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Water skiing’s most renowned athletes, including the world’s fastest female barefoot skier, Teresa Wallace; six-time national barefoot skiing champion Jerry Kanawyer; and Discovery Bay’s own world ...
Sep 17, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
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Restaurant patrons helping a Brentwood 4-year-old this week refused to be deterred by the theft of a collecton jar containing donations for the ailing boy.
Oakley Police are still searching for thr...
Sep 17, 2009 | 0 | 12 |
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The Lions Club of Brentwood, known for hosting countless community events over the years, turns 80 this weekend – and this time the party’s for them.
The birthday celebration, which is open to the ...
Sep 17, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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Those who have one to three hours each week to devote to a senior living in their community are invited to become a Caring Hands volunteer with John Muir Health.
The vision of Caring Hands Voluntee...
Sep 16, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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It was curtains for photographer Stacey Chance last weekend. Nothing terminal mind you, we're talking water curtains, and lots of them.
Stacey's high-speed lens got a hefty workout at the Diablo S...
Sep 11, 2009 | 0 | 9 |
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Next weekend’s Sk8wars skateboarding competition will be a dramatic event. Not only will there be dramatic action at the Brentwood Skate Park, but MTV reality star Drama will also be making an appe...
Sep 10, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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You can wear your shoes if you want, but the stars of the show will be mostly barefoot during the Extreme Water and Air Show at Orwood Resort on Sept. 19. The annual event is a showcase for some of...
Sep 10, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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A community is defined by the people who work, play and live within its boundaries, and its association with surrounding communities. In the past year, tragedy has struck two of Antioch’s finest – ...
Sep 09, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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Old River Elementary School, with the help of the Delta Patriots Youth Football organization, will host the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition on Sept. 20. The competition is free and open to boys a...
Sep 03, 2009 | 0 | 12 |
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He’s already the hairiest thing you’ll ever see a kid hug, an instantly recognizable character who appears at more than 60 events every year, benefiting everything from sick kids to soldiers. He’s ...
Sep 03, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Scrapbook enthusiasts will mix, mingle and scrap for a cure for cancer on Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Iron House Elementary School in Oakley. The party is part of a nationwide Scrap Pink Fund...
Sep 03, 2009 | 0 | 11 |
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The annual Marsh Creek Cleanup Day will take place Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at seven locations along Marsh Creek and its tributaries, where volunteers will clean trash and debris fro...
Aug 27, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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Kindergarteners through eighth-graders are invited to attend the annual Future Freedom Falcons Cheer Clinic from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 through Thursday, Sept. 3 in the upper gymnasium at ...
Aug 27, 2009 | 0 | 4 |
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A Best Buddies Car Wash will be held in Brentwood from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Ace Hardware, 8900 Brentwood Boulevard. The goal is to raise $300 to send a representative from Liberty...
Aug 27, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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With the help of firefighters such as Jimmy Laughlin, above, members of Firefighters Union Local 1230 raised more than $18,000 in Brentwood alone during their two-day Pass the Boot campaign to figh...
Aug 26, 2009 | 0 | 10 |
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Aaron Tanner, the 4-year-old Brentwood boy awaiting a heart and kidney transplant, is expected to be flown from UCSF to UCLA within the next few days and be placed on an organ donor waiting list.
A...
Aug 25, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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“Isn’t this gorgeous?” Donna deFrates said as she navigated through the crowd during the Senior Stars Fashion Show, sporting a design sold at Oak Street Boutique.
Beaming ear to ear, deFrates was j...
Aug 20, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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On Aug. 29, the Liberty High School Athletic Booster Club will hold its 30th annual Truck Raffle Dinner. Only 125 raffle tickets are sold each year; however, not all are available because past tick...
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Oakley teen Ally Jenkins continues to recover following lung transplant surgery on Tuesday.
Vickee Jenkins, the 14-year-old Freedom High student and cheerleader’s mother, reported via blog on Wedne...
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Since his return to Discovery Bay as the town’s crime-prevention specialist, Tony Fontenot has continued to be amazed by the outpouring of resident support and appreciation.
“I am so humbled by thi...