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Illuminating the holidays at Discovery Bay celebration

Yacht Club’s Lighted Boat Parade theme is ‘Christmas in Paradise’

East County residents and their boats took to the water of Discovery Bay to celebrate the holidays during the Discovery Bay Yacht Club’s Lighted Boat Parade on Dec. 11.

The theme of the parade was “Christmas in Paradise.” The yacht club awarded first-, second- and third-place recognition to the top three boats in each of the three size categories: 25 feet and less, 26 to 39 feet, and 40 feet and up. The parade was followed by a party at the yacht club.

Winners

Commodores Cup boat (the highest award given by the sponsoring Discovery Bay Yacht Club): Boat #10 Mike and Grace Milne

Large boats (40 or more feet)

1st place: #2 Kevin Kreger 2nd place #1 Roger Boaz 3rd place #25 Paul Koenig

Medium Boats (26-39 feet)

1st boat: #9 Samantha Grace 2nd boat: #5 Tony Petralia

Small Boats 25 feet and less

1st boat: #11 Dennis Corbett 2nd boat: #6 Lisa Combs 3rd boat: #3 Chris Capelle

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A HOLIDAY DEBUT! Black Diamond Ballet: Nutcracker December 10th-12th, 2021

A HOLIDAY RETURN! Ballet Company of East County: The Nutcracker December 17th-19th, 2021

A HOLIDAY EVENT LIKE NO OTHER! Top Shelf Entertainment: Motown Holiday Revue Wed. Dec. 22nd, 2021 2pm

START THE NEW YEAR LAUGHING! The Best Of The San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition Sat. Jan. 15th, 2022 8pm

THREE LEGENDS: ONE STAGE! Greg Johnson’s Big Band w/ Special Guests Mads Tolling & Nicolas Bearde Sun. Jan. 16th, 2022 2pm

OUR FOREIGN FILM SERIES RETURNS! Foreign Film Series: Another Round Sun. Jan. 23rd, 2022 2pm

THE MAN IN BLACK IS BACK! James Garner’s Tribute To Johnny Cash Sat. Jan. 29th, 2022 8pm

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Community donations sought for families displaced by Brentwood apartment fire

BRENTWOOD The city of Brentwood is asking for donations for the families displaced by the fire at the low-income apartment complex on Broderick Drive in early December.

Although nobody was injured, 11 households including multiple families were displaced, and many lost all but the shirts on their backs, the city said in a release.

“The ongoing need to get them back on their feet is great,” the city said in a news release.

The American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region was on scene and assisted with immediate financial assistance, blankets, and toiletries, and other non-profits have stepped up with donations for food and clothing in the short term. But local residents can help the families--- many that have children--- to get reestablished in homes and back to some sense of normalcy, the release said.

Interested businesses, non-profits and individuals can donate online through Monument Crisis Center where all funds donated will go into a restricted fund designated specifically for these tenants. Visit their donation website at: https://monumentcrisiscenter.org/donate-now, and scroll down to a drop down menu from “I would like to donate to” selecting the Brentwood Fire Victims option.

Donors can also text MCC to 41444 and it will route to the same page to make a donation.

To donate by check, make the check payable to Monument Crisis Center: Brentwood Fire Victims.

Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 23973, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.

“No donations of goods can be accepted at Monument Crisis Center – please donate online or via check only,” the city said.

The American Red Cross suggests that the donations of food, clothing and other household items at this phase of a fire recovery may not be as helpful due to the collection, storage, and distribution problems of those items.

If gift cards are donated, they can be dropped off to Miguel Saldana at Azucar Candies & More at 7860 Brentwood Blvd.

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The city of Brentwood seeks donations for families dispaced by the apartment fire on Broderick Drive this month.

Group’s event helps keep kids warm

Bethel Island Children’s Support organization donates presents, coats to 230 children

REGIONAL Some 230 children and their families took home warm coats and Christmas presents donated by the Bethel Island Children’s Support organization during a giveaway event on Dec. 12.

This annual event brought the community together for an afternoon of arts and crafts, visits with Santa, balloon twisting and doughnuts, cookies, churros, cupcakes and pizza.

Each child also left the event with a framed picture of their family with Santa, smiling and enjoying the season.

Kathy Stein, a founding board member of the organization in 2005 and current vice president, stressed that it takes the whole community to make the event successful.

“We get participation from individuals, businesses, the sheriff’s department, the schools, everyone,” she said. “Many people choose to remain anonymous, and yet they donate so much time and money we can’t thank them enough for their generosity. It’s nice to see everyone come together to make sure that every child is going to be smiling on Christmas morning and warm every day on their way to school during the winter months.”

The organization also worked with the local school district to provide new backpacks to children on Bethel Island during the summer, and eligible juniors and seniors can receive a new laptop computer to support their continuing education.

“We’re very happy with the success of the laptop program, supporting high school juniors and seniors on the island,” said Gina Gloski, recently named BICS president. “ We’re currently establishing a scholarship fund to help those with aspirations for further schooling and training after high school. We’re grateful for the participation of our new families at Delta Coves, and neighbors in surrounding towns of Oakley, Brentwood, and Discovery Bay. We actually receive donations from family and friends across the country. Everyone wants to see all children have an opportunity to be healthy and successful and for them to feel supported by their community.”

For more information about BICS and how to help the organization, visit www.bethelislandchildren.org. BICS is a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible.

Photo courtesy of David Gloski Santa poses with two children during the Bethel Island Children’s Support organization’s giveaway event last week. The group distributed coats and presents to over 230 children and their families.