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Ceramic sculpture showcased
Sep 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood artist Cindy Williamson will be among the 80 hand-picked ceramic artists from around the world to showcase her ceramic sculpture at the Ceramics Annual of America 2011 Exhibition and Art ...
High school essay contest focuses on Constitution
Sep 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
High school students and their teachers are invited to participate in the Bill of Rights Institute’s sixth annual Being an American Essay Contest. The largest contest of its kind in the nation, the...
Rotary sponsors free medical clinic
Sep 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Since its opening last February, the RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul has provided quality health care to more than 525 uninsured adults with acute or chronic medical c...
Caltrans and CHP join forces to protect highway workers
Sep 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Concerned about a spike in highway worker deaths, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has partnered with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to provide enhanced speed and DUI enf...
Mule Barn brainstormin’
by Slim Randles
Sep 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
“Good morning, boys!” said Delbert McLain, glad-handing the regular members of the world-dilemma think tank at the Mule Barn truck stop’s philosophy counter. “I need your advice.” Well, when the d...
Volcanic dome and singular manzanita protected near Mt. Diablo
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Bay nonprofit grassroots organization Save Mount Diablo recently purchased a 7.4-acre volcanic dome for $125,000, calling it Marsh Creek-V. “This is our most recent purchase on Marsh Creek...
Hospice offers expanded support services in Brentwood
Sep 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-15-11 100AM Hospice of the East Bay has announced an expansion of its Bereavement Services Program, now offering support groups for adults experiencing grief after the dea...
Regional park district names new assistant general manager
Sep 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 09-07-11 350PM East Bay Regional Park District General Manager Robert E. Doyle has announced the selection of Jim O’Connor as the new assistant general manager of operations....
Save a bunch on school lunch
by Martina Geronimo
www.foodonthetable.com
Aug 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The USDA recently announced historic reforms to make school lunches more nutritious for students in the new school year. According to the USDA, 32 million children eat schools meals nationwide. How...
County library introduces mobile ticketing to Discover & Go
Aug 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-09-11 340PM Contra Costa County Library’s Discover & Go program, the trail-blazing online museum pass reservation system, is further reducing the carbon footprint connecte...
Edward Jones gives lowdown on the downgrade
Aug 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The recent action by S&P to lower its long-term credit rating of U.S. debt prompted Edward Jones Financial Advisor Jennifer Jost to provide this commentary from Tom Kersting of Fixed Income Resear...
Americans urged to take the fruit-and-veg pledge
Aug 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The fruit experts at Edible Arrangements are celebrating the launch of their new campaign inviting America to take The Pledge of Health & Happiness from Aug. 7-13 on Facebook or at any of Edible Ar...
Rescue a mixed-breed on Mutts’ Day
Jul 26, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
July 31 is Mutts’ Day, and I encourage those ready to give an animal a lifetime of love to adopt a true American original – a mixed-breed dog or cat – from their local animal shelter. Dogs and cats...
National programs offer free and reduced-price school breakfast and lunch
Jul 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07-06-11 555PM Liberty Union, Brentwood Union, Byron Union, Knightsen, and Oakley Union school districts have announced their policy for providing free and reduced-price meal...
Exceptional in April, magnificent in May
Jun 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to the following Liberty High School Students of the Month for April and May: Top photo: April’s Students of the Month, in alphabetical order, are Saul Aguilar, Danny Arnott, Quiann...
Celebrities tee it up in Tahoe
by Angelo Garcia, Jr.
Jun 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The American Century Golf Championship, set for July 12-17 at the Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe, has attracted sports heroes from yesterday and today. Whatever sport or TV show you enjoy...
Got rock?
Jun 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Bethel Island levee needs rock (rip rap). An attempt by BIMID to raise revenues for the rock by means of a parcel tax (Measure X on the November, 2010 ballot) failed – but the levee’s need for ...
School district plants seeds of another kind
Jun 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
More than seeds of wisdom have been planted at Liberty Union High School District’s Community Education Center this spring, thanks to the combined efforts of a school-community partnership. Student...
Summer event celebrates local wine
Jun 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood Spice & Olive Oil hosts the Contra Costa Winegrowers Association Summer Celebration on Sunday, June 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Brentwood Spice & Olive Oil location on the southwest corner...
East County to receive funds for recycled water
May 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
East Contra Costa County’s future recycled water and Delta drought relief efforts have received a boost thanks to a $150,000 grant for Delta Diablo Sanitation District’s Recycled Water Master Plan ...