Three of Orinda’s Boy Scouts became Eagle Scouts this month as part of a ceremony, known as the Court of Honor, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

Mikk Eerik Otsmaa’s Eagle Scout project was to build an arbor for the garden at the Orinda Senior Village. Otsmaa is a senior at Miramonte.

Brandt Martin Sheets, also a senior at Miramonte, remodeled the playground area at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. He also fixed several doors at the church.

Sukhraj Bains, a freshman at USC, built informational signs and kiosks for display in the Wagner Ranch Nature Area.

The boys are all a part of Troop 303.

The construction on the Caldecott Tunnel’s fourth bore is expected to be finished in mid-2013 with the fourth bore opening up to traffic in late-2013. The fourth bore will allow for two bores to be open in each direction at all times, helping to counteract reverse commute traffic.

The two crews boring from each side of the hill have met, connecting the tunnel from Orinda to Oakland.

Crews are currently working on digging out the lower part of the tunnel. That section, known as the bench, is where the pavers will come in and lay down road.

The Caldecott Tunnel’s fourth bore construction is being done at a cost of $391 million.

The giant mural at the Orinda BART station is likely leaving the BART station and heading to a different location in Orinda.

The Orinda Historical Society, owners of the mural, have asked the city for permission to move the mural.

A new location for the mural has not yet been finalized; however, its likely new destination will be somewhere near Orinda’s Community Park.

The empty space at BART will be filled with new public art, as well as some new BART-related signs.

The Miramonte football team had a dominating performance in their first round NCS Divison 3 playoff game Saturday night. The fifth-seeded Matadors beat the 12th seed, Tennyson, 42-7.

The Matadors dominated the game from the start, as they cruised to a 21-0 lead after the first quarter and a 35-0 halftime lead. A third quarter touchdown was all Tennyson could muster, but it was not nearly enough.

With the win, the Matadors advance to the quarterfinals where they will play the fourth seed, Encinal, on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Encinal. The Matadors overall record improved to 10-1 with their first round win, with their only loss coming at the hands of undefeated Campolindo.

Even with an extra hour of sleep, 6 a.m. is still way too early for me to be up on a weekend. Luckily, my trusty DVR was there to record CBS’ Sunday Morning, which featured a short segment on efforts across the country to ban leaf blowers, including the one by Quiet Orinda.

CBS’ John Blackstone interviews Orinda residents Peter and Susan Kendall, Maya McBride and Henry Penny to learn more about the battle over blowers and make us all jealous of the Kendalls’ balcony.

Here’s the link to the segment, because WordPress apparently hates embedded videos.

The Moraga-Orinda Fire District will hold a series of open houses to discuss the replacement of fire station 43. The first will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the station, 20 Via Las Cruces in Orinda.

The open houses are aimed at allowing the community the view the existing station, discuss the replacement project and meet with Fire Chief Randy Bradley and other officials who will oversee construction.

Earlier this year, the district identified replacing the 60-year-old station, on Via Las Cruces as its top priority. The district estimates it will cost $3 million to construct the new station.

For more information, call Division Chief Darrell Lee at 925-258-4513.

The Orinda Theatre will be hosting the red carpet world premiere of the movie “Hercules Saves Christmas” on Thursday, Nov. 17.

The movie’s top actors and actresses will be making their red carpet arrivals beginning at 6:30 p.m. The premiere screening of the movie will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by a question and answer session with the actors from the movie.

The movie’s star is a talking pit bull made famous by the Animal Planet Show “Pit Boss.”

Tickets for the movie premiere are only $11 and can be purchased in advance online or at the Orinda Theatre Box Office.

Visit YouTube to view a trailer of “Hercules Saves Christmas.”

The International Film Showcase at the Orinda Theater will be showing the Italian film, “Red Like the Sky,” Nov. 4-11.

The film is based on the true story of Mirco Menacci, who became one of the top sound editors in Italy, despite being nearly blind.

Showtimes for the film are 1:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 1:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. the rest of the week.

The film has earned 12 International Film Festival awards.

Tickets can be purchased at the Orinda Theater Box Office or ahead of time online.

For more information and to see a trailer of the film, visit http://www.lfef.org/showcasetickets.

The event, “A Journey with Mercy Ships,” will take place Sunday, Oct. 23, beginning at 11:30 a.m., at the Orinda Community Church, 10 Irwin Way.

John Creech, who has been sailing on Mercy Ships as a volunteer since 2002, will be presenting a slideshow and opening up a discussion on his most recent Mercy Ships tour to Sierra Leone in Africa.

Mercy Ships are ships that serve as fully-operating hospitals and travel to third-world nations around the globe, helping to heal those who have no other options for care.

For more information on Mercy Ships, visit the group’s website at http://www.mercyships.org.

Energy Upgrade California will hold a workshop in Orinda on Wednesday on energy savings and rebates. Residents can learn how they can get up to $9,000 in incentives for home improvment projects that could lower their utility bill and conserve water and other resources.

The workshop will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the Gallery Room of the Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way, Orinda.

To register, visit www.euc-orinda.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.energyupgradeca.org/overview or contact Tina Neuhausel at 415-302-2350 or tina@ecoact.org.