Isleton News

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One of my favorite culinary mash-ups of recent years is the Vietnamese-Chinese-Cajun crawfish boil served with rice or garlic noodles.

No dues or fees. All are welcome. Kaiser Permanente Deer Valley, 4501 Sand Creek Road, Classroom 2-B, Antioch.

PLANNING COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED: During a series of votes with little disagreement this week, the City Council appointed four residents to the city's Planning Commission - current Commissioners Ed Diokno and A.J. Fardella and newcomers Larry Wirick, a self-employed tax consultant, and David Fogleman, a contractor.

An annual festival on the Delta that draws thousands of people during the Father's Day weekend is on hiatus.

A VOICE FOR HIGHER FEES: Higher community-college fees would hurt virtually nobody while helping the schools survive budget cuts, California's legislative analyst said Thursday.

Free movie in the park: Antioch will continue its monthly Second Saturday event series with a free showing of the G-rated, animated film "Kung Fu Panda" on Saturday.

The identity of this small Delta city can be summed up in the 30-foot painting of a crawdad on the side of restaurant Isleton Joe's that greets visitors upon arrival.

The Isleton police chief was fired Monday after three years on the job. Ronald Jole served as the chief for three years.

Father's Day weekend in Isleton will never be the same. The Crawdad Festival has been sold.

ISLETON, Calif. - The crawfish are getting a break this year. After more than two decades, the delta town of Isleton has canceled its annual Crawdad Festival, citing the recession.

What: The Isleton Brannan- Andrus Historical Society stages its annual white elephant sale.

Our continual practice of re-electing career politicians is insane. Anyone paying attention surely has noticed that the major political parties have only one overriding interest - to further their own political power.

The city of Isleton, which has been struggling for years to overcome close to $1 million in unpaid bills, was hit this week with a $100,000 judgment in a sexual-harassment and defamation lawsuit filed by a City Hall employee.

Barbara McClelland, 77, was alone for the first time after her husband, Doyle, died in August.

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The California Department of Transportation plans two days of one-way traffic control on the Isleton Bridge for temporary repair work.

The body of a 24-year-old Thornton man was pulled from a slough off Brannon Island Road in Isleton Friday evening, according to Sacramento County Coroner's officials.

Once on the brink of bankruptcy, the city announced a balanced budget that includes layoffs for two full-time and four part-time workers.

A local fire chief has been accused of driving drunk behind the wheel of an Isleton city fire vehicle, and despite the charges, is still on duty.