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Classic car lovers and auto enthusiasts came out to the Brentwood Napa Auto Parts Car Show recently to see the hotrods and rally for a worthy cause.
The event, hosted every year by owners Rick and...
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In its ongoing quest to support members of the military, Operation Creekside is holding a drawing for a custom chopper to help fund camping getaways for injured or wounded service members and their...
Sep 26, 2011 | 0 | 6 |
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Congratulations to Carole Silagi, who picked up a free, hi-def TV from The Press this week. Carole’s prize is the result of her joining thousands of others in becoming a voluntary subscriber in our...
Sep 26, 2011 | 0 | 9 |
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George Cross of Tracy leads the pack at the recent Delta Harvest Run at The Streets of Brentwood.
More than 300 runners participated in the half marathon, the 10K run or the family fun run, raisin...
Sep 22, 2011 | 1 | 13 |
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Now that the dust has settled, CornFest organizers and volunteers have reason to celebrate. This year’s festival was one of the most profitable in the event’s 20-year history.
Between parking fees,...
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In an effort to counteract Saturday’s hot weather, Antioch was playing some cool music at the 13th annual Delta Blues Festival.
The volunteer-run event, held at Rivertown’s Waldie Plaza, attracted ...
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Sometimes the most ordinary days turn out to be the most extraordinary. Such was the case for Samantha Sunburst and Fredrick Reed, Oakley residents whose heroic actions turned a regular day into an...
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On October 3, 1921, a group of professional women in Oakland founded this country’s first women’s service organization: Soroptimist International. The name derives from the Latin soro (woman) and o...
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
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Liberty High School will challenge Antioch High at this year’s Homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 28.
Participants are needed for this year’s parade, held in downtown Brentwood, to get the ene...
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Delta Animals Safe Haven (DASH) is holding dog adoptions Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m. at Petsmart in the Slatten Ranch Shopping Center, 5879 Lone Tree Way in Antioch.
DASH dogs are taken exclusively fr...
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Little Miss Everything, in partnership with Peace. Love. Swap., will host a kids’ costume swap on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Participants who bring costumes, hats, Halloween accessories ...
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Hot rodders from all over the West came together at the Fairgrounds in Antioch on Saturday for Billetproof – a unique event for do-it-yourselfers working on a limited budget.
This year’s installme...
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Golfers tallied their marks on scoreboards Monday during the fifth annual Joey Graves Memorial Golf Tournament. Held at the Discovery Bay Country Club, the fundraiser featured a day of golf followe...
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The Byron Delta Lions Club recently held its annual baby shower at Delta Presbyterian Church in Discovery Bay. The event benefited birth mothers in need at the Contra Costa Medical Center in Martin...
Sep 15, 2011 | 4 | 26 |
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CSD Vice President Brian Dawson said this week that he will not resign his seat on the board despite calls from fellow directors to step down in the wake of his arrest o...
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Sign-ups are still underway for the Brentwood Lions Club’s second annual Strides Lions Walk For Diabetes Awareness, another of the organization’s many charitable efforts. The event is scheduled for...
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Discovery Bay residents – big and small – celebrated Cornell Park’s grand opening last weekend with a daylong event featuring a group photo on the park’s colorful, tile-filled wall.
The park, whic...
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In what has become something of an annual tradition, Brentwood has been named a Playful City USA by the national non-profit organization KaBOOM! for the fourth straight year.
“It’s easy to come to ...
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A storm the likes of which is usually found in the tropics surprised much of East County last week, but Dominee Pigati, 5, and her sister Dallas, 2, knew just what to do.
“My girls were so excited...
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It’s an annual fundraiser with no deliberate connection to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, but this year the East Contra Costa Historical Society (ECCHS) Barbecue took on greater meaning. Held last S...