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Sweet treats for sweet hearts

Felicia Acuna is a shoemaker. These are not just ordinary shoes though. They are works of art. Edible works of art, to be precise.

February 11, 2012 | | 209


Clarence Smit Museum

RIPON - A priceless collection of memorabilia telling the story of the historic River School and list the names of all its students dating back to 1914 has found its way to the Clarence Smit Museum in downtown Ripon.

February 11, 2012 | | 209


Rio Vista

RIO VISTA - Don McLean must have been in Rio Vista when he penned the line "drove my Chevy to the levee" in his 1970s hit "American Pie" release.

February 11, 2012 | | 209


Jasmine Ivey

Name: Jasmine Ivey School: Lathrop High Grade: Sophomore (10th grade). Born: Nov. 26, 1995 in Eugene, Ore. Age: 16 Parents: Heather O'Hare and Kevin Tayse. Grade point average: 3.75. Favorite class: Spanish. High school activities: Wrestling, cheerleading, track and field, and Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. How I got into wrestling: Some guy told me I couldn't do it. I'm proving him wrong. How do you juggle such a busy schedule: I'm thankful to have ...

February 11, 2012 | | 209


Dan Hicks & Hot Licks at Black Oak Casino

TUOLUMNE – Try out to be an international karaoke star at Black Oak Casino in March. Qualifying nights for the World Karaoke Championships will be held every other Thursday, starting in March at Black Oak Casino's Willow Creek Lounge.

February 11, 2012 | | 209


St. Mary’s Theatre Theatre bringing ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to UOP’s Long Theatre

STOCKTON - In a wonderful blend of two religious traditions, the Jewish Rabbi Jason Gwasdoff of Temple Israel recently met with a roomful of Christian students at St. Mary's High School.

February 11, 2012 | | 209


High Sierra Jazz Band performing in Ripon

RIPON - The Ripon Arts League has one program left in the season. The season finishes on Tuesday, March 13, with the High Sierra Jazz Band. Formed in 1976 and led by Pieter Meijers, the band has been a consistent winner at the Sacramento and Monterey Jazz Festivals. A poll of readers of the American Rag gave High Sierra the second most popular group with Turk Murphy first and Duke Ellington third. In 2000, they ...

February 11, 2012 | | 209


Illusionist Mike Super on stage March 4 at Gallo

MODESTO – Mike Super, the winner of NBC's hit television show, Phenomenon, will make a special appearance at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Sunday, March 4, at 3 p.m. The matinee performance promises jaw-dropping illusions to boggle the mind. Super's mystifying tricks delight audiences. This "Magic and Illusion" show is one all ages will enjoy.

February 11, 2012 | | 209


Luft performs Valentine’s Day show at Gallo

MODESTO – Lorna Luft, the daughter of legendary entertainer Judy Garland and producer Sid Luft, will perform her multi-media production Songs My Mother Taught Me – A Celebration of the Music of Judy Garland at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m.

February 11, 2012 | | 209


Composer Marvin Hamlisch at Gallo Center on March 1

MODESTO – Composer Marvin Hamlisch, one of the only few people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards collectively, will appear at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m.

February 11, 2012 | | 209


SWEET TREATS

Botha Walters could be working today as a pharmacist. That's what she studied and trained for when she was living in Southern California.

February 04, 2012 | | 209


The story of a bridge over the San Joaquin River

Lathrop's most enduring landmarks – the Mossdale railroad bridge across the San Joaquin River and the brick silos on the nearby Dell'Osso Farms – once were not part of that community. Instead they were built as part of the river outpost named after the river crossing.

February 04, 2012 | | 209


Panaderia La Trigueña

Panaderia La Trigueña has been a fixture in downtown Manteca for nearly 30 years. But for about a decade after it first opened its doors, it was hardly visible to those passing by Yosemite Avenue. That's because the early Panaderia La Trigueña was tucked away in the back of the commercial building that was fronted by a store specializing in sports memorabilia. The only sign of the bakery in the back was a covered narrow ...

February 04, 2012 | | 209


Got cookies? Burgess has baked millions of cookies

RIPON - The tiny Burgess Bakery is nestled in the heart of the old Ripon business district that has often been referred to as a page out of Mayberry RFD.

February 04, 2012 | | 209


Golden Brown Breads bakes up sweet desserts

Michelle Gallon was age 7 when she first baked a Boston brown bread. It was an original recipe of her grandmother. She still makes this nutty date bread and other homemade treats – included are popular items such as sweet potato bread, banana nut bread, and pineapple coconut with rum flavored bread – at her business at 273 W. Louise Ave., Manteca. Gallon is the owner and operator of Michelle's Golden Brown Breads. She's been ...

February 04, 2012 | | 209


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Bluegrass concert at Twisted Oak

VALLECITO - Twisted Oak Winery opens the 2013 concert series with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band under the stars at the winery in Vallecito.

April 26, 2013 | | 209


5 free things to do in the Napa Valley

NAPA (AP) - Love the lush and lovely Napa Valley but hate how expensive it can be? You're not the first. In the late 19th century, writer Robert Louis Stevenson moved his honeymoon to the rustic but free setting of an abandoned mining camp when the $10-a-week going rate for Calistoga hotels proved too much for his slender purse.

April 26, 2013 | | 209


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