Fely was born in San Julian Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Her heart took its last …
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BY RICK PORCARO Steph Curry and the Warriors came up just short of a Cinderella …
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By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune Every election season, candidate signage of all sizes and messages, like weeds, start sprouting along roadsides as well as on poles and fence lines throughout the area. In the waning days of an election, it never fails that the numbers of unsightly signs increase. But …
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This immature green heron is one of two fledglings that are now on their own at Hidden Lakes in Martinez. This youngster is poised to strike for his next meal and appears to have learned his lessons well. (WARREN ROSE / Courtesy)
Read More »By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – JRR Construction Co. was fined $4,050 for its role in a gravel truck accident that took the life of a Martinez woman and her unborn child on March 23, 2015. But a year later, the matter still remains unresolved as San Mateo-based …
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By CLAIRE PULKOWNIK Martinez Tribune The Lady Bulldogs are headed to the semi-finals of Division II North Coast Section for their fifth straight year in division II after their 7-3 win over the Concord Minutemen on Friday May 27, 2016. As the number one seed, Alhambra earned a bye for …
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The Martinez Bocce Federation consists of 235 teams within excess of 500 players participating across 32 different divisions. The courts are located at the Martinez Marina. MBF Standings current as of Saturday, May 28, 2016.
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune For the third year in a row, the Alhambra Lady Bulldogs will be playing for the North Coast Section crown. It’s only fitting that the twice defending champions should get a chance to defend their title as their swan song in Division II. The Bulldogs …
Read More »MARTINEZ, Calif. – The City of Martinez has funded homeless advocacy programs designed to provide essential resources to the community’s most vulnerable population since 2011. This work was jeopardized, however, when Contra Costa Homeless Outreach announced it would be discontinuing operations June 30. That all changed when Tesoro refinery announced …
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MARTINEZ, Calif. – On Saturday, May 21, the Contra Costa County History Center welcomed a bumper crop of visitors to the opening of its new exhibit, Justice & Judges: The History of the Law in Contra Costa County. The impetus for the exhibit was a recent donation of materials and …
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The annual Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) Procession from the Polish Our Lady Mother of Immigrants Chapel to St. Catherine of Siena Church in downtown Martinez, Sunday, May 29, 2016. The procession is a Catholic feast celebrated as a public holiday in Poland, and is the day when the Catholic Church …
Read More »By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune The North Coast Section Meet of Champions was again held at the University of California at Berkeley’s famous yellow track this past Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28. Schools from the Bayshore, Coastal Mountain, Humboldt Del Norte and Valley conferences all attended …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In an unexpected early Christmas gift that music fans have long hoped for, the newly reformed 4 Non Blondes performed the first of two sold out shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, part of a stretch of their first new shows …
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For slaughtering the right tools come in handy, especially if you want to be efficient, safe and precise. Slaughtering knives are designed to do certain tasks, requiring sharpness and control — separating meat from bone, skirting or breaking down large cuts. In this article, we will cover knife materials, different …
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