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<i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Sweet honor
Community Services District President Chris Steele presents Aimee Huebner of Discovery Bay Brownie Troop 31641 with a proclamation marking the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America. Tro...
Mar 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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<I>Photo by Samie Hartley</i>
Kudos to Girl Scouts
The Oakley City Council recognized local Girl Scouts on Tuesday as the city declared the week of March 11 as Girl Scouts Week in Oakley. Girl Scouts of the USA celebrates its 100th anniversary on M...
Mar 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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<I>Photo courtesy of Kathy Nelson</i>
Civic-minded Scouts
Girl Scout Troop 31884, Scout leader Mary Finn and Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor recently took a tour of the new City Hall, Civic Center and Community Center facility. The tour completed the girls’ ...
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Shane Robert Morris
Flying high
Congratulations to Shane Robert Morris of Troop 89 for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest in the Boy Scouts of America. Shane’s court of honor will be held Saturday, Feb. 25 at Hillsi...
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cub Scout Pack 458 display their handmade FOG cans, which will be used to collect fats, oils and grease in their kitchens.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Angela Lowrey</i>
Cubs keep FOG at bay
Members of Antioch Cub Scout Pack 458 recently learned how to protect their homes and local environment from damage caused when fats, oils and grease (FOG) are incorrectly disposed of in kitchen dr...
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Park picnic project
For his Eagle Scout project, Antonio Anjari of Troop 450 in Antioch recently built perimeter bases for four picnic tables at the Contra Loma Regional Park. Antonio is grateful to his troop Scouters...
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<I>Photo courtesy of Roy Thomas</i>
Scoutmaster saluted
Boy Scout Troop 90 of Brentwood recently celebrated Scoutmaster Chris Friedmann’s acceptance of the Silver Beaver award, the highest honor a Boy Scout Council can bestow on a Scouter. Friedman, see...
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Eagle Scout candidate Jonathan Davis of Oakley is raising awareness for organ and tissue donation. His mother Paula, right, received a heart and lung transplant in 1995.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Jonathan Davis</i>
Scout draws inspiration from mother
Jonathan Davis is on a mission to save lives. The Freedom High School senior recently partnered with the California Transplant Donor Network to educate the community about the importance of organ ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Eagle Scout Sebastian Salmeron of Antioch Troop 153 worked to resurrect the “Season’s Greetings” sign, which was absent from the Sutter Delta Medical Center roof for three years.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Angela Juarez-Lombardi</i>
Scout sets season aglow
The “Seasons Greetings” sign consumed more than 100 hours of time and required meticulous placement of 300 tiny red lightbulbs. It was no easy task for Eagle Scout Sebastian Salmeron of Antioch Tro...
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<I>Photo courtesy of Tahirih Roa</i>
Caring for Creekside
Among the many conservation and service projects undertaken by Oakley Cub Scout Pack 152 in 2011 is the pack’s recent adoption of Creekside Park, where each month the Scouts will pick up trash, pul...
Dec 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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