Scottie DeBrouwer knew that he had a golden opportunity in front of him as he stepped into the batter's box.
It's been more than a decade since Brenda Pine and her husband Dennis opened a '50s theme car hop on Tracy's 11th Street corridor – just a stone's throw away from Tracy High School.
The distinct talents of two Manteca performers – one relatively new to the music scene and another that has built up a following who her piano-driven vocals – will be showcased tonight at Modesto's J Street Café.
Daisy Scott has been playing bridge for more than six decades. Sue Hinricks says that she would actually cut class in college in order to play the game with her friends. And by keeping everyone in stitches, Morrie Donahue injects a little bit of fresh air into a game that can be both competitive and strategic. They're just part of the group of routine bridge players that assembles three days a week at the Manteca ...
There's no timetable set for when a proposed 156.8-acre housing project that could add another 560 homes to Manteca will come back before the planning commission.
RIPON – As many as 122 Ripon Unified students between fourth and seventh grades might end up finding themselves at another school next year.
RIPON – On top of losing five teachers for the next school year due to retirement, Ripon Unified might also end up laying off 28 employees and reducing the hours of 44 others.
When Sierra High School theater teacher Sarah Frase was thinking of a spring musical, she knew that the one that was selected was going to be different right off the bat.
Having parents that were almost twice as old as those of her friends never bothered Dorothy Mulvihill.
It'll now be up to the Manteca City Council to determine whether they'll fork over the nearly $100,000 needed to fund a dog park that some Manteca residents are staunchly advocating.
Leonard Rosas couldn't have been happier as he watched his son scurry around the grounds at The Commons at Union Ranch Friday morning.
Faith Johnson might have been wearing the most fashionable belt in town. As one of the dozens of kids who turned out for Python Ron's Reptile Kingdom presentation Wednesday at the Manteca Public Library, Johnson showed no fear as she stepped up onto a footstool and prepared herself to have a boa constrictor placed around her waist as she modeled off the new trend with a smile. And while Python Ron's presentation has become an ...
RIPON – When the revenue totals rolled in at the end of last month, Ripon City Administrator Leon Compton was expecting to see several hundred thousand dollars.
Warm weather only helped make the crowd of festival-goers at the 13th annual Crossroads of Manteca Street Fair grow even larger on Saturday.
They say that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. And that's never been more true than when it comes to your heart. Over the course of the next several weeks, the Manteca Coronary Health Improvement Project – or Manteca CHIP – will be holding a series of information meetings to help introduce residents to the five-week video seminar hosted by Dr. Hans Diehl that is designed to help people change their ...
Manuel Cardenas didn't think that he was ever going to graduate high school.
LATHROP – And I wondered why people don't trust the government.
LATHROP - It's been a few years since the City of Lathrop financed its way into an additional allotment from the South San Joaquin Irrigation District's surface water treatment plant.
It takes work to apply for college scholarships.
Efren Juarez had a good thing going with his business that hosted poster tournaments for non-profit organizations.
LATHROP – Bicycle safety is no laughing matter.
LATHROP – Steven Gascon doesn't mind the fact that the City of Lathrop shelled out $4,000 to rent the space in the Target parking lot for a weekend carnival.
WATERFORD – Rebekah DelSanto did what she had to do in the best interest of her daughter.
If Christina Thurner had her druthers, she'd spend every waking minute with her baby boy.
Jessica Becker knows what it's like to be there when her daughter wakes up every morning and when she goes to bed every night – relishing in the bundle of joy and energy that 4-year-old Lauren brings to her family.
When William Hollingsworth gets together with his friends, they do the same things normal high school kids do.
LATHROP – A few months ago it was unofficially known as the "teen center."
FRENCH CAMP – It's a funny thing, this horse racing business.
LATHROP – Moving his company to Lathrop was almost a no-brainer for Joe Antonini.