Friday was the annual Sober Grad Volleyball Game between Ripon High and Ripon Christian High.
Armed Forces Day is being observed this year by a local men's chorus, Voices for the King, as they will present a patriotic concert "Let Freedom Ring!"
WESTON RANCH – Students at Great Valley School had a "peachy" time at the 11th annual Agriculture Education Day.
In the past, Tony Mistlin has given generously towards the sports complex named in his honor. His latest contribution is for the construction of the concession stand, with another option of chipping in to make possible the restrooms. The Ripon City Council on Tuesday will discuss the possible $1 million Mistlin donation at Tuesday's meeting. This will take place during the 7 p.m. open session in the Council Chambers, 259 N. Wilma Ave. According to ...
Nick O'Brien won the traditional Buff Man Competition at Manteca High on Thursday. "I'd like to thank NASA for taking a star like me and placing my presence on Earth," he said at the event held in the Mulvihill Theater. O'Brien, who took home the trophy – in this case, a 1996 Valley Oak League swimming trophy – and was crowned and serenaded to by the MHS Quartet, edged out his Buffalo football teammate Eddie ...
By ROSE ALBANO RISSO The Bulletin A double wedding is something you don't expect to see happening in a classroom. Unless, of course, you're talking about Sheilah Urtega's Couples Devoted to Christ class at Christian Worship Center. For the first time since this program started about 10 years ago, four people are tying the knot this Sunday in a ceremony that is made even more special because it will take place during the 9 a.m. ...
South San Joaquin Irrigation District has what much of California wants - water. Many urban water agencies and rural irrigation districts in the Golden State are clamoring for more water on the heels of this week's announcement that the Sierra snowpack is only at 17 percent of normal levels. The Sierra snowpack is essentially the state's largest water reservoir covering almost 40 percent of California's needs. "The phone has been ringing off the hook," noted ...
South San Joaquin Irrigation District has what much of California wants - water. Many urban water agencies and rural irrigation districts in the Golden State are clamoring for more water on the heels of this week's announcement that the Sierra snowpack is only at 17 percent of normal levels. The Sierra snowpack is essentially the state's largest water reservoir covering almost 40 percent of California's needs. "The phone has been ringing off the hook," noted ...
Downtown Manteca's transit station is on target for completion in June. Now all the station needs is Altamont Commuter Express passenger train service. And the earliest that could happen is 2018. "It (2018) is a pretty aggressive target," noted Stacey Mortensen, executive director for the San Joaquin Rail Commission. Mortensen said establishment of a target date was key to get those involved with the effort focused on the goal. She added Stanislaus County securing their ...
Anthony Baciocco can do a little bit of everything on the football field. And he knows how to win, too. Those who witnessed Friday nights these past three seasons at Ripon can attest to that. On Wednesday, Baciocco signed a letter of intent to play football this fall at the University of Redlands – an NCAA Division III school in Southern California. "He's an aggressive player, and pound for pound one of the strongest kids ...
Ripon added 129 residents during 2012 to make it the third fastest growing city in San Joaquin County.
If you ask Anthony Beato what he does for a living, the response might elicit scenes of a Georgia chain-gang.
Randy Ernest Albertsen – who is part of a five-man team holding a World Trapshooting Record – is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.
Most all of the not-for-profit organizations in the United States operate with a Board of Directors. In brief, it is the directors who are responsible for adhering to the Articles of Incorporation, for setting policy, for hiring the top level of management, and for ensuring financial stability.
The Ripon Local Farmers Market kicks off on May 30. Every Thursdays through Aug. 9, from 4 to 7 p.m., Historical Main Street between Stockton and Norse avenues promises to be the place where vendors, live music, local folks and visitors come to meet. The market is open to certified and non-certified vendors as well as other specialty items, according to City of Ripon organizers. However, spaces are limited with those interested asked to pay ...
Complaints of odor wafting through Ripon from the new Diamond Pet Food Plant on South Stockton Avenue has the firm taking steps to abate the odors that are noticed when south winds cause the angst of residents.
Baby back ribs, with a special homemade barbecue sauce, is soon to be added to the Barnwood Restaurant's menu when it reopens for business on June 18.
The alleged recent credit card fraud at the Ripon Tractor Supply Company that put a 53-year-old Railroad Flat man in jail on Saturday has now escalated to $25,000 in losses at several stores in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.,
Ripon City Council members got a peek at the proposed $8.8 million fiscal general fund budget Tuesday night through the eyes of Deputy City Administrator Kevin Werner.
Christian Manes has golf skill running through his ancestry.
Ripon's Senior Meal Program is set to reap the rewards of this Saturday's "Hotcakes & Hot Cars" event planned by the Bethany Home Society at Almond Valley Christian Reformed Church.
Senior year is highly romanticized yet it is this: the end of our public funded education and the first truly divergent path for our future. The question "Now what?" plagues those of us attempting to step out of the world of youth and establish ourselves as adults. Now that school has drawn to a close and summer sets in many have to stand to face their final decision. College is where many of us hope ...
The following are Ripon Elementary 8th grade graduates:
The following are members of the Ripon High Class of 2013:
Focusing on a long slate of health concerns from exercise to hearing loss, Bethany Home's Health Fair Friday morning was seen as a success for the community at the Town Square Apartments campus on West Main Street.
Warren Council had a passion for struggling students at Ripona Elementary School where he served as principal for nearly 20 years until this spring when he closed his office door for the last time.
They were a rag-tag bunch of football players wearing basketball shorts and sneakers.
Ripon residents on Fourth Street near Vera Avenue had unexpected praise for Ripon's motorcycle traffic officer who was back on the street Wednesday morning with an eye toward moving violations.
It is billed to be a senior health fair like none other to date in Ripon starting with a five mile walk at 8 a.m. from the Bethany Home Town Square, Main Street campus on Friday.