Odds & Ends

Library hosts

Garden Club meets Monday

The Manteca Garden Club welcomes garden enthusiasts in the Central Valley to attend their next meeting on Monday, Jan, 18 at 12:30 p.m. at the McFall Room of the Manteca Public Library to hear Diana Montgomery, speak on "Four Seasons of Color" for your garden.

$3,000 for Ripon Unified libraries

RIPON - A monetary gift of some $3,000 was spread among the libraries within the Ripon Unified School District by a partnership of the Ripon Soroptimist Club and the Friends of the Ripon Memorial Library.

300% increase in dog license?

It may soon cost $20 a year – or four times the current $5 fee – to license a spayed or neutered dog in Manteca.

Manteca reserve firefighters may take 56% pay cut

Manteca's reserve firefighters may soon work for 56 percent less pay.

Rain forecast cancels flags honoring MLK Day

Flags will not be put out by the Manteca Chamber of Commerce as scheduled for Martin Luther King Day due to the forecast for inclement weather Monday.

City may cover utility fees for Boys & Girls

Excess interest in the municipal enterprise accounts involving water, sewer, and solid waste may be used to cover city utility fees for the Manteca Boys & Girls Club.

Bob Piccinini strolls down memory lane

One can always go home again, contrary to Thomas Wolfe's classic novel.

Humane Society orientation

The Delta Humane Society's no-kill animal shelter is holding a volunteer orientation on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Shelter on 4590 N. Highway 99 in Stockton.

ODDS & ENDS

Letters to grandchildren class at museum

What would you ask your grandmother if she were still alive? Did you really know that much about her? What do your grandchidren know about you?

Robert Burns dinner Jan. 30 celebrates Scottish heritage

MODESTO - The Modesto St. Andrews Society, established to promote Scottish Heritage, will hold a dinner on Saturday, Jan. 30, to honor Robert Burns, Scotland's most famous poet and bard.

City dodges garbage rate hike

A pre-emptive move to cut labor costs in the city's enterprise operations – sewer, water, garbage, and the golf course – is helping Manteca avoid rate increases induced by The Great Recession that other cities are now pondering.

Joe Rosa now angling for biggest catch

Joe Rosa did not have to invent a tall fish tale when he came home from his deep-sea fishing adventure last weekend.

Queen hopefuls praise Boy Scouts

RIPON – The six Ripon Almond Blossom Queen hopefuls have officially hit the ground running.

Manteca may add one police officer, one firefighter

Manteca may expand its public safety force by one police officer and one firefighter during the fiscal year starting July 1.

Non-profit groups get bucks for small bangs

They get the best buck for every small bang they can sell.

Attorneys utilize Google Earth in search for ADA parking lot issues

The top 10 items in demand letters and claims for businesses to watch out for in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that some attorneys are eyeing in their check list for civil suits have been issued by the California Commission on Disability Access.

Cox appears in Las Vegas courtroom

Manteca pastor Robert Cox has maintained his innocence in the murder case of 55-year-old Link Ellingson from the start.

Illegal fireworks already going off

The BOOM! and POW! that pierce the still of the evening, rattling windows and triggering a chorus of howls and car alarms, signal not the start of summer but the fireworks season.

SERIOUS FUN

The Friday Unity Night in the Neighborhood (FUN) Club is again providing the youth with a safe haven on Friday nights this summer.

LAFCo wants decision by end of year

STOCKTON – The fate of a plan to lower electrical rates by 15 percent in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon may be known by year's end.

Three Rivers staging 4th of July Powwow

The youth will be the central focus of the 37th annual Three Rivers Indian Lodge 4th of July Powwow.

Strummin’ Wonders of Woodbridge entertain at St. Anthony’s senior lunch

The Feast of St. Anthony's luncheon for seniors Thursday had a patriotic flavor.

INDEPENDENCE PARADE

The Sunrise Kiwanis want to make sure everyone that wants to celebrate the Fourth of July by participating in the traditional parade down Main Street in Manteca will be able to do so.

ADA ANXIETY

Livelihoods and countless jobs are on the line.

Provisional ballots may change primary leaders

Provisional ballots cast in the June 3 primary elections may still change the final election returns for four supervisorial candidates in San Joaquin County.

Three designs compete for WWII mural

The building is almost completely bombed out.

How Ripon, Manteca pay for aerial fireworks

How much does a city fork out for a dazzling Fourth of July fireworks aerial show?

ADA lawsuit shut down On Lock Sam

The Barnwood isn't the only restaurant in San Joaquin County that was knocked to the canvas because of an American with Disabilities (ADA) lawsuit.