Men are invited to join together in prayer for Antioch, this Saturday, November 24^th at 7:30 a.m. The men will meet at 7:15 a.m. at Antioch City Park, 10th and A Streets. Prayer will start promptly at 7:30.

For more information contact Mike Pollard at foreveryoungmike@yahoo.com.

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This weekend’s Fall Faire at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds will feature arts, crafts and gourmet food, and the Antioch Herald is offering passes to the first six readers to contact us via email at info@antiochherald.com.

This year, reduced admission price is being offered, a discount is provided to those who take the bus, and free parking is provided. The Fall Faire begins Saturday, November 17, and runs through Sunday, November 18. The hours are 10 am – 5 pm on Saturday, and 10 am – 3 pm on Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults, and children 12 and under are free. Parking is free. If you ride the bus to the event, you will receive $1 off admission.

The Contra Costa County Fairgrounds is located at 1201 West 10th Street in Antioch. For more information, visit the Fairgrounds website at www.ContraCostaFair.com or call the Fairgrounds Office at (925) 757-4400.

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Pick up a copy of this month’s print edition at any one of the following locations: Dollar City, Celia’s Mexican Restaurant, Mike’s Pastry Shop, Pinky’s Klassy Kar Wash, Schooner’s Grille & Brewery, New Beer Garden, Antioch Chamber of Commerce, Paradise Skate, Loard’s Ice Cream and Postal Annex.

 

Gourmet food trucks to serve delicious food at the Fall Faire, happening November 17 and 18

At this year’s Fall Faire, happening November 17 and 18 at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in Antioch, Off the Grid of San Francisco will provide gourmet food trucks at the event.

Off the Grid is a roaming mobile food extravaganza — bringing delicious food, with free sides of music, craft and soul to the event. They will provide all your favorite gourmet food vendors in one place, which means Faire-goers can enjoy gourmet cuisine from all around the Bay Area.

While visiting the Fall Faire and noshing on your favorite food, take time to visit the two exhibit buildings filled with unique crafts and gifts from vendors, crafters and local businesses. This is a great way to get a head start on that holiday shopping!

This year, reduced admission price is being offered, a discount is provided to those who take the bus, and free parking is provided. The Fall Faire begins Saturday, November 17, and runs through Sunday, November 18. The hours are 10 am – 5 pm on Saturday, and 10 am – 3 pm on Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults, and children 12 and under are free. Parking is free. If you ride the bus to the event, you will receive $1 off admission.

The Contra Costa County Fairgrounds is located at 1201 West 10^th Street in Antioch. For more information, visit the Fairgrounds website at www.ContraCostaFair.com or call the Fairgrounds Office at (925) 757-4400.

Cosponsored by Storytelling Association of California

Saturday, November 10, 2012

3:00 to 5:00pm

Antioch Public Library

501 W 18th St., Antioch

Tickets, $12  at the door

OLGA LOYA  —  As an international Latina storyteller, Olga uses a dramatic mix of Spanish and English to share traditional tales from Latin America as well as stories from her own colorful life.

GARTH GILCHRIST —  Garth tells tales of the living earth and our connection to nature’s wildness.  Heartfelt stories of people interfacing with nature have lasting impact.

LAURIE PINES —  Laurie knows how to adapt; her experiences in the Peace Corps and the high school classrooms taught her that!  Now she likes to weave and twist tales, adapting for the audience to bring you surprise and humor.  

ANDREI ARMEANU  —  An emerging teller, Andrei uses archetypal metaphors in his stories to weave listeners and communities together.  He tells of mystical and mythical worlds. 

KIRK WALLER, MC  —  Kirk will MC with high energy to present our tellers of the afternoon. He has told his own stories at the Bay Area Storytelling Festival and at the National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee.

For more information contact deltawordweavers@att.net or visit https://sites.google.com/site/deltawordweavers/ or 925-437-1360.

What:              Veteran’s Day Concert

Where:             El Campanil Theatre, 602 W Second Street, Antioch, Ca

Date:               Sunday, November 11, 2012

Time:               3:00 pm (NOTE TIME CHANGE)

Tickets:            Adults: $15  Seniors (62 & Over): $12  Child (Under 18): $10

Ticket Office:  (925) 757-9500

Online:            www.elcampaniltheatre.com

A musical celebration of America and its veterans is coming to the El Campanil Theater in Antioch this Veterans Day, November. 11, 2012. This patriotic tribute to our country and those who have protected it will feature two popular local groups, the Summerset Singers chorus and the Summerset Big Band, together in concert. The show will include such inspiring and rousing favorites as “America the Beautiful,” “Armed Forces Medley,” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The program will also feature some of the most beloved standards from the World War Two era.

The SUMMERSET SINGERS are currently in their thirteenth season of entertaining residents of Brentwood community and Contra Costa County. Over-the years the chorus has grown to over seventy members, and has achieved the stature of one of the best choral groups in the area. Directed by Ernie Macintyre, the Singers are best known for their annual summer show, which this year will include an additional performance at the new Brentwood Community Center.  The Singers also perform numerous Christmas concerts throughout the county.

The SUMMERSET BIG BAND was formed in May of 2006 as a “rehearsal band” within the Summerset retirement community.  At that time there were nine members. The band has now grown to a core complement of fourteen, plus “alumni” and alternates, all talented musicians from the Brentwood-Antioch area of Eastern Contra Costa County.  The band is comprised of five saxophones, four trombones, four trumpets, piano, bass, and drums.

The Summerset Big Band has played to the delight of thousands people who enjoy

The Antioch Police Department is excited to announce the 40^th installment of the Neighborhood Cleanup Program. This is a collaborative community effort which involves active participation from United Citizens for Better Neighborhoods (UCBN), community volunteers, and the Antioch Police Department Crime Prevention Commission; Neighborhood Watch Program, Target Volunteers, Volunteers in Police Service, community volunteers and the Public Works Department.

Collectively, “We”, everyone who works and lives in the City of Antioch, can make a difference and improve the quality of life. It’s our community and it’s our chance to make a difference.

The City of Antioch Neighborhood Cleanup program is not just for residential neighborhoods. It is a program that will change venues on a monthly basis and it will include business and commercial areas as well. Neighborhoods that are free of trash and refuse are inviting, and a clean community instills a sense of community pride.

The 40^th Neighborhood Cleanup event will occur on Saturday, November 3rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Volunteers should report to the Mountaire Park located at 2600 Sunset Lane. There should be plenty of curbside parking adjacent to the park. Volunteers will receive instructions and the equipment necessary to accomplish the goal. The targeted area is within walking distance. Excluding inclement weather, future Neighborhood Cleanup events will be scheduled for the first Saturday of every month and the locations will be announced in advance.

If you have a suggestion for a future cleanup area, please inform the assigned Volunteer in Police Services (VIP) or you can call (925) 779- 6878. If there is no answer please feel free to leave a message regarding your suggested cleanup area.

Remember, cleaning up your neighborhood can make life better for your family, your neighbors and your community!

 

The Dow Community Advisory Panel (CAP) found more projects worthy of funding than they have in the last six years.  Typically, the CAP has distributed $15,000 to four or five local organizations.  Though the number of applications this year was fewer, they found a larger number of projects about which they were passionate.  This resulted in six projects being chosen and nearly $25,000 in grants being given.

The Dow CAP is pleased to announce the six organizations that will be receiving this year’s grants.  The grants vary from $3,000 to $5,000 each for a total of $24,740.  The recipients are:

·Antioch High School Environmental Studies Academy (Antioch) – Garden restoration Project:  replace greenhouse heater, build a chicken coop, create compost areas, construct a pond and more.

·Delta Science Center (Oakley) – Delta In-Classroom Education Program: purchase microscopes to bring into the fifth-grade science classrooms

·Independence High School (Brentwood) – Biology = Learning Outside: purchase of lab materials that will allow students to explore local ecology, specifically through entomology

·Los Medanos College Foundation (Pittsburg) – Nature Preserve Improvement Project: erecting two greenhouses, providing fresh water to promote growth of California native fruits and plants, and creating learning tools for visitors

·Orchard Park School (Oakley) – Inquiry-Based Science:  materials and supplies to equip a science lab

·Lone Tree Elementary (Antioch) – Purchase of six new computers

The successful applicants designed projects that combined all of Dow’s criteria – education, science and the environment –, would reach a large number of residents and would have staying power; projects that, though the funding would be used in one year, would continue to have an impact for many years. CAP members were pleased with the variety of applications they reviewed and expressed their hope that the ideas won’t die just because they don’t get funded.

Members of the CAP Grants Committee ranked applications based on sustainability, overall impact, benefits to the community, emphasis, and the strength of their partnerships.

“We were surprised that so few non-profits and schools applied this year,” stated Darien Croce, a member of the Dow CAP who participated in the grants review process. “However, we were really pleased with the quality of applications.  And nearly all fit Dow’s criteria to a ‘t’ so that made it doubly hard to choose.  In fact, we appealed to Dow to allow us to increase the amount of grants just so we could fund some really worthy projects – and we’re grateful they complied.  These six projects will have a far-reaching impact in our community.”

About Dow

Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in approximately 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. In 2008, Dow had annual sales of $57.5 billion and employed approximately 46,000 people worldwide. The Company has 150 manufacturing sites in 35 countries and produces approximately 3,300 products. On April 1, 2009, Dow acquired Rohm and Haas Company, a global specialty materials company with sales of $10 billion in 2008, 98 manufacturing sites in 30 countries and approximately 15,000 employees worldwide. References to “Dow” or the “Company” mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

About Dow’s Pittsburg Operations

The Dow Chemical Company purchased the Pittsburg facility in 1939 from the Great Western Electrochemical Company. It is one of more than 150 manufacturing sites located in 37 countries around the world and supports two of Dow’s eight global businesses – Dow AgroSciences and Performance Chemicals.  The Pittsburg facility produces a variety of products used in personal care products as well as a variety of crop protection products and intermediates. www.dowpittsburg.com

About the Dow CAP

The Dow Community Advisory Panel (CAP) is comprised of 14 members of the East Contra Costa community who serve to advise Dow on issues affecting both the community and Dow’s operations in the community.