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Gary Bogue: Skunks: Is it true they have very bad body odor? - Contra Costa Times

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TVAR is Hosting its First Happy Endings Reunion, 1-4 pm Sunday at Memorial Dog Park in San Ramon, at Bollinger Canyon Road and San Ramon Valley Blvd. "We've been around for 17 years," TVAR says, "and while it's hard to keep track of how every kitty and …

Written on May 14, 2009 | Posted in Pets | No comment

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Inside Our Schools: Honoring teachers, awards and how to help your … - Contra Costa Times

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They were harbingers, I figured, of successful gardening, May and Teacher Appreciation Week. For 18 years, the Tri-Valley branch of the California Retired Teacher's Association has recognized "The Day of the Teacher," and this year was no exception. …

Written on May 11, 2009 | Posted in Gardening | No comment

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Top-seeded Ohlone College baseball rallies to advance in playoffs - Contra Costa Times

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16 seed and rival Chabot in the first round of the California Community College Northern regional baseball playoffs Saturday in Fremont. The host Renegades got a game-tying two-run homer from cleanup hitter Jeff Johnson in the top of the ninth to tie …

Written on May 10, 2009 | Posted in Sports | No comment

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Pet Calendar - Contra Costa Times

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10 am-2 pm — Safe-Cat Foundation; Pet Care Depot, 2000 Bishop Drive, San Ramon; cats. 10 am-2 pm — ARF; Nitro Dog, 61 Lafayatte Circle, Lafayette; cats. 11 am-5 pm — Nine Lives; 2706 Pinole Valley Road, Pinole Valley Shopping Center; dogs/cats. …

Written on May 8, 2009 | Posted in Pets | No comment

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Garden Calendar - Contra Costa Times

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Friday seminar: Civic Arts Education Center, Shadelands Campus, 111 N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek. Saturday's study tour includes visits to private gardens in Martinez and Berkeley and the University of California, Berkeley Botanical Garden. …

Written on May 8, 2009 | Posted in Arts & Dining | No comment

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CSULB teacher, local groups offering Cambodian humanitarian tour - Contra Costa Times

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But if you want to see the real soul of Cambodia, the heart of Khmer, Belmont Shore Travel has the tour for you. Cal State Long Beach educator Alex Morales, members of local nonprofit Hearts Without Boundaries and Belmont Shore Travel are joining …

Written on May 8, 2009 | Posted in Travel | No comment

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Fremont landscaper sought in Cupertino homicide arrested - Contra Costa Times

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neighbor on the short private street of new homes said the arrest "is what we've been waiting for." He declined to use his name, saying "this is sensitive." Wei Wei Li's murder on the morning of April 17 came as a shock to the whole Monta Vista section …

Written on May 6, 2009 | Posted in People | No comment

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food events - Contra Costa Times

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Wine tasting, food, jewelry and gifts. Pleasant Hill Wine Merchants, 2685 Pleasant Hill Road, Pleasant Hill. 925-939-9463. Duck Club Restaurant — Mother-Daughter Tea, 2-4 pm May 9. Finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, tea. $20-$30. …

Written on May 6, 2009 | Posted in Arts & Dining | No comment

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Fremont resident leads army of church volunteers - Contra Costa Times

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By Ben Aguirre Jr. Centerville Free Dining Room Director Arminta King sorts through some donated items Tuesday April 21, 2009 at the Centerville Presbyterain Church, in Fremont, Calif. King has spent the last twenty years volunteering at the church. …

Written on May 4, 2009 | Posted in People | No comment

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Meet Santa Clara County's chief flu-fighter - Contra Costa Times

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"All the training we've done and all the planning and the exercising," the San Jose resident said, "it really tells me it's all been for a good cause." A Spanish-speaker whose medical and public health training ranged from Guadalajara to Berkeley, …