANDRO Rosendo Del Toro soon will graduate from San Leandro High School a I milestone that woodworking instructor Lance I' Gunnersen can be excused for trying to prevent Sr No one will be missed more in the wood working class next year than Del Toro Not only has the 12th grader excelled in each of the four years spent in wood shop courses Gunriersen ents Sandra and Jose Luis Del Toro 1 His favorite dish to make is mole de polio de cacahuate fried chicken in a peanut Del Toro explained Still can he really cook as well as mom? he blurted before stopping himself After a long pause he added with a smile getting Del love for cooking and woodworking may be rivaled only by his leadership skills Although just 18 he displays a mature quiet confidence as he shows a visitor the pieces that will form an ornate cabinet on which he is working And while wearing plain eyeglasses and Lance Gunnersen INSTRUCTOR said he also has created in creasingly complex designs Equally impressive peers and instructors agree is Del Toro's constant display of leadership while serving as the official teacher's aide this year has an obvious talent V1 onnt her nocclnn fnr rirnrlr fn 1 Ui 1X013 CULvLUVl 1XA HUin UJ volvlng hands on experience: cooking The high school senior has grown to love working in the kitchen after learning from his mother" He often cooks for his two younger sisters and their par "Students respect him and gravitate toward him to get help in class Even when he my TA kids would lean on pensively rubbing his goatee be fore answering questions Del Toro carries himself with a dis tinctly professorial air a fitting image for the eldest sibling in a family that emigrated from La Palma Mexico to the East Bay in 1993 Del Toro also has played big brother to many fellow students respect him and gravitate toward him to get help in added Gunnersen when he my TA kids would lean on him' ClaRSmate Seroln Arnnrfa a 15 year old sophomore said that Del Toro also offers a generous spirit along with his expertise we ask him questions he'll take the time to stop whatever he's Aranda said Jason Crawford a 17 year old senior said that he asks Del Toro more often than anyone else for wood shop advice helped me make Crawford said tap ping a hexagon shaped wood table and bench on which he was seated IN5IDI: San Leandro High shop classes struggle for survival Local 5 J' and drive for Gunnersen who also chairs the school's Vocational Education Department tvhe's going to graduate with honors With a grade point av is erage over E2 With music' often playing in irthe shop while students work on projects the5 woodworking course is atypical of most class roorp settings And Del Toro wouldn't have it any ui other way relaxes the mind and helps me focus and work he said you get to walk around and be active not as much pres jjsdre to be quiet as in other Del Toro has another passion for work in Own a Slice If yoii have a passion for pizia and success le Papa International is PMfche United States and one or the largest pizza companies 9 the world? 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