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I guess the stranger was more obvious to us than if he’d been in a bigger town, because we just don’t get too many unless the fishing’s good in summer. A stranger tends to stick out, and when this ...
Dec 20, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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He is loveable, congenial, giving and jolly. What’s more, he knows everything, as any child will readily testify. He is a colorful old man whose visits are eagerly awaited by millions of children e...
Dec 15, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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The Brentwood Regional Community Chest (BRCC) works hard to help those less fortunate get through the holidays, and this year the Brentwood community has continued its tradition of providing BRCC w...
Dec 13, 2010 | 0 | 5 |
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Herb is a retired businessman, which tends to make the rest of us think he is practical. That wouldn’t be entirely accurate, however, as Herb has the silent soul of a romantic. How else can anyone ...
Dec 03, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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Liberty High School Playmakers’ annual In the House production, a talent showcase open to Liberty students plus district and Playmakers alumni, enjoyed its best turnout of performers yet.
Among the...
Nov 19, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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“Now ladies,” said Sarah McKinley, owner of the Read It Now bookstore, “I came here to the Triple L … that is, the Ladies Literary League, to announce my store’s haiku contest. I’ve been given a ye...
Nov 17, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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On Nov. 22, 1935, more than 25,000 spectators lined the shore of Pan American Airways’ (PAA) base in Alameda to watch the Martin M-130 flying boat China Clipper ease away from its mooring to begin ...
Nov 12, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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By the time we saw Dud, of course, the damage had been done.
It was Steve who spoke first.
“I don’t believe it,” the tall cowboy said.
We all turned then, and the full impact of the deed struck us ...
Nov 08, 2010 | 0 | 9 |
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It’s never too early to mark your 2011 calendar for the annual Frozen Bun Run, held in Bethel Island on New Year’s Day.
The upcoming 31st installment of the event, sponsored by the Rusty Porthole R...
Nov 05, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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It was that particular crispness in the pre-dawn air that got Jasper up and out early. He wasn’t going to the diggin’s today but had something else in mind.
After Arthur finished his kibble, Jasper...
Nov 03, 2010 | 0 | 5 |
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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Moose, a demonstration dog with SFC Dogs, seen here jumping over brave Oakley resident Grady Coffman, 5, at last month’s Harvest Festival. Moose performed a vari...
Oct 27, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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The kids from A Jump Ahead Preschool in Oakley experienced the hayday of Halloween fun at Smith Family Farm on Sellers Road in Brentwood. The Jump Ahead crew cavorted at a hoedown in the barn, navi...
Oct 22, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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We knew it would happen sooner or later, of course. We looked at each other and nodded, sadly, and then looked back at our companion and fellow knight of the philosophy counter at the Mule Barn cof...
Oct 21, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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The Delta Valley Athletic Club Hikers braved high winds and low mercury on recent 13-mile, 1,800-foot jaunt to Morgan Territory Regional Preserve. Against the backdrop of Mt. Diablo and the headwat...
Oct 19, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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The MOMS Club of Antioch recently held a fundraiser to benefit the Bay Area Crisis Nursery. Antioch moms and their kids sold 1,500 bars of chocolate to raise $1,113 for the nursery.
MOMS Club is a ...
Oct 15, 2010 | 0 | 5 |
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Dewey joined the world dilemma think tank at the Mule Barn truck stop at seven, before the fertilizer started to fly. Well, before Dewey’s business fertilizer started to fly, anyway.
He had somehow...
Oct 08, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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Dud Campbell drove the pickup slowly out of town and down past the dairy to the fishing area on Lewis Creek. It seemed to him that everything he did this morning was in slow motion. He didn’t care....
Oct 06, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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In an effort to raise funds for local schools, the McDonald’s restaurant at 914 Main St. in Oakley will donate a portion of sales from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13 to Oakley Elementary School....
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The gothic redwoods in Muir Woods cloak over another world, where nature is ravishing and timeless.
Muir Woods is the home of the towering trees that date back more than a century. These trees once...
Oct 04, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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When Bob Garcia removed that old mossyhorn mount from its place over the fireplace, we were a bit confused. That huge buck had been his pride and joy for more than 30 years. But Bob put it back in ...