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It didn’t take long for Take Back Antioch to get involved after fire destroyed a portion of the playground at Antioch’s City Park Monday night. Volunteers installed the playground in 2008 as part o...
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The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce’s 18th annual charity benefit tournament hits the fairways Friday, Oct. 26 at Shadow Lakes Golf Course, 401 West Country Club Drive.
This year’s charity selected t...
Sep 07, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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The Creative Knitters club at Cortona Park has been hard at work providing warmth and comfort to those in need. These beautiful scarves are a few of club members’ recent efforts to support two of t...
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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Deb Melander understands that the world is a big place where need is great and help sometimes scarce. But for the Brentwood resident and founder of Love 4 Our Neighbors, even the smallest gesture c...
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Summerset I hosts a fashion show fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. Proceeds benefit the Feed the Children program operated by Delta Community Services. Feed the Children was pioneered by Jea...
Sep 01, 2012 | 1 | 6 |
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Brentwood NAPA Auto Parts Saturday was once again the go-to location for hot cars and community spirit as the city’s oldest business held its eighth annual Car Show.
Nearly 100 spit-shined beauties...
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 | 19 |
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There are volunteers, and then there is 72-year-old Antioch resident Barbara Herendeen.
Visitors to her house can’t make it 10 feet without seeing – or smelling – evidence of one of her charitable ...
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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The day went to the dogs Saturday at Bark For Life in Antioch, but attendees couldn’t have been happier, as 34 dogs and their owners packed Marina Plaza at the foot of L Street to raise money for t...
Aug 18, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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Mothers of Brentwood (MOB) recently held its eighth annual Backpack Drive, providing 110 backpacks and school supplies for underprivileged children in the Brentwood Unified School District. Brentwo...
Aug 16, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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When 710 participants packed the track at Los Medanos College for Antioch’s Relay For Life event, something was missing – dogs.
Now, the furry friends will have their day tomorrow at the foot of L ...
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The Brentwood Rotary named six-year club member Steve Gursky Rotarian of the Year at past-president David Wahl’s “demotion” party held June 30. “This is the highest honor a club bestows on an indiv...
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There’s still time to help take a bite out of cancer at this weekend’s Bark for Life canine event sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The “bark” event will be held on Saturday, July 21 from 8...
Jul 05, 2012 | 0 | 9 |
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Like most birthday parties, Emily Sexton’s 12th birthday celebration included friends and family, decorations and cake, but no presents – at least not for her.
Emily, a student at Bristow Middle Sc...
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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Relay for Life participants Melissa Stanton, Eric Cabriel, Judy Trapanese and Tanja Burk walk the survivors lap during Relay for Life on June 23 at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg. The survivors r...
Jun 27, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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The No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion piloted by Richard Petty Motorsports driver Marcos Ambrose will make a special appearance at the Brentwood Ace Hardware store Saturday, June 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Jun 21, 2012 | 0 | 8 |
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The mercury rose to the triple digits last weekend, but nothing could melt the spirits of the hundreds of Brentwood Relay For Life supporters who gathered to raise funds for the American Cancer Soc...
Jun 21, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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A hot, nutritious meal is something many of us take for granted, but to the seniors who receive services through Meals on Wheels, one meal a day delivered by a friendly face is a special occasion.
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Jun 21, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse will host a fundraiser next week in support of breast cancer awareness on Tuesday, June 26 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
In September, Brentwood resident Stefanie Salvotti w...
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 | 11 |
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More than 620 Brentwood Relay For Life participants have raised approximately $130,000 for cancer research this year, but they’re only getting started. Relay For Life returns to Ohmstede Field at L...
Jun 12, 2012 | 0 | 9 |
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Students from Knightsen Elementary put their best feet forward last week, taking time from their time off to support those fighting cancer. The kids not only walked; they raised more than $2,500 fo...