CONCORD
For the first time, Concord’s Clayton Valley Charter High School (CVCHS) is sending a robotics team April 24-27 to Dallas for the VEX World Championship, the largest robotics competition in the world.
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With more than 40,000 teams worldwide, CVCHS team 94517x is one of 2,400 top teams qualified to compete in the championship. More than 30,000 student competitors and more than 50,000 attendees, from every U.S. states and more than 50 countries will be there.
‘We are excited to compete with and against the friends we made and new ones we’re meeting from all over the world,” says Eric Catalano, the school’s team captain and one its programmers. Also part of the team are master builder Santi Martinez, quartermaster Alex Mihalov, CAD designer Will Gallagher and documentation manager Asher Wan.
You can learn more about the VEX World Championship online at bit.ly/3THg22C and donate to the school’s team at bit.ly/3VDjvlk. Your tax-free charitable donation will support the costs for registration, travel and lodging. Any amount is welcomed and appreciated! .
— JoAnna Castillo, CVCHS robotics coach
LAFAYETTE
Garden club’s next meeting April 11 at veterans building
The Lafayette Garden Club’s next monthly meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. April 11 for social time and some tasty nibbles before a short business meeting at 10. At 10:30 a.m., club member Robyn Barker will give a talk about “The Hot Take on Chili Peppers” that’s sure to be spicy!
The 11 a.m. program will be presented by Burling Leong, the owner of Burlington Rose Nursery in Visalia, who will discuss the restoration of the Hearst Castle’s rose garden.
The club meets in the Lafayette veterans building at 3780 Mount Diablo Blvd. Guests are welcome to attend the free meeting. Visit lafayettegardenclub.com for more details about the club.
— LGC
Nursery school’s annual Science Day of Discovery on May 4
Lafayette Nursery School’s 47th annual Science Day of Discovery will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 4. Make a volcano explode, shoot a rocket, make slime, dig for dinosaur bones and test your senses. These are just a few of the many hands-on activities that will be on hand during this great experience for the whole family.
Experiments are designed for children preschool ages through third grade. Proceeds are donated to a local math or science-based charity.
The cost is $5 per child, and the event will take place at in the Lafayette Nursery School at 979 First St. in Lafayette. For more information, visit lafayettenurseryschool.org online or call the school at 925-284-2448.
— Chelsea Bowman
WALNUT CREEK
Garden club’s April 8 meeting to feature S.F. instructor
The Walnut Creek Garden Club (WCGC) will hold its free monthly meeting April 8 in the The Gardens at Heather Farms in Walnut Creek. Join the club for a special program: “Springtime: Spring Wreaths, Spring Baskets, Spring Vases and Spring Forward to Mother’s Day Ideas.”
Registration will start at 9:30 a.m., followed by a brief meeting, social time and an educational program, Complimentary tea, coffee and snacks will be available. The special program will feature Steven Brown, who has taught horticulture and floristry at City College of San Francisco for the past 35 years (ccsf.edu/directory/steven-brown).
Brown says his goal is to facilitate the best learning environment possible in horticulture and floral design. His list of achievements, awards and committee seats is a testament to his passion for floristry.
The Gardens at Heather Farm are at 1540 Marchbanks Drive in Walnut Creek. The WCGC welcomes the public to visit their meeting and join the club. For more details online, visit walnutcreekgardenclub.org.
Garden club to hold fundraiser luncheon April 18
A fundraiser luncheon for the Walnut Creek Garden Club will start at 11:30 a.m. April 18 at 711 Silver Lake Drive in Danville.
The program will feature speakers Deborah Kirk, the editorial director for Diablo Magazine, and Peter Crooks and writer for the publication, which covers Bay Area topics from travel, culture and personalities to entertainment, recreation and food. Tickets can be purchased online at walnutcreekgardenclub.org under the “events” tab.
— WCGC
Assistant city manager leaving post for new job in Arizona
City Manager Dan Buckshi has announced that Assistant City Manager Teri Killgore is leaving Walnut Creek to serve as the city of Scottsdale, Arizona’s, economic development director. Buckshi praised Killgore’s nearly six years of work for Walnut Creek.
“We brought Teri in as a consultant and realized she would be a good fit in our leadership structure,” Buckshi said. “She has served as interim director for administrative services and community development and as the director of human resources. More recently, Teri has been an integral part of our economic development programs.”
Killgore said she enjoyed the different aspects of her time with the city.
“I had the experience of directly overseeing different departments, including having significant involvement in economic development,” she said. “The business community and the Walnut Creek community as a whole will be tough to leave, but I’m excited about my new position.”
Killgore was instrumental in the transition to outdoor dining during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with other high-profile issues in the business community and Walnut Creek at large. She is leaving the city position in early April, when recruitment for a new assistant city manager begins.
— city of Walnut Creek
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