WALNUT CREEK
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.
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“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 will leave the city position in early April, when recruitment for a new assistant city manager will begin.
— city of 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.
— WCGC
OAKLEY
Science Week for kids starts March 30 at Ironhouse district
Take a hayride tour and learn how Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD) turns dirty water into sustainable, clean recycled water ready for reuse. Get up close and personal with the amazing bats that fly through the sky at dusk. Just for fun, kids ages 1 through 12 can participate in an Easter Egg Hunt and make fun crafts.
There will also be a chance to learn how to help conserve water and to see the big trucks that ISD uses to keep our sewers clean. It’s all happening March 30 through April 5 during this year’s Oakley Science Week at the ISD. The ISD will kick off the week-long fun-filled science activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 30.
The ISD is at 450 Walnut Meadows Drive in Oakley. For more information on other Oakley Science Week programs or to register for an Oakley Science Week event, visit oakleyinfo.com online. For more details on the ISD, visit ironhousesanitarydistrict.com.
— ISD
ANTIOCH
Animal rescue group to host festive Easter adoption event
Rhodie’s Rescue will host an Easter adoption “egg-stravaganza” outside Petsmart with animals from Antioch Animal Services and Contra Costa Animal Services from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 30.
The event will feature a car show by CNC Cruisers, music, food trucks, doggy treat hunt, face painting and pictures with the Easter bunny. Free hot dogs will be available for the first 50 children.
— Rhodie’s Rescue
BAY POINT
Learn about ‘Preparing Your Soil for Spring Planting’
Are you ready for spring? The Bay Point Garden Club is sponsoring a free workshop on “Preparing Your Soil for Spring Planting” by University of California master gardener Neal Hoellwarth from 10 to 11 a.m. March 30 in the Gloria Magleby Community Garden at Ambrose Community Center, 3105 Willow Pass Road in Bay Point.
A plant sale is planned afterward from 11 a.m to noon. This event is in partnership with the Ambrose Recreation and Park District’s Spring Eggstravaganza, which is scheduled at the same time. For more details, email baypointgardenclub@gmail.com or follow the Bay Point Garden Club on their Facebook page.
— BPGC
WALNUT CREEK
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
PITTSBURG
Black Diamond named Model Continuation High School
Black Diamond High School in Pittsburg has been named a 2024 California Model Continuation High School, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has announced.
Black Diamond is among 31 schools throughout the state selected for the award. It is the third time the school has received the Model Continuation High School distinction, following its recognition in 2020 and 2017.
“Having received the Model Continuation High School distinction three consecutive times is a tremendous honor for Black Diamond High School and the Pittsburg Unified School District,” Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools Lynn Mackey said. “All students need a school community that supports, nurtures and helps teens see what is possible in the future. Students who haven’t found those things at traditional schools have found them at Black Diamond.”
Black Diamond High School was selected as a Model Continuation School based on a comprehensive and competitive application process, incorporating assessments, data analysis and an on-site evaluation conducted by a peer review panel.
Thurmond said schools receiving the California Education Department designation are model schools helping students thrive personally and academically and giving them a chance to not only succeed in high school but in life. For more details online, visit cde.ca.gov/sp/eo/ce.
— Contra Costa County Office of Education
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