Lathrop employee who sacrificed job for co-worker going on Inside Edition

LATHROP –The Lathrop city employee who resigned so an older co-worker does not get laid off, and the recipient of that selfless act will be featured on the television news magazine, Inside Edition.

RDA increases Manteca’s cut

Property values in 11 areas hit-hard by housing foreclosures that city leaders are exploring as possible additions to the Manteca Redevelopment Agency plummeted 22 percent in 2009.

Urgent care center planned for Ripon

RIPON - An urgent care center for Ripon residents in the planning for the last three years may soon be a reality at a yet undisclosed location.

Fish fries help with good causes

Two fraternal organizations affiliated with St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Parish in Manteca have found a secret to fund-raising success.

Genealogist speaks to museum docents

LODI – Ann Kerr, genealogist and photo consultant, will deliver a multi-media presentation with ideas on developing and preserving family history on Monday, March 8, at the San Joaquin County Historical Museum in Micke Grove Park south of Lodi.

LITTLE LEAGUE HALL OF FAME

Sewer line work at Main Street & Louise Avenue

The City of Manteca has contracted with Michel's Pipeline Services to install an internal liner in the Louise Avenue trunk sewer.

City workers train on fire extinguishers

The City of Manteca Fire Department Engine 242 crew composed of acting Captain Travis Gooch, engineer Armando Blanco, and firefighter Derek Leong put together an extinguisher training class using live fire at the municipal wastewater quality control facility.

SJ County moving toward water-efficient landscaping

Tougher new landscaping standards aimed at reducing water waste are being advanced for all of San Joaquin County that is not within a city's boundaries.

Judy Mullen: Quilter par excellence

At the International Quilt Festival held in Houston, Texas, in October, Manteca quilter Judy Mullen's "Just Purrefect" won third place.

POKER HELPS HOMELESS

Scenes from Saturday's HOPE Ministries second annual poker tournament conducted at the Bank of Stockton to raise funds for the organization's homeless shelters.

Manteca Youth Focus competition

The Manteca Youth Focus is staging the 2010 Manteca Scholarship Competition on Saturday, March 6, at 11 a.m. at Walter Woodward Elementary School located at 575 Tannehill Drive in Manteca.

‘LAUNCHPAD AWAY’ DEBUTS ALBUM

The Manteca-based pop rock/alternative band "Launchpad Away" conducted their album release show for the album "Dolphin Olympics... And Other Tales of Glory" last Friday at Main Street Café, 1351 North Main St. "Launchpad Away' is also scheduled to play the Bean & Leaf Café, 1254 W. Lathrop Road, in Manteca on Saturday, March 6, at 6 p.m. They will share the stage with Funky Tin and other acoustic acts. They are at the Main Street Café again on Friday, March 12, along with Jordan Waters and Never Finding.

Ripon concert March 12 helps Relay for Life

Ripon Christian School students are holding a benefit concert for this year's Ripon Relay For Life on Friday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m., at the school.

Worker’s unselfish act

LATHROP – Patricia Overy, a wife and the mother of four children ages 14, 7, and four-year-old twins, has volunteered to give up her job with the City of Lathrop so that a co-worker in her 60s will not be laid off.

Horsing around during afterschool program

Mack is the 7-year-old American Paint/Quarter horse belonging to Kaitlyn Zaborsky.

Memorial Weekend events honoring the fallen

Events are planned this weekend as part of Manteca's Memorial Day Commemoration that typically draws upwards of 25,000 people.