By NANCY HOBERT Special to the Tribune Administrators from the Martinez Unified School District attended a recent meeting of the Martinez Rotary Club. Their presentation was “Alhambra High School of Today and the Future.” Superintendent Rami Muth made several introductory comments and then turned the meeting over to Audrey Lee, …
Read More »Longing for summer
By RAY ROBBINS Special to the Tribune When I was growing up in Martinez in the late 1940s, there wasn’t much air conditioning around, so in the dog days of summer we were always looking around for places to stay cool. We would make excuses to visit the Union Ice …
Read More »Spring in the air …
This red-shouldered hawk was recently captured on camera north of the soccer field at Hidden Lakes Park by Martinez photographer Warren Rose. Rose added: “While the calendar shows that it’s still winter in this part of California, spring has arrived. Baseball leagues are being formed and, shortly, we will hear …
Read More »Pine Meadow, dog park issues dominate public comment at council meeting
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Despite a light agenda for Wednesday’s Martinez City Council meeting, many residents showed up to speak on items unrelated to the night’s formal proceedings. The “Friends of Pine Meadow” group lobbying to keep privately-owned land formerly used as the Pine Meadow Golf Course designated as open space, …
Read More »Bocce standings as of Friday, Feb. 12, 2016
Nomination period for June elections begins
UPDATED Feb. 19, 2016: In June, the top two candidates in each county race that receive the most votes will advance to the November Primary. MARTINEZ, Calif. – The first step on the road to the June 7 Presidential Primary Election begins this week, as Contra Costa residents are invited …
Read More »Bocce standings as of Friday, Feb. 5, 2016
Dogs beaten down by Wildcats
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s wrestlers went on the road on Thursday, Feb. 4, to take on the Dougherty Valley Wildcats in their final Diablo Foothill Athletic League meet with the San Ramon school. Alhambra’s final road DFAL dual once again highlighted the tenacity of the small Bulldog team, …
Read More »Campo shuts out Alhambra in home league loss 1-0
By GABRIEL AGURCIA Special to the Tribune Alhambra’s boy’s varsity soccer team was defeated at home by Campolindo on Friday, Feb. 5, by a score of 1-0. The Bulldogs came out a bit sluggish and out of sync, which the Cougars tried to take advantage of. Unable to get into …
Read More »Ramirez goes off in a DFAL loss to Matadors on the road, 63-49
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune As the Bulldogs’ time in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League comes to a close, there seem to be some mixed feelings about Alhambra’s final few games. On the one hand, no wins in the league campaign so far makes the league change a welcome change. …
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