FESM celebrates another successful year

Carlos Gaspar had a lot to smile about on Sunday afternoon.

ODDS & ENDS

Young musicians jam in front of nearly 1,000 fans

MODESTO – In the catacombs behind the stage at the Modesto Center Plaza, Alex Orr and Ben Alfter made sure that their instruments were tuned and ready.

READY TO ROLL?

Manteca may pay Anderson 209 BMX Race Team $7,500 for the first year to maintain the city's new yet-to-open BMX track.

Brown hired as MUSD fiscal services director

Virginia Brown was named director of fiscal services for Manteca Unified.

Last dance for Club Leon?

Sixty days ago Manteca civic leaders agreed to give Club Leon's new owner time to correct a long list of problems and concerns.

St. Anthony’s harvest fete: Family fun, food & games

Manteca's longest-running annual weekend event is again offering a slew of attractions for the entire family.

Lathrop stages first 24 Hour Relay for Life

LATHROP – The youngest Lathrop Relay for Life participant could not even walk. After all, he was just 10 months old.

Got it in you to make best scarecrow in Manteca?

Think you've got the right stuff to make the best scarecrow in Manteca?

Poker run benefits children’s home

It was an excited "Hi-5" for a wide-eyed Stockton police officer who won the Doctors Hospital charity poker run Saturday morning – a $200 surprise.

Extra hot time helps 2nd Harvest Food Bank

If you think Saturday's 104 degrees was hot, think again.

CORRECTION

LATHROP HARVEST FESTIVAL

1939: Manteca High one of the state’s lowest in per pupil spending for schools

Muslims planning to build mosque

With his knees on an Islamic prayer rug facing Mecca, Imam Mohammed El Farra led several dozen Muslims through their Friday prayers on the first day of Ramadan – the ninth month of the Islamic calendar where fasting is the norm to teach modesty and sacrifice.

Moffat best spot for dog park?

The City of Manteca wouldn't be able to build the Moffat Community Center this year for $1.16 million unless it deferred meeting the same landscape requirements it imposes on the private sector.

Forced sales will cost $1.1M

Manteca taxpayers could lose $1.1 million by a state forced sale of three parcels.

Schools aim to cut water use by 20%

Manteca Unified is taking the drought seriously.

Honorees persevere through struggles

They shared stories of struggles and perseverance.

LEARNING TO SUCCEED

Carol Davis is dedicated to helping struggling students turn on the proverbial light switch in their minds.

Wheat gave way to watermelons, grapes & almonds

Wheat - and not almonds, pumpkins or even grapes - is what attracted farmers to the Manteca region after the Gold Rush in a bid to make a living.

Weston School on target for re-opening

The reconstruction taking place at Weston Elementary School appears on schedule for completion by the start of the next school year.

NEW MELONES ‘PUDDLE’

Tulloch Lake is going to disappear by this fall.

Manteca man dies while in jail custody

Last week a 27-year-old Manteca man was discovered dead in a county jail cell after Manteca Police officers arrested him earlier that night for public intoxication outside of a 7-Eleven convenience store.

Uno más: Taco Bell adding Manteca store

Manteca's third Taco Bell could break ground in the coming months.

Push for better libraries

Donna Brown's message is clear: Libraries are more relevant than ever before.

Free Weston Ranch seeking more stores

Free Weston Ranch burst into the scene about six years ago. It's a grassroots movement being vigorously pushed by residents of the community who want to see their six plus-square-mile community detached from the City of Stockton.

Manteca Library expanded in 1977 with aim to serve 32,000

Public libraries with treats such as coffee on the side aren't a modern creation.

Pants theft ends in 2 arrests

A daylight theft from the J.C. Penney store in the Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley at Union Road and the 120 Bypass shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday ended with a house to house search in the areas surrounding Aldwina Lane and Cottage Avenue near Doctors Hospital.

Manteca nixes apartments

Southwest Manteca - an area the city is getting ready to spend $150 million for flood protection so developers can continue building - is being turned into the exclusive domain of large single family homes aimed at luring Bay Area buyers.