AMERICANA HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Weary eye cast on water bond

The $11.1 billion water bond rolled out last week by the California Legislature will have a major impact on South San Joaquin Irrigation District and the rest of the county.

Lathrop deputy Steve Pease bids tearful farewell

LATHROP – Sergeant Steve Pease of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department calls his five years on the Lathrop Police force as "by far, the best assignment in my 20-year career."

Walking for a cure

After losing her mother to cancer, Holly Halleck knew that there was something she had to do to get involved with the push towards a cure for the disease.

SALUTING VETERANS

Mantecan telling story of woman founder of food processing empire

Tillie Lewis – a remarkable woman – is the theme of a presentation Kyle Tobin-Williams is making before the Manteca Rotary Club at its regular Thursday meeting on Nov. 12.

Telethon puts ‘live’ into live auction

Got a spouse or a special someone you want to serenade with songs of the season?

Eggstravaganza helps feed needy

St. Vincent De Paul Society presents Christmas Omelet Eggstravaganza, on Sunday, Dec. 6, 8 a.m. to noon at St. Anthony's gymnasium. Tickets are $7 for adults, children 10 & under, $3.

SWISS ECHOES CONCERT

ACE: To San Jose in 55 minutes

The Altamont Commuter Express could mark its 20th anniversary by running hourly, pollution free trains that would cut the current trip between Stockton and San Jose down from two hours and 10 minutes to as little as 55 minutes.

Education & safety behind CHP stopping off-route truckers

The CHP is stopping truckers in Manteca who they find driving off an established truck route. It's all about safety, liability and education. They are hoping to channelize truck traffic with a lot less road damage.

Twilight parade: Its Jingle Bell Rock time in Manteca

Get ready for some Jingle Bell Rock, Manteca-style.

Turkeys R Us still needs 825 Thanksgiving turkeys

The prospect for a turkey on the tables of 1,300 struggling families in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop has gotten a bit brighter.

ST. ANTHONY’S LUNCHEON

1949: Cops use tear gas to disperse fight

Atheists, freethinkers gathering at Manteca Library

David Diskin doesn't want to offend anybody.

Two men escape car fire

Two Manteca men in their early 20s survived a flash fire in their 1996 Chevy Lumina Monday afternoon as it was parked in a rural dirt driveway on Peach Avenue west of Union Road shortly before 2 p.m.

Ernie’s chef back on TV

Top Chef launched chef Michael Midgley's star as a small-town cook with big-league potential.

Mayor: Time to step up water conservation

Manteca Mayor Willie Weatherford wants the city staff to start taking steps to reduce water waste now and not later.

Library town halls set in South County cities

What are the immediate and long-term library needs of Lathrop, Manteca, and Ripon?

There are 25 days left to donate

When Jennifer Munoz came up with the idea for trying to raise $3,000 to overhaul Santa's Downtown Manteca home, she knew it was going to be a long shot.

Fool’s gold: Trio loses $7K

A "gold bar" the size of a small chocolate bar and supposedly valued at $14,000 took a trio of shoppers to the cleaners at a Manteca shopping center over the weekend.

CORE STRENGTH

By day, Robert Iniquez is a mild-mannered salesman with Golden State Lumber.

RI Tech opens; 20th year for St. Anthony preschool

The year 2013 closed on a high note for other schools that are not part of the Manteca Unified School District area.

Weston Ranch homicide leads to second arrest

WESTON RANCH - A 49-year-old woman was arrested on charges of murdering a Weston Ranch man in his home.

Fire district upset about home plan

LATHROP – It was the last piece of the puzzle.

Manteca in 1917 was a boom town

By DENNIS WYATT