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Election 2012: Ray Tetreault, CSD candidate
Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
My name is Ray Tetreault. I am asking you to re-elect me to the Discovery Bay Community Services District Board (CSD), because I believe you deserve a director who has proven that he is totally com...
Rocktoberfest hits the harbor
Oct 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discovery Bay Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce hold a vendor expo and free concert Saturday, Oct. 13 from noon to 6:30 p.m. at the Discovery Bay yacht harbor. The concert features the local b...
Teen fine forgiveness
Oct 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
This month, the Brentwood Library introduces the Teen Fines Forgiveness Program, which help teens pay off late fees for overdue books. Library users 13 to 18 are invited to participate in an hour-l...
A decade of Hope is in the Bag
by Samie Hartley
Oct 04, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Kaleidoscope, a movement of hope for people living with cancer, has been changing lives in East County for 10 years, and its ripple effect has reached people around the world. It all starts with a ...
District to begin reopening stations
by Rick Lemyre
Oct 04, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District will begin hiring firefighters to replace the 15 laid off in July, and expects to begin reopening closed stations in November. The layoffs, and the cl...
Water, wells and waste
Oct 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Have you ever wondered how many gallons of water your family uses on an average day? Ever wondered how many gallons your family wastes each day? Ever wonder where your water comes from? Chances are...
Call for county commissioners
Oct 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Contra Costa County District III Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho is seeking qualified, motivated candidates to serve on the following county advisory committees: County Library Commission The comm...
Teachers become students
Oct 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A couple dozen Liberty Union High School District English teachers attended a recent workshop hosted by California Department of Education, State Board of Education and California State University....
Video garners support to protect Delta
by Ruth Roberts
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
On a warm Indian summer morning, Roger Mammon is out fishing on the Delta – an activity the Oakley resident and community activist has enjoyed for years. “I caught four salmon here yesterday,” said...
Councils consider more cops, bigger library
by Press Staff Reports
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press. Antioch The Antioch City C...
Low water pressure fixed
by Ruth Roberts
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
For some residents living on the west side of town near Willow Lake Road and Newport Drives, Friday, Sept. 14 dawned a little dry. Dry as in no water, no flow – no nothing. “I awoke at 5:30 this mo...
Rockin’ at Rocktoberfest
Sep 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay’s upcoming Rocktoberfest, hosted by the Discovery Bay Lions and Chamber of Commerce, features homegrown band The Department of Rock, plus food and fun. Proceeds benefit local charitie...
Nominations sought for Grads of Distinction
Sep 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Members of the Graduates of Distinction Board of Directors are currently seeking nominations to recognize and honor past graduates through the Liberty Union High School District (LUHSD) Graduates o...
Game Truck offers the ultimate video-game party experience
by Samie Hartley
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The phrase “keeping up with the Joneses” gained popularity in the early 20th century, but that mentality is very much alive today. When it comes to throwing the most talked-about birthday party of ...
Lions score with local events
Sep 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Visitors to the Discovery Bay Lions Club’s free concert at the yacht harbor last weekend rocked the house to the sounds of A Touch of Class. The annual fundraising event included activities in the ...
Current version of GED test to expire
Sep 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The current version of the GED test, the 2002 Series, is scheduled to expire at the end of 2013 and be replaced by the new 2014 GED test on Jan. 2, 2014. In order to receive their high school crede...
All hail Homecoming royalty
Sep 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Homecoming King Gage Van Emmerick and Queen Crystal Cummings wave to the crowd during Liberty’s Homecoming Parade last Friday. The parade featured performances by the Liberty cheer and dance teams ...
E-3 Seaman Christopher M. McEvoy
Sep 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay resident Kevin and Kathleen McEvoy, friends and family, are proud to announce that their son, E-3 Seaman Christopher M. McEvoy, 18, graduated from the United States Coast Guard Traini...
Fire in the sky
Sep 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Fire seems to pour from the heavens over Discovery Bay in this sunset photo taken on Sept. 4 by Kendra Fisher. Discovery Bay wasn’t the only place to spot the phenomenon, as The Press received phot...
From the Dais: Police, shade, water, animals on local agendas
by Press Staff Reports
Sep 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press. Antioch In his update on sta...