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Vol. 18, No. 15
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Fire board moving forward
Ideas For The Home, Garden
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by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
Over 90 percent of voters approved the measure to reduce the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Board from nine to five, according to a postelection report released by the agency this week. Just over 18 percent of registered voters went to the polls on March 6, with 90.5 percent of them voting to reduce the number of board members. A total of 11,772 ballots were cast. “We are going to be moving toward the elected board at a Nov. 6 election,” said Fire Chief Brian Helmick. “We will find out those results near Nov. 8, and the new elected board will be taking their
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Giving Up The Grapes Photo by Bradley Bennett
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pening Day on the Bay at the Driftwood Marina in Antioch was a resounding success, with a parade signaling the official start of the boating season. Boaters throughout the Delta participated, including the Contra Costa County FPD fire boat, which entertained the crowd with a water show display.
see Fire Board page 26A
Science Week offers host of activities by Aly Brown Staff Writer
The City of Oakley’s popular Science Week kicked off this week, and residents of the city and surrounding areas have already flocked to scheduled events. In its 15th year, Science Week originally began as a oneday science fair directed by Nancy Kaiser, who now manages the City of Antioch Recreation Department. Due to its popularity, the program expanded to a full week of activities about 10 years ago, when Cindy Coelho, Oakley recreation and event coordinator, took over. “We’re lucky to have partnered with other organizations that have the expertise to facilitate some of the programs,” said
Coelho, noting key contributors to be East Bay Regional Park District, Ironhouse Sanitary District and Freedom STEM. Science Week launched this year on April 7 and will run until April 14. Activities included a course in kite-making, during which time children learned about gravity and lift. Other scheduled events included activities centered around science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); plant life; dinosaurs; wildlife; and more. The closing event is set for April 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Ironhouse Sanitary District, and the participants will learn about water recycling, tech-driven biological processes, microfiltration and how ultraviolet light is used
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Newly made kites get a test run during a Science Week event at Gehringer Elementary School in Oakley, Monday, April 9.
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Star-studded concerts on the way for Alameda County Fair.
Two Oakley brothers are selling their generations-old vineyard and saying goodbye to a way of life. Page 5A
Off To A Good Start
The Heritage girls’ softball family has won the last seven out of nine games. Page 18A Calendar.............................27A Classifieds..........................21A Cop Logs.............................25A Entertainment..................12A Food.....................................13A Health & Beauty...............17A Milestones.........................11A Opinion...............................16A Pets........................................ 9A Sports..................................18A
4-H Fun
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Tractor Supply in Brentwood kicks off semi-annual 4-H fundraiser.