Muslims celebrate Festival of Sacrifice

The cultural impacts of this holiday weekend stretch far beyond the widespread American celebration of Thanksgiving.

1979: Manteca High band marches in Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day parade

Shoppers swarm over stores on Black Friday

Not even the cold was enough to keep people away from the Black Friday rush.

Home about to become legal house of worship

A residence at the southeast corner of Woodward Avenue and Airport Way is about to officially become a house of worship.

Live nativity at Calvary Christian Reformed

RIPON - The Christmas Story "The Living Nativity" is set for Thursday and Friday nights, Dec. 11-12, outside Ripon's Calvary Reformed Church at the corner of Second and Vera avenues.

Mantecan serving as Honduran vote observer

Mark Oliver has insured many things over his life – cars, houses, and businesses.

Quicki-Kleen teams up with customers and donates 100+ turkeys to 2nd Harvest

The white streamers hanging in the ceiling of Quicki-Kleen Car Wash's convenience store are not the expensive type. But for Francine Escobar, the owner of business on East Yosemite Avenue across from Lincoln Elementary School, each of the more than 100 pieces of white paper simply adorned with a black-and-white illustration of a turkey is priceless.

PG&E baseline going up

Struggling households are about to find their PG&E bills going up even higher on Jan. 1, 2010 after PG&E and their investor owned counterparts successfully secured legislation authorizing them to increase baseline rates.

Manteca miracle: Pregnant mother contracts leukemia, delivers healthy baby

Alexandra Faith Gomes is living proof miracles do happen.

THE LURE OF SANTA

For over two weeks, Santa's Wonderland has been up and operating at the Bass Pro Shops in Manteca.

Online problem reporting helps speed up city response time

Seven street lights were out for as long as six months on the southern end of Spreckels Avenue.

It was a day of thanks for Manteca families

Shawn Jackson knows that he has a lot to be thankful for.

Eggstravaganza set for Dec. 6 to help feed struggling families

St. Vincent De Paul Society presents the Christmas Omelet Eggstravaganza, Sunday, Dec. 6, 8 a.m. to noon at St. Anthony's gymnasium. Tickets are $7 for adults, children 10 & under, $3.

Soroptimists gear up for 30th annual Holiday Affair

The biggest holiday party in Manteca is being planned by Manteca Soroptimists for their upcoming 30th Annual Holiday Affair.

ODDS & ENDS

Farmers say Obama plan won’t help deal with drought

LOS BANOS (AP) - Farmers in California's drought-stricken Central Valley said the financial assistance President Barack Obama delivered on his visit Friday does not get to the heart of California's long-term water problems.

Nurses, seniors picket Manteca Kaiser hospital

Kaiser Don't Break Our Hearts.