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Robin Purcell to exhibt at Statewide Painting Competition at the Triton Museum of Art
Robin Purcell's Painting "Flag Hill Sunol" 14 x 21 watercolor on paper was painted plein air at the California Art Club
San Francisco Chapter July Paintout .
It has just ... |
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on Nov 23, 2011 at 3:44 pm by Claudette McDermott, a resident of another community |
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Candidate Bob Nealis accepts $500 from Castle Construction
Candidate Bob Nealis accepts $500 from Castle Construction, owner of Danville Hotel property.
The Town of Danville recently released campaign finance information for the ... |
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on Oct 26, 2012 at 7:17 am by PQ, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Only in Alamo, Rolling on the Floor Laughing
Dear Emily,
I walked into Safeway Alamo today and, according the people in line with six packs of wine, the Doobie Brothers were signing their brand at a table that blocked... |
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on Jun 18, 2010 at 4:36 pm by ROFL of Ralph N. Shirlet, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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East Bay veterans celebrate McNerney bill for brain injury treatment
DUBLIN — Nearly a dozen East Bay veterans scrawled their signatures Tuesday morning across a ceremonial, wall-sized copy of recently signed legislation that will boost feder... |
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on Jun 3, 2010 at 6:45 am by Steve, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Congressman McNerney bill to raise pay danger pay for Military passed house.
Provisions to raise certain types of pay for members of the armed forces passed the House of Representatives on Friday.
The provisions in the National Defense Authorization... |
Ron |
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on May 31, 2010 at 1:15 pm by Rick Pshaw, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Our Veterans Memorial Building A Memorable Past – A Bright Future
Following World War I, Veterans Memorial Buildings were constructed across the nation to recognize the wartime sacrifices of military veterans. The Danville Veterans Memo... |
Ron Lowe |
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on Mar 24, 2011 at 1:51 pm by Hal, CDSI Research Fellowship, a resident of another community |
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Just received an e-mail from Mary Piepho
"SUPERVISOR MARY N. PIEPHO RECEIVES BOARD SUPPORT TO REDUCE TRAFFIC FEES
FOR COUNTY WINERIES AND OLIVE MILLS" - gee, thanks Mary, what an accomplishment. What about the traf... |
S. Cavalli |
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on Jan 28, 2008 at 4:28 pm by Mary Nejedly Piepho, a resident of another community |
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Sledding to Hawaii
I usually write about San Ramon as the San Ramon Observer (pardon the typo in my User Name here), but this is a story of regional and even national interest.
Alex Mehran, J... |
San Ramon Oberver |
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on Jul 13, 2012 at 1:02 pm by San Ramon Oberver, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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A terrible waste of State money
Many Californians are upset about how much money the State wastes each year. Many residents of San Ramon were upset by City Manager, Herb Moniz's high salary. Yet hardly anyon... |
San Ramon Oberver |
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on Sep 22, 2011 at 7:19 pm by the dogfather, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Good News for Pets and Pet Lovers!
I've been [Web Link championing] the Pet Lover's License Plate for over a year now. And now I can say, whoopee the magic 75... |
San Ramon Observer |
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on Dec 24, 2012 at 6:45 am by the dogfather, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Enhancing Community’s Building By David Miller
Danville is known and loved for it’s preservation of its history that gives our community a very special appeal. When the decision to rebuild the Veterans Hall was made, it ... |
Sandee |
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on May 25, 2011 at 9:34 pm by Sandee, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Attend the LAFCO Meeting, August 7, 2008
On August 7, 2008, Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), will present incorporation study results in a community meeting held at the Creekside Church, 7PM to... |
Sandra Wills |
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on Jul 21, 2008 at 8:41 am by Sandra Wills, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Closing of El Balazo
Seems all (7)but the original El Balazo restaurants shut their doors without notice to employees and public (Tri Valley Herald). Leaving hundreds of workers without pay due th... |
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on Mar 18, 2010 at 8:09 pm by No Joy Here, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Camino Tassajara utilities moving underground
What a nice improvement to Camino Tassajara in removing the utility poles and placing the services underground. I noticed that they only completed a couple of miles. Does some... |
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on Dec 18, 2007 at 4:31 pm by Scott Dunagan, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13YO All-Stars Advance to Babe Ruth World Series!
Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13YO All-Stars Advance to Babe Ruth World Series!
August 4, 2012
Surprise Stadium
Surprise, Arizona
The Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13 year-old all-st... |
Sean Venezia |
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on Aug 6, 2012 at 11:06 am by anita venezia, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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No-Hitter Propels Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13YO All-Stars to Pacific SW Regionals
The Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 13YO All-Star team defeated Bel Mateo last night 6-1 in Woodland, California to advance to the Babe Ruth Pacific Southwest regional championships in A... |
Sean Venezia |
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on Jul 23, 2012 at 10:44 am by Sean Venezia, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Looking for jewelry artist
Hi there,
I'm looking for a local jewelry maker whose work was sold at 'Sage' in Alamo. They sold silver stamped charms, precious stone charms, and silver chains.
I w... |
Shelley B. |
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on Nov 5, 2011 at 11:22 am by Ginny, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Concierge Medicine
I saw Dr. Parsons' ad today for his new Concierge Medicine practice and I'm very excited to be participating in it. He really is one of the finest physicians around. Just wa... |
Shelly |
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on Feb 9, 2007 at 4:14 pm by Shelly, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Special Graduation
It’s graduation time and I have three grandchildren graduating high school. They have all done well academically and each one is going to a college in California. I know the... |
Simply Sterling |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 11:42 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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More Birthday Surprises
Recently I wrote about my 60th birthday celebration which turned into a surprise party for my friends. Well, they liked it so much they begged me to do it annually. So a tra... |
Simply Sterling |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 12:22 am by Simply Sterling, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Welcome to Texas
I stepped off the plane in Austin and could immediately feel the humidity. It had been several years since I visited Texas and the humidity was one of the few things I rememb... |
Simply Sterling |
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on May 22, 2013 at 11:26 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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What You Can't See
I adopted Holly (a female bichon-frise/shih tsu) several years ago. She arrived a few days before Christmas. She came with her crate, collar, bed, bowl, leash, toys and trea... |
Simply Sterling |
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on May 6, 2013 at 9:30 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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A Birthday Surprise
To celebrate my 60th birthday my daughter said to me, “Mom, we want to take you on a cruise for your birthday. The whole family can go.” In my head a little voice said: that... |
Simply Sterling |
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on May 1, 2013 at 6:19 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Crazy about Craigslist
I got acquainted with Craigslist a few years ago when I realized that garage sale ads are listed on their site rather than in a newspaper. That’s because Craigslist posts the... |
Simply Sterling |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 11:24 am by Rick Pshaw, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Boston My Hometown
Boston made the news big time this week. Unfortunately, it was due to a bombing that wreaked havoc with the Boston Marathon, a race that I remember vividly as a kid growing u... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 11:29 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |