Ellen Paradiso’s 4-season garden is a quiet and peaceful hide-away

Ellen Paradiso's blueberries were bought during a clearance sale at Park Greenhouse nursery in Ripon.

Drought helps net SSJID $4M so far in water sales

South San Joaquin Irrigation District has what much of California wants - water. Many urban water agencies and rural irrigation districts in the Golden State are clamoring for more water on the heels of this week's announcement that the Sierra snowpack is only at 17 percent of normal levels. The Sierra snowpack is essentially the state's largest water reservoir covering almost 40 percent of California's needs. "The phone has been ringing off the hook," noted ...

City, Manteca Garden Club plant 6 more trees by library

The number of trees in public places in Manteca grew by a half-dozen on Friday. At last count, there were approximately 17,000 of these city-maintained trees, said Park Operations Manager and city arborist Kevin Fant during the annual Arbor Day tree planting which took place at the Manteca Public Library Friday morning. It is for that reason the Family City has once again earned the title of Tree City USA for the 22nd year in ...

Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop schools set grad dates

By ROSE ALBANO RISSO The Bulletin These are hectic days for high school seniors, but exciting at the same time. Graduation is about a month away. And for many of the graduating seniors, this is also the time to get everything in order for that giant leap to the next chapter in their lives – to the college or university of their choice, whether it be the junior college in Stockton or Modesto, University of ...

Watusi: Rolling “O” Ranch’s latest exotic attraction

LATHROP – Award-winning Texas Longhorn "Big Red" has to share the limelight these days at the Rolling "O" Ranch on South Union Road.

MUSD provides free meals to 2,000 plus kids

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Valedictorian’s goal : Better prostheses for veterans

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