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Ex-Gael wins SB
Former Dublin High School football standout Alex Cappa is now an NFL champion after his Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV by dominating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 last Sunday.
Cappa, who was a starting guard on the Bucs’ offensive line all regular season, was unable to play in the Big Game after suffering a season-ending ankle fracture earlier in the playoffs, during Tampa Bay’s NFC Wild-Card Round victory over the Washington Football Team.
A 2013 graduate of Dublin High who played collegiately at Humboldt State, Cappa just finished his third year in the NFL.
He has been a member of the Bucs for his entire pro career.
Fair awards
The Alameda County Fair earned nine awards from the Western Fairs Association and eight from the the International Association of Fairs and Expositions for innovation and excellence in competitive exhibits, agricultural programs and marketing in 2020 — a year in which no fair was held due to the pandemic.
The Pleasanton-based operation took first place for Community Outreach, Drive-In Entertainment and Facility Beautification Projects (for the Palm Pavilion remodel). The fair also won special recognition for Emergency Response Services for serving as Cal Fire base camp during the SCU Lightning Complex Fire.
The fair further received awards in a variety of categories covering competitive exhibits, innovative events, budget-friendly tactics and social media campaigns, as well as specific categories of Virtual Fair and Community Contests.
Smooches for Pooches
The East Bay SPCA will be holding its Smooches for Pooches event via drive-thru with social distancing this Valentine’s Day on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. at its Dublin shelter (4651 Gleason Drive) as well as at its Oakland location.
The event aims to be “a family-friendly drive-thru Valentine’s Day event. Guests are invited to send love to furry animal Valentines. Candy, non-food treats, and a fun East Bay SPCA activity book will be available for kids to take home,” officials said.
“To keep everyone safe, no walk-ups will be permitted, guests must drive-thru and keep masks on in the car, and all food items will be individually packaged for safety,” they added. Though a free event, donations are welcome to support the nonprofit’s humane education programs. Learn more at eastbayspca.org/smooches-pooches.
Honoring Athenour
The Rotary Club of Pleasanton and its Scholarship Committee recently announced they’ve created a new scholarship for local students in honor of late Rotarian Bob Athenour.
Affectionately known as “Señor Bob,” Athenour was a retired Amador Valley High School foreign language teacher who later worked as a travel agent and gave back to the community as co-founder of the Pleasanton-Tulancingo Sister City Association and as an active supporter of Pleasanton Rotary and its Wheelchair Project. He died last August at the age of 91.
Becoming the club’s fourth memorial scholarship, the award named for Athenour will go to “a student studying foreign languages, foreign language teaching, international cultural, political or business relations.”
The deadline to apply for Rotary scholarships in 2021 is March 31 for high school seniors. Visit https://pleasantonrotary.org for details.
Literacy tutoring
The Livermore Public Library is recruiting residents interested in volunteering as an adult literacy tutor.
“Can you see yourself helping an adult learn to read a medicine label, fill out a job application, write a letter, or study for the driver’s license exam? If so, become a volunteer tutor and help an adult improve their basic reading and writing skills and achieve their goals. No previous experience is necessary,” they said.
Prospective volunteers must attend a three-part virtual tutor training series this month, from 10 a.m. to noon next Tuesday (Feb. 16), Thursday (Feb. 18) and Feb. 23. For more information or to sign up, call 925-373-5507 or email literacy@livermore.lib.ca.us.
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