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New Eagle takes wing
Congratulations to 15-year-old Discovery Bay resident and Liberty High School freshman David Kenneth Knittel for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. David’s proud parents are Kenn and Julie and his...
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Girl Scouts dig deep
Girl Scout Troop 31542 of Discovery Bay recently completed its Junior Bronze Award and Junior Leadership Award this year. For their Bronze Award, the girls built and donated two bookshelves and a...
Jul 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Heritage High student David Juarez will unveil a memorial plaque in Veterans Park later this month as part of this Eagle Scout project to honor local veterans.<br><i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i> Heritage student to honor veterans
While most high school students are out enjoying the sunshine, reveling in the few precious summer weeks where they leave responsibility by the wayside, David Juarez is spending his summer learnin...
Jun 16, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bronco bootcamp
In mid-June, Scout Troop 152 will depart for a 13-day road trip to Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah. In addition to taking in sights such as Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands and Yellowstone Nati...
May 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brand-new Eagle
In recognition of earning the rank of Eagle Scout, Oakley Troop 298 Scout Josh Londona recently received a City Proclamation from Oakley Mayor Pat Anderson.
May 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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For his Eagle Scout project, Antioch resident Greg Hoggan plans to collect 500 teddy bears and 500 fleece blankets for the Child Abuse Prevention Council.<br><i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i> Scout collects bears, blankets for kids
Greg Hoggan hopes to join an elite group that includes such members as Neil Armstrong, John Garamendi and John Tesh. The unlikely trio holds Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of...
May 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Photo by Samie Hartley</i> Eagle earns his wings
Oakley Mayor Pat Anderson recently awarded Heritage High School junior and Troop 298 Scout Joshua Londono with a proclamation from the city honoring his attainment of Eagle Scout status. “He’s don...
May 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> The Eagle has landed
Eagle Scout David Knittel was honored by the Discovery Bay CSD last week on the completion of his Eagle project. David’s parents Juli and Ken, along with brother Jonathan, were on hand to lend s...
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Jammin’ Jamboree
Oakley Cub Scout Pack 152 was a part of the recent Boys Scouts of America 100th Anniversary NorCal Jamboree. About 20,000 Scouts joined in the fun, activities, shows and camping at the Alameda Fai...
Apr 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Photo courtesy of Courtney Campbell-Reich</i> Ahoy, Cub Scouts
Local Cub Scouts recently got an up-close look at life at sea in the 1800s when they toured the topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain, a replica of a typical European merchant trader of the turn of the...
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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