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X-Y-L-O-G-R-A-P-H
Feb 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch’s Quail Lodge Senior Community recently held a spelling bee that tested its residents’ wordcraftiness. Jewell Powell, 88, far left, took home first place by spelling “xylograph,” a print m...
Antioch wastewater staff recognized
Feb 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Delta Diablo Sanitation District (DDSD) has announced that two of its operations staff have been honored as outstanding wastewater professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area by the California Wate...
New chief, familiar face
Feb 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch Unified School District Trustee Walter Ruehlig Trustee, left, and district Superintendent Don Gill congratulate newly elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson at his...
Tribute to Johnny Cash
Feb 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Singer James Garner will take the stage at Antioch’s El Campanil Theatre on Saturday Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. and deliver a heartfelt and historically accurate tribute to the Man in Black’s music. Cash mad...
Experienced Deer Valley squad outlasts Heritage
by Justin Lafferty
Jan 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Wolverines used a big third-quarter push to distance themselves from the Patriots, who own the best overall record in the BVAL.
Shorthanded Wolverines ride second half to win over Pats
by Michael Dixon
Jan 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Without two key junior guards, Deer Valley relied on senior center Andre McPhail and others to come out on top over Heritage.
BVAL notebook: DV tops Liberty
by Justin Lafferty
Jan 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Deer Valley pulls off a victory over host Liberty and a recap of Tuesday BVAL soccer action.
Forums to address blight, budget
by Justin Lafferty
Jan 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch citizens concerned about the city’s budget or who want to contribute to the city’s growing volunteer effort will get a handful of opportunities to do so in February. Take Back Antioch (TBA)...
Illegal grow house busted
by Justin Lafferty
Jan 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Thanks to a tip from an alert citizen, Antioch police recently busted an illegal marijuana grow house in the southeast part of the city, arresting four men from San Francisco. Doung Tran, 44; Thiet...
Antioch battles past speed bump
by Justin Lafferty
Jan 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
On any other day, Antioch High varsity wrestling coach Brett McNamar would love to talk glowingly of his athletes – guys like 140-pound senior Joe Baynes, who finished first in his class at the Fol...
Wolverines roll in big win over Falcons
by Michael Dixon
Jan 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Deer Valley's varsity and junior varsity girls basketball teams put up early big leads against rebuilding Freedom.
Antioch police layoffs delayed again
by Justin Lafferty
Jan 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Six Antioch police officers will keep their jobs until at least March 1, as the Antioch Police Officers Association has decided to extend concessions agreed upon in 2009 for another month and a hal...
BVAL notebook: Falcons start hot, finish off Lions
Jan 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
All boys BVAL teams knotted at 1-1 in league play after Friday games; Heritage, Deer Valley and Liberty girls win big.
DV pitcher shines in camp
Jan 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Deer Valley sophomore and varsity baseball pitcher Tyler Vistalli attended America’s Baseball Camps in Tempe, Ariz. over the Christmas break. The four-day camp is hosted by former pro player Ben Bo...
New restaurant offers ‘Louisiana infusion’
by Samie Hartley
Jan 20, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
As the saying goes, the wind from one door closing opens another, and Oakley resident Bobby Duncan is a man of opportunities. When New United Motors Manufacturing Incorporated closed its doors last...
Keeping the King dream alive
by Justin Lafferty
Jan 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The history of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words and the future of their impact were showcased at a tribute event held Monday at Deer Valley High School’s theater. The tribute, now in its third ye...
Second Pho Vietnam delights East County diners
by Michael Dixon
Jan 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
For the last three months, residents of Antioch have been treated to the unique but popular option of Vietnamese food, courtesy of Pho Vietnam. If that sounds familiar to East County residents, it ...
ECO enables entrepreneurs’ expansion
Jan 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
A bright spot amid East County’s slow economic recovery is ECO Business Centers, an nonprofit educational organization, located in Antioch, dedicated to the vital business of economic redevelopment...
BVAL notebook: Last-second goal key
by Justin Lafferty
Jan 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom goal in closing seconds ties it up; BVAL play continues for the boys soccer teams; Deer Valley's girls water polo team rewarded for dedication in the classroom.
Antioch boy punts, passes and kicks his way to fame
Jan 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Michael McAdoo of Antioch earned first place in his age division at the national Punt, Pass and Kick contest.