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2022 CVHS HOMECOMING CELEBRATIONS
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NO. 40
CV’s Afterschool, Summer Program Will be Continued By Michael Singer CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Welcome Chamber welcomes Dayna Speed as new Events Coordinator
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PHOTO BY MICHAEL SINGER
Who Pays? Can children be held financially responsible for their parents’ care?
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Got Strength? What do you think of when you hear the term ‘Strength Training?’
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Students at Castro Valley High School prepare for their annual Homecoming celebrations which will culminate in the Homecoming football games this Friday and the Homecoming Dance this Saturday, both at Trojan Stadium. All week, students have been preparing for the big rally on Friday
Library Spotlights Ohlone ’s Fight for Land and Culture By Mike McGuire CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
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where each class will provide a dance, a skit, and a decorated float. This year’s Homecoming theme is “Lights, Camera, Action.” Seniors have chosen to be dressed in black as Spies for their subtheme, Juniors are jumping into green attire for their Adventure into the see 2022 on page 3
Castro Valley and much of the East Bay sit on land inhabited 2,000 years ago by Native peoples who never legally gave it up, according to an archeologist who has worked closely with a local tribe to regain at least some of its land and re-establish its culture. Alan Leventhal, a retired anthropology professor from San Jose State University, told of the past and present of the Muwekma Ohlone in an online presentation Tuesday, Sept. 29, hosted by the Castro Valley branch of the Alameda County Library.
The tribe went from owning all the land in the area to owning none, helped along by three ruling countries, treaties negotiated but never signed and then hidden away, outright theft by settler families, and one big, perhaps not-so-innocent, clerical error, Leventhal said. They are not demanding it all back, just to have some land rather than none, he said. Currently, the tribe is trying to regain federal recognition, which it lost in 1927. A Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agent, then charged with buying land for tribes that had lost theirs or had it taken, declared the tribe formerly existed but no longer did.
Leading anthropologists at the time concurred, despite some having interviewed tribal members. For decades before that, the Verona Band of Indians of Alameda County had been a federally recognized tribe. Verona was a small community near Pleasanton that contained the estate of George and Phoebe Apperson Hearst, parents of newspaperman William Randolph Hearst. That estate became Castlewood Country Club in 1924. Subsequent efforts to give land and other assistance to California’s Native tribes have been limited to officially see OHLONE on page 2
Students enrolled in transitional kindergarten (TK) through 6th grade will now be able to continue to attend a new afterschool and summer program following a unanimous decision by the School Board last week. The Expanded Learning Opportunity Program (ELO-P) is a state-funded afterschool and summer program that the Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) piloted last year for a few months and this past summer. By unanimous decision, the Board voted to extend its participation through next summer. “We’re very excited to announce that all of CVUSD’s 11 elementary and middle school
programs will have ELO-P offerings this year,” CVUSD Superintendent, Parvin Ahmadi said. The ELO-P provides a diverse curriculum, ranging from visual arts, Spanish, computer software coding, and theatre arts to chess, short film, and sports. CVUSD’s ELO-P program also provides homework and schoolwork support to participating students. These opportunities for kids might not be available to all students without ELO-P funding. The program is free of charge to low-income families, foster youth, and families experiencing housing insecurity. Many other families also participate and pay to participate in either the full or a portion of the program. see PROGRAM on page 11
Remembering Karen Jonke From Krayon’s By Michael Singer CASTRO VALLEY FORUM
Family and friends are celebrating the life of Karen Jonke, the owner of Krayon’s Gallery who passed away on September 24. Karen was a giant in the Castro Valley community. In 1979, she bought Krayon’s which she owned for 42 years. Patrons remember it as a safe, fun place where friends and family could meet, have a drink, laugh, and be part of a second family. Karen always
greeted everyone with a smile. Many lifelong friendships and marriages were created. see KRAYONS on page 14