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East Union Kiwins dodgeball tourney benefits food bank
The East Union High School Kiwins Club is holding the fifth annual Dodge Ball Tournament on March 23 as a benefit for the Second Harvest Food Bank.
Athletics bus fee before MUSD board
The cost of providing transportation for Manteca Unified School District's high school athletes is escalating. The district does not have a funding source that is specifically earmarked for this type service. That's precisely the reason the Board of Trustees instituted the policy requiring fees be charged for this purpose. Exempted from this transportation fee are students participating in cheerleading.
School resource officers make students feel safer
Manteca Police Chief Nick Obligacion stood in front of 60 third graders Tuesday morning and talked about his uniform.
Burglars try to break into occupied home
Three men reportedly attempted a residential burglary in a neighborhood south of the 120 Bypass Friday shortly after 9 a.m. but they were frightened off when they realized someone was in the house.
Lathrop Police seek help with armed robbery
LATHROP – Deputies are asking for the public's help in finding two men they believe robbed a 13-year-old male and a 15-year-old female at gunpoint on Feb. 27.
THE NAME GAME
Villa Ticino is Manteca's little Switzerland. It's a neighborhood where you'll find names such as Geneva Way, Matterhorn Street and Zurich Drive. The homes built by Frontiers even had a whimsical Swiss touch for American-style developments with lots bigger than 6,000 square feet and homes bigger than a baron's castle in the heart of European neutrality. Across town at the French Collection - a stylish subdivision that gives one the impression ...
33,000 pounds of groceries roll
A northbound big rig collided with a black Mazda RX7 on Highway 99 and Lathrop Road at 5:30 p.m. Friday and ended up resting on the eastside Frontage Road.
They’re ready for more light in the evening starting Sunday
Some people love it. Some people hate it. Regardless on which side of the fence you come down on, Sunday at 2 a.m. you're still going to have to honor it: Daylight Savings Time. While some states don't recognize it – Arizona and Hawaii both say no, thank you – those of us that live in California are subjected to the bi-annual ritual of tweaking our alarm clocks to dictate how much ...
Reunion in works for Manteca High class from 1923 to 1957 in April 13
An old-timers' reunion is in the works for grads of Manteca High School spanning 34 years from 1923 to 1957 under the direction of the MHS Alumni Association.
Manteca High Class of 1967 reunion April 27
Manteca High School Class of 1967 is hosting a reunion picnic at Lincoln Park in Manteca on April 27 starting at noon and ending at dusk.
Manteca Dolphins swim team tryouts March 16 at East Union swimming pool
The Manteca Dolphins Swim Team is hoping to surpass the 215 members it enjoyed last year in the tryouts set for Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the East Union High School pool.
Big rig with 33,000 pounds of groceries rolls
A northbound big rig collided with a black Mazda RX7 on Highway 99 and Lathrop Road about 5:30 p.m. Friday in commute traffic closing the right hand freeway lane and coming to rest on the eastside Frontage Road, according to a CHP report.
Bikeway missing link work nears
Within the next two years you'll be able to bicycle, walk, jog, or skateboard just over five miles through Manteca and only have to contend with vehicle traffic at 17 locations.
CLOCK MANAGEMENT
Brian Goulart posed the question to his East Union coaching staff on Monday, just minutes before his softball team took the field for practice.
Homeless use Library Park as gathering spot
Tom Becker is homeless. He works hard to find places on the outskirts of town where he can bed down for the night without getting hassled. Becker says it's important to make sure he leaves no trace when he leaves in the morning to make sure his camp spot doesn't get noticed. Having a reliable place to sleep is about as close as you can get to gold when you don't have anywhere else to ...
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Stay-at-home mom & her bundle of joy
Jessica Becker knows what it's like to be there when her daughter wakes up every morning and when she goes to bed every night – relishing in the bundle of joy and energy that 4-year-old Lauren brings to her family.
Fire engine, picnic shelters
What could Manteca do with an extra $1.8 million?
6-year-old dies following bathtub mishap
Charlie Jayne Crandall Davis was a happy 6-year-old who wore red-framed glasses, loved to dance and refused to be defined by Down's Syndrome.
Council chambers work: $787K
It cost just under $30,000 in 1924 to build Manteca's original brick two-story city hall that still stands across from the downtown Library Park.
Get ready for 40 mph speed limit on Cottage
The speed limit on Cottage Avenue is going to go up by a third.
Jack Miller joins Hall of Fame
Jack Miller - a coach and teacher lauded for his "pay-it-forward attitude" - is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.
Home is where the travel agent is
When the foreclosure crisis leveled the local economy, June Hum knew she was in for a bad trip.
FUN TIME AHEAD
FUN Club Program Inc. has a new location with more room and amenities. But, according to Rev. Quincy McClain, the message remains the same: "Education, education, education," she said on Friday. McClain is the director for FUN – an acronym for Friday Unity Night in the Neighborhood – for the past six years. The previous five were held at her Southside Christian Church at 314 Locust Ave., Manteca. "Every Friday night after the FUN Club, ...
$2.6M upgrade for Austin/99
Moffat Boulevard between Austin Road and Woodward Avenue will be widened to four lanes under a $2.6 million plan to secure employment centers in the first phase of the 1,050-acre Austin Road Business Park. Ramps at the Austin Road and Highway 99 interchange would be widened including allowing the southbound off ramp to 99 to have two left turn lanes and a right turn lane. There would also be traffic signals at the off ramps. ...
‘Bowling alley’ yard maximizes every inch of space
Robi and Ray Cornelius describe their Del Webb home's back yard as something akin to a two-lane bowling alley. Yet, the garden that they have created in that limited space is nothing close to a "tunnel vision," as Robi Cornelius puts it.
STORYBOOK ENDING?
Shelves and stacks of books, some reaching from floor to ceiling, create a labyrinth inside this Main Street store.
Generations facility may open by next summer
LATHROP – A few months ago it was unofficially known as the "teen center."
Cinco de Mayo celebration Sunday at downtown Manteca’s Library Park
Everything from a low rider car show to Mexican bands are part of the free Manteca Cinco de Mayo celebration taking place this Sunday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Library Park in downtown Manteca.
There are now 71,164 Mantecans
Manteca has bumped Turlock to become the fifth largest city in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.
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