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Cancer survivors take to the track during last year’s Relay For Life in Brentwood.<br><i>Press file photo</i> Relay – cause for celebration
No matter where or when a Relay For Life event takes place, it always starts the same way. People dressed in purple shirts linked arms wearing big smiles and wave to the crowd of hundreds as they ...
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<i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> Bell ringers
The Brentwood Kiwanis Club last week awarded certificates, breakfast and $250 scholarships to the outstanding players in this year’s Bell Game football tilt between Liberty and Freedom high school...
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<i>Photo by Traci Nobil</i> Straight from the Streets
Dana Eaton, Kevin King, Rick Lemyre and Lill Pierce of the Brentwood Regional Community Chest recently took delivery of a $2,500 check from the Streets of Brentwood. Similar checks went to the He...
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Helping sick kids’ families
The Network of Care is hosting its fourth annual crab feed fundraiser on Saturday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. in Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. The event kicks off with appetizers, a tradit...
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Cops to have a Ball
Looking for a fun night out that will help support local charities? Buy your tickets now for the 12th annual Brentwood Police Officers’ Ball on Saturday, April 3 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Bre...
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Relay For Life Team Trivia Night
If you’re in command of a wealth of useless facts and want to put your knowledge to the test, Team Trivia Night is made for you. Presented by the Relay for Life team Planning on a Cure, the event ...
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Go Irish for DCSS
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early this year at a special dinner-dance fundraiser on Saturday, March 13, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Brentwood’s Eskaton Lodge, 450 John Muir Parkway in Brentwood. The ev...
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Linus blankets kids with comfort
The East Contra Costa County Chapter of Project Linus is hosting its annual Make a Blanket Day on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Project Linus, a national nonprofit organization, makes...
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Send troops a bit of home
In an effort to bring the comforts of home to our troops, the Antioch Military Family & Friends is partnering with the Contra Costa County Law Enforcement Training Center Class 165 to host a C...
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Bill Goldsby, Erich Dark and Father Ken Sales of the Knights of Columbus, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, serve up dinner during the church’s annual six-week Friday Fish Fry last year.<br><i>Photo courtesy of 
Michele Spring Fajeau</i> Friday Knight fish
Once again, Knights of Columbus Council 7467 of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church will be cooking fish dinners every Friday during Lent. For six consecutive Fridays starting Feb. 19, the Kn...
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