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Eagles Barely Win Over CSD

WALNUT CREEK—On November 15, the Berean Christian High School Eagles barely defeated the visiting California School for the Deaf (CSD) team 15-14. This match-up was the first round of the North Coast Section Division V playoffs. With Berean, the seventh seed, trying to make history by taking their team to the second round for the first time ever, CSD...

GLAD Holds 12th Annual Benefit

MARINA DEL REY—On October 5, GLAD will be hosting their 12th Annual GLAD Benefit aboard the FantaSea One Yacht. The money raised at the benefit will allow GLAD to continue providing their services to the community.   According to their Facebook page, the “event reaches far and wide to circles of influence in political, business, entertainment and organizational arenas.” The benefit...

DWU Host Fundraiser At Mozzeria

SAN FRANCISCO—Deaf Women United (DWU) will be holding a fundraiser for the DWU Conference in 2015 at Mozzeria in San Francisco on September 29. The event is a private dinning gala and is limited to a party of 12 people. The DWU held an earlier fundraiser on August 23 with an admission cost of $10 that allowed anyone to attend in Fremont....

CODIE Educates On Water Management

RIVERSIDE—The Center on Deafness Inland Empire will be holding a workshop on the new rules for water usage. The “Water Use Efficiency Requirements” workshop is being funded by the Department of Social Services. It will be held on Wednesday, September 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.   The workshop will be explaining the new water management laws and instructing those attending...

ASL Celebration In Sacramento

SACRAMENTO—On Thursday, September 18, the California Association of the Deaf will hold the ASL Celebration at the state capital. According to a flyer for the event, the ASL Celebration recognizes the “human right to sign language.”   According to the ASL Celebration website, the event will kick off at 9:00 a.m. with an A.M. Capitol Tour/Greetings to Senators followed by local...

“We Will Rock You” Draws To A Close

LOS ANGELES—Project D.A.T.E will be providing tools for the deaf, hard of hearing, blind and low vision attendees to make the viewing Centre Theatre Group’s production of Queen and Ben Elton’s “We Will Rock You” better. Centre Theatre Group’s “We Will Rock You” performance is a tribute to the band, Queen. The Centre Theatre Group describes the performance as a...