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Brentwood residents, from left, Jackie Duran, Harrison Duran, Charlotte Duran and McKenna Ellenberger spent their spring break helping earthquake-devastated Haiti a few cookies at a time.
The four...
Mar 25, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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On March 4 and 5, children from Childhaven Preschool in Brentwood were all giggles and cheers as they participated in the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual Hop-a-Thon benefiting “Jerry’s Kids...
Mar 18, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is a life-changing experience that gives people in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, rememb...
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The Special Kids Foundation is hosting its fourth annual Wine & Chocolate Festival at the Hanoum Estate in Oakley on May 22 from 5 to 9 p.m. This year’s event features fine wines from Bloomfield Vi...
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No matter where or when a Relay For Life event takes place, it always starts the same way. People dressed in purple shirts linked arms wearing big smiles and wave to the crowd of hundreds as they m...
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The Brentwood Kiwanis Club last week awarded certificates, breakfast and $250 scholarships to the outstanding players in this year’s Bell Game football tilt between Liberty and Freedom high schools...
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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Dana Eaton, Kevin King, Rick Lemyre and Lill Pierce of the Brentwood Regional Community Chest recently took delivery of a $2,500 check from the Streets of Brentwood.
Similar checks went to the Her...
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The Network of Care is hosting its fourth annual crab feed fundraiser on Saturday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. in Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. The event kicks off with appetizers, a traditi...
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Looking for a fun night out that will help support local charities? Buy your tickets now for the 12th annual Brentwood Police Officers’ Ball on Saturday, April 3 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Bren...
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If you’re in command of a wealth of useless facts and want to put your knowledge to the test, Team Trivia Night is made for you.
Presented by the Relay for Life team Planning on a Cure, the event w...
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early this year at a special dinner-dance fundraiser on Saturday, March 13, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Brentwood’s Eskaton Lodge, 450 John Muir Parkway in Brentwood. The eve...
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The East Contra Costa County Chapter of Project Linus is hosting its annual Make a Blanket Day on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Project Linus, a national nonprofit organization, makes ...
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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In an effort to bring the comforts of home to our troops, the Antioch Military Family & Friends is partnering with the Contra Costa County Law Enforcement Training Center Class 165 to host a Care P...
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Once again, Knights of Columbus Council 7467 of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church will be cooking fish dinners every Friday during Lent.
For six consecutive Fridays starting Feb. 19, the Kni...
Feb 11, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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It’s not too late to get tickets to a fun-filled Valentine dinner dance benefiting A Place of Learning, a nonprofit agency providing free tutoring services to far East County residents. The dinner ...
Feb 10, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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Content update: 02-15-10
You can always figure that where there’s smoke, there’s fire, but in the case of Harvest Park Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, there was also a whole lot of good eatin’.
The e...
Feb 09, 2010 | 1 | 12 |
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The sign out front says “Goodwill” and the merchandise inside offers the varied selection you’d expect from the popular thrift shops. But that’s where the similarities end, because this shiny new f...
Feb 04, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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If you felt the ground shake on Monday morning, it wasn’t an earthquake. It was the sensation of thousands of Californians jumping rope simultaneously in an effort to enter the Guinness Book of Wor...
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Students from O’Hara Park Middle School, above, supplemented donations from Gehringer, Laurel and Oakley elementary students by recently collecting more than 1,500 pairs of shoes for Haitian relief...
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The recent Antioch Rotary Community Blood Drive netted 54 units of blood, almost double the amount collected last year.
Coordinated by Club Past President Dale Hudson, and in conjunction with the A...