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He’s happy to have even a hot job
Most people who work outdoors in the summer will find just about every way possible to escape the punishing rays of the sun.
ODDS & ENDS
Junior leadership is free to teens Teens have a chance to learn a lot about the community as well as develop leadership skills at no cost as part of the Manteca Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership Program. The program involves once-a-month programs them an up close look at how the community operates. The orientation will take place Saturday, Sept. 26. Team building exercises will take place at Venture Academy. Other monthly programs include military ...
FESM celebrates another successful year
Carlos Gaspar had a lot to smile about on Sunday afternoon. As the President of the Festa de Espiritu de Santa Manteca he had already successfully gone over the books of the Portuguese organization that has been operating since 1932 – a tradition known as "contas" that draws hundreds for the after festa party that is strikingly similar to the annual festa and the celebration of the Holy Ghost that the organization is famous for. ...
ODDS & ENDS
31st annual Ag Tour this Friday Join the Manteca Convention and Visitors Bureau for the 31st Annual Ag Tour for 2009 this Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This year they will be visiting Quaresma Farms Dairy located in south Manteca, the King of Windmills located in Stockton, The Fruit Bowl for shopping and lunch, The Port of Stockton and ending up at Delicato Family Vineyards for wine tasting. Tickets are available ...
Young musicians jam in front of nearly 1,000 fans
MODESTO – In the catacombs behind the stage at the Modesto Center Plaza, Alex Orr and Ben Alfter made sure that their instruments were tuned and ready.
READY TO ROLL?
Manteca may pay Anderson 209 BMX Race Team $7,500 for the first year to maintain the city's new yet-to-open BMX track.
Brown hired as MUSD fiscal services director
Virginia Brown was named director of fiscal services for Manteca Unified. Her appointment was announced at last Tuesday's school board meeting following closed session. She earned her degree in Business Administration (accounting) in 1992 from Sacramento State University. In 2008, Brown attended the University of Southern California's Rossier School, and now holds a certificate in School Business Management. She began her career as an accountant in 1993, and established herself as a senior consultant, controller, ...
Last dance for Club Leon?
Sixty days ago Manteca civic leaders agreed to give Club Leon's new owner time to correct a long list of problems and concerns.
St. Anthony’s harvest fete: Family fun, food & games
Manteca's longest-running annual weekend event is again offering a slew of attractions for the entire family.
Lathrop stages first 24 Hour Relay for Life
LATHROP – The youngest Lathrop Relay for Life participant could not even walk. After all, he was just 10 months old.
Got it in you to make best scarecrow in Manteca?
Think you've got the right stuff to make the best scarecrow in Manteca? The Sunrise Kiwanis will give you a chance to find out as they are sponsoring the "Build a Scarecrow" contest to mark the 25th edition of the Manteca Pumpkin Fair. The Pumpkin Fair takes place Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4, in downtown Manteca. The contest is open to children ages 5 to 18 who attend school in Manteca. They are ...
Poker run benefits children’s home
It was an excited "Hi-5" for a wide-eyed Stockton police officer who won the Doctors Hospital charity poker run Saturday morning – a $200 surprise.
Extra hot time helps 2nd Harvest Food Bank
If you think Saturday's 104 degrees was hot, think again. The real heat was inside the Manteca Senior Center where culinary temperatures, along with a huge throng of chili fans, all conspired to rival Mother Nature's summer sizzle. The 30 palate-pleasing, mouth-watering and tear-jerking chili concoctions were the afternoon's major attraction. And it was all for a good cause, with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Manteca as the beneficiary of the day's financial haul. ...
CORRECTION
In Saturday's front page story "City asks police: Give up raises for 2 years, forgo uniform allowances & pay more PERS" it was incorrectly stated that officers are being asked to "pay 5% percent more to their Public Employees Retirements System that would kick their contribution from $260 to $445". The 5 percent more in PERS payments raises an officer's contribution an additional $260 to $445 on top of the 9% ($468 to $802) that ...
LATHROP HARVEST FESTIVAL
The first day of the annual harvest festival at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church took place on Saturday on Cambridge Drive in Lathrop. Mexican food, games for the entire family and other attractions continue today on the church grounds.
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Ventura mulls ban on fixed-gear bicycles
VENTURA (AP) - Ventura County is mulling a ban on fixed-gear bicycles on park trails after a hit-and-run accident that left a rider with severe injuries.
PG&E may spend $12B to modify Diablo Canyon plant cooling system
SAN LUIS OBISPO (AP) - California officials and the operator of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant are mulling whether the plant will spend up to $12 billion to redesign its cooling system, blamed for sucking in fish larvae and disrupting the marine ecosystem.
Access to assisted care records difficult
CASTRO VALLEY (AP) - Despite a California law requiring assisted-care facility licensing reports to be easily viewable to the public, access to important background information on the facilities can be difficult to find, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Ex-Bell city manager to keep retirement funds
BELL, Calif. (AP) - Former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo will be able to keep his retirement account and pension despite pleading no contest to corruption charges associated with granting himself a huge salary and generous benefits.
‘Zombies’ some 1,000 strong swarm Tokyo Tower in Halloween stunt
TOKYO (AP) - A zombie swarm in Tokyo? Why not, it's Halloween.
‘Zombies’ some 1,000 strong swarm Tokyo Tower in Halloween stunt
TOKYO (AP) - A zombie swarm in Tokyo? Why not, it's Halloween.
‘Zombies’ some 1,000 strong swarm Tokyo Tower in Halloween stunt
TOKYO (AP) - A zombie swarm in Tokyo? Why not, it's Halloween.
RDA holdings: $3.15M loss?
Four properties bought with Manteca Redevelopment Agency funds -including a 3.1-acre high-profile commercial parcel at Airport Way and Daniels Street - are destined to go on the auction block in 2014.
KEEPING THE FAITH
Nestled in the heart of downtown Ripon is the historic 129-year-old Ripon Free Methodist Church built completely out of redwood thus keeping it free of termites all those years.
Reptile group donates to Manteca Animal Shelter
Edgar Ortega is a reptile guy.
50 Manteca seniors plan to protest in Oakland
Fifty Manteca area seniors are traveling Monday to Kaiser's headquarters in downtown Oakland to protest the corporation's withdrawal of vital services at Kaiser Hospital in Manteca.
Lathrop may boast 1st public Parkour course
LATHROP – In the opening scene of Casino Royale, James Bond leaps from beam to beam, climbs wires and runs up cranes.
Three vie for position on Parks & Rec board
A fire captain, a criminal justice student, and a cell firm director are all vying for an appointment to the Manteca Parks and Recreation Commission.
State fines Lathrop glass plant $20OK for hazardous waste issues
LATHROP – Pilkington North America, Inc., a company that manufactures float glass used by architectural and automotive markets will pay more than $200,000 to settle violations of hazardous waste laws, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has announced.
Drummer won’t let brain tumor derail his worship team commitment
Ronnie LeMay has been a drummer for the Christian Worship Center's band for seven years. He plays the drums on Sunday and at the mid-week service. And he never fails to join the worship team once a week for practice.
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