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Beacon quest
The nonprofit organization Save Mount Diablo is on a mission to restore the historic Eye of Diablo, the beacon lit annually atop Mount Diablo by local Pearl Harbor survivors to honor those who died...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Walk for a Warrior
East County Veterans Resource Center hosts Walk for a Warrior on Saturday, May 18. The walk-a-thon is held in honor of Armed Forces Day. Proceeds from the event go toward funding the center’s many ...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Support assembled
Oakley resident Jona Dominguez assembles a care package to be mailed to active military personnel at the recent RED Day event held at Brentwood’s Veterans Park. Organized by the East County office ...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Grads of Distinction share achievements
Liberty Union High School District alumni Douglas Adams, Craig Bronzan and Capt. Nicholas M. Eslinger returned to their former stomping grounds last week as role models imparting wisdom to future g...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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An artist’s rendering of the Oakley Veterans Memorial includes an aerial view of the monument to be built at the corner of Main Street and Norcross Lane at Civic Center Park.<br>Graphic courtesy of the City of Oakley
Funds sought for veterans memorial
The City of Oakley is accepting donations for a proposed veterans memorial to be located at Civic Center Park in downtown Brentwood. The memorial will feature five red, square, granite columns surr...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Troop support a package deal
The public is invited to support our troops Thursday, May 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans Park, 3841 Balfour Road in Brentwood. The RED Day event (Renew, Energize, Donate) is organized by Kell...
Apr 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gavin Patrick Dorn
Gavin Patrick Dorn
Gavin Patrick Dorn, 2012 Freedom High School graduate and son of Oakley residents Patrick and Diane Dorn, recently graduated from Recruit Training Command Basic Training from the Navy. He graduate...
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Final farewell
Liberty High School staff and students lined Second Street in Brentwood on Wednesday to say goodbye to U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sara Castromata, who was killed March 21 in a double murder-suicide at ...
Apr 04, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spaghetti feed
The American Legion Auxiliary hosts a spaghetti feed fundraiser Friday, April 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. Tickets are $10. For tickets and more information, ca...
Apr 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Benefit awareness for veterans
We are living longer. According to the U.S Census website, the average life expectancy has increased for seniors (who reach the age of 65) to 85 for women and 74 for men. That’s the average. Even m...
Feb 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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