FASHION, ALMOND BLOSSOM-STYLE

Scenes from Thursday's 2010 Almond Blossom Fashion Show conducted in the Ripon High performing arts building.

Home values drop 57% in 4 years

The days of Manteca's housing prices mimicking Six Flags at Vallejo's Medusa super roller coaster plunging to earth are over.

Hispanic chamber installs Rabelo as president

Patrick Rabelo thinks he has what it takes to help usher the South San Joaquin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce into a new era.

Manteca trying to revive Are You OK? for seniors

Home-bound seniors in Manteca still living independently will benefit from efforts to bring back the RUOK (Are You OK) program.

Volunteers sought to help place flags

An anticipated break in storm systems Monday will allow volunteers to place and unfurl 2,400 flags to honor American presidents.

DHM Auxiliary gift shop sales responsible for scholarships

Buying a gift for a patient in Doctors Hospital of Manteca's gift shop underwrites medical scholarships for second-year college students in the community.

ODDS & ENDS

46 Manteca housing starts

Manteca builders started 46 new homes in January.

SSJID: PG&E gas line might induce growth triggering EIR study need

PG&E's plans to place a 24-inch natural gas line through a swath of rural South Manteca is likely to be "growth inducing" and therefore may require an environmental impact study before work can proceed.

Fashion in bloom

RIPON – Forget Paris, Milan, and the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York City.

Teens share visions for Lathrop center

LATHROP – More than two-dozen residents had the chance to imagine what the East Lathrop Community Complex would look like if they had their druthers during a public workshop Tuesday night at the Lathrop Senior Center.

ST. ANTHONY’S THANKS PRIESTS

Scenes from Saturday's St. Anthony's Priest Appreciation Dinner conducted in the school gym.

Dixon wins Manteca Morning Rotary Club’s speech contest

Manteca Morning Rotary Club hosted its annual Speech Contest on Feb. 2.

ODDS & ENDS

Budget cuts means 3 less Lathrop deputies

LATHROP – The number of Lathrop Police patrol officers remains the same even with the loss of three deputies on staff, said Lathrop City Manager Cary Keaten.

$2M facelift for two miles of Louise Ave.

A two-mile stretch of Louise Avenue is getting a $2 million makeover between Airport Way and Main Street this spring.

Court ruling shoots down ‘good cause’ for concealed guns

A federal appeals court known for its liberal-leanings struck down a mandate on Thursday that could make it easier for California residents to obtain concealed weapons permits.

Their love is still in full bloom

There's still magic in the air between Michele and Eric Davis – a Manteca couple who will have been married 25 years on Saturday.

Ripon’s Mary Cariged marks 102nd birthday

Mary Cariged of Ripon celebrated her 102nd birthday on Wednesday.

George ‘Pumpkin King’ & Vi Perry

When George and Violet Perry celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary, their five children knew exactly what special song they were going to dedicate to their parents to mark that momentous day.

Chance meeting led to love at first sight, then marriage

In 2006, the Seattle Seahawks made their first-ever Super Bowl appearance, facing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field in Detroit.