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The Friends of Oakley Community Foundation will begin registering families for its annual Christmas Basket Program next week.
In its fifth year, the program provides holiday meals and toys to Oakle...
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Not too long ago we all took a moment to reflect on where we were on 9/11/2001 and say a prayer for those who died as heroes. Veterans Day is this Sunday, and we treasure our military personnel pas...
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Brentwood residents who need to finish up their holiday shopping are invited to take advantage of the city’s Shop Till You Drop daycare program on Saturday, Dec. 8 from noon to 5 p.m.
Brentwood Par...
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The City of Oakley is hosting a pin design competition to create a new City of Oakley pin that includes the iconic oak leaf logo while also incorporating the wine-and-water branding suggested by re...
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Ryan Richardson is busy planning a Thanksgiving celebration for more than 1,000 people, and with only two weeks left to plan, he’s not even breaking a sweat.
Richardson and his family, owners of Wi...
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When Brentwood resident Cherri Dobson discovered that the luggage she’d packed for a seven-week adventure in Africa didn’t make it across the Atlantic with her, she did the unthinkable. She laughed...
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Gerry Russell of Brentwood, left, and Jose Arroyo of Discovery Bay both bowled perfect 300 games on Oct. 26 during a meeting of the Summerset Senior League at Harvest Park Bowl in Brentwood. The pe...
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A musical celebration of America and its veterans comes to Antioch’s El Campanil Theater this Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The patriotic tribute to our nation and those who have protected it features the...
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The spirit of freedom will be on full display at Antioch’s fifth annual Veterans Day parade Nov. 11.
Beginning at Second and E streets, the parade will feature floats, military vehicles and equipme...
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The San Joaquin Yacht Club, 550 Riverview Place, will host Bethel Island’s Veterans Day observances on Sunday, Nov. 11 from noon to 5 p.m. The featured speaker will be U.S. Army veteran Dr. John Sh...
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Nov. 11 is a special day in our nation’s calendar. On Nov. 11, 1918, the armistice was signed that ended World War I – known at the time as The Great War.
On Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 at 10 a.m. in Bre...
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The City of Oakley hosts its inaugural Veterans Day Observance ceremony Sunday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Oakley Civic Center, 3231 Main St.
Oakley’s program includes bagpipes, the presentation of ...
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There’s still time to win a 2012 Ford Fiesta or $10,000 in cash and help veterans at the same time simply by purchasing a raffle ticket through the veterans organization Operation Creekside.
“It’s...
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An inspiring twist on a school fundraiser actually gives back to the community. What if you could have your beautiful Christmas tree and make a local needy family’s holiday brighter too? Well, Anti...
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Rose Cremeans and Carol Renaud, volunteers at the Bethel Island Food Bank, inspect the nearly-bare cupboards from which they support about 150 local residents in need twice per month. “We are in re...
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If the number of entries we received for The Press Halloween Pet Costume contest was an indication of success, the event was definitely a winner. Hundreds of people demonstrated their love for thei...
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Cheers erupted from the Oakley City Council Chambers on Monday as the City Council voted to support the relocation of the Oakley Library to the former CentroMart building on Main Street. The counci...
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When I was a child, the weekend after Thanksgiving was when we started thinking about shopping for Christmas and Chanukah. Now with the summer barely over and the weather beginning to change, the h...
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Congratulations to Roman Furehling of Brentwood, who recently won a Kindle Fire for being a Brentwood Press voluntary subscriber.
Visit www.thepress.net/love to become a voluntary subscriber for ...
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The Rotary Club of Brentwood and the Liberty Interact club recently finished the third of their six United States Map projects at R. Paul Krey Elementary School. It’s the club’s goal to paint a 25x...