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The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Antioch/Pittsburg is just around the corner. The event brings the community together to celebrate the lives of those who have faced cancer, remember th...
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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January is a time for New Year’s resolutions that last. Courtney Shaffer made her resolution way before the turn of the new calendar page, planning to donate her golden-red tresses to Locks of Love...
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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Bill Souza is happy to tell you the key ingredient that helped him and his family – also known as Big B’s Down ’n Dirty BBQ – win the 11th Brentwood BBQ King Cook-off contest on Sunday, and you can...
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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Melissa Ortez, left, and Kimberly Frughton bust a move during Zumba for Your Heart’s second annual fundraiser on Saturday. More than 300 people danced the day away at Delta Valley Athletic Club.
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Feb 07, 2012 | 0 | 8 |
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Those looking to dance the night away can kick up their heels at the 10th annual Heart to Heart Ball – Moments To Remember – held Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lone Tree Golf and Event Cent...
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East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Board Director Robert Kenny, known for masquerading as Santa Claus during the holidays, has pledged to shave his Santa beard for charity.
Kenny is hosting...
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It’s “off to see the wizard” one more time. Edna Hill Middle School will be giving one more performance of “The Wizard of Oz” – its sixth annual Purple Performance – on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p....
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As Brentwood Relay For Life enters its eighth incarnation, organizers are planning for 2012 to be a milestone year.
Last year, 64 registered teams raised $209,650 in donations for the American Canc...
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Chili – that quintessential tailgate goodie – is a vital part of the competition at the 11th annual Brentwood PAL BBQ King Cook-off and fundraiser held at the Harvest Park Bowling Center on Sunday,...
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Two upcoming events form the vanguard of Brentwood’s 2012 Relay For Life effort, marking the city’s eighth consecutive year of fundraising and support for the American Cancer Society’s research, ed...
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The Liberty Boosters are getting ready for a crackin’ good time at their upcoming crab feed, slated for Saturday, Feb. 4 from 6 to 11 p.m. at Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood.
The third an...
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The men and women of the Brentwood Police Department recently conducted their annual Christmas Shop With a Cop event, reaching out to 13 underprivileged children from Brentwood and Oakley. Officers...
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The students in Angie de Fremery’s Edna Hill Middle School class recently made and delivered 15 fleece blankets to the residents of the Shepherd’s Gate women’s shelter.
The fabric was donated by a...
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St. Vincent de Paul Board President Jim Noe, left, accepts a check for $12,500 from Sutter Delta CEO Gary Rapaport and Sutter Delta Community Benefits Manager Rudeen Monte. The funds are a portion ...
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Tickets are now on sale for the 10th annual Heart to Heart Ball, to be held Feb. 25, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lone Tree Golf and Event Center, 4800 Golf Course Road in Antioch. The black-tie-option...
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Novelist Edna Ferber wrote that “Christmas isn’t a season, it’s a feeling” and that feeling was on full display this month at the inaugural Festival of Trees event in Brentwood.
The three-day affai...
Dec 08, 2011 | 0 | 14 |
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A week after hundreds of toys and food items were stolen from the Friends of Oakley Christmas Basket Program, President Jim Frazier is breathing a sigh of relief.
“There has been an outstanding out...
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The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help with its fundraising efforts this holiday season.
Volunteers will be gift-wrapping at Barnes & Noble in Antioch on Dec. 17. Donations for gift-w...
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Jessica Derksen, 10, center, and Sarah Clarke help sort a newly arrived pile of toys for the Brentwood Regional Community Chest Christmas Basket program Tuesday.
As always, organizers are counting...
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Mothers of Brentwood took it upon themselves this year to provide Thanksgiving meals for 90 local families. From the left are Andrea Balderrama, Myra Rice, Jennifer Fernandez, Kelly Cockrell, Vince...