News Digest News Digest (July 02, 2004)

No council Tuesday

The City Council has cancelled its meetings for July 6, Aug. 17, Nov. 16 and Dec. 21. Next week's meeting will not be held because of its proximity to the Fourth of July holiday.

The August meeting was cancelled to allow for final vacation schedules for council members and also for residents who attend the meetings before school resumes Monday, Aug. 30.

The second November and December meetings are traditionally cancelled, both to give council members more time with their families and because residents seem less inclined to attend to city business during the holiday season, according to the staff report.

The council meets the first and third Tuesday nights of the month, beginning at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Ave. Get fit for free

Ladies Workout Express, 5424 Sunol Blvd., is giving free summer membership to teenage girls. Parental consent is required.

"We would love to encourage our teens to take steps to having a healthy lifestyle," said Sharon Carrell of Pleasanton's Ladies Workout Express. "They will be welcome to work out in our club for the summer and hopefully start thinking about the importance of fitness in their lives."

FitTEEN is a program taking place across the country for the second year. Last year 35,000 teenage girls, ages 13-19, signed up. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, an estimated 34 percent of adults and 15 percent of U.S. children are overweight or obese. Lydiksen and Mohr distinguished schools

The California State Department of Education awarded both Lydiksen and Mohr elementary schools with 2004 California Distinguished School honors. The schools were among the 302 California schools recognized as exemplary.

From more than 5,500 California elementary schools, only 1,900 schools were eligible to apply, based on their Academic Performance Index, and only 912 schools underwent the painstaking application process.

The assessment process included the school completing a 22-page questionnaire and being evaluated by a review team in an on-site inspection.

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