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Three Rivers Powwow continues today
A 32-year Manteca tradition - the Three Rivers Indian Lodge Fourth of July Powwow – continues today from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with the grand entry at 1 p.m.
Fore! Higher green fees on the way
Manteca Golf Course green fees may go up in order to bring in more green. It's been five years since a rate increase was put in place. The proposal before the City Council Tuesday during their 7 p.m. meeting at the Civic Center isn't to raise rates across the board. Instead, it involves some select rate jumps plus creates new categories of play to encourage more rounds. The goal is to generate revenue by selective ...
Manteca Americana on parade
Walking around and talking to people is the best – especially on a holiday. It's amazing to me how easy it is to engage just about anyone in a conversation about their lot in life and their history in the community. That was my beat Friday morning at the Manteca Kiwanis Independence Day Pancake Breakfast and the parade that followed. Pulling into the parking lot at David and Sylvia's Restaurant – site of the breakfast ...
250 trees on way for Moffat segment of Tidewater?
It is the ugliest stretch of separated bike path in Manteca. Stretching from South Main Street to Industrial Park Drive, the Moffat Boulevard segment of the 3.4-mile decade-old Tidewater Bike Path is devoid of greenery – save a storm retention basin/park created several years ago by the city. Over the years, suggestions have been made to spend upwards of $700,000 to landscape the entire stretch including landscaping and a pair of entrance plazas. Now municipal ...
Powwow continues today & Sunday
A 32-year Manteca tradition - the Three Rivers Indian Lodge Fourth of July Powwow – continues today and Sunday.
MANTECA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
The Sunrise Kiwanis sponsored Independence Day parade conducted on Friday along Main Street and Center Street attracted numerous participants.
Baccilieri back in swing of things
Lauren Braga just couldn't wait. Seconds after workers gave the OK Thursday afternoon that everything was fine for the Baccilieri Park's just-installed playground equipment, Lauren - grinning like the Cheshire Cat - was scrambling up a ladder to become the first kid to christen the new slide. Lauren wasn't the only one anxious to see the construction fence come down around the playground in the triangle-shaped park bounded by Wetmore, Stockton and Vine streets just ...
$369M spent buying existing Manteca homes in last 18 months
Buyers – taking advantage of a market many are now calling a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in terms of affordability – snapped up 1,765 existing homes for sale in the past 18 months.
College cyclists pedal cancer awareness
It looked like a makeshift triage center outside of Manteca Presbyterian Church Thursday evening.
Parade, celebration & aerial fireworks today
Aerial fireworks launched near the Big League Dreams sports complex will cap off today's early bird Independence day celebration in Manteca.
Without major aerial display Ripon fire officials fear the worst
RIPON – The once majestic community fireworks display held the last several years at Mistlin Park is just another casualty in the budget crisis that is forcing cities to cut even their most popular programs in order to save staff.
MOVIES IN THE PARK MOVIES IN THE PARK SATURDAY
'Indiana Jones' is the featured presentation this Saturday, July 4, during Movies in the Park at Woodward Park. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. followed at 6 p.m. by live music. The movie starts at around 9 p.m. There is a $1 charge for those 12 and over to help cover city costs. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and jackets. Mosquito repellent is also suggested. The movies are being presented by DeCristo Productions.
Braata on stage today at BLD celebration
Braata, a local Reggae Rock band, will start the entertainment at the Manteca Independence Day Celebration today at 4 p.m., at the Big League Dreams sports complex.
Manteca housing in a tight squeeze
Lisa Stallings has concerns about the Manteca housing market. The local realtor for RE/Max continues to see people lose their jobs and subsequently their homes. "It's really difficult to place them in a rental because their credit is already destroyed (after losing their home)," said Stallings, who attended the City of Manteca's second and final stakeholder workshop for the Housing Element Update held Wednesday afternoon in the Senior Center. Rik Keller, a planning consultant for ...
Lathrop’s 20th birthday low key but big in a small-town way
LATHROP – No fireworks lit up the evening sky. No long lines waited for free hot dogs being barbecued by community volunteers. And there was no band playing patriotic songs during the five-hour Picnic in the Park celebration Tuesday evening.
Articles by Section - NEWS
Manteca on the grow during 1970s & 1980s
Editor's note: This is the fourth of a six-part series taking a look back at Manteca's first 95 years as an incorporated city. Voters approved incorporation on May 28, 1918.
Pedestrian struck by car on Center St. dies
A 70-year-old Manteca man struck by a westbound car in the 200 block of East Center Street at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday died of his injuries in San Joaquin General Hospital, according to police reports.
Tony & Mrs. K’s Bakery Café opens at East Yosemite & Cottage avenues
It is a dynamic change of life for Artemis Vourakis from being a legal secretary to opening a Greek Bakery and Café at the corner of East Yosemite and Cottage avenues in Manteca. Vourakis' brother Hercules is opening a modern car wash on the site late in July or early August.
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