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GOP candidates in agreement at forum
by Dave Roberts
Apr 29, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Four Republican candidates agreed on nearly all of the issues at a forum in Brentwood Monday night, with the notable exception of which one of them is best suited to unseat 11th District Congressma...
Concerts in the park proposed
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A Discovery Bay resident’s proposal to provide a series of free summer concerts must jump a number of regulatory hurdles before striking up any bands. Chief among those hurdles is the fact that the...
Talk About Town: April 30
Apr 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
The new Theatre at Edna Hill is ready for its grand opening, as Harold Hill marches into Brentwood for Edna Hill’s production of “The Music Man.” The curtain goes up on opening night, Friday, May 7...
Parent U. a family education
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Got kids? Got stress? You need Parent University. On May 15, the Byron Union School District (BUSD) is hosting Parent University, a daylong, kid-friendly, family-oriented event designed to provide ...
Capt. Jon weighs anchor for Press
by Capt. Jon Bloom
Apr 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay has yet another boat-crazy resident looking for any excuse to get out on the water … me! It all started in middle school when, over a weekend water ski camp, something happened. It wa...
Heritage blinks first, Freedom wins
by Michael Dixon
Apr 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Both of the games that the Heritage and Freedom softball teams have played this season have been low-scoring affairs. The first encounter on March was a 3-2 Heritage win, resulting in the Falcons’ ...
Boat parade a Pixar success
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
It was an afternoon of balmy skies, colorful balloons and Pixar animation as the Discovery Bay Yacht Club kicked off the summer season with its Opening Day Boat Parade on April 17. This year’s them...
Concerns widen about construction impacts
by Dave Roberts
Apr 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
While East County residents are looking forward to the Highway 4 widening project resuming in June, the construction will result in the disruption of traffic and access to nearby businesses during ...
East County schools join Distinguished list
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Two East County grade schools – Oakley’s Iron House and Knightsen Elementary – have made the list of California’s 2010 Distinguished Schools. The East County campuses join 482 California public ele...
Taxing day for Lions softball squad
by Michael Dixon
Apr 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Last week’s softball game between Heritage and Liberty high schools occurred on April 15 – tax day – but the contest proved a lot more taxing for the Lions. Leading 10-0 in sixth inning, the Patrio...
Seen Down Under
Apr 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay residents Phillip and Barbara Mora brought in the New Year with a visit to Australia – and brought their Hometown Weekly Newspaper to help them celebrate the occasion. The Moras had a...
Students ready to entertain this spring
by Samie Hartley
Apr 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
You don’t need to travel out of East County to catch a quality show at a decent price. High school productions pack just as much excitement and flair as any show you’d catch in the city. Plus, by a...
Aggressive dog wounded, captured by police
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 18, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
Police shot and wounded one of two aggressive dogs in a Discovery Bay neighborhood Friday following a 911 report of the animals’ aggressive and threatening behavior. The dogs, a pit bull and a box...
Directors preview new Web site
by Ruth Roberts
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
A community alert system, online payment options and streamlined audio and video capabilities were just a few of the features presented to the CSD Board last week as directors – and the public – go...
Heritage golfers go low against Liberty
by Michael Dixon
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
On a warm and sunny Thursday afternoon at Discovery Bay Country Club, the Heritage boy golfers edged Liberty, getting revenge on a team that had beaten them twice before. The teams posted identical...
Lions leave Falcons in their wake
by Dave Roberts
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
(Updated April 19) Liberty and Freedom’s first dual league swim meet of the year went swimmingly for the Lions. The varsity boys won 120-48, and it appears that the varsity girls were also victorio...
Sturdy Timber
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following Timber Point Elementary students for being named as March Students of the Month for exemplifying citizenship and academic excellence. In the front row, from left, a...
Tri Delta dodges fare increases
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The cost to ride Tri Delta Transit buses will not increase in July as scheduled. Thanks to the gas tax swap package recently signed into law by Gov. Schwarzenegger, Tri Delta Transit will be able t...
St. John’s hits the streets to serve
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Amid the raindrops from the most recent spring storm on April 11, members of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Antioch helped to lift the gloom for many neighbors in the Antioch area by hosting the It’...
Educational wins
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Liberty Union High School District Educational Foundation is holding a Spring Showcase on April 21, featuring a few of the academic programs supported through the Foundation. The event, which t...