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Vol. 17, No. 40
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Friends helping Friends
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Waiting On A Miracle Photo by Steve’s Freelance Photography
Flor Do Oakley recently ran an early bird Bingo fundraiser for Friends of Oakley. Members then presented a check for $1,000 to Kevin Romick, Friends of Oakley president and Oakley city councilmember. Additionally, Flor Do Oakley will collect cans and bottles until December in an effort to garner more funds for Friends of Oakley.
Residents recount Vegas shooting by Ruth Roberts Staff Writer
Discovery Bay resident Brett Eastwood was watching Jason Aldean perform in Las Vegas from the right side of the concert stage when the first rounds of gunfire erupted. “All of a sudden, you hear this pop, pop, pop and the first thing in my mind was, ‘What idiot just threw a firecracker?’” said Eastwood. “Then 10 seconds later, you hear pop, pop, pop again, and you begin to see people hit the ground.” Eastwood and his friends were next to some bleachers at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Oct. 1 when the shooting began, and as they climbed beneath the metal bleachers, he said the reality of the situation began to sink
in. “It was really loud, and the band was off the stage at that point, and in my mind, every shot I hear, I’m wondering if the next shot is going to be me,” he said. “It was dark, people were screaming and yelling and I honestly thought I might be down to my last few seconds.” In what is being called the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history, the world now knows that a 64-year-old gunman named Steven Paddock opened fire on the crowd from his sniper’s nest on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500. The rampage lasted just 8 to 11 minutes according to authorisee Vegas page 30A
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Women In Business
Local women are making their mark in the business world. See who they are. Page 1B
by Kyle Szymanski The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD) Board is moving toward asking voters early next year if they approve reducing the number of board members from nine to five. The question is expected to be posed during an all-mail ballot election in March at an estimated cost of $225,000. A second election utilizing an atlarge format will be held November 2018 to select either five board members, if the decrease in board members is approved,
October 6, 2017
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Ally Jenkins is in need of a double lung transplant, the third in eight years. Page 5A
Bragging Rights
Lions triumph against Heritage High rivals in annual Brentwood Bowl game. Page 23A
Photo courtesy of Brett Eastwood
Discovery Bay resident Brett Eastwood, with Kurt Allison, guitarist, for Jason Aldean, survived the attack in Las Vegas.
Saving Wetlands www.thepress.net/news/webextras
CONNECTING PARKS TO PEOPLE www.ebparks.org/features/rin
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Assemblymember Jim Frazier authors bill limiting pesticides in Delta Wetlands.
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Going Green
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Countywide Sustainable Enterprise Conference set for Nov. 1.