A Reliable
Voice in the
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Volume 6
Issue 17
July 8 - 14, 2009
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Neverland Ranch carnival ride featured at Alameda County Fair
“We’re too big for this!” But it didn’t matter. The three were having a great day at the fair and said it meant a lot to be able to experience one of the rides that was once housed at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. Butler Amusement, who provides the rides for the annual fair, offered free rides on the Balloon Samba through the July 4th weekend to support the memory of the music icon, who died unexpectedly June 25.
“It was real sad” to hear the news said the 35-year-old Pleasanton resident who grew up in what is now the Czech Republic, listening to Jackson and his brothers. “I feel sorry for his family.” When Diane Stell, 53, disembarked from the ride, she too reflected on the life of “The King of Pop.” |
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Poignant service says goodbye to M.J., the man
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Oakland/Alameda County Lee and LaHood tour Fruitvale Transit Village
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Bill Picket Invitational Rodeo to showcase cowboys, cowgirls of color
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Politics Big vote
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Business Passion, creativity
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Education Time for a timeout for California’s high school exit exam?
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Health California regulators warn of pot’s cancer capability
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Entertainment Bay Area group’s ‘do-wop’ gospel music captivates young followers
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Sports Cyclists of all ages compete in Oakland Grand Prix event
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As 20-year-old Ebony Stell sat with her mother and young daughter in the cramped “basket” of the Balloon Samba ride at the Alameda County Fair Saturday, she said what was evident to those watching from the grass.
As the Stell family of Oakland spun up, down and around in their turquoise, green and white balloon, Mark Danko and his wife and 9-month-old son stood near by, taking in a little piece of history.
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