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July 31 is Mutts’ Day, and I encourage those ready to give an animal a lifetime of love to adopt a true American original – a mixed-breed dog or cat – from their local animal shelter.
Dogs and cats...
Jul 21, 2011 | 0 | 17 |
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It’s already the town’s unofficial canine corral, but come next year Cornell Park might become the site of Discovery Bay’s first leash-free dog park.
“There’s obviously a huge demand for a (dog) pa...
Jul 21, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
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Crowds cleared out and flags were put away, but the celebration continued for a pair of patriotic entries in this year’s Antioch Fourth of July Parade. Last week, parade organizers presented a pair...
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On July 8, 8-year-old Jordan Walters donated 13 inches of her lovely locks to Locks for Love in memory of her Noni, Linda Vanderbout, who lost her battle with cancer in 2009.
It took Jordan, seen ...
Jul 21, 2011 | 0 | 9 |
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The Big Cat Poker Run returns to Discovery Bay this weekend, July 22 and 23, offering two-days of fun on the Delta.
The annual event – hosted by the Discovery Bay Lions Club – is dedicated this ye...
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This year’s Summerset Singers Summer Concert drew close to 500 listeners scattered over three evening performances and one matinee held recently in the Summerset Vista theater. All of the audiences...
Jul 20, 2011 | 0 | 8 |
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It took him just an instant to realize he was in trouble, but for Tim Gruber it was a life-changing moment. As he was preparing to ride the last wave of the day near Carmel Beach on June 25, the li...
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Harry Potter might be the world’s most famous boy wizard, but mudbloods, muggles and halfbloods cast spells of their own at the box office last week, spending a record $647 million worldwide for th...
Jul 19, 2011 | 0 | 9 |
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Firefighter Tim Johnston of Oakley Station 93 works the intersection of Empire Avenue and Lone Tree Way, asking motorists to Fill the Boot in firefighter union Local 1230’s annual fundraising effor...
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The community celebrations known as Downtown Thursdays are more than just an occasion for family fun in Brentwood. After months of construction in the historic downtown district, the return of thes...
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The once-bleak future of the Roswell Butler Hard House, a historic but deteriorated Antioch landmark, got a little brighter this week.
The local nonprofit Friends of the Roswell Butler Hard House h...
Jul 14, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
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He’s actually an Eagle Scout candidate, but to the people at the Brentwood Senior Center, he might as well be a media mogul.
Alex Yates, a member of Boy Scout Troop 159 in Brentwood, recently compl...
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Town officials are hoping a new online survey will reveal the public’s vision for a community center while bolstering support for the decades-old project.
The Discovery Bay Community Center Committ...
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The community welcomed home another warrior last week. Marine Lance Cpl. Derek Gaffett, a 2009 graduate of Liberty High, got a surprise when dozens of Warrior Watch and American Legion Riders desce...
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The Brentwood Police Department is hoping for some big doings in the city when National Night Out arrives on Aug. 2.
National Night Out was introduced by the National Association of Town Watch in 1...
Jul 13, 2011 | 0 | 12 |
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Former Assistant Fire Chief Manuel Tovar, left, kept a close eye on the recent activity at Fire Station 93’s new location on O’Hara Avenue in Oakley on Monday as Jack Silva, Dale Kascht and Albert ...
Jul 07, 2011 | 0 | 12 |
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When the new Fire Station 93 opens on O’Hara Avenue later this summer, the old station on Second Street won’t be vacant for long. The Oakley City Council has directed staff to enter a lease agreeme...
Jul 07, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
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It took a lot of wrangling and hoping, but this year, Rivertown once again played host to a patriotic Antioch tradition – the Fourth of July parade.
On Monday morning, about 4,000 people flocked to...
Jul 07, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
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While many church ministries reach out to assist families in need, the Family Worship Center in Brentwood has taken things another step.
“Our Adopt-a-Block ministry adopts neighborhoods that are st...
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I lost $12 the other day. I know: that’s not much money, but it really bothered me. I had given a $20 bill to my son for a couple of Wetzel’s Pretzels and he dutifully handed over all the change. I...