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New homes getting bigger
Manteca new home builders got off to a big start in 2009 – big as in house sizes. There were 15 new single family homes started in January compared to 13 in the same month in January of 2008. The real big news, though, was in the size of the homes. The average home started so far this year in Manteca has 3,303 square feet compared to 2,099 square feet in January 2008. That's 55 ...
SSJID faces 2nd driest year ever
Bolinas – a rustic oceanside Marin County enclave – is the poster town for the looming California water crisis.
Volunteers sought for Flags Over Manteca effort
Manteca's most visible salute to those who built and served America – presidents, labor, and soldiers – starts its seventh year on Feb. 16.
Cain Lopez headlines Feb. 21 Comedy Night
Cain Lopez – one of the hottest new Latin comics – is heading the upcoming Manteca Chamber of Commerce Comedy Night on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Bowl-a-thon more than just knocking down pins
Every child needs a second chance - a second chance to learn. There is a unique educational opportunity in Manteca, Ripon and Lathrop that has kept many students from falling through the cracks - Give Every Child a Chance. A fund raising Bowl-A-Thon is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 28. It's more than just knocking down pins for your team and out bowling the competitors. It's about picking up kids that have lost their way in ...
Firms take advantage of space glut
The lull in the economy is giving established Manteca retail and professional concerns the opportunity to move into prime locations.
DHM combats nursing industry shortage
By GLENN KAHL Staff reporter for the Manteca (Calif.) Bulletin Doctors Hospital of Manteca is meeting the nursing shortage head on with a cohort of new hires they will be putting through additional classes for the next four months. Ten recently graduating registered nurses were welcomed into the fold Friday afternoon at a special reception at Doctors Hospital's conference center by administrators Mark Lisa and Carmen Silva. The nurses - all hired on full-time - ...
Women’s Connection luncheon set for Feb. 18
Karen Wells – a leading motivational speaking – will discuss how to recession proof your business and take it from invisible to powerful during the first quarterly Women's Connection luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Countdown to Best Buy & JC Penney
Best Buy is opening Feb. 27. JC Penney's doors open March 6. China Express Food-4-Less has just opened its doors. CVS Drug Store, McDonald's, Valero Gas, and Prime Time Car Wash have all submitted building plans to the City of Manteca for new locations at Union and Lathrop roads. Those five new businesses alone represent a $25 million plus vote of confidence in the future of Manteca's economy. It isn't a point lost on Debby ...
Fire losses top $130K at home
An early Friday morning fire caused $130,000 in damages to a Central Manteca home. Twenty-two firefighters from the City of Manteca, Lathrop Manteca Fire District, and Ripon Fire Department battled the blaze at 410 Orange Court off Alameda Street between Powers Avenue and Fremont Avenue. Firefighters were dispatched at 12:22 a.m. The garage was fully involved when they arrived. The fire burned with such intensity the roof of the garage collapsed prior to firefighters getting ...
Almond Blossom Festival set for Mistlin Park
RIPON - The Ripon Chamber of Commerce presents the 47th Annual Blossom Festival on February 27, 28 and March 1 at the Mistlin Sports Park 1202 E. River Road.
Grand Jury applicants sought for 2009-10
The San Joaquin County Superior Court is seeking applicants to serve on the 2009-2010 San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury.
Manteca Symphony fundraiser on Feb. 13
There are more than 2,000 reasons to support the Symphony Comes to Manteca Committee today compared to just 175 – about 275 at the most – in previous years.
DMV closes offices 2 days a month starting today
If you plan to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles office today in Manteca, or in any other city or town, you won't be able to get in. DMV offices are closed today, and every first and third Friday of the month from then on until June of next year.
Spreading the word about congenital heart defects
ESCALON – Casey Lynn Bauer appears every bit a normal toddler. The 2-year-old daughter of Bryan and Shannon Bauer has a love for music and song, enjoys children television shows featuring the likes of Barney and Elmo, and can recite the alphabets and identify shapes such as circles, squares and triangles. "I think she's extra smart for her age," Bryan said. His daughter was born with a congenital heart defect. She's administered three different pharmaceuticals ...
Articles by Section - NEWS
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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