Senior center hosts veterans appreciation

Members of the Manteca Senior Center Advisory committee are set to pay tribute to veterans from the community at a special gathering of former service men and women at the Manteca Senior Center Thursday at 4 p.m.

ODD & ENDS

Boys & Girls facing more cut backs

The weak economy is both a blessing and a curse for the Boys & Girls Club of Manteca/Lathrop.

Good time to fall in love with foothills

SONORA – New England does not have the monopoly when it comes to dramatic and colorful fall foliage at this time of the year.

CHP handing out info packets to truckers using Spreckels Park

The California Highway Patrol commercial officers say they are not handing out tickets to truckers off route with illegally long trailers – only giving drivers prepared educational packets to get the word out.

Caltrans 120/Yosemite configuration isn’t OK for larger trucks

Manteca is waiting on word from Caltrans that the new interchange the state designed for Yosemite Avenue and Highway 99 some 20 years after federal laws for truck trailers changed so they can proceed with improvements necessary to avoid truckers accessing Spreckels Park from getting tickets.

Ex-fire chief apologizes for Snyder remarks

LATHROP – Former Lathrop-Manteca Fire Chief Jerry Sims has publicly apologized for comments he made about former Manteca city councilman Jack Snyder during a recent Lathrop City Council meeting.

ROP class staging Safe Halloween at Sequoia

The Health Occupation classes at Lindbergh School will be conducting a Safe Halloween at Sequoia School on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Sierra celebrating homecoming this week with tribute to music genres

Sierra High Goes on Tour.

ODDS & ENDS

One of Manteca's longest running Safe Halloween carnivals will take Saturday, October 31, from 5 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in the gym.

REBELS WIN HALLOWEEN TITLE

LATHROP SCHOOL CARNIVAL

The Lathrop Elementary School was packed with a steady flow of families on Oct. 17 as the school decided to bring back the carnivals of the past at Lathrop, originally started by the Mother's Club back in the late 1950s. Families got to choose between games such as "Goldfish, Sack Races, Lotteria, Sweet Treat Walk, Creamed, and many more. There were, at least 20 games were available to everyone. In addition to the games, there was a silent auction and a raffle. These were to raise money for classroom supplies and other school needs. The Lathrop-Manteca Fire Department came ...

LAFCO legal study key to SSJID

The fight between South San Joaquin Irrigation District and PG&E over control of South County retail power delivery may rest on legal research being conducted by the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission.

Turkeys R Us struggling this year with only $30 donated

It's turning into a daunting task

Lathrop adopts no parking zones

LATHROP – The section of Towne Centre Drive from the Manthey Frontage Road to Golden Valley Parkway in Lathrop has been off limits for any vehicle parking. Signs currently in place along this block behind the Target shopping center warn motorists "No Parking" is allowed at any time.

NOMINEES SOUGHT

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

Crab feed battery suspect in court March 4

The Manteca High teacher arrested last month after a fight outside of a crab feed for a local elementary school will get his day in court.

2nd chance at first love

Nine days after Valentine's Day and exactly 21 days after their engagement, Patrick Payan and Andrea Juarez will exchange vows and wedding bands in front of family and friends.

PASTELS & PETALS

Mantecan Jean Ramey has added another feather to her artist's cap. Her nostalgic watercolor rendition of a restful garden setting has earned the nod of the Manteca Garden Club to be the signature picture that will grace the brochures, flyers and posters of the garden tour in May.

Sinkhole poses driving hazard on Highway 99

A sinkhole started developing on southbound Highway 99 at Austin Road at about 9:30 Monday night prompting numerous calls to the California Highway Patrol.

Manteca band 4th in Battle of the Bands

There are no trophies for fourth place.

Olsen speaks Thursday at Manteca gathering

Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen, R-Modesto, is speaking this Thursday at a meeting of the Manteca Patriots.

DUI/drivers license checkpoint Friday

The Manteca Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 14, at an undisclosed location within the City of Manteca between the hours of 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.

SSJID seeks to squeeze more crops out of water

A bold initiative to take farm water conservation to the next level is being vetted by the South San Joaquin Irrigation District.

Using hands to keep people alive

Manteca District Ambulance wants to give Manteca-Lathrop residents the power to save lives.

Tee time for Ripon Soroptimists

The Soroptimist International of Ripon is calling the area's best foursomes – men, women and mixed – to Spring Creek Golf and Country Club for its annual golf tournament on May 5.

ONE LETTER AT A TIME

Diane Stellhorn is an inspiration.

Teen credits Boys & Girls for positive changes

Miguel Lopez is thankful for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Manteca/Lathrop.

Council would like to wave Ripon Fire fees

The Ripon Consolidated Fire District recently broke ground on a new fire station on the corner of River Road and North Ripon Road.

Crab feed to help pregnancy center launch mobile unit

The Pregnancy Help Center of Manteca hopes to address one of the area's growing needs with an all-you-can-eat feast.