Category Archives: Concord

DIY Project: How To Make A Modern Mirror

Posted on February 10, 2014 | Leave a comment

It’s time to get creative and learn to create your own designer mirror!

Learn how to create your perfect designer mirror and save money by doing it YOURSELF. Home Depot offers a wide variety of free workshops for do-it-yourselfers of all ages and experience levels.

The class will be held Thursday Febuary 20 from 06:30P.M. – 08:00P.M.

Come gain the confidence necessary to improve your home improvement skills and stretch your budget as you learn the following:

Learn about various options for updating an older mirror to make it more modern
Understand how to install tile around the mirror using SimpleMat and grout or adhesive
Learn how to install a frame around a mirror, using various moulding products
Identify the right tools needed to prepare the mirror and complete the update

Interested in taking this class or learning about other available classes? Visit Home Depot’s site for more information or to sign up for the class.

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Free Admission to Schulz Museum – Adults & Kids

Posted on February 9, 2014 | Leave a comment

Enjoy free admission to the Museum all day and a special constellation wall as part of the Starry, Starry Night exhibition.

Free Admission for Adults & Kids
Saturday February 22, 2014 10:00am – 5:00pm

The Charles M.Schulz Museum opened in August 2002 to fulfill its mission of preserving, displaying, and interpreting the art of Charles M. Schulz. The museum carries out this mission through changing exhibitions and programming that: build an understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art; illustrate the scope of Schulz’s multi-faceted career; communicate the stories, inspirations and influences of Charles Schulz; and celebrate the life of Charles Schulz and the Peanuts characters. The Charles M. Schulz Museum is located 50 minutes north of San Francisco by car on Highway 101. Open weekdays Monday, Wednesday through Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Closed Tuesday.

Admission is normally: $10 adults, $5 Seniors 62+, $5 youth & students (4-18 or with student ID), free for museum members & youth 3 and under. The Schulz Museum is located at 2301 Hardies Ln. Santa Rosa, Ca 94503. The museum can be reached by calling 707-579-4452 or by visiting their website, The Schulz Museum.org.

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Win a Free “Ghost Gun” Smith & Wesson M&P .308 Rifle

Posted on February 5, 2014 | Leave a comment

The California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees (CAL-FFL) will give away guns for gun control bills passed in 2014.

They are giving away this Smith & Wesson M&P 10 .308 (7.62×51 NATO) rifle* in honor of California Senator Kevin de Leόn’s “ghost gun” ban bill SB 808.

Accord to the directions on their site, all you have to do is send the California Legislature our Patriots’ Petition letter opposing gun control between now and February 28 and click here to enter. By entering you’ll be helping them defend your Second Amendment rights! Contest is open to anyone 18 years and older. If you win you must pass standard background check as laws required.

* Super-scary ghost gun “30 caliber clips,” “30 magazine clips,” and “30 bullets per half a second” fire control options not included

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Help Fight Hunger – Fruit Tree Owners Wanted

Posted on February 5, 2014 | Leave a comment

The Diablo Reporter has teamed up with Anna Chan, aka The Lemon Lady! Over the last four years, Anna has been on a nationwide campaign against hunger. The Lemon Lady Foundation is all volunteer and self-funded. Anna organized over 6,000 volunteer hours and personally harvested over 300 TONS of urban fruit and produce that’s delivered to local food pantries and hunger relief organizations.

Anna would like to inspire others about fruit and vegetable donations to local food pantries and she’s made simple to do so. Anna Chan & The Lemon Lady Foundation is looking for people with excess fruit on their fruit trees! Anna’s team would love to donate your excess fruit to local food banks including the Share Food Pantry on Willow Pass Rd, in Concord. We can even get help harvesting it for you!

If your interested donating your fruit to the cause, contact Anna directly via email at AnnaAndAva@gmail.com or by phone (925) 672-1988 or (510) 406-1625. Happy Harvesting! For more information about Anna visit website The Lemon Lady Blog.

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Get Healthy – FREE Medical Care Clinic

Posted on February 4, 2014 | Leave a comment

The Rotary Club of Concord has opened a free urgent care medical clinic at Cambridge Elementary School, 1135 Lacey Lane, Concord, CA 94520. The Clinic will be available to patients who live in the Concord area and have no health insurance. The Clinic will be open every Thursday from 5 P.M. until 9 P.M. Patients will be seen by appointment only. The clinic will be accepting appointments between the hours of 1 P.M. and 2 P.M. on each Thursday at Concord RotaCare Phone #: 925-429-6409. Appointment slots are limited and only patients who make appointments will receive service.

This RotaCare Clinic is operated and underwritten by the Rotary Club of Concord. Supporters of the clinic include John Muir Health, Kaiser Permanente, Anka Behavioral Health, Inc., The Mt. Diablo Unified School District, La Casa Via Associates, LLC, and many dedicated health care providers, Rotarians and other caring people who live in Contra Costa County.

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Volunteers Wanted: Volunteer in Police Services

Posted on February 3, 2014 | Leave a comment

Concord Police Department is currently seeking applicants to volunteer for the VIP Program. The duties include home security surveys, pick up and deliver property/evidence, traffic complaints, handicap enforcement, parking violations, business license verification and more. For more information please visit the links below or contact Margaret Romiti, Manager of Volunteer Services at (925) 671-3184 or via e-mail at Margaret.Romiti@CityOfConcord.org.

V.I.P.S. Links
Overview
Application
FAQs
Opportunities
Requirements

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Superbowl Tipsy Tow – Get a Free Ride Home

Posted on February 2, 2014 | Leave a comment

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AAA’s “Tipsy Tow” initiative will be offering Superbowl partygoers a free ride home tonight in the hope of getting people home safely on one of the biggest party nights of the year.

Anyone who has celebrated the Superbowl with a little too much to drink will be able to catch a free ride with Tipsy Tow rather than risking more dangerous ways to get home.

The Tipsy Tow program is open to everyone. You do not need to be an AAA Member to take advantage of this service to the community.

AAA typically offers the service to drinking drivers from 6 p.m. on the holiday to 6 a.m. the following day in Northern California, Nevada and Utah. For specific dates and times, see the list below.

During the period Tipsy Tow is available, drivers, potential passengers, party hosts, bartenders, and restaurant managers can call 800-222-4357 (AAA-HELP) for a free tow home of up to ten miles. Just tell the AAA operator, “I need a Tipsy Tow,” and a truck will be on its way.

The service will provide a one-way ride for the driver and vehicle to the driver’s home. If there are additional passengers who need a ride, they will be taken to the driver’s home as long is there is sufficient room for them to be transported safely in the tow truck. You cannot make a reservation.

AAA provides its Tipsy Tow service for the following holidays:

Super Bowl: 6:00 p.m. Sunday– 6:00 a.m. Monday
St. Patrick’s Day: 6:00 p.m. March 17th – 6:00 a.m. March 18th
Cinco de Mayo: 6:00 p.m. May 5th – 6:00 a.m. May 6th
Independence Day: 6:00 p.m. July 4th – 6:00 a.m. July 5th
Halloween: 6:00 p.m. October 31st – 6:00 a.m. November 1st

Whatever you do, please don’t drink and drive. Take the Pledge! Join AAA’s commitment to driving only while drug and alcohol-free.

AAA offers the following tips to stay safe and keep others safe on the roads: