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Ripon expanding rec programs at Mistlin Park
RIPON – The longer days and the warming weather means that it's time to get outside and have some fun.
Youth benefitting from tutoring raise money for GECAC
Three kids from the Give Every Child a Chance tutoring program went the extra mile for the recent bowlathon fund raiser bringing in $2,351 between them.
Cultural class more than just about food, and folk dancing
"If you remember me, you know that I live in San Ramon and each Wednesday, I would drive the opposite direction to pick up my mother's first cousin in the Hayward Hills to come along with me to your class in Manteca. Not one of us regretted the time it took just to get there. Rather, we thank you and, I for one, will remember you for many, many years and the excitement you gave to me about the Portuguese way. Obrigada, Mary."
Despite foreclosures Manteca grew by 1,375 people in 2008
Manteca has spent the last 10 years gaining a bigger chunk of San Joaquin County's overall population despite being the city with the oldest growth cap policy in place in the entire region.
Book shares how Mantecan coped with challenges
It would have been all too easy for Kathy Aartman-Weed to give up.
Lathrop church opening next to police station
LATHROP – By late spring or early summer, the Lathrop Police Services will be acquiring a new neighbor right next door on Seventh Street.
Manteca Youth Focus lists All-Star captains
It was another spectacular weekend of youth recognition as Manteca Youth Focus conducted its 14th annual scholarship competitions. A celebration of leadership, volunteer service and talent – MYF was successful in its campaign to award educational scholarships to deserving young men and women of achievement.
Manteca student accepted into People to People
Gail Brooks, a student in Manteca, will join a select group of students representing their schools, communities, and country as People to People student leaders. Brooks has been accepted into the People to People Leadership Summit in Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, Maryland, June 7 - 16. All students accepted into a People to People program must meet rigorous academic and leadership requirements. Brooks was nominated and accepted for the honor based on outstanding scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential.
State finalist youth pageant
Vanessa Marie Rangel, 12, has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss California Pageant to be held July 30 - August 1, at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara.
Four Ripon students among All State Honor Orchestra
Bryson Cwik, Jessica Jones, Hali Pekron and Veronica Rogers, high school members of the Modesto Junior College Community Orchestra, were recently accepted into the California All State Honor Orchestra. These four students were selected out of several hundred high school applicants from around the state who auditioned by submitting a CD recording. They rehearsed and performed with the All State Honor Orchestra March 12-15 at the California Music Educators Association (CMEA) Conference in Ontario.
Effort to increase Lathrop Senior Center attendance
LATHROP – Marlene Taylor was hard to ignore with her a la Christina Aguillera green wig and matching triple-tiered faux emerald necklaces standing out against her white peasant blouse.
Spring starts with baseball food & fun
Get ready for the boys - and girls - of spring.
Drought means 80% cut in water deliveries
First, the bad news when it comes to the drought.
Manteca canine killed on duty is being honored
A Manteca Police dog that died in the line of duty some 35 years ago is going to be remembered Tuesday, March 31, along with 10 other canines who gave their all in protecting their communities.
CAPS murder mystery dinner theatre & bike poker run takes place March 28
Elaine Thompson knows that people are going to enjoy themselves at the annual murder mystery dinner held every year to benefit the Manteca CAPS program that cares for developmentally disabled adults.
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Gangs target of new Lathrop police unit
LATHROP – Gangs in Lathrop had better run and hide.
Tree crashes on 3 cars in downtown
The largest storm to hit Manteca in nearly 18 months proved costly for three car owners.
LAUGHING MATTERS
MODESTO – It takes a certain personality to convince an entire theater full of people to shout out the most infamous four-letter word in unison.
Not guilty verdict in mock murder trial
Mayra Posada and Marco Jaimes believe in the power of persuasion.
Manteca shifts park costs to homeowners
Landscape maintenance districts are passé.
Ripon Chamber steps up its lobbying game
It was seen as a very productive session of the new Government Relations Committee of the Ripon Chamber of Commerce that brought together representatives of the city, county, state and congress Friday noon in a meeting room of Bethany Home.
Water table expected to plummet
A hidden reservoir helps keep dishes clean, yards green, and flush toilets in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop.
Santa getting new digs for downtown
Christmas is an already an afterthought to most people.
Quilt show underway at MRPS Hall
They braved Friday's pouring rain so the show will go on this weekend.
City pump malfunction triggers street flooding
Caught in the Friday morning street flooding at Garden Gate Drive and Morgan Street, one Manteca woman called a friend to help her in his hip high boots to reach her pickup truck where waters had flooded much of her lawn and driveway.
SJ River may go dry by July
Barring a deluge of biblical proportions water experts are anticipating the San Joaquin River at Vernalis could essentially be dry by July.
MUSD grounds feeling pressure to conserve water
The pressure on John Lopez has never felt greater.
Auto parts store building in Lathrop
LATHROP – The last stand-alone commercial building constructed in Lathrop was built in 2006.
Community challenge today benefits 2nd Harvest Food Bank
A Body Vi Community Challenge has been organized to support the health of nutritionally challenged children and seniors today at 5 p.m. the Manteca Ford new car showroom with raffle monies going to the Second Harvest Food Bank.
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