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Food bank warehouse is almost bare
Food is going out of the Second Harvest Food Bank that serves as a "wholesaler" for 226 non-profits serving the needy in seven counties as fast as it is arriving.
Dancing up a storm for Alzheimer’s Association
All of the pieces of the famous television show were in place Tuesday night when The Commons at Union Ranch celebrated their one-year anniversary with the program dancing with the Manteca stars – pairing local high-profile faces with dance instructors for a night of fun.
Blaze destroys ivy laden fence by Hildebrand Park
The fire that destroyed a section of a residential ivy fence next to Hildebrand Park Tuesday afternoon in Manteca was like a dog whose bark is worse than its bite.
Manteca couple crochets together to create fair award winning entries
Don Drummond has spent the better part of his life working with crochet needles in his spare time – a hobby that he picked up from his mother and just about every other senior member in his family.
10 EAGLE SCOUTS
Preparations are underway for 10 Eagle Scouts Court of Honor featuring boys from Troop 440 that live in Manteca and Ripon. Cole Herrin, Lucas Brown, Jason Williamson, Derrick Lake, Mark Bigelow, Kevin Thompson, Jordan Williamson, Quinn McMurtrey, Ben Tolman and Matt Gay will all be recipients of the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout Award. The communities of Manteca and Ripon are invited to attend the ceremony on Saturday, ...
Lathrop hosts US census regional convention
LATHROP – The second of 20 regional conventions in the state hosted by the California Census 2010 effort along with the US Census Bureau will be held today at the Lathrop High School gymnasium from 9 a.m. until noon.
Fireworks sales start Sunday
The sale of fireworks for personal use starts this Sunday. It marks the fifth year Manteca non-profits are able to sell fireworks. More than $600,000 has been raised to benefit a wide array of Manteca organizations. One booth – the Manteca Police Officers Association that typically sells fireworks at Union Road and Yosemite Avenue – generates funds to help pay for the aerial fireworks and community celebration at the Big League Dreams sports complex that ...
ROCKIN’, RIDIN’, & RACIN’
By JASON CAMPBELL Staff reporter of the Manteca (Calif.) Bulletin STOCKTON – Dani Tschantz fell into her interactive Tuleberg Farm Exhibit at the San Joaquin County Fair almost by accident. It was until she was asked to take over the community garden portion of the fair that she started to realize ways to make the concepts of agriculture appeal to a much younger audience – those who often didn't grow up on or around ...
Entries sought for Independence Day parade on July 3
Manteca is getting a jump on celebrating Independence Day this year as the city's official celebration has been shifted to Friday, July 3. That includes everything from the traditional Manteca Kiwanis pancake breakfast along with the Sunrise Kiwanis Independence Day parade to a family-style celebration at the Big League Dreams sports complex topped off by aerial fireworks. The shift was made by city officials to avoid having to have extra police, streets crews and firefighters ...
Manteca hopes to save cash & create more jobs
It was a simple directive. Spend restricted money designated for projects requiring major construction as quickly as possible to take advantage of significantly lower bids being offered by firms as well as to generate jobs in a weak economy. That directive was made almost six months ago by the Manteca City Council to staff. Today a slew of street, sewer, and water projects are either ready to move forward or about to break ground. Many ...
Dogs are in heaven at this Lathrop Park
LATHROP – As Ally came in through the gate, the happy faces of Roxy and his pair of new friends, Charlie and Chewy, were immediately on hand to welcome the newest arrival. As soon as Brandon Lopez, Ally's best friend, closed the gate behind them, the playful quartet ran off to gambol on the spacious manicured grass while throwing a quick friendly nod to the other guests at the well-appointed sprawling park. Roxy and Ally ...
A no-cost way for a day of fun
The Manteca museum offers plenty of things for visitors to discover for free. First, there are the "hidden treasures." These are the rusty remnants of various agricultural equipment found in the "memorial building" just literally a skip and a hop away from the main museum. A visit to this adjunct display area is definitely worth the extra step and time you make to get there. Everything on display here came from farms in Manteca and ...
Saying goodbye
The Reverend Judith Bither preached on "Reflections, Remembrances, Regrets" during her final Sunday as senior pastor of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. She has been appointed pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Reno, Nevada. There was a farewell luncheon in the fellowship hall to honor her following the morning service.
560 homes rising from field?
One day there will be 560 homes on a large 156.8-acre parcel used primarily for crops such as pumpkins and corn providing owners Joe and Lillian Machado can clear all of the necessary hurdles for the land on the southwest corner of Airport Way and Woodward Avenue.
Police seek volunteers to ease pain of budget cuts
Manteca is going to call on VIPs to help argument police services. Police Chief Dave Bricker is working on the final touches of a game plan to harness more volunteers – those between the ages of 21 and 50 – in a bid to help keep police service levels as high as possible in the face of a $1.4 million budget hit due to the city's general fund deficit. VIPS stands for Volunteers in Police ...
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Get ready for shady Louise
Louise Avenue between Main Street and the railroad tracks west of Union Road is about to get a $1 million Botox treatment courtesy of Uncle Sam.
RUNNERS GLOW
Demetrius Snaer has memories that live among the afro puffs and big-collared shirts of the disco era, but he swears that wasn't his motivation.
Police putting dogs thru paces today at K9 trials
The Manteca Police Department Canine Unit is hosting its annual canine trials today beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing until at least 2 p.m.
Manteca OKs sidewalks for Commerce
When Social Security built a new Manteca office in 2012, the federal government chose a site behind Home Depot that was away from public transit and not accessible by sidewalk.
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