Each year, the Sierra High Athletic Boosters conduct two major fundraisers. The second of the two is the Wine Social planned for Saturday at Delicato Winery, 12001 S. Highway 99, from 6 to 8 p.m. A dinner dance was held in the fall. The Delicato Wine Social is open to those 21 and older. Cost is $15 per person and includes finger foods, drinks, silent auction, drawing of prizes, and, of course, wine tasting. "Every ...
Jacquelyn Matthews drew inspiration from her family for her self-portrait piece made up of off-balanced books.
The performance of 'Ragtime: The Musical' at the Mulvihill Theatre was a fitting conclusion to Day of the Arts at Manteca High on Thursday.
Stephanie Hobbs would be thrilled to have new neighbors. As president of the Ripon Community Athletic Foundation, she supports what could be the future home for the Knights' football and soccer programs. The proposed 1,500-seat Ripon Christian Athletic Complex received approval Tuesday by Ripon Planning Commission. There is no time line as of yet but RC officials can soon plan on doing some fundraising. "I'm wholeheartedly excited about Ripon Christian's plans for their beautiful new ...
Several years ago, students in Sam Dolson's Architectural Design displayed plans to revamp the Dawson Center.
Eddie Erdelatz left Tuesday's Ripon Planning Commission with conceptual drawings of the Ripon Christian Athletic Complex.
The Ripon Planning Commission will look at a major site review tonight from Ripon Christian High School regarding a request to modify the existing sports complex.
When Don Ogden first step foot inside the local California Connections Academy, he was met with an empty office space with no teachers.
Ripon Unified is looking to remodel Weston School thanks to a voter-approved bond measure. Preliminary plans call for reconfiguring the existing multi-purpose building – this facility is to be "repurposed" to accommodate the new library, speech classes, Title 1 classes, and a Learning Center / Resource Specialist Program – and constructing a gym with 4,200-square-foot of floor space. Permanent classrooms will replace the aging portables, with each room at 1,000 square feet and shared space ...
Band students from the Reynolds Secondary School in Canada can thank social media for Thursday's hookup in Manteca.
City Administrator Leon Compton is heading towards retirement. Kevin Werner – he's the city engineer doubling as the deputy city administrator for the City of Ripon – is the strong favorite for the position. The Ripon City Council, meanwhile, is looking into the ordinance involving the position that's stood for 60 years. As it stands, it takes a 3-2 vote from elected leaders to hire a City Administrator but a 4-1 vote to remove that ...
April is sexual assault awareness month. At Tuesday's Ripon City Council meeting, Raman Dhindsa of the Women's Center Youth and Family Services encouraged every person in town to end sexual violence and support survivors by providing prevention education regarding sexual assault issues. She's the FOCUS program manager for the Women's Center of San Joaquin based in Stockton. Elected leaders supported the cause with a proclamation. "The Women's Center has set an important example of how ...
The new National Collegiate Athletic Association gym at the San Joaquin County Office of Education's Excel Academy on Arch Road north of Manteca had plenty of local ties.
This year's 'Color the Skies' will be an abbreviated version. In this case, no hot air balloons, sky divers, or vendors, but rather running events followed by a kite show at Mistlin Sports Park on Aug. 31. Jessica Coleman promises the hot air balloons will be back for 2014. At Tuesday's Ripon City Council meeting, she listed the current construction of the softball fields at Mistlin as one reason for the change. "We didn't want ...
Leo Matthews was taken out of St. Anthony of Padua Church, his 'lifeless body' hoisted by classmates during a re-enactment of the crucifixion scene on this Good Friday.
Manteca's Austin Road Business Park that includes housing for 10,200 people has both the City of Ripon and the Ripon Unified School District concerned.
George Cross was the first to cross the finish line in the inaugural running of the half-marathon event at Rina's Run on May 10.
Not too long ago, Katie Donoho ran her first-ever half marathon.
The Austin Road Business Park is a planned 1,049-acre development located just outside of Ripon along Highway 99.
MURPHYS - Part of the history of wine country in the Sierra Foothills can be traced back to 1948.
The past few weeks of school have been a whirlwind for Taylor Vos.
Being fluent in two languages has its advantages.
OAKDALE – Nick and Alan Berg are part of the dedicated staff at Steves Chevrolet Buick. Their connections go beyond the job. Nick and Alan are also closed-knit brothers. "We get along so well that if we didn't work together we probably would see each other," Nick Berg said Wednesday at the Oakdale dealership located at 1285 East F St. Alan Berg is the fleet manager there. He has 23 years experience on that very ...
What if you could create your own holiday? What would it be?
LODI – Jake Corn had confidence in his fastball.
Don't look for Ripon High to have mandatory drug testing just yet.
LODI – The Ripon Christian Knights used their 12-day layoff to get back to the fundamentals.
Dante Alvarez is anxious to start his new job.
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