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Antioch Thunder
May 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A Memorial Day service hosted by the motorcycle Thunder group will be held on Monday, May 30 at the Oak View Memorial Park, 2500 E. 18th St. in Antioch. Military displays and memorials will be fea...
Locals miss Nor Cal cut
by Justin Lafferty
May 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Though two Deer Valley High varsity golfers came close to moving onto the next round, the Bay Valley Athletic League won’t be represented at the Nor Cal golf championship on Monday. Senior Andrew S...
Antioch Cop Log: May 11 to May 17
May 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
May 11, 11:45 a.m. Members of the Antioch Police Department’s SWAT team and Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office served a probation search at the residence of 21-year-old Antioch resident Randall Wilso...
HR gives Heritage a league title
by Justin Lafferty
May 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High’s Ryan Atlas watched as his teammates kept taking first-pitch fastballs on Tuesday from Deer Valley sophomore pitcher Tyler Vistalli. He figured he’d do something with the pitch if Vi...
Track and field athletes ready for BVAL meet
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Some of the best track and field athletes in the North Coast Section will be competing for gold on Saturday as the Bay Valley Athletic League concludes its league season at the BVAL Championships a...
Undead Bettys return
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
East County-based Undead Bettys Roller Derby hosts the first game of its third season on Saturday at Paradise Skate in Antioch. The doors open at 6 p.m. and action kicks off at 6:45. The Undead Bet...
Antioch wants to stay intact in redistricting
by Justin Lafferty
May 12, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
As Contra Costa County prepares to redraw its district lines following the latest census reports, Antioch officials stated at the Tuesday City Council meeting that they would like to see the city n...
Volunteers needed for Meals on Wheels
by Samie Hartley
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Meals on Wheels, operated by Senior Outreach Services, plans to open two new routes in East County. But to do so, the nonprofit organization needs 30 volunteers to pledge their time to the program....
Season over for BVAL tennis teams
by Michael Dixon
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Last weekend’s North Coast Section matches at Oakley’s Diamond Hills Sports Club brought an end to the high school tennis season for most Bay Valley Athletic League athletes. The lone exception wer...
BVAL Notebook: Golfers prep for NCS
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Bay Valley Athletic League golf teams will be well-represented at Monday’s North Coast Section Meet of Champions. Deer Valley, by virtue of winning the league season championship and league tourna...
Sharing the dream
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Several local students were honored at Tuesday’s Antioch City Council meeting for earning the Antioch Unified School District’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship awards. Students wrote an essa...
Vet’s pet project becomes a reality
by Justin Lafferty
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The 6,000-square-foot Antioch Veterinary Hospital at 5151 Deer Valley Road opened on Feb. 7, but began with a dream about 25 years ago. Veterinarian Howard Schutzman, who heads up the hospital, and...
2011 County Fair offers big savings
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The economy’s not out of the woods yet, and those at the Contra Costa County Fair are working hard to provide ways you can enjoy this year’s fair without spending an arm and a leg. The big event, h...
Gallery now open
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 120 guests attended the grand opening of the Open Studio Gallery in Brentwood on May 5. Guests came out to view a selected piece of art by each of the artists on the Artists’ Open Studio...
Save A Life Sister support
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cancer League has donated $23,500 to the Delta Memorial Hospital Foundation to pay for breast exams for uninsured women and continue the medical center’s cancer outreach in our community. The d...
Prevention commission
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Police Crime Prevention Commission is looking to fill three openings by June. The five-member volunteer commission is affiliated with Neighborhood Watch groups and program. Interested a...
Taste the Pride of Antioch
May 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Kiwanis Club of the Delta presents Pride of Southeast Antioch Restaurant Tour on Sunday, May 15 from 1 to 5 p.m. Tickets are $15. This year’s self-guided tour includes Sticky Chicken and Ribs, Lone...
DV rallies to beat Pitt
by Justin Lafferty
May 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A key RBI single in the sixth inning helped Deer Valley High’s varsity baseball team hold off Pittsburg on Tuesday in a 7-3 victory. After the Pirates rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie it up in the...
UPDATE: Both suspects arrested in March Antioch shooting
May 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
UPDATE: 5/11/11 at 4:06 p.m. Antioch police this week arrested two men suspected of attempted homicide in connection with a March 6 shooting in the 2800 block of Gentrytown Drive. According to a p...
Connecting with colleges
May 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Through the Antioch-based organization Parents Connected, 34 local high school students went on a tour of 12 Historically Black Colleges and traditional colleges over spring break, such as Morehous...