ODDS & ENDS

Blaze causes $400K in damages

It was a fire that destroyed everything in the Yorktown Lane home of Carlos and Helen Gonzales Tuesday morning and the family that lost it all were quick to praise the action of the Manteca Fire Department and their neighbors.

Turkeys R Us $16,900 short to help needy at Thanksgiving

There's just one frozen turkey in the freezer at the Second Harvest Food Bank that has been dropped off so far to help provide the main course this Thanksgiving for 1,300 struggling families in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop.

Dinner benefit Friday for Sequoia teacher

Connie McCormick is a fighter.

A medicinal pot dispensary in Manteca?

Richard Norris wants the City Council to allow a non-profit medicinal dispensary and a cannabis nursery in Manteca.

Kids’ book author at Ripon Library

RIPON - Ripon business woman Helen Catano has arranged for New Jersey children's author Andi Green to come to the Ripon Library Monday on a book signing tour spanning the East and West coasts.

COMMUNITY CHOIR PRACTICE

The Manteca Community Choir will rehearse for this year's Christmas cantata every Sunday evening in November at 7 p.m. at the Manteca Presbyterian Church on North and Main. Adults, teenagers and children are invited to participate in this cantata. "Christmas Fantasia" will be performed on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. Contact Anne Talcott at 823-0054 for more information.

Elder Heinze going on 2-year Chile mission

Daniel Heinze, a 2008 Sierra High graduate, will enter the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Mission Training Center in Provo, Utah on Nov. 18 to begin preparations for a 2-year mission to the Chile Concepcion South Mission.

Scouting for food takes place Nov. 21

Scouting for food is a national canned food drive put on by the Boy Scouts of America.

Veterans Day at Library Park

Manteca's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6311 and American Legion Post 249 are holding a Veterans Day ceremony at Library Park on Wednesday, Nov. 11, starting at 11 a.m.

Neon Ink in free concert at Main Street Café Friday night

A new upcoming R&B Pop band will be performing a free show this Friday, Nov. 6, at Main Street Café at 7 p.m.

IN UNIFORM

Christ is a verb for Calvary youth

Christ is a verb and not a noun.

Kirk Waters takes oath as Manteca fire chief

Kirk Waters is officially Manteca's permanent fire chief.

Lathrop council may change meetings

LATHROP – When Jose D. Hernandez served on the Lathrop City Council two mayors ago, he lost a number of hours at work and, on a few occasions, arrived late at the meeting. Sometimes, he did not even have time to grab something for dinner while dashing off from work to the 7 o'clock council meeting at City Hall.

Book fair, student- faculty volleyball set for St. Anthony’s

Catholic schools are not just educational institutions, said Mary Lou Hoffman, principal of St. Anthony of Padua School in Manteca.

Smile! You’re on police body cam

Police dashboard cams have captured everything from the comically intoxicated to the frighteningly violent.

FOCUSING ON CHANGE

Horst Bauer doesn't claim to have all the answers when it comes to global issues or even those close to home.

Jobs trump housing in Austin plans

Jobs and not houses will drive the development of the 1,049-acre Austin Road Business Park.

Sierra High grad screens newest film in Manteca

Hollywood is coming to Manteca.

Fourth year of drought likely

History isn't on the side of farmers and cities that rely on the Stanislaus River watershed for water.

JOYOUS SOUNDS

Editor's note: The Bulletin will occasionally catch up with people that were once high profile in the community to see what they are doing now.

Drought means early fire season

The last thing that the Lathrop-Manteca Fire District is supposed to be thinking about in January is how best to fight grass fires.

Lathrop needs to cut water use by 15%

LATHROP – Reservoirs are drying up. Mountains are bare. And experts are worried that the beautiful weather that has kept winter balmy and comfortable will soon lead to a crisis in California.

Troop 423 trio earns Eagle Scout honors

Manteca Scout Troop 423 members Brandon Rogers, Thomas Trzcinski and Connor Schmitz were awarded the rank of Eagle at a recent Court of Honor.

Input sought from World War II veterans

Manteca's tribute to "The Greatest Generation" is up next on the to-do list of civic murals.

Rainless January likely

The unthinkable is nine days away from happening.

FLAMES ENGULF RV

Fire completely engulfed a 35-foot-long motor coach Tuesday afternoon on northbound Interstate 5.

Old fire house may soon be home for VFW

The Manteca VFW Jimmy Connors Post 6311 may soon have a new home.

Specialists say allergy season has come early

Meteorologists, farmers and skiers aren't the only ones praying for wet weather.