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Boundary change upsets MAC members
The area of far East County represented to the Board of Supervisors by the Knightsen Town Advisory Council shrank by about half when the supervisors voted this week to standardize the way boundaries throughout ...
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Contra Costa proposes uniform advisory councils, adjusted boundaries
AVISORY GROUPS MAY CHANGE: Contra Costa County supervisors will decide today whether to create a more uniform policy governing the operation of 11 municipal advisory councils and one community services ...
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Liberty school board approves class schedule switch for all campuses
Starting next fall, students in the Liberty Union High School District all will have the same course schedule.
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'Tis the season to be charitable
WE ARE ALL familiar with the saying, "It is better to give than to receive." The holiday season provides us with the perfect opportunity to do so.
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Invitation to communication
I recently became aware of an "open letter" written by a Discovery Bay resident by the name of Jennifer McKay.
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Help Friends help Oakley
The Friends of Oakley Organization has begun its Christmas 2008 drive for needy families in Oakley, Knightsen and Bethel Island.
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Reward offered for info on vandalism
Broken windows, overturned picnic tables and scrawled profanities have caused hundreds of dollars worth of damage to the Old River School in Discovery Bay, and Knightsen School District officials are now ...
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Many hands make season brighter
Volunteers help sort and pack food at last yeara TMs Brentwood Regional Community Chest Christmas Basket Program.
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They can look it up
Rotarian Paul Kelly addresses a group of students during this yeara s Brentwood Rotary Club dictionary distribution project, which provided beautiful, full-color reference tomes to every third-grader in ...
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New 4-H leaders
The Knightsen 4-H Club has enjoyed a busy year in the community, helping out with the Oakley Almond Festival, Knightsen Good Old Days, and assisting with the Boy Scoutsa TM food service at Roddy Ranch.
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Cole Smith named Firefighter of Year
It isn't only courage that makes a good firefighter, but one who knows when to make the right decisions in a split second.
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Twice Told Tales
Top parade prize at Oakley to 4-H clubs: Diablo Valley entries figured prominently in the ward of prizes for the Oakley Harvest Roundup parade Sunday afternoon.
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The Eye: Palin has a new scarf
AS THE DAYS until the Nov. 4 election tick down, candidate endorsements have started to come in from far and wide.
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Halloween activities abound in Brentwood
THE DECORATIONS SURFACED in retail stores in the middle of September and the fun and spooky Halloween activities and events begin in the weeks preceding the night of costumes and sweets.
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One arrested in East Contra Costa County sex offender sweep
A multi-agency sweep to make sure sex offenders live where they say they live netted one arrest Thursday night.
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Calling all volunteers
HOSPICE LOOKS FOR VOLUNTEERS: Those interested in this philanthropic endeavor should attend a Thursday, Oct.
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Locals change eating habits
The price of food keeps going up, and we hear cautions on a daily basis about obesity and foods that are unhealthy.
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Wall Street haikus
From Fannie Mae to the Wall Street bailout, the last weeks have not been kind to taxpayers' pocketbooks.
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Annual bash brings Knightsen together
A Model A sits in front of another automotive icon of a bygone era: a self-serve gas station set up for the day offering photo ops - ' not fuel.
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Downtown Knightsen considered for historical district
The Knightsen Town Advisory Committee came one step closer toward protecting Knightsen's historical landscape when the Contra Costa County Historical Landmark Advisory Committee voted unanimously to consider ...
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