Join in for an exciting day dedicated to empowering our senior community! On September 13th, we’re hosting a Senior Country Resource Fair featuring over 30 vendors offering valuable information on health, wellness, finance, housing & more!

Date: Friday, September 13th

Location: Antioch Senior Center- Parking Lot, 415 W. 2nd at E Streets in Rivertown

Time: 11am-1:30pm

For more information about the Antioch Senior Center.

In Antioch’s historic downtown! For more information visit rivertownpeddlersfaire.com or celebrateantioch.org.

Joybound People & Pets will be setting up their rig outside of Antioch Animal Services on Tuesday, August 20th at 8am. This is first-come, first-served, spay/neuter services at affordable cost.

Please read all details as there are limitations on size / numbers of animals per household.

We advise getting here early!

Thank you to Joybound for this valuable service.

Antioch Animal Services is located next to the Antioch Police Facility at the corner of W. 2nd and L Streets in Rivertown.

By Celebrate Antioch Foundation

This Annual Event is Super Fun! Cruise Downtown Antioch 5pm – 9pm All our downtown restaurants and stores will be open so come grab a bite to eat and enjoy the show. A lot of beautiful classic cars, great music and food! Come join the fun!

This is a Celebrate Antioch Foundation & Rivertown Merchants event, for more information visit www.celebrateantioch.org.

UPDATE: As of Tuesday, Aug. 6th the concert at El Campanil Theatre has been cancelled by the promoter. For refunds visit www.twistedgypsyband.com or call the theater at (925) 757-9500.

Instead, you can see Twisted Gypsy perform in Folsom this Friday night, Aug. 9th at Crawdads on the Lake. For tickets visit Twisted Gypsy Fleetwood Mac Reimagined at Crawdads on the Lake Tickets, Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 9:00 PM | Eventbrite

Willow Park Mercantile is located at 205 G Street in historic, downtown Rivertown. For more information, visit willowparkmercantile.com.

Live entertainment, dunk tank and fireworks will happen

Activities begin at 6:00 p.m.

Watch the Dunk Tank Fundraiser Livestream on Instagram @antiochrec_ca

By City of Antioch

After announcing earlier Tuesday, July 2, 2024, that the annual July 4th “parade and festivities are moving forward as planned” as of 6:05 p.m., the City of Antioch changed course and issued cancelled the parade and issued the following announcement:

The City of Antioch is cancelling the Independence Day Parade because of forecasted hot weather. The US National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey California issued an excessive heat warning and heat advisory that will remain in effect until July 9th at 11:00 p.m.

The remainder of the event will start at 6:00 p.m. in historic Rivertown. Families can enjoy rides and games along with our dunk tank fundraiser in the Kids Zone, music by Universal Soul and Foreverland, and Food Truck Thursdays by the Foodie Crew, followed by our spectacular fireworks show over the Delta at 9:15 p.m.

Thank you to our community for your patience. Please stay cool and be safe this 4th of July!”

The National Weather Service for the San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey California issued the following Tuesday afternoon:

“An Excessive Heat Warning and a Heat Advisory is in effect now until 11 PM NEXT Tuesday. San Francisco will be under a Heat Advisory now until 7 PM Thursday. High temperatures in the upper 90s to near 110 are expected in the Excessive Heat Warning, while highs from the lower 80s to mid-90s are expected within the Heat Advisory. In addition, limited overnight cooling is expected for areas away from the immediate coast and in higher terrain. Never leave people or pets in vehicles! Limit outdoor activities during the afternoon and evening. Stay hydrated and take cooling breaks.”

As previously reported, two cooling centers plus, hydrating and misting stations in Rivertown will be provided during the celebration.

·Cooling Centers: City Hall and the Nick Rodriguez Community Center will be open as cooling centers during the event.

·Misting Stations: Stay refreshed with misting stations located throughout festivity locations.

·Hydration Stations: Free water stations will be available to keep you hydrated throughout the day.

4 PM “parade and festivities are moving forward as planned”

City will offer options to beat the heat

By Allen Payton

In a post on its Facebook page today, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the City of Antioch wrote, “We’re excited to celebrate Independence Day with you this year. Despite the expected high temperatures, our July 4th parade and festivities are moving forward as planned.

That’s in spite of the temperature forecast of 104 degrees that day.

The post continued, “Your safety is our priority. City of Antioch Recreation Department will offer additional resources to help you beat the heat:

·Cooling Centers: City Hall and the Nick Rodriguez Community Center will be open as cooling centers during the event. (See related article)

·Misting Stations: Stay refreshed with misting stations located throughout festivity locations.

·Hydration Stations: Free water stations will be available to keep you hydrated throughout the day.”

For more information about the parade, live entertainment, dunk tank, fireworks and more visit Celebrate
America’s 248th Independence Day on July 4th in Antioch.