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Oakley-Delta Lions Club to hold Open House
May 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakley-Delta Lions Club will be opening its doors to the community on Wednesday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Driftwood Yacht Club, 6346 Bridgehead Road, for an evening of fun, food, prizes, informa...
Retro expo
May 24, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Last week, Krey Elementary students dressed in poodle skirts and rolled up jeans cuffs to promote their diner-themed book fair. Twice a year, Krey hosts a Scholastic Book Fair to raise money for i...
Master of the massive-toothed monster
by Slim Randles
May 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
When Jim Kennedy uses his big backhoe, a crowd usually gathers. He’s an artist. He runs his massive-toothed monster gouging holes in the backyards of his neighbors, putting in their pipes and even...
Doggone difference
by Slim Randles
May 19, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Sure was good to see Jimmy back from the Middle East last week. He looks good in that uniform, too. He was running all over the place for a few days, visiting everyone he knows, but he finally came...
Liberty district celebrates teacher support
May 19, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Beginning teachers and the veterans who support their job-embedded professional growth recently attended a colloquium held by the Liberty Union High School District’s Beginning Teacher Support and ...
Civic Center top-off an iron-clad deal
by Ger Erickson
May 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Phase One of Brentwood’s Civic Center project was the object of pride and pomp in a ceremony held last Friday at the downtown construction site. The event was the Topping Off rite that traditionall...
Lyme disease – the Great Imitator
by Karen Fernandez
May 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Did you know that May is Lyme Awareness month here in Brentwood? In 2004 I was bitten right here in Brentwood by a tick. I have Lyme disease. Shortly after the bite I began to have difficulty walki...
Marsh students commandeer Capitol
May 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
AT&T Pioneers, the volunteer arm of AT&T Inc., recently held its annual Kids’ Days at the California state Capitol building in Sacramento. Kids Day is a two-day educational event that teaches fifth...
Liberty teacher to serve internship at Livermore Lab
May 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty High School science teacher Julie Hubbard will spend her summer doing what she loves: honing her scientific research skills at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Center for Accelerato...
Amaro named district Teacher of the Year
May 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom High School teacher and Athletic Director Steve Amaro has been selected from more than 300 certificated employees as Liberty Union High School District’s 2009-10 Teacher of the Year. Amaro ...
Invisible fish in kooky jar
by Slim Randles
May 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Oh, we could always just go ask Delbert Chin why he did it, but that would take all the fun out of it. You know. So we sat and sipped at the world dilemma think tank meeting of Everything Important...
Auction item delivers aid to animals
May 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05-04-10 840AM A Day of Livermore Wine Tasting was enjoyed by the Waldhaus family following their high bid at the Friends of Animal Services annual Black Cat Ball. The Common...
Lone Tree First Bank named Branch of the Year
May 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05-03-10 140PM First Bank’s 2009 Awards of Excellence recognize outstanding performance in key categories across each market and branch within the First Bank network. In hono...
Stroke and osteoporosis screening coming to Brentwood
May 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05-03-10 810AM Residents living in and around the Brentwood community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. The Life Line screenings will ...
Waking up to spring
by Slim Randles
Apr 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
It was one of those evenings that makes you glad there’s an April. Bob Milford parked his truck in front of the Mule Barn truck stop, then changed his mind and drove the few blocks into town and pa...
Continuum cogitations
Apr 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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A ploy with some Pop to it
by Slim Randles
Apr 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
We can always count on Vince coming up with something new for spring. Vince owns the “gas station gun shop” out on the highway, of course. This innovative combination of businesses occurred when th...
PG&E and California State Parks Foundation celebrate Earth Day
Apr 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) joined the California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) on Saturday, April 17 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. More than 1,000 company employees, ...
That dang dinger
by Slim Randles
Apr 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
“I can’t help feeling like a criminal,” Dud said, sipping his second cup of the morning at the Mule Barn. We looked at him. Dud is not a criminal, at least not that we know of. Didn’t seem to have ...
Mothball Fleet tour offered
Apr 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The U.S. Naval facility at Suisun Bay, which transports supplies and munitions to all points of the globe, is the site of the National Defense Reserve Fleet – the so-called Mothball Fleet – nearly ...