ROP class staging Safe Halloween at Sequoia

The Health Occupation classes at Lindbergh School will be conducting a Safe Halloween at Sequoia School on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Sierra celebrating homecoming this week with tribute to music genres

Sierra High Goes on Tour.

ODDS & ENDS

One of Manteca's longest running Safe Halloween carnivals will take Saturday, October 31, from 5 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in the gym.

REBELS WIN HALLOWEEN TITLE

LATHROP SCHOOL CARNIVAL

The Lathrop Elementary School was packed with a steady flow of families on Oct. 17 as the school decided to bring back the carnivals of the past at Lathrop, originally started by the Mother's Club back in the late 1950s. Families got to choose between games such as "Goldfish, Sack Races, Lotteria, Sweet Treat Walk, Creamed, and many more. There were, at least 20 games were available to everyone. In addition to the games, there was a silent auction and a raffle. These were to raise money for classroom supplies and other school needs. The Lathrop-Manteca Fire Department came ...

LAFCO legal study key to SSJID

The fight between South San Joaquin Irrigation District and PG&E over control of South County retail power delivery may rest on legal research being conducted by the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission.

Turkeys R Us struggling this year with only $30 donated

It's turning into a daunting task

Lathrop adopts no parking zones

LATHROP – The section of Towne Centre Drive from the Manthey Frontage Road to Golden Valley Parkway in Lathrop has been off limits for any vehicle parking. Signs currently in place along this block behind the Target shopping center warn motorists "No Parking" is allowed at any time.

Jail & Bail raises money to help foster kids

California has reduced financial support to foster families by 10 percent due to the weak economy and the state budget deficit.

Swiss Echoes dance, concert set for Nov. 7

RIPON - The San Joaquin Valley "Swiss Echoes" will perform their Fall Concert and Dance Saturday, November 7, at the San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club hall at East Main Street and Manley Road.

1,000 AT HARVEST FESTIVAL

Modesto JC plans haunted house & Halloween carnival

MODESTO - The Associated Students of Modesto Junior College will present the fifth annual Halloween Carnival and Haunted House on Friday, Oct. 30, from 4 to 8 p.m.. on MJC's West Campus, located at 2201 Blue Gum Avenue in Modesto.

Halloween fun run benefits food bank

It is arguably the fun run with the most interesting characters racing through one of San Joaquin County's most picturesque fall settings.

Benefit Nov. 6 for Sequoia School teacher

A benefit for Connie McCormick is planned for Friday, Nov. 6, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Chez Shari.

SIERRA BOOSTERS DINNER DANCE

Dog park proposed on Moffat

Manteca may finally get a dog park first promised in 2003.

HUNGER PAINS

The San Joaquin Valley - the most productive farming region on the planet - is America's food basket.

Growth prompts need for more Lathrop facilities

It didn't take long for Lathrop's founders to realize that development needs to pay its own way.

Ripon workshop for major housing plan

The North Pointe Specific Plan is a major project for the City of Ripon.

TOUGH NUT TO CRACK

Dave Phippen is more than just a simple almond farmer.

Manteca celebrating 4th of July on July 3?

Manteca's elected leaders will decide whether to celebrate the Fourth of July on the actual day or move the city's aerial fireworks display to July 3.

HALL OF FAME

Alex Hildebrand was an engineer by training and a farmer by vocation.

5th graders host 103-year-old’s birthday party

Did you have pets as a child? What was your favorite color? How many siblings did you have? What was your favorite subject in school?

PG&E fails in bid to derail SSJID plan

Only one more roadblock remains before South San Joaquin Irrigation District can legally make an offer to buy PG&E retail electrical facilities in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon.

WATER EMERGENCY

A South County water emergency could be declared by month's end.

IT’S ALL MIME

When Jon Walkup first got behind a camera it was a camcorder he borrowed from his parents and attached to a tripod designed to take film photos.

Volunteers sought to harvest citrus

Jim Todd drives by countless yards each day with citrus trees bursting with nutritious oranges, tangerines, lemons, and grapefruit.

State edict: Don’t save water

An edict from Sacramento bureaucrats amid a severe drought crisis is prompting the South San Joaquin Irrigation District to suspend efforts to save enough water a year to meet all of the annual needs of a city the size of Tracy.

Give Every Child a Chance bowl-a-thon set for Feb. 28

The Give Every Child a Chance (GECAC) Antone E. Raymus, 16th Annual Bowl-A-Thon takes place Saturday, Feb. 28.

Man with knife shuts down shopping center

A 24-year-old knife-wielding man in front of a Lathrop coffee shop on Harlan Road south of Lathrop forced the evacuation of the entire SaveMart center shortly after the noon hour on Tuesday kept police at bay for more than three hours before being taken into custody.