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I consider myself a friendly person. On an average day as I drive around town, I wave at six or seven neighbors: Ron, our mailman; our school crossing guard; moms I know driving around picking up t...
May 01, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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Local artist and art instructor Nancy Roberts gives a free acrylic painting demonstration this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CR Framing and Gallery, 700 Harvest Park Drive in Brentwood.
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May 01, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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Members of the Discover Art League have been invited to exhibit their work through the end of May at Umpqua Bank, 3700 Lone Tree Way in Antioch. A reception for abstract artist Sandra Carrigan Berk...
Apr 28, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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O’Hara Park Middle School hosts a Cinco de Mayo celebration Saturday, May 4 from 1 to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by the O’Hara Park School Cinco de Mayo committee, You, Me, We Oakley and the Oakley Union Ele...
Apr 26, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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Dow scientists visited Oakley on Monday to demonstrate exciting chemistry experiments as part of Oakley’s Science Week. At left, a Dow Wizard shows the crowd what happens to dry ice when it melts. ...
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Prom is a staple of the high school experience, a time to get dressed up and dance the night away. But for homeschooled kids, proms are hard to come by.
Charmaine Abasolo decided when she began hom...
Apr 26, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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The Contra Costa County Fair is looking for those interested in attending the fair – while being part of the fair.
Fair volunteers play an important role making the event a success. They help in th...
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Discovery Bay CSD President Ray Tetreault lent some muscle to the cause during last weekend’s Earth Day celebration at the new community center.
Local officials and volunteers began building flowe...
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The newest members of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District were welcomed aboard last Saturday during a graduation ceremony at Freedom High School.
The graduates, who were hired by the di...
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Cayln Ewing never thought she’d find her life’s calling in a beauty shop. She was getting her hair done one day in 2011, casually flipping through an issue of People Magazine when her eyes welled w...
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The Community Services District (CSD), owners of the newly acquired Community Center on Discovery Bay Boulevard, agreed this week to pull the plug on some of the services currently offered and leav...
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The City of Oakley updates its Strategic Plan every two years. The plan was last updated in 2012, so this year, city staff is delivering special reports at City Council meetings now through Septemb...
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What began as an ordinary day at Deer Ridge Golf Club turned extraordinary when members Bill Hadaller and Debbie Culbertson each sank a hole-in-one. Culbertson, above, notched her ace with a pitchi...
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Contra Costa residents interested in entering a project in this year’s county fair– from apple pies to quilts – are invited to take advantage of the fair’s hundreds of categories and specialty cont...
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Hundreds of participants enjoyed a brisk morning walk at Creekside Park in Brentwood during the Lions Strides Walk for Diabetes Awareness on April 6.
Hosted by the Brentwood and Byron-Delta Lions ...
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In celebration of the Week of the Young Child, Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor read to children from Sunshine House Preschool Tuesday at City Park.
Sponsored by the National Association for the Educati...
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 | 5 |
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Those looking to indulge in some early summertime fun – and help support a good cause – should mark their calendars for Blues in the Barn, a benefit concert and dinner benefiting the Brentwood Poli...
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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The Freedom High School FRESHH (Freedom Relies on Environmental Stewardship for a Healthy Home) Club hosts a community celebration Sunday, April 21 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Freedom community gard...
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An increase in simple assaults caused Brentwood’s violent crime rate to jump by 37 percent in 2012, according to the police department’s benchmark report released last week.
Violent crime rose by 1...
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Oakley's Hailey Powers, 13, has been dreaming of owning her own horse for most of her life. She has saved every penny to come her way since she was 3, and this month her dream of horse ownership be...