Gang seminar for families Thursday night

A special gang seminar is being offered to church members and other Manteca families Thursday night at the Fellowship Baptist Church at 1130 Pine Street.

ODDS & ENDS

99 widening may start in 2012

A wider Highway 99 plus a modern interchange to serve northeast Manteca will mean the loss of property for a number of people including Center Appliance, a Valero gas station, a small business center, a modular home lot, and a few homes.

Lathrop may pursue sales tax for police

LATHROP – Manteca did it in 2007, Stockton in 2005, and Ceres just last year. This year, it was Galt.

City Hall closed for six days in row

If you have business at city hall that's pressing, you'd better take care of it by this Thursday.

Firefighters collect 5,000 pounds of food for needy

Manteca firefighters delivered some 5,000 pounds of holiday foodstuffs – twice of what they collected last year – to the Second Harvest Food Bank Monday afternoon.

MESSIAH REHEARSHAL

Preparing for a Ripon tradition every Sunday this month are singers with the Ripon Oratorio Society who'll celebrate the season with the 64th presentation of Handel's "Messiah" On Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. at the Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, Fourth and Orange streets.

Student mural contest offers winner $250

The Manteca Mural Society is hosting its very first Student Mural Contest where a student or group of students who attend or live within Manteca Unified School District boundaries has/have an opportunity to paint a mural on a building located in Manteca. Contestants must submit a mural design to the Manteca Mural Society by Dec. 1.

Code 3 for a Cure takes place Friday at Ripon’s fire station

RIPON - A fire engine manned by a crew of cancer surviving firefighters is sweeping across the U.S. with their message of awareness and early diagnosis targeted at other fire service personnel. Fire Chief Dennis Bitters is hosting that crew Friday morning at 9 a.m. in front of Station One.

University of Pacific history book project for Gilbertson

STOCKTON - Phil Gilberston, provost at University of the Pacific, has been selected to write a book on the history of the University, it was announced this week. Gilbertson's book will focus mostly on the past 40 years of Pacific's history but will include a narrative of the first 120 years.

Soprano Alex Magaro in concert Nov. 21 as part of Manteca Kindred Arts series

The Manteca Kindred Arts Concert Association will present the second concert on its 23rd anniversary season with dramatic soprano Alexis Magaró on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Powers Avenue and North Street.

Adequate water for 5,669 more homes

Manteca has adequate water to accommodate two projects south of the Highway 120 Bypass that will add 5,669 more housing units or about 19,840 more residents at build out.

APPRECIATION RECEPTION

The Manteca Historical Society conducted an appreciation reception for those who either helped with or donated to the recent renovation of the museum's exterior.

Police chiefs past & present agree: Boys & Girls helps reduce city crime

It's been 30 years since the Boys & Girls Club got its start.

15 cars towed from DUI checkpoint

Four officers, one supervisor and cadets from the Manteca Police Explorers conducted a busy DUI check point Saturday night on Yosemite Avenue just east of Powers Avenue from 7 p.m. until midnight.

Crash Closes Lathrop Road

An early morning crash between a motorcycle and another vehicle has closed the roadways to through traffic while deputies are investigating the cause of the crash. Sheriff's spokesman Les Garcia said the roads would be closed for at least three hours.

Fire Engulfs Mobile Home

Fire completely engulfed a mobile home shortly before 4 a.m. Friday morning in the Almond Blossom Mobile Home Park at 1901 E. Yosemite Avenue sending an elderly woman to the U.C. Davis Burn Unit by helicopter air ambulance.

TAKING SHAPE

The burnt orange seats - once trendy in the early 1980s when the Manteca Civic Center was built - are gone.

Manteca eyes possible water use restrictions

The top brass at Manteca's City Hall are taking a wait and see attitude about the drought – but they aren't planning to wait too long.

Manteca Relay for Life off & running

It takes a lot to put together a fundraiser that pulls in nearly $100,000.

Manteca group picked for Battle of Bands

Sometimes just getting your foot in the door is half the battle.

Idling police cars keep public safe

You've all seen them.

HEARTS & HANDS

Dee Gotelli and Elaine Williams have been hard at work tying up the loose ends for Saturday's Hearts and Hands Bingo Night at the Manteca Senior Center.

Manteca folks hungry to spend again

Manteca consumers have gotten their appetite back.

Lathrop Police earn traffic safety kudos

The Lathrop Police Services division of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has come out on top with two California Law Enforcement Challenge (CLEC) awards in a row thanks to a team effort of 26 sworn officers and a support staff of two.