1900s: Manteca starts as wide spot on road

Editor's note: The following is part of a series recapping Manteca history as the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close.

DON’T DRINK & DRIVE

Manteca Police have joined law enforcement across the state as part of California's 18-day holiday DUI crackdown campaign.

Manteca Police wish list: MESH camera system

The eyes of Ripon Police are upon you if you break the law in that city.

More people doing Christmas shopping at Manteca stores

Steve Stricker didn't quite know what he was going to do for his last minute Christmas shopping.

Sister Ann’s luncheon spreads Christmas cheer

Christmas is a heart and soul time of the year – a theme that Sister Ann found running through the annual luncheon she organized for hundreds of senior citizens last Friday with singing, dancing, and remembering Christmases past.

JROTC MILITARY BALL

Christmas Eve breakfast set for Manteca Ford Thursday

On Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, Manteca Ford-Mercury in partnership with The Place of Refuge Church will be offering a free Christmas Eve breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. continuing until 11 a.m.

SIMPLY CHRISTMAS

Volunteers find helping struggling youth do better is rewarding

Is there a true benefit to volunteering?

Neil Hafley honor student seeking sponsors for People to People program

Aiko Jones, 11, has been selected to be a leadership ambassador delegate for the organization People to People and will be representing the United States as well as California.

Christmas trees cause house fires yearly in Manteca

It usually starts with a small spark that makes a small crackling noise.

PG&E hiking baseline power rates 3%

Those who use the least electricity will see their PG&E bills go up in January while those who use the most will see a slight drop in their bills.

1800s: Cowell walked across Sierra Nevada

Editor's note: The following is the first in a series recapping Manteca history as the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close.

LDS CHRISTMAS DINNER

Scenes from the d inner that preceded the Christmas performance Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Northland Road stake center.

CHRISTMAS IN LATHROP

The Lathrop Manteca Firefighters Association played Santa for the 11th consecutive Christmas seasons by hosting a party Thursday for needy families and foster children.

GOING HOLLYWOOD

Marshall Magincalda stood in the front of his Woodward Avenue ranchette and gazed at the dozens of people buzzing around his property as if it were normal.

He’s helped folks keep their cool for 20 years

Frank Warren is a busy man.

Move afoot to restore librarians

Mary Buchanan is not a certificated Manteca Unified teacher librarian. But she is working hard to convince district officials "to consider returning the teacher librarian positions to each of the high schools." Those positions were among the victims of the budget cuts that were made during the Great Recession.

Donations allow man to keep foot

A Manteca man who suffered a compound fracture above his ankle during a river accident and faced amputation will get to keep his left foot.

Powwow ends three-day run in Manteca

Orena Monahan once again enjoyed her three-day stay at the Fourth of July Powwow at the Three Rivers Lodge in Manteca.

ONE SWEET LIFE

"Coach" is still swinging for the bleachers.

ADA lawsuit: The $32,000 parking stall

There's a potential $32,000 pay day in Manteca for someone trying to make a living by filing Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits for alleged non-compliance to federal rules.

8 MUSD schools gearing up for latest technology

If everything goes according to plan, eight elementary schools in Manteca Unified will be fully wired for 21st-century technology connection by September.

Manteca parade offers Independence Day fun

It wasn't exactly the fictional Wagon Queen Family Truckster from National Lampoon Vacation.

5 nurses start internships at Doctors Hospital

Five graduate nurses picked from a field of 187 applicants were welcomed into Doctors Hospital's six-month-long Versant internship program at a noon luncheon on Wednesday in the DHM conference room.

PATRIOTIC PARADE

Today's Manteca Independence Day Parade will feature over 34 entries to the theme of "Traveling the USA."

Pay raises for city workers in new budget

There's money for pay raises in Manteca's $30.1 million general fund spending plan for the next 12 months.

Independence booms stress some veterans

They've been known to drive dogs crazy.

Fireworks unnerve dogs, officials warn

Pet stores are offering sedation pills to calm dogs during the booming July 4th fireworks, according to Manteca Animal Control Officer Les Rowe.

Rhodes: America is land of opportunity

Gloryanna Rhodes loves the open spaces in America. That feeling first hit her in the gut about 45 years ago while going over the Altamont Pass on the way to Yosemite National Park as she gazed at the vast valley below.