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Calla High starts flurry of graduations
Graduation season officially kicks off this Friday. The "Pomp and Circumstance" – the traditional tune played at commencement exercises – begins at 6:15 p.m. for Calla High students receiving their diplomas. The special event will be held at the First Assembly of God Church, 486 Button Ave. Graduation candidates at Weston Ranch's New Vision Educational Center (the ceremony there will be held in the on-campus multi-purpose facility) and Lindbergh Educational Center (Calvary Community Church, 815 ...
CTA honors Give Every Child a Chance program
Give Every Child a Chance – the Raymus founded tutoring group – has been honored by the California Teachers Association (CTA) with its "Golden Bell" award for excellence.
Spreckels/Yosemite count up 17.5%
Traffic counts have skyrocketed 17.5 percent in the past year at the Spreckels/Cottage/Yosemite avenues intersection.
USO show, Memorial Day program, fireworks today at Woodward
An aircraft flyover, a 21-gun Howitzer salute, and aerial fireworks are the flashy aspects of today's Memorial Day Weekend ceremonies at Woodward Park.
Manteca event honors Navajo code talker
Throughout the early part of his life, Keith Little had people telling him about how his ways were uncivilized, and that his tradition and his people were savage.
Council waives fees to keep farmers market at Library Park
A Manteca tradition won't become a victim of the budget crisis. The Manteca City Council last week nixed plans to recover costs incurred for the use of Library Park for the summer farmers market. That effectively saves the Manteca Convention & Visitors Bureau about $1,000 on the popular activity that they barely break even on each year. Had the council not waived the fees, the CVB was prepared to move the farmers market elsewhere on ...
NOT FORGOTTEN: REMEMBERING OUR HEROES
The first presentation of Saturday's "Not Forgotten" was standing room only at "The Place of Refuge" on Button Avenue that was part of the four-day scheduled of Memorial Day Weekend events.
Miss Pumpkin Fair & Mom ‘reaching for the stars’ to find a cure for MS
Imagine experiencing daily fatigue, loss of balance and difficulty walking. Some of the simplest daily tasks such as walking, yard work and shopping become difficult for a person with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Medal of Honor recipient Sammy Davis meets one of the men he saved
Sammy L. Davis knew that he had to do something when he heard crying across the river – despite the fact that he himself had been injured from a North Vietnamese recoilless rifle round that took out the howitzer his squad was operating.
Battle of Bulge survivor in Manteca Sunday
Earl Watson didn't know when he enlisted in the armed forced that he'd be taking part in one of the bloodiest battles in the history of modern warfare.
Fireworks, USO Show Sunday at Woodward Park
Fireworks lighting up the sky over Woodward Park Sunday at 8:45 p.m. will celebrate the safe return of those who have served America fighting the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Buy land for $9.9M & get home free
It is the ultimate Manteca estate. Pay $9.9 million for the Sedan Estate just over a half miles southeast of Woodward Park that features three parcels with a combined 184 acres with 147 of those acres planted with producing Chardonnay grapes and the seller will throw in the 30,000 square foot house for free. That's not a joke, either. The land itself represents the largest chunk of available property contiguous to Manteca as future residential ...
Homes sell every 6.3 hours
A home is now closing escrow every 6.3 hours in Manteca. It is a pace unparalleled in Manteca since the mid-1980s when a torrent of buyers flooded over the Almont Pass to snap up affordable homes – at least based on Bay Area prices – in new neighborhoods along Union Road such as the Mayors Park, St. Francis, and Greystone neighborhoods. It also is close to the buying activity in 1989-1990 that was fueled primarily ...
Shasta Park Playground dedicated in Rocha’s honor
It's been almost 20 years since the residents around Shasta Park first met with city officials about the open space at the center of the neighborhood.
Free fireworks over Woodward Park on Sunday
Large crowds expected for Sunday's regional Memorial Day Weekend celebration "One Nation under God" at Woodward Park – plus the noise caused by cannons shooting blanks and aerial fireworks – are prompting organizers and Manteca Police to offer advice to attendees and neighbors to help make the event go as smoothly as possible.
Articles by Section - NEWS
Manteca’s $400,000 crash
The newest fire engine in the City of Manteca's fleet and a 1998 Buick Park Avenue met each other in a slow speed head-on collision at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on West Yosemite Avenue injuring the sedan's two front seat occupants along with a back seat passenger and three firefighters.
BOOKS & COOKING
Keith Breedlove knows his way around a kitchen.
State rules force higher speed limits
Manteca leaders hinted they might resort to roundabouts and other traffic calming devices on Cottage Avenue and Crom Street after increasing speed limits on those streets to conform to state mandated rules involving issuing tickets using radar.
Former Miss Pumpkin is zombie on Mythbusters
Manteca's Miss Pumpkin 2012 Jessica Ray has a new role – a zombie volunteer on Discovery Channel's hit show, Mythbusters.
Stadium merchants aid young cancer patient
Friends in need are friends indeed. The family of nine-year-old Destiny Herrera, who is bravely battling osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, is finding the truth of that adage.
Pumpkin found by golf course sign
The Manteca Bulletin pumpkin hunt rewarded two Doctors Hospital nurses when they stopped for coffee at the I-Hop Restaurant on Yosemite Avenue at 4 a.m. Saturday after they had finished their shifts.
Will bike paths cross 120 Bypass?
Ten years ago Manteca's elected leaders saw the need to create safe bike friendly routes across the 120 Bypass.
Realignment deals with 40,000 convicted felons
It sounded like a decent deal.
Mantecan writes his first book in a promised series
Rick Walston has just published his first sci-fi, mini-novel he has entitled, "A Power Beyond Heaven" with some 300 pages.
Wider bridge for Union Road
The Manteca Redevelopment Agency is dead.
Redrawn MUSD trustee map an expensive deal
The newly drawn Manteca Unified trustee map which brings to seven – up from the current five – areas represented by the elected members of the Board of Trustees was approved Tuesday by a majority vote of 4-3.
DON’T CLOSE HOSPITAL
A grass-root effort to prevent Kaiser Permanente from continuing to eliminate services and possibly save the Manteca hospital from closing its doors appears to be gaining support.
Ripon leaders seek input on bus expansion
The Blossom Express is expected to feature some new and improved transit service come Nov. 5.
Sequoia parents learn how to read with their kids
Since its inception three years ago, Roselia Aguilar has attended every Family Reading Night function at Sequoia School.
Ex-Ripon High teacher appearing at Bookfest
Paula Treick DeBoard knows writing.
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