Elder Michael Greer to serve mission in Melbourne, Australia

Michael Greer, 19, has been called to serve a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Soroptimist Something Special event offers Saturday lunch, Sunday brunch

The Soroptimist members of Manteca are preparing for their 18th annual "Something Special" themed luncheon.

Manteca Morning Rotary crab feed set for Feb. 27

Helping a high school senior go on to college after finding him sleeping under a bridge, Manteca Morning Rotarians are working to bring in more scholarship funds with their upcoming crab feed.

Presentation on astrobiology, ‘extremophiles’offered at MJC

MODESTO – Modesto Area Partners in Science (MAPS) will offer a program entitled "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" on Friday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Forum 110 on Modesto Junior College's East Campus.

ODDS & ENDS

Manteca Garden Club reaches out to community garden project

LATHROP – When Ruben Sandoval distributed 100 flyers inviting his neighbors to start a community garden, not a single soul showed up.

Time = money when talking traffic

Waiting up to 20 seconds longer at traffic signals on roads either yet to be built or widened in Manteca could reduce the rise in the cost of future housing as well as save future tax dollars when it comes to street maintenance.

Builders eye starting homes at River Islands

Looking for signs of a thaw in the new housing market that has gone into a deep freeze as the median price of a Manteca home plunged 57 percent in four years?

MRPS FISH FRY

Manteca trying to revive Are You OK?

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

Hot dogs & redemption

Irineo Gutierrez Jr. is going to sell hot dogs in Manteca after all.

Mahony no longer publisher

Paul Mahony has been terminated as publisher of the Manteca Bulletin.

Ripon master gardener talks about his feathered friends

There are just four simple things to keep in mind if you want some feathered friends to accentuate your garden.

Mantecans appearing on ‘Family Feud’

The Teicheira family grew up watching the television game show, Family Feud.

Bowling means fun, friends & competition

Steve Davis is no stranger to the lanes at the Manteca Bowl and Family Fun Center.

DIGGIN’ IN

After 80 years the Manteca Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6311 is coming home.

People have spoken: 3 confirmed

LATHROP – Three men.

Costa’s Wild-game Feed to take place Friday, Dec. 5

The annual Costa's Wild-game Feed will be held Friday, Dec. 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Manteca Trailer and Motorhome, 204 Vasconcellos (corner E. Highway 120). A story in the Monday, Dec. 1, edition of the Bulletin inadvertently indicated that the event will be held on March 5.

Support county’s Friends of Library Saturday in Tracy

It's time to celebrate the continuing effort to support the Stockton-San Joaquin County Library and literacy year after year.

Wild times ahead at Costa's Feed

A decades-long tradition of giving at Christmas continues on December 5 at Manteca Trailer and Motorhome when the perennially popular Costa's Wild-Game Feed returns.

Appoint or elect?

The clock is running for Manteca to avoid a $234,795 stand-alone special election.

{do<you>;speak}CODE?

A global movement whose mission is to demystify the seemingly secret codes of computer science is coming to Lathrop High School on December 11. The hour-long tutorials are not just for the Spartan students. The two introductory sessions are open to the public as well.

Take your seat: Uecker, Restuccia votes confirmed

The Nov. 4 general election was recently certified by the Registrar of Voters of San Joaquin County.

Grand jury: City in line with disposal of ‘surplus’

LATHROP – If you're a government agency, getting rid of stuff isn't as easy as just taking it to the dump.

Valley CAPS enjoys dinner on Ministry

About four or five times a year, Sister Ann Venita Britto and her Ministry of Caring will conduct a special Thanksgiving luncheon for those at Valley CAPS.

3 died from flu spread of 1918-19

The last time Manteca – and the rest of the United States – faced a major flu epidemic that had the potential of closing schools and quarantining victims was 96 years ago.

Sierra grad Placeres passes state bar exam

Samantha Placeres of Manteca graduated with her Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in a commencement ceremony held on May 16 in Malibu.

DARK DAYS AHEAD

Last year Garrett Todd hoped to land a 40-inch television on Black Friday.

Roll-over takes life of Sonora woman

A rollover accident spurred by slow traffic and a driver trying to avoid a collision claimed the life of a 64-year-old Sonora woman on Thanksgiving.

VFW celebrates groundbreaking Monday

A new $1.6 million community center that will serve as the home for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6311 is part of the ongoing revitalization of the Moffat Boulevard corridor.