Going from leukemia to street ministry

Doing things her own way without considering the consequences had been a lifestyle choice for Manteca's Donna Anaya-Aragon.

Powers left mark on farming & Manteca

Ed Powers was 24 years old when he arrived in Manteca with a dream.

Hard time finding the signs

They are out there but you can barely see them.

400 more people working in May than in March

Manteca's unemployment rate improved for the second straight month in May.

Movies in the Park returns Saturday

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" kicks off the 2009 Movies in the Park series this Saturday at Woodward Park.

SHARING ARTS WITH KIDS

The Manteca Junior Women's Club enlisted community groups to expose kids to art Saturday during Art in the Park at Library Park.

SENIOR BREAKFAST

Manteca Councilman Vince Hernandez hosted a South of the Border breakfast for seniors Saturday at the Manteca Senior Center.

Master gardener, produce at Farmer’s Market Tuesday

You can find a master gardener and get information on the free recycling of electronics at Tuesday'sManteca Convention & Visitors Bureau's downtown certified farmers market at Library Park as well as fresh produce, things to eat and other stuff.

1929: City celebrates new street light system

40% of traffic fatalities in Manteca from DUI accidents

Two out of five people who have died on Manteca's streets in traffic accidents between 2005 and 2007 did so as a direct result of a motorist drinking.

Kids learn what it feels like to live like homeless

Being a part of the Kid in a Box event three years ago left a lasting impression on Lawrence Peverini.

Ripon Police worry about safety on Stanislaus River

RIPON – Taking advantage of Ripon's natural jewel has long been a tradition for a families and adolescents alike.

MOCK ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Participants in the Junior Crime Scene Investigation class investigated a mock crime scene Friday at the Boys & Girls Club.

Help sponsor a kid to go back to school with new clothes

Ray of Hope is making a change to its Back-to-School event.

Green future for street lights?

Wendy Benavides has a bright idea.

HALL OF FAME

Alex Hildebrand was an engineer by training and a farmer by vocation.

5th graders host 103-year-old’s birthday party

Did you have pets as a child? What was your favorite color? How many siblings did you have? What was your favorite subject in school?

PG&E fails in bid to derail SSJID plan

Only one more roadblock remains before South San Joaquin Irrigation District can legally make an offer to buy PG&E retail electrical facilities in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon.

WATER EMERGENCY

A South County water emergency could be declared by month's end.

IT’S ALL MIME

When Jon Walkup first got behind a camera it was a camcorder he borrowed from his parents and attached to a tripod designed to take film photos.

Volunteers sought to harvest citrus

Jim Todd drives by countless yards each day with citrus trees bursting with nutritious oranges, tangerines, lemons, and grapefruit.

State edict: Don’t save water

An edict from Sacramento bureaucrats amid a severe drought crisis is prompting the South San Joaquin Irrigation District to suspend efforts to save enough water a year to meet all of the annual needs of a city the size of Tracy.

Give Every Child a Chance bowl-a-thon set for Feb. 28

The Give Every Child a Chance (GECAC) Antone E. Raymus, 16th Annual Bowl-A-Thon takes place Saturday, Feb. 28.

Man with knife shuts down shopping center

A 24-year-old knife-wielding man in front of a Lathrop coffee shop on Harlan Road south of Lathrop forced the evacuation of the entire SaveMart center shortly after the noon hour on Tuesday kept police at bay for more than three hours before being taken into custody.

BEE-ZY TIME

The bee invasion is underway.

PHC crab feed follows year of expansion

Quinn Higginbotham loved the Pregnancy Help Center's inaugural crab feed so much she felt compelled to call in her food review.

Interchange may lure commercial

The new Lathrop Road interchange is expected to attract more highway commercial and retail seeking easy freeway access to Manteca.

Is Lathrop successful at attaining council goals?

LATHROP – There's nothing new about the City of Lathrop holding a goal-setting session.

Weston School work is on target for reopening

Weston Elementary School is scheduled to be re-open on time for the 2015-16 school year.

ST. PAUL’S METHODIST

St. Paul's United Methodist Church is marking 100 years.