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60 years of ValleyCare
Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare is marking the Tri-Valley hospital’s 60th anniversary with a “Virtual Community Celebration” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday (Oct. 23).
Participants can visit virtual booths to learn more about “cutting-edge robotic surgery, advancements in COPD treatment, prostate cancer screening, breastfeeding advice for new moms, employment at Stanford-ValleyCare, and more,” hospital officials said.
Special sessions include a breast cancer symposium from 11-11:45 a.m., “Injury Prevention and Recovery in Young Athletes” from 12-12:45 p.m and “Building the Future of Health Care in the Tri-Valley” from 1-1:45 p.m.
Go to celebrate.valleycare.com.
Innovation Fair
The Quest Science Center this week announced a new date for its fourth annual Tri-Valley Innovation Fair, with the event now on schedule to return to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton on March 19.
The local nonprofit, which previously rescheduled its fair from September 2021 to January 2022 due to concerns with the COVID-19 delta variant, said extending the event date into March “further eliminates concerns for all parties, allowing us to keep families and all attendees as safe as possible while offering student clubs and teachers ample time to consider participating.”
Quest officials, who also unveiled new event sponsors this week, noted that they are continuing to recruit prospective sponsors and exhibitors for the March 19 event.
Visit quest-science.org.
Property taxes
Alameda County Treasurer and Tax Collector Henry C. Levy has reminded real property owners that property tax bills for the 2021-22 fiscal year have been mailed out — more than 442,000 bills amounting to $4.8 billion, to be exact.
The first installment payment is due by Nov. 1, but will not be considered delinquent until 5 p.m. Dec. 10. The second installment will be due Feb. 1, and delinquent after 5 p.m. April 11. In both cases, delinquency results in a 10% penalty and $10 assessment.
Payments can be made via eCheck online, credit card (with fee) online or by phone, or paper check by mail or drop-box to the County Administration Building at 1221 Oak St., Oakland, CA 94612 or in the mail slot at the Business License Office in Hayward (224 W. Winton Ave., Room 169).
To learn more, call 510-272-6800 or go to www.acgov.org/propertytax.
2.2 for 22 for veterans
The Las Positas College Foundation and the LPC Veterans First Program are hosting a virtual event called 2.2 for 22 that aims to raise awareness about the average 22 veteran suicides per day in the U.S.
The event is being held virtually for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 restrictions. In past years, the challenge consisted of a 2.2-mile walk and one-day event on the LPC campus. Now, the event spans over 22 days and participants receive a new challenge to complete each day.
Some of the activities are physical, while others focus on connection and mindfulness to foster community and improve mental health, organizers said in a statement. This year’s challenge kicks off on Saturday and runs through Nov. 13. Learn more at www.laspositascollege.edu/veteran.
Library web events
Livermore library is offering two special Zoom programs next week.
Livermore city historian Richard Finn will present “Livermore Area Cowboys and Ranchers” at 7 p.m. next Wednesday (Oct. 27), as part of a local history series presented by the library with the Livermore Heritage Guild, Then & Now: Livermore Stories.
Finn will give an overview of the lives of ranchers and cowboys in the Livermore area, from Robert Livermore and Jose Marie Amador to the present day. No registration is required; access the event at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89074301817.
The second program is a talk by University of the Pacific Professor Emeritus Keith Hatschek, “Honky Tonk Angels to Sweet Home Alabama: Answer Songs in American Popular Music.”
Hatschek will introduce his audience to the “answer song,” which is made in answer to a previous song. Hundreds have been written as ironic, angry or non-sensical reactions, and the professor will explore them and their topics, which include race, rebellion, coming of age and the human condition.
The talk will include a link to a Spotify playlist with many of the tunes being discussed.
The event begins at 2 p.m. next Saturday (Oct. 30). Access the link at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87489243493.
For more information, call the Livermore Public Library at 373-5500 or visit www.livermorelibrary.net.
