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Deer Valley says goodbye to seniors
by Samie Hartley
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
When Vitamin C’s song “Graduation” first hit the airwaves, members of Deer Valley’s Class of 2010 were only 8, but the lyrics still provide a sentimental reflection on the journey that 563 Wolverin...
Fireworks fizzle, parade marches on
by Dave Roberts
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Although the lack of a sufficient police presence put the kibosh on a private effort to save Antioch’s Fourth of July fireworks, another grass-roots effort has made sure there will be an Independen...
Kenpo’s canine contribution
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Not all the lessons taught at American Shaolin Kenpo in Antioch pertain to martial arts. According to Grand Master May Castro-Manner, civic responsibility and patriotism are also part of the curric...
Nutritious treasures sustain the needy
by Ruth Roberts
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
They’re called Treasure Boxes – cartons of brand-name food items sold at discount prices – and for many area residents feeling the pinch during these tough economic times, the name says it all. “Th...
CHP to beef up summer patrols
by Ruth Roberts
Jun 17, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The good news this summer is that a number of East County transportation projects are back on track. The bad news – depending upon which side of the radar gun you’re on – is that the California Hig...
Antioch slips in race for $250K grant
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
There are only 12 days left to vote for Antioch High School in its quest to win a $250,000 grant from PepsiCo, Inc. as part of Pepsi’s Refresh Project. Only the top two causes will receive a grant,...
Partially sunken barge spills fuel
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
On Thursday, June 10 at 8:45 a.m., officers of the Antioch Police Department were dispatched to 307 Fulton Shipyard Road on the report of a partially sunken dredge barge moored to the shipyard’s do...
Orchard Park pillars
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following Orchard Park Elementary students of the month for exemplifying Caring Citizenship – the Pillar of Character for May and June: In the front row, from left, are Maris...
Caring citizens
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following Orchard Park Elementary students of the month for exemplifying Caring Citizenship – the Pillar of Character for May and June: In the front row, from left, are Diego...
Dirt flies at Speedway
by Jack Menges
Jun 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch Speedway will treat fans to its premiere dirt modified race of the season when it puts up a purse of $20,000 – $5,000 going to the winner – Saturday night in a 50-lap main event. Racing off...
Transplan getting skittish about car fee hike
by Dave Roberts
Jun 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Despite a majority of East County residents opposing a $10 permanent increase in the vehicle registration fee for transportation projects, East County officials last month unanimously approved plac...
AD: historic year for Antioch High sports
by Dave Roberts
Jun 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
When it comes to high school sports, all that most people know and care about is football, which packs the stands with cheering fans for 10 weeks every fall. By that measure, it was not a great yea...
Cops honored for heroism, saving lives
by Dave Roberts
Jun 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Police Department recently celebrated the finest of Antioch’s finest in an annual awards ceremony in the packed City Council Chambers. The ceremony, emceed by Police Chief Jim Hyde, was...
Officials celebrate highway widening
by Dave Roberts
Jun 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Good news for harried motorists: government officials converged at Loveridge Road Monday morning to make speeches and shovel dirt for photo-ops, celebrating the fact that the next phase of the wide...
Vote for Antioch track
Jun 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch High School is in the running to receive a $250,000 grant from PepsiCo, Inc. as part of Pepsi’s Refresh Project, a program that invites the public to choose which foundations will receive m...
BVAL athletes make tracks to state finals
by Nate Smith
Jun 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Despite finishing the 2010 track and field championships without winning any state titles, the Bay Valley Athletic League was well represented in Saturday’s finals action at Buchanan High School in...
El Campanil to host benefit bash
Jun 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
A benefit concert featuring such big names as Johnny Nitro and the Door Slammers, as well as Broadway John and Frankie G, will perform at Antioch’s El Campanil Theatre on July 17 from 8 to 10 p.m. ...
Art celebrated
Jun 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Arts & Cultural Foundation, once again in partnership with the Antioch Historical Society, will host the free sixth annual Celebration of Art exhibit at the Antioch Historical Society Museum fr...
Group seeks to renovate Hard house
by Dave Roberts
Jun 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
He’s all but forgotten now, but at one time Roswell Butler Hard was one of the most powerful men in Antioch. He was a county supervisor, sheriff and the first chairman of Antioch’s town council – i...
Remembering in Antioch
Jun 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Hundreds of Antioch residents came out to honor America’s fallen heroes during this year’s Antioch Memorial Thunder event. The ceremony included speeches from local dignitaries and veterans, musica...