Community Corner
Patch Recommends: Did You Miss These Stories?
If you're new to Patch, you may have missed some of our favorite feature articles from last spring. Each day this week, Patch will post links to cool stories, slide shows and videos. These five favorites were chosen by the author.
Here's why they're worth a look:
Gone are the days of simple "garbage" that gets placed at the curb and hauled off to some far-flung dump. Sifting, sorting and properly "trashing" our household waste is not just a good thing to do, it's imperative for the planet. Take the tour and see for yourself!
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It's not as though I want to go the hospital. But if I did, I'd hang my hat at the new Sutter with all its bells, whistles and the latest and greatest in medical technology.
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It's hard to believe that in 2011, anyone would sell booze to minors. But it happens. Undercover decoys are out there testing the businesses of Castro Valley to keep alcohol out of the hands of kids.
Maybe you sat next to Deborah Rae Cota when you attended school in Castro Valley? Always writing in her composition book? Well, it paid off for her as she publishes her first novel, a paranormal thriller.
Word whiz, inventor and author Dale Harder, 73, has accomplishments aplenty. Be forewarned, this "Jack Lalanne of Castro Valley" will likely best you at any physical competition, as well!
