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Farmers market lures hundreds downtown
Karen Beauchamp didn't know what to expect when she came out to the Manteca Convention and Visitors Bureau Farmer's Market Tuesday afternoon.
Kuhn’s bat box project helps him attain Eagle Scout status
Logan Kuhn of Ripon received his Eagle Scout Rank on June 6, 2009 at the Commemorative Air Force hangar in Modesto.
Independence Day vendors sought for celebration July 3
The City of Manteca in partnership with Big League Dreams will be sponsoring a community-wide Independence Day Fireworks event at Big League Dreams on Friday July 3.
MADD honors officers for their DUI arrests
Manteca, Lathrop and Ripon police officers were among some 90 of their fellow officers from two counties honored at a Monday noon luncheon presented by Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) at the Ripon Community Center.
WELL-HEELED BUSINESS
Hector Velasquez vividly remembers watching his grandfather as he hammered away on boot heels and repaired leather – taking in the smell of wax and polish and that familiar dust that comes from finishing a job.
Ripon may end home- to-school bus service
RIPON – Taking the bus to school might not be an option for Ripon Unified students for very much longer.
Water tower no longer holds water
Manteca is avoiding over $520,000 in costs while upgrading the city's water system. It is being done with a combination of putting projects out to bid in an extremely competitive climate for construction work as well as thinking a bit out of the box. The most high-profile cost savings is Manteca's water tower on Wetmore Street. State law required the city to determine whether it was safe to withstand a major earthquake. Several years ago ...
Happy 3rd of July?
Councilwoman Debby Moorhead has heard the grumblings. Not a lot of people are happy about a decision to switch Manteca's official Fourth of July celebration to July 3 in a bid to avoid the City of Manteca paying public safety workers plus other municipal support staff such as street crews overtime and holiday pay as they struggle with an $11.3 million budget deficit for the fiscal year that starts in 21 days. That's why in ...
Lathrop leaders looking to cut $1.2 million from budget
LATHROP – Lathrop City Council members and staff will hold budget reviews this week even as they continue efforts to find ways to cut $1.2 million more from an anticipated budget deficit of about $2.5 million in the fiscal year starting July 1.
Chamber honors Thomas, Snyder for service
Two men who personify community service – Les Thomas and Jack Snyder – were presented the Manteca Chamber of Commerce's highest honors during the 86th annual installation and awards dinner.
Mountain Valley goes green in big way
Mountain Valley Express has been going green. By that, the regional Manteca-based company with a fleet of 170 tractors and trailers including 60 locally recently partnered with U.S. EPA-certified SmartWay. President Scott Blevins noted Friday that MVE is committed to operating cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles. His trucks operate on diesel engines. "We now have a no engine idling policy with annual smoke testing (on diesel engines) to make sure our trucks are not emitting exhaust ...
Partnership working on more jobs
Manteca landed the Ford Motor Company's small parts distribution center in Spreckels Park thanks to the San Joaquin Partnership.
Summer day camp starts this Monday
Manteca Recreation's popular summer day camp starts Monday. The series of nine one-week camps are the summer answer to after school programs. They allow parents who need a full-day of child care for kids from 5 to 12 years or for someone who is looking for six hours or less. There is even a single day charge for those who need to drop off their kids occasionally. The first and ninth weeks – June 8-12 ...
Feast of St. Anthony luncheon on Wednesday
Sister Ann Venita Britto and her Ministry of Caring will celebrate the feast of St. Anthony on Wednesday, June 10.
Farmers market offers free squash with coupons to first 100 on Tuesday
The Manteca Convention & Visitors Bureau's weekly downtown certified farmers continues its summer run Tuesday, June 9, at Library Park.
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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.
DEL WEBB GARDEN
When Sandra and Al Nevares moved to Manteca, they not only bought a new home at Woodbridge Del Webb in Manteca. After 30 years of living in a small house in Stockton with limited yard space and just a swimming pool, they suddenly found themselves enjoying a new hobby in their retirement years – gardening.
Extended camping illegal in parking lots in Manteca
Extended camping – more than one night – in the Wal-Mart parking lot doesn't thrill some Manteca civic leaders.
Manteca Hall of Fame awaits Judge Abdallah
Judge George Abdallah – who has served as a judge or commissioner since 1987 – is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.
Stockton trucking firm relocates in Lathrop
LATHROP – Moving his company to Lathrop was almost a no-brainer for Joe Antonini.
MANTECA CATERPILLAR INVASION
Thousands of unwanted guests have forced Lucy and Bryan Cook to cancel their Cinco de Mayo party.
Military may shutter Lathrop’s Sharpe Depot
LATHROP – After more than 75 years of providing jobs to the local economy, the future of the 724-acre military installation now known as Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin – Sharpe is uncertain. On Tuesday the Defense Logistics Agency – the government entity charged with combat logistics support and the delivery of all military goods to troops in each of the four major branches of the service – announced the opening of the mandatory 30-day ...
FUN Club is serious about changing lives
Quincy McClain didn't like what was happening in the neighborhood outside the confines of the Southside Christian Church where she serves as pastor.
TOPS weight loss group seeks new members
The incentives and group support in the Manteca TOPS group is being offered to newcomers who want to join in the effort to Take Off Pounds Sensibly at its weekly 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting.
Manteca Bulletin earns first, second place honors in statewide competition
The Manteca Bulletin was honored for its design and creativity at the 2012 CNPA Better Newspapers Contest banquet over the weekend.
THE CANDLEMAKER
Editor's note: A butcher, a baker, and a candle(stick) maker. As part of The Bulletin's Q&A series with people in the community, it rounds out a trifecta with Manteca-based artisan Maria Passetti – who has grown her hobby of making soy-based candles into a healthy side-business.
Dave Bricker being inducted into Manteca Hall of Fame
Dave Bricker - who spent 32 years serving and protecting the people of Manteca - is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.
Lathrop’s Mayor Art Show to mark 20th anniversary May 10
LATHROP – The City of Lathrop is celebrating a milestone on Friday, May 10.
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