Fourth of July Hometown Parade Returning To Main Street
The Martinez Fourth of July Hometown Parade and related Independence Day activities will mark the nation’s birthday.
Roxx on Main, 627 Main St., is sponsoring the pancake breakfast that starts at 8 a.m.
The flag raising ceremony at Veterans Memorial Building, 930 Ward St., will be at 8:30 a.m. and the Hometown Parade will start at 10 a.m.
More than 40 entries are expected to participate in the parade, which starts at Court and Main streets and ends at Alhambra Avenue.
Those wanting to enter the parade may call Main Street Martinez, 925-228-3577, or email director@mainstreetmartinez.org.
Chamber Board Meets Today
The Martinez Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet at noon today in the Martinez Unified School District building, 921 Susana St.
Poker Game To Help Adoptable Pets
The Martinez Rotary Poker For Pets Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament will take place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at 1304 Roman Way. Advance tickets are $60 and admission at the door is $75.
The event will benefit the Contra Costa County Animal Services.
Those interested may visit the web page martinezrotary.org to register.
New ticket prices for Clippers games
Clippers baseball are home Wednesday, June 26 vs. Pittsburg
Adult (13 & Up) $12
Child (3-12) $5
Senior (65+ and Veterans) $10
Infants (0-2) Free
Group Rate (10 or more) $8
Tickets for all remaining home games can be purchased at thewebsite at mtzclippers.com.
NOTE: There are per-ticket fees for all tickets purchased on line, which can be viewed on the Eventbrite site.
Business News Welcome At The Martinez News-Gazette
The Martinez News-Gazette’s weekly Martinez Business Beat column is an opportunity for local businesses and companies to tell our readers about business-oriented news, such as moves, grand openings, awards, promotion of employees, staff changes and changes in goods and services.
Submissions will be edited for length and content. Please include who, what, when, where, why and how, preferably in the body of an email; and please provide contact information.
The deadline is 3 p.m. Friday for news items to appear in the following Wednesday edition. Please e-mail news releases and accompanying high-resolution photographs and logos to martinezgazettereporter@gmail.com and put “Attn: Business Beat” in the subject line along with the name of your business.
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