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Adopt a pet
Pets aren’t for everyone, but if you decide to welcome a furry friend into your life, consider adopting a cat or dog from a local animal rescue. Several pet rescues are located right here in East C...
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Petco hosts pet health fair
Brentwood Petco, 5481 Lone Tree Way, hosts a pet health fair Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair includes a cat and dog adoption drive. Activities feature a Yorkie meet-up at 1 p.m., a...
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Lifelong San Francisco Giants fan Wanda Zimmerman was one of the winners of the Major League Baseball’s Honorary Bat Girl Contest. During her trip to AT&T Park on Sunday, she got to meet her favorite player, pitcher Sergio Romo. <br>Photo courtesy of Wanda Zimmerman
Giants hit homer for loyal fan
Brentwood resident Wanda Zimmerman has experienced some memorable days in her 53 years. Some of those days, however, she’d like to forget. On Oct. 21, 2003, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Ex...
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The Bristow Middle School journalism class visited The Press this week to get an up close and personal look at the news business.
Talk About Town: May 16
Just in case Brentwood residents weren’t proud enough of their seventh – yep, count ’em: seventh – award as a Kaboom! Playful City , this year the city can boast another honor: receiving more li...
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Byron Boys Ranch Librarian Nadia Bagdasar chooses books she thinks will speak to the residents’ experiences and appeal to their interests. During a recent poetry contest at the ranch, the boys read their own works inspired by library books or personal experience.<br>Press file photo
Boys’ poetry anything but delinquent
The youth at the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility in Byron celebrated April’s National Poetry Month last week by holding their fourth annual poetry contest. Using past experience as fuel fo...
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ROP students excel in East County
When the Contra Costa County Office of Education recently honored standout students who participate in the Regional Occupation Program (ROP), East County schools were well represented. Of the 40 se...
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Discovery Bay Lions Club member Linda Moore shares the “lucky” catch with one of hundreds of children who enjoyed the recent Special Kids Day at DeLuna Ranch.<br>Photo by Patricia Lucido Gonsalves
Lions, DeLuna throw party for special-kids
Local Lions, Lionesses and Leos from the Lions Club Alameda/Contra Costa District gathered last weekend for the 30th annual Special Kids Day at Brentwood’s DeLuna Ranch. The event transformed the s...
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Brentwood Family Pet Care owner Dr. Scott Lichlyter, here with Molly, brings a lifetime of experience, care and expertise to his longtime local practice.<Br>Photo by Richard Wisdom
A place where pet care’s a family affair
Since the tender age of 10, Dr. Scott Lichlyter has been working with animals. Originally from Kansas, the owner and head veterinarian of Brentwood Family Pet Care practically grew up on his grand...
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East County Cop Log: May 16
A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police departments. BRENTWOOD April 23, 11:38 a.m. A subject caught stealing clothing valued at $230 from a business on Lone...
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Shelley Mueller, seen with her dog Macey, is the owner of Paws-itively Pets, a full-scale professional pet sitting company that serves much of East County.<br>Photo courtesy of Shelly Mueller
Pet sitter becomes animals’ new best friend
Shelley Mueller admits animals sometimes get in the way of her social life. But as the owner of Paws-itively Pets, a thriving pet sitting company, she wouldn’t have it any other way. “My love of an...
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