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Blood drive comes to Bay
Apr 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Delta Community Presbyterian Church, 1900 Willow Lake Road in Discovery Bay, is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, April 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Donors must be at least 17 yea...
Charter school proposal might keep Old River rolling
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
A local developer has approached the Knightsen School Board with a proposal to convert the soon-to-be closed Old River Elementary into a charter school – possibly as soon as September. Brentwood re...
Bands enjoy spring break Hawaii style
by Samie Hartley
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
Band members from Liberty and Heritage high schools returned to classes this week with a little hula in their step after attending the Pacific Basin Music Festival in Hawaii last week. The bands, w...
Offer made by CSD for new GM
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 63 63 recommendations | email to a friend
The search for a new general manager, bigger offices, a change on its Web site committee and revenue-generating cell phone towers were topics du jour at the recent Discovery Bay CSD meetings. At a ...
Suddenly swimming
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
When Discovery Bay’s Jessica Foulds and Haley Betts fell out of their paddleboat Sunday, they discovered that the waters of Lido Bay were still chilly. Mat Stazifi and Jermey Foulds managed to sta...
Relay illuminated with hope
by Samie Hartley
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
After 12 hours of walking the track as part of Relay For Life, the mood of celebration transitions to a time of reflection as hundreds of white bags are lit around the Relay route in memory of thos...
Oakley Library hosts job-seeker workshop
by Samie Hartley
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
While the unemployment rate in Contra Costa County decreased from 12.1 to 11.7 percent from January to February, residents of far East County are still struggling to find jobs in the tumultuous tid...
Freedom softball juggernaut rolls on
by Dave Roberts
Mar 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Last week’s sports pages discussed the appropriateness of the dynastic label being applied to the Deer Valley boys volleyball team, and several months ago in these pages the dynasty label was discu...
Freedom rallies to down Liberty in league opener
by Michael Dixon
Mar 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
For Freedom and Liberty’s baseball teams, last week’s league opener was an opportunity for a fresh start following winless preseasons. For the first 3½ innings it was all Lions, as they led 6-0. Bu...
East County officials hear high-tech transit proposal
by Dave Roberts
Mar 25, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
When eBART was initially proposed in 2000, transportation officials envisioned that by 2010 there would be light-rail, diesel-powered trains traveling 23 miles from the Bay Point BART Station to By...
Easter events abound in East County
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Easter arrives early this year – April 4 – so now’s the time to make your plans. Whether you’re searching for a sunrise service or bountiful brunch, there’s an abundance of bunnyful activities in E...
Directors clash on comment letter
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 25, 2010 | 32 32 comments | 55 55 recommendations | email to a friend
A letter providing the comments from the town’s board about a proposed development in Discovery Bay has been delayed a second time, this time by the director most dismayed by the first delay. CSD V...
Museum set to open
Mar 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Historical Society holds its annual Opening Day Celebration on March 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring new displays of the Byron Hot Springs and Donner Party, WPA paintings...
Center offers free income tax assistance
by Dave Roberts
Mar 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Nothing is certain except death and taxes, as the grim saying goes. The deadline for the former is unknown for most of us; but as for the latter, we know all too well that the taxman cometh on Apri...
Census is more than a head count
by Samie Hartley
Mar 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Have you sent in your 2010 Census questionnaire yet? More than 120 million households received Census forms this week, and the U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging everyone to respond as soon as possi...
Scout honored for tribute project
by Samie Hartley
Mar 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley City Council meetings don’t typically feature brief intermissions for photo shoots, but last week’s meeting was different. After Mayor Pat Anderson delivered a proclamation to soon-to-be Eag...
DBPOA recall up in the air
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The president of the Discovery Bay Property Owners Association (DBPOA) has said the board would formally address a petition to recall six of the board’s seven directors, but so far the only respons...
Lauded at Liberty
Mar 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following Liberty High School students for being named Students of the Month for January: Malynda Barnes, Hannah Bennett, Danielle Bowersmith, Michael Cailotto, Callum Coogan...
East County sends SOS to Sacramento
by Samie Hartley
Mar 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Some held rallies in the morning. Others waited until the afternoon. But the message was still the same: S.O.S. – Save Our Schools.
P-6 committee ready to advise
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
It took nearly a year, a request from the Board of Supervisors (BoS), and County Administrator David Twa to finally make it happen, but Monday night the residents of Discovery Bay convened their fi...