Thursdays & Saturdays at Waldie Plaza in Rivertown & Prewett Family Park

By City of Antioch Recreation Department

The City of Antioch will again host its annual Summer Concert Series. For years, Antioch has fostered community engagement and provided a fun-filled event that connects families and friends across generations.

Overtime, our concert series has grown to be hosted at two locations across the city, our historic Waldie Plaza on W. 2nd Street in Rivertown and Prewett Family Park at 4703 Lone Tree Way.

Dates: Thursday July 13
Bands: Baycoin Beats
Location: Prewett Family Park

Home (baycoinbeats.com)

Baycoin Beats is a jazz soul fusion band that your guests will brag about for years. With their unique sound and style, Baycoin Beats is sure to keep your guests entertained all night long. Their music is a perfect blend of old and new, with a touch of class and sophistication. You can’t help but tap your feet and nod your head when you hear them play.

Dates: Saturday July 22
Bands: Helios
Location: Waldie Plaza

www.heliosband.net

Helios is a Northern California band with highly talented musicians playing an exciting variety of Top 40, Classic Rock and Country hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and today. With a combined total of over 75 years of musical experience, Helios is one of the premier cover bands in the region and will be the perfect fit for your private or community event!

Dates: Thursday July 27
Bands: Mercy and the Heartbeats
Location: Prewett Family Park

www.mercyandtheheartbeats.com

Mercy and the Heartbeats is a certain type of band that lives for the stage. Lives to entertain. Fueled by the smiles and energy of a crowd. Into this tradition steps Mercy & The Heartbeats, a dance band comprised of veteran musicians from some of the most popular and successful dance and touring bands in the Bay Area and beyond. If you’ve got Mercy, then you’ve got all your favorite songs – 70’s and 80’s classics, 90’s singalongs, and the most current radio hits. A band not to be missed!

Dates: Saturday August 5
Bands: Groove Ride
Location: Waldie Plaza

www.grooverideband.com

Groove Ride is an 8 to 11-piece band from the San Francisco Bay Area formed on April 5, 2012, by Doc Robinson and David “Kidd Funk” McAllister.  We have 2 simple goals; make people dance; and let them see a show!  We deliver the sound of the top party/dance bands from the 70’s to the present, along with a high-powered show filled with fun and energy!  You don’t want to miss our tributes to some of the greatest party bands of all time such as Earth, Wind & Fire, The Gap Band, Chic and Huey Lewis & The News.

For more information visit

By Jareem Gunter

Join us on Friday, July 28 for the Antioch AAU basketball Dream Team Celebration: Shooting for Success, a dynamic in-person event where we’ll celebrate achievements of our founding team!

Join us for an exciting time at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center at 213 F Street in Antioch. Get ready to be inspired and motivated as we come together to celebrate success and dream big. Whether you’re an athlete, artist, entrepreneur or simply someone with big dreams, this event is for you! These young men have worked so hard and would love for you to join us in celebrating our accomplishments.

The Dream Team aims to provide essential guidance, mentorship and educational opportunities for young boys, ages 9-11 in 4th and 5th grades. We firmly believe that by instilling positive values, life skills and a strong sense of self, we can support these young men in becoming confident, responsible, and successful community members.

Join us in celebrating them! Please sign up on eventbrite to ensure we have enough seats.

For more information about the Dream Team visit HOME | Dreamteam (dreamteamantioch.org).

Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.

Once again, Claryissa Wilson and her Forever Me Foundation has organized the annual Antioch Stuff the Bus School Supply Giveaway. This year it will be held on Saturday, August 5 beginning at 10:00 AM at Dallas Ranch Middle School, 1401 Mt. Hamilton Way in Antioch.

The event will include entertainment and resources for those who attend.

Donations of school supplies which can be purchased on the Amazon Supply Wish List or at local stores. Financial donations can be made and volunteers can also register on the event’s website. See all by clicking https://linktr.ee/4evermefoundation.

By Tammy Gochenouer

Over the past fourteen years, California Rainbow Girls (CAIORG) have fundraised and donated over $1,000,000 to non-profit organizations across California. This past weekend at the state-wide meeting in Visalia, CAIORG announced their decision to support Banding Together as their 2024 recipient. Since 2009, Banding Together has brought music opportunities to individuals with special needs throughout the San Diego area. Their programing includes music therapy scholarships and free Jam Sessions, all of which utilize music as a means to promote socialization, expression and inclusion within the communities they serve.

Over the next year, members of CAIORG across the state will work together to support Banding Together through fundraising and volunteer activities and will present the total amount raised at their annual convention in 2024.

Our local assembly, Diablo Valley #84, meets in Antioch. We have eight active members ranging in age from 12-17.  Not only do we raise funds each year towards a state service project for a non-profit (we have assemblies all over the state if CA), we also do local projects to support our community.  We have done city cleanups, food drives and making port pals for our local hospitals and clinics.  The state project, Banding Together is located in the greater San Diego area.  Our state leader chose this project because we are statewide and music and therapy have a special meaning to her. 

The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a nonprofit organization for girls between the ages of 11 and 20. Rainbow was created in 1922 for young women whose fathers were members of the Masonic Lodge, and their friends. The organization prepares the girls of today to be the leaders of tomorrow through leadership training, service opportunities, and sisterhood.

If you are interested in supporting California Rainbow and Banding Together, check out www.gocagrainbow.org.

Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.

Sponsored by Republic Services

Calling all Golfers and Antioch PAL Supporters,

It’s that time of the year again! We are proud to announce the 13th Annual Antioch Police Activities League Charity Golf Tournament is open for player and sponsorship registration. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s fun and excitement! The tournament will take place on Friday, September 15th 2023, at the beautiful Lone Tree Golf and Event Center at 4800 Golf Course Road here in Antioch.

Attached you will find the registration form with additional information about how to register players, sponsor the event, or both! As in prior years, we are limiting our field to 128 players. Don’t wait too long to register, as you may miss out on participating in THE premier tournament in East County!

Please remember, all proceeds raised from this tournament go toward helping the youth in our community stay active and socially involved through positive relationships with mentors and members of the Antioch Police Department. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and your donation/sponsorship can be considered tax deductible.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

***Many of you who have played in prior PAL tournaments know it always sells out. As in years past, teams that register as part of a sponsorship get priority entry.  Standard entries are then taken on a first come first serve basis.  Any extra entries are placed on a waiting list and will be kept informed of openings in case any teams back out prior to the tournament.

Thanks,

Steve Ford, Chief of Police

Antioch Police Department

She was ejected from the car being driven recklessly after crashing into other vehicle

By Allen D. Payton

7/13/23 UPDATE: In response to the questions sent to Antioch Police on Monday, July 10, 2023, according to APD Public Information Liaison Sgt. Price Kendall, “the young lady was not pregnant. As for your additional questions, they all pertain to the investigation, which is still ongoing.”

In an earlier report, police claimed the unborn baby did not survive.

Asked if the driver had been arrested and about the restraining order, Kendall said, “No. Orders have to be served. What was going on beforehand (inside Fierro’s vehicle) is part of the investigation. All parties have been contacted in the investigation.”

ORIGINAL STORY: A pregnant woman and her unborn baby died and three others were injured in a two-car collision on Lone Tree Way near Clayburn Road late Thursday afternoon. The young woman was ejected from the car that was being driven recklessly according to police. (See follow-up article)

Assistant Chief Chris Bachman confirmed it was a fatal accident. The victim is a female, probably in her 20’s who was ejected from the vehicle which rolled multiple times, he said.

They transported three other people including two others in the same vehicle and one from another vehicle. The severity of their injuries is not known at this time.

The roadway was shut down.

According to Antioch Police Public Information Liaison Sgt. Price Kendall, at approximately 4:50 pm, the Antioch Police Communications center received several calls of a rollover collision in front of Sutter Delta Hospital on Lone Tree Way.

Officers and AMR arrived on scene and located a pregnant female who had been ejected from the vehicle during the rollover. She was pronounced deceased.

8:48 PM UPDATE by APD: The investigation revealed the pregnant female was a passenger in the car being driven recklessly before crashing into the other vehicle. The baby did not survive.

The collision is still being investigated and an arrest is probable. APD will provide an update if and when an arrest is made.

9:13 AM 07/07/23 UPDATE

According to a press release by Sgt. Rob Green of the Antioch Police Field Services Division issued Friday morning, “On July 6th, 2023, at about 4:49 PM, the Antioch Police Department Communications Center received multiple 9-1-1 calls about a roll over vehicle collision with a female who was ejected from the vehicle in the 3900 block of Lone Tree Way. Officers arrived and learned that two vehicles had collided in the intersection of Lone Tree Way and Clayburn Road

 A solo driver of one vehicle suffered chest pain and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The driver and passenger of the roll over vehicle were also transported to an area hospital for precautions. A 20-year-old female was ejected from the vehicle that rolled over and was pronounced deceased on scene by emergency medical personnel.

APD Accident Investigators assumed control of the investigation. The preliminary investigation determined speed was a factor in the crash.

This investigation is ongoing, and we ask anyone with information to contact Officer Blumberg at fblumberg@antiochca.gov or at 925-779-6900 ext. 85444. You may also text an anonymous tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword.”

All events at the Antioch Water Park at Prewett Family Park, 4701 Lone Tree Way, include night swim! Tickets and passes available at antiochwaterpark.com

For details click on the links:

• Luau Night July 7 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Friday Night Lights July 14 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
• Christmas in July July 21 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
• Carnival Night July 28 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

See photos from the celebration and parade winners

By Allen D. Payton

Hundreds of Antioch residents lined the streets of historic, downtown Rivertown to enjoy the annual Independence Day Parade on Tuesday afternoon, July 4, 2023. Beginning with Antioch Police motorcycle officers and the Delta Veterans Group, the parade ended with the Tamaborago Arrazador band and dancing horses. (See parade videos on the Antioch Herald Facebook here and here)

A crowd then gathered in Waldie Plaza to enjoy the sounds of Tony Lindsay, the longest-tenured lead singer of Santana, and band and Michael Jackson tribute band Foreverland. (See videos here, here, here and here)

Children also enjoyed the Kids Zone in the City Hall parking lot and folks enjoyed food from the Rivertown Dining District restaurants and the various food trucks and booths.

Thousands of people a gathered along the Promenade between G Street and Waldie Plaza, on the Compy Compomizzo Fishing Pier and at Monica’s Riverview restaurant (for a fee), as well as along the railroad right-of-way to watch the fireworks show over the river.

The fireworks barge arrived from Fulton Shipyard on the east end of Antioch’s waterfront to just across from the fishing pier and Monica’s the at the end of I and H Streets, as the pyrotechnics company staff prepared to launch the first shells of the show which began about 9:20 pm.

The fireworks show to end this year’s Antioch Independence Day Celebration and especially the finale pleased those who watched along the waterfront as they cheered, whistled and applauded. See videos of the fireworks finale, here.

Parade Winners

Most Creative: Delta Learning Center

Most Patriotic: Delta Veterans Group

Best Performance: Park Middle School Cheer

Best Vehicle – 1st: Councilmember Monica Wilson

Best Vehicle – 2nd: “Sassy” (1928 Pontiac)

Best Vehicle – 3rd: “Phatt Chance” (1950 Plymouth)