Traffic congestion on Highway 4, Vasco Road and
many other major
thoroughfares in East County
will continue for decades, despite the
best
efforts of local leaders and more than a billion
dollars being
spent on improvements.
Freedom junior Billy Wardell prepares to uncork a blazing fastball in his masterful outing against Liberty last Thursday. Wardell threw a complete-game one-hitter, striking out seven in the first-place Falcons’ 1-0 victory.
Last Thursday,
Freedom’s Billy Wardell
and Liberty’s Drew
Gagnontreated East County
to a pitching revival, as
the two hurlers
threwspectacular
games.
Brentwood native Staff Sgt. Michael Broussard, left, and his teammate Staff Sgt. Shayne Cherry, hold up Colt 45 pistols they were awarded after winning the Army’s Best Ranger competition at Ft. Benning, Ga. on April 21.
In 2001, Michael
Broussard was a skinny
kid who scrambled for
playingtime on the
football team, went to
the wrong parties and
barely passedenough
classes to graduate from
Liberty High School.
Cindy Davis and her
son Jacob have a contest
going. If she can
answerseven or more
questions correctly,
Jacob must agree to do
seven chores– of her
choosing – with no
complaints.
Keith Jones grabs a basket of fresh strawberries during last year’s Brentwood Farmers’ Market opening day. The Market will open for the 2008 season tomorrow, and will run every Saturday through October.
The Brentwood Farmers’
Market kicks off its new
season this Saturday
morning, and shoppers
will be hard-pressed to
find a more luscious
assortment of fruits and
vegetables than
Brentwood’s own, says
Farmers’
Market Director
John Silveira.