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Brentwood Cop Log: Dec. 7 to Dec. 11
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m. A three-vehicle collision occurred on Balfour Road at Foothill Drive. Dec. 7, 10:54 a.m. A subject contacted at a school on American Avenue was found in possession of a knife....
Pho Le serves family food with Vietnamese flair
by Amy Claire
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Smiling servers welcome diners to Pho Le restaurant to enjoy traditional, home-style Vietnamese cuisine. Since opening in April, the restaurant has enjoyed a growing customer base and positive feed...
Protect your loved ones
by Marla Luckhardt
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Part of getting older includes writing the necessary evil called a will. My husband and I did ours several years ago. Not the most popular of subjects, planning ahead is something we must all do so...
BVAL Notebook: Liberty stands tall at Don Nelson Classic
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
After Liberty High’s boys basketball team fell in the title round of the home-court Stonebarger Tournament, head coach Jon Heinz was forced to make some defensive adjustments. If the Lions compete ...
On the right track
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom cross country runner Lisa Tilcock makes strides during the BVAL Championship earlier this year. The girls cross country teams from Freedom and Heritage were honored recently with scholastic...
PONY registration open
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Players interested in suiting up for Brentwood PONY baseball are encouraged to register now. Registration for the spring 2012 season is open on the organization’s website, brentwoodpony.org. Two wa...
Rarey named 2011 Citizen of the Year
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 21, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
When Brentwood’s newest Citizen of the Year got the call from the Chamber of Commerce informing her of the honor, she had no idea how to react. Karen Rarey could only manage, “Oh my God!” “I’m just...
Delighting in Miss Sparkles
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Clown extraordinaire Miss Sparkles Delight will be on hand to make you giggle, chuckle and guffaw during a special presentation at the Brentwood City Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 4 to 4:45 p.m...
Chill out with a book
Dec 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Library will be conducting a free winter reading program for students K-12 from Jan. 9 to March 16. Participation is easy. Students pick up a reading log in the Brentwood Library star...
District begins fire tax meetings
by Rick Lemyre
Dec 15, 2011 | 36 36 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
The first in a series of public meetings aimed at informing residents of the need for a new tax for fire service drew a small but inquisitive crowd in Discovery Bay on Monday. About 30 district res...
Community mourns former chamber icon
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
For years she ran the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce like the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, bringing to the job her consummate leadership skills, pervading sense of humor and abiding passion for the...
Shining light on the Shadows
by Rick Lemyre
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
The history of place names in Contra Costa
ECYFL family aids founder’s cancer fight
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Gale Camilli isn’t one to ask for help. One of the co-founders of the 20-year-old East County Youth Football League (ECYFL), Camilli usually arrives at the stadium by 6 a.m. to help set up, and off...
From flossed to flexed
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood dentist Jamil Alkhoury recently flexed his bodybuilding talent at the National Physique Committee Sacramento Championships. Alkhoury claimed a title in the Novice Overall Heavyweight divi...
Festival of Trees to share the joy
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Novelist Edna Ferber wrote that “Christmas isn’t a season, it’s a feeling” and that feeling was on full display this month at the inaugural Festival of Trees event in Brentwood. The three-day affai...
BVAL Notebook: East County athletes to battle best of Sacramento
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
For a few local athletes, football season isn’t over. Several Bay Valley Athletic League players will suit up for the East Bay team as they take on Sacramento’s best players in the Holiday Classic...
Edna Hill leading the pack
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Edna Hill Middle School Cross Country Team has achieved the distinction of being undefeated this season, finishing with a 5-0 record. The speedy Bobcats overpowered all five other middle school...
Holiday fun continues in East County
Dec 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The holidays are fast approaching and there is so much to do. Instead of stressing yourself out in the gift-giving rush, take a moment to enjoy some holiday happenings in East County. FRIDAY, DEC....
Titans bring worldly experience to Stonebarger
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Most basketball teams in the recent Stonebarger Tournament weren’t forced to endure much more than an hourlong bus ride to Liberty High. The boys and girls teams of Tenison Woods College, however, ...
Chanukah in East County
Dec 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Jewish congregations in East County are holding a pair of events celebrating Chanukah, the eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The public is invited to...