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🌱Lesher Center Welcomes GM Jackson + COVID Ramps Down, Flu Ramps Up

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Hello, hello! I'm here with your Thursday edition of the Concord Daily, filled with all the local news you need to know right now. Including updates on:

  • Concord among cities winning the Helen Putnam Award.
  • An arrest has been made in the deadly hit and run in Antioch that killed one child and injured two others.
  • Watch Egon battle the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man at Retro Junkie in Walnut Creek tonight.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 79 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories in Concord today:

  1. Concord, along with 18 other cities in Contra Costa County, is highlighted in the latest edition of Western City Magazine for winning the Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in the Intergovernmental Collaboration category. The award honors the work that Contra Costa Health has done to create a coordinated response when someone suffers a mental health crisis. Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime (A3) is the result of this coordinated effort. Congratulations on the recognition, Concord! (City of Concord, California via Facebook)
  2. Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts welcomes its new general manager, Carolyn Jackson, who has been serving in an interim capacity since the former general manager, Scott Denison, resigned in January. "Carolyn's education and experience made her the ideal candidate for this position," Walnut Creek City Manager Dan Buckshi said in a statement. "She is uniquely suited to carry our arts programming into the future, and to guide our team working at the Lesher Center." (Claycord.com)
  3. Antioch Police have made an arrest in the hit-and-run incident that occurred on September 16 and left one child dead and two others gravely injured. On October 11, 29-year-old Ray Shaqil Reeves was arrested on five charges of assault with a deadly weapon and one charge of vehicular manslaughter in the case. (East County Today)
  4. A team of three students appeared before the Lafayette City Council on September 12 to request a resolution to implement no-idling initiatives in Lafayette. The team believes this initiative will reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. It was a milestone in a four-year journey that they started back in third grade! The team is now in middle school and has come a long way as advocates for reducing emissions near schools and similar behavioral change at other locations in the city. (lamorindaweekly.com)
  5. Contra Costa County health officials reported a continued decline in the COVID-19 rates in the county to the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday. That's good news, as flu season is fast approaching. Dr. Sofe' Mekuria, the county's deputy health officer also said that Australia's flu season, which is just now coming to an end and is a good predictor of our flu season, was the worst they'd seen in five years. Hang on to those handkerchiefs, Concord! You may need them. (Claycord.com)

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Today in Concord:

  • Antioch is having a Big Truck Night at their Food Truck Thursdays event. Dump Trucks, APD ARV & Command Truck, Fire Engine, Transit Bus, and more will be on display at the Antioch Waterpark. (4:00 PM)
  • Head over to the Orinda Community Center for Food Truck Night Orinda. (5:00 PM)
  • The original Ghostbusters is the sunset movie playing in the Retro Junkie Beer Garden in Walnut Creek. I ain't afraid of no ghosts! (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • "For all the house hunters in the Concord area, we've listed the four newest houses to hit the market, including a house with 3 beds and 1 bath for $674,000, and another with 4 beds and 5 baths for $2.5 million. "(Concord Patch)
  • "For a fun, safe Halloween event, children and their parents and caregivers are invited to Trick-or-Treat in downtown Lafayette on Mt. Diablo Blvd. from Plaza Way to Dewing Ave, Lafayette Circle and in La Fiesta Square from 4:00-6:00pm on Friday, October 28. This event is free for everyone and recommended for children 9 and under."
  • Join your Walnut Creek neighbors for a week of environmental action. A series of events, including over 25 in-person or virtual sessions, will run from October 22 – 28 at their Sustainability Week. Learn more and register here.

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— Jeri Karges

About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...

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