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Manteca grows by 18,244 people over past decade
Manteca's population has grown by 37 percent in a 10-year period from 1999 to 2008 going from 48,027 to 66,451 residents.
Library dodges Ripon budget cut bullet
RIPON - Things didn't seem like they were going to end on a positive note at the Ripon Memorial Library when the funding that helps keeps the doors open was on the chopping block last month.
BROWN BAG WEEK
It's "brown bag" week at Doctors Hospital of Manteca. Everyone is welcome to fill paper bags with their prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines for a safety inspection at the hospital today through Friday. They will be checked by the pharmacy staff to ensure that no two medicines are going to cause a toxic reaction as part of a nationwide effort to promote patient safety awareness. Dr. Katy Marconi, director of the hospital pharmacy, said that clinical ...
Sorry Dad, at least it’s not while I’m still living under your roof
It took me 26 years to figure out what I wanted to additionally add to my body permanently. Well, it was more like 8 years since I couldn't have done it until I was 18, but the thought of getting a tattoo was always something that seemed like it could have been a possibility at some point – but just not anytime soon. While all of my friends were rushing off to get tribal bands ...
17TH GOURMET SAMPLER
The 17th annual Gourmet Sampler event took place Sunday at the Manteca Senior Center.
Stories that quilts tell make a veritable library
Like books, quilts have plenty of stories to tell. I've been fortunate to have seen, and even touched, many of these fabric books. I've enjoyed "reading" the many stories interwoven in the delicately and painstakingly hand-sewn patterns, as well as in the other rich tales that each work embodied but were left to the viewer's imagination to "read" which, to me, is always the better part of the experience.
March showers helps SSJID growers
The rain so far this month is far from being a drought breaker but it will help South San Joaquin Irrigation District stretch available water supplies by delaying the need to start irrigation runs until early April.
Residents make it clear: They don’t want internet tower
RIPON - A proposal that could place a communications tower on an elementary school campus is being met with opposition by some neighbors that are concerned about the safety of their children.
Manteca Rotary marking golden anniversary
Manteca Rotary Club is celebrating 50 years of service. The service club over the years has left its mark on Manteca with civic improvements, scholarships, and support of non-profits to helping eradicate polio and seven other diseases worldwide. The club is marking its golden anniversary on Thursday, March 12, with a dinner at The Emory. The keynote speaker is Past Rotary International President Cliff Dochterman. His topic is, "We've had a lot of lunches over ...
Second Harvest seeks $10,000 from Lathrop
LATHROP – Second Harvest Food Bank, which provides food to untold numbers of hungry individuals and families every year, is asking for $10,000 from Lathrop's Community Development Block Grant program.
Spreckels Park home to biggest taxpayers
Commerce Drive was a $1 million controversy when it was first funded using the Manteca Redevelopment Agency to cover 100 percent of the cost of building it a decade ago.
Manteca’s JC Penney impresses shoppers
Nicole Stanley wasn't planning on spending her birthday at the grand opening of JC Penney in the Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley / Lifestyle Outlets at Manteca.
Nominations open for ’09 Hall of Fame
The deadline to make nominations for the Manteca Hall of Fame's Class of 2009 is March 31.
Dyke bound for Air Force Academy
East Union High senior Aaron William Dyke was recently accepted to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Serving America
Preston C. Espinoza Preston C. Espinoza, son of Betty Naylor of Manteca, graduated Feb. 13, 2009 from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. Preston is qualified as a sharp shooter. Preston attended Neil Hafley grammar school and graduated from Teen Challenge of Southgate. Following his graduation he attended Teen Challenge Ministries in Riverside. He will have a short leave, visiting with family and friends in Manteca, Fresno and Bakersfield before reporting for ...
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Tailoring shop closed due to family emergency
A sign at the entrance to Manteca Tailoring on Maple Street has been baffling several people including some customers in a panic.
Valley CAPS plants community garden
Give a man a tomato and he can spruce up a salad.
Manteca Police plan checkpoint for DUI on Friday
Drivers beware – police are out to snare drunk drivers Friday night at a DUI checkpoint.
Greg Leland being inducted into Manteca Hall of Fame
Greg Leland - whose dedication to young people has spanned 27 years - is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.
100th birthday celebration for longtime Manteca resident
Nearly life-long Manteca resident Gilbert Simoni is celebrating his 100th birthday today from noon to 1:30 p.m. at The Commons at Union Ranch.
Daughter: ‘She was still my father on the inside’
Editor's note: First of two parts. In Friday's Bulletin the transgender spouse and non-transgender spouse share their thoughts.
READY TO ROCK OUT
Jim Anderson turned toward "Fingers" on the keyboard and let his legs shake, dipping his left knee as the music reached a crescendo.
LAFCo treating SSJID differently than Lathrop power provider
The request by South San Joaquin Irrigation District to take over a chunk of the PG&E service territory isn't the first rodeo for the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission.
Veterans laud McNerney efforts on their behalf
LATHROP – The war wounds that Al Alexander suffered during the 13 months that he spent in Korea still plague him to this day.
Firefighters go to bat for dying colleague
Tuesday morning was not about softball.
Community gets taste of top chef creations at Merrill Gardens event
Chef Jose Morales knows how to pick a menu.
What to do with Cottage Avenue?
Councilman Steve DeBrum wants Cottage Avenue made safer between the Highway 99 overpass and Louise Avenue and he doesn't want to spend thousands on a consultant to do so.
Renewable law enhances value of SSJID power by 70%
Dropping power prices may actually make it more feasible for South San Joaquin Irrigation District to leverage Tri-Dam Project receipts to deliver on a promise to reduce power costs by 15 percent assuming they get past the San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission.
Running for Boston to raise funds to help
Tracy Crane has organized memorial races, uniting the heavy-hearted in a common cause.
CIGNA Healthcare recognizes DHM as certified bariatric center
Weight-loss patients in Manteca now have a CIGNA Healthcare certified Bariatric Center at Doctors Hospital of Manteca, according to its CEO Nicholas Tejeda.
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