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Almonds & fun: It’s time to go nuts!

So why are people nuts about the Ripon Almond Blossom Festival? If you're a Ripon resident it's a way to enjoy an old-fashioned community celebration with neighbors and family. If you're from neighboring communities, it is a great way to celebrate the approach of spring with the first "street fair" style event, and parade on the 2013 calendar for the San Joaquin Valley. If you're a former Ripon resident, it's a ...

February 21, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Almond Blossom Festival

Almond Blossom Festival: A sweet time of the year

It is bud time - and we don't mean "bud" as in Budweiser beer.

February 21, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Almond Blossom Festival

Ashley Bloemhof blossoms as Miss Ripon

Ashley Bloemhof grew up a lot over the last year. She learned how to greet people at business openings; how to flash a smile to people in other communities when representing her own; how to be a good example for younger girls that might be watching. But most of all she learned to love Ripon even more – realizing that the cliché "small town feel" that everybody cites as a reason to ...

February 21, 2013 | Jason Campbell | Almond Blossom Festival

Bethany Homes celebrates 50 years

Bethany Home has made its mark on the Ripon community over the last 50 providing senior citizens a home away from home when families could no longer provide adequate care for them.

February 21, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Almond Blossom Festival

IT’S BEE-ZY TIME OF YEAR

(Editor's note: This story first ran in 2012.) Today there is somewhere in the neighborhood of 528 billion bees buzzing around almond orchards around Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon. And just how busy they are will determine the fate of 33,000 acres of almonds in the South County. The more the bees cross pollinate the white and pink blooms the better the odds are for bigger yields. And right ...

February 21, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Almond Blossom Festival

RC Close-Up Club selling tri-tip sandwiches in two locations

The Ripon Christian Close-Up Club are selling tri-tip sandwiches on Almond Blossom Saturday, Feb. 23, at two locations: Calvary Reformed Church at 2nd and Vera between 11a.m. and the end of the parade or drive through the RC High School gym parking lot between 11a.m. and 6 p.m.

February 21, 2013 | | Almond Blossom Festival