Neighbors help neighbor after home burns Friends and neighbors are coming to the aid of a Bethel Island man whose three-story home was destroyed last Sunday in a $250,000 blaze that nearly burned a number of other homes as well. Resident...
Our Farmer We waited so long for you our father, our grandfather, the generations before them Strong legs, back, shoulders, hands moved the stones, broke the ground, toiled and tilled Until our little c...
Acclaimed at Adams Congratulations to the following Adams Middle School students named to the Honor Society (3.70-4.0 grade-point average) and Honor Roll (3.30-3.69 GPA) for the third academic quarter: HONOR SOCIET...
Seen in Hawaii Edith and Galen Tidrick, Brentwood residents of 35 years, took their Hometown Weekly Newspaper on a trip to Hawaii, where they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The Tidricks, seen above wi...
Seen in Denver Marci and Jeremy “Lumpy” Sturgill of Lumpy’s Diners slipped their Hometown Weekly Newspaper through security into Coors Field in America’s Mile-high City, where they watched the Giants play the Col...
Guest comment: Maintain current fire service model Recently there have been editorials, letters to the editor and blog posting against Measure S. One of the arguments against Measure S is that the fire district is too top heavy. A claim, much like ...
Insurance commissioner: vote Yes on S Editor: As California’s insurance commissioner, I am concerned that the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District is facing serious budget shortfalls that could significantly impact your homeowne...
Ontis takes helm at Kiwanis Oakley resident and 19-year Kiwanian Tom Ontis was chosen at a recent club meeting to lead the Brentwood Kiwanis Club for the 2012-13 year. Ontis served as president of the East Sacramento-Midtown ...
Tyne Bailey
March 6, 1916-April 19, 2012 Tyne Bailey passed away peacefully on April 19 in Placerville, Calif. following a brief illness. She was 96. Tyne was born March 6, 1916 in Oskosh, Neb. to John and Anna Nordel of Chappel, Neb., w...
From Slovakia to Byron
Peter Sagan leads a pack of cyclists during Stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California, which rolled through East County on Tuesday via Marsh Creek Road and Camino Diablo. The Slovakia native crossed ...
