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Diamond working on plant odor
The Diamond Pet Food plant has been in operation for nearly a year. It's here that 130 to 140 truckloads of product will roll out each week while coming off three processing lines. But for the past five months, residents living nearby have complained about the odors coming from the plant that's been in operation since last May. The Ripon City Council, in turn, began working in cooperation with the folks of Diamond, most notably, ...
Don Gattoi chairs Ripon oversight for school bonds
Don Gatti was named chairman for the Measure G Citizens' Oversight Committee. At Monday's meeting at the Ripon High library, Superintendent Louise Johnson appointed Gatti, who had experience on the previous committee. He was also tabbed via luck of the draw to serve a two-year term on the nine-member group. Under the bylaws set forth by Proposition 39 – according to consultant Yuri Calderon of Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc., this bond measure required 55-percent voter ...
Ripon JROTC bound for nationals
For months, the Ripon JROTC program has been practicing and rehearsing with two objectives in mind.
It’ll take three years to complete work on 1st school
Members of the Measure G Citizens' Oversight Committee made the planning and design of Colony Oak and Weston schools to be conducted concurrently as one of their priorities on Monday.
Her passion for elderly inspired by Bible verse
Serving the needs of today's elderly population is a challenge in every community. Thank goodness there are places like Bethany Home and people like Joyce Heatwole, who commit themselves to meeting those needs. Joyce runs the Adult Day Services program at Bethany Home; a small but vital part of meeting the needs of seniors in our community.
Shooting suspect arrested
It took Ripon Police just 38 minutes to identify and arrest a suspect in a drive-by shooting that disrupted an otherwise quiet evening.
Public airing of Ripon council health benefits?
Elected leaders will give it another go at amending the part of the ordinance that relates to any increase in the cost of their health benefits.
Artists in School inspires Park View students
Patti Kennedy lost her voice at about the time she started as the Artist in School at Park View Elementary School.
Uecker: Lure big boxes to Ripon
Dean Uecker sat among many of California's new mayors last month and gave himself to the promise and potential filling the room.
SERVICE PROJECT DAY
In a bright blue shirt, shorts and black-framed sunglasses, Connor Norton looked more surfer boy than knight in shining armor.
What is the odor dogging Ripon plant?
From all indications, Diamond Pet Foods wants nothing more but to be a good neighbor. Since expanding its West Coast operation about two years ago, the facility in the former 157-acre Neenah Paper Inc. mill has been just that. But the Ripon City Council members recently heard complaints from several residents regarding odors coming from the plant. For their part, they've established a group – not a committee – to provide information and updates to ...
Citizens overseeing bond work
What's the role of the citizens' oversight committee? At the bond oversight committee meeting on Monday, the group for the voter-approved Measure G projects will have a chance to review just that under Proposition 39. The 6 p.m. session will take place in the Ripon High library, 301 N. Acacia Ave. It is the next step toward starting construction for permanent classrooms at Weston and Colony Oak elementary schools. Don Gatti and Lori Adams were ...
3rd GRADE DICTIONARIES
Literacy in the world is a main concern of the international Rotary Club. It was in the forefront Wednesday when Ripon Rotarians gathered in teams to personally hand out new dictionaries to the third graders in the community. Members of the Ripon service club signed up to take part in the classroom presentations on Wednesday beginning at Colony Oak Elementary and on to Weston, Ripon Elementary, Parkview and Ripona – finishing at Ripon Christian Elementary ...
Enrollment trend isn’t encouraging for RUSD leaders
Declining enrollment has been an issue at Ripon Unified. While the numbers are still down, district officials were somewhat pleased recently to hear of the slight increase of the past month. According to the sixth month attendance report, enrollment was up 14 students from the previous month. However, the overall numbers weren't as encouraging. RUSD was down 72 students compared to last year's figures at this time, reported the Director of Curriculum and Categorical Programs ...
RC staging first Trivia Challenge
The first of its kind Trivia Challenge is planned for Saturday night to raise funds for Ripon Christian High School's annual trek to the nation's capital in April. The school's Close up Club is sponsoring the contest.
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Zuber pushes for posting council packet
The agenda of a Ripon City Council meeting is often made up of the consent calendar, ordinances, resolutions, and discussion items. Councilman Leo Zuber had concerns about that format. Specifically, he inquired at a workshop held last Tuesday on what determines a consent calendar item. "Half the agenda is on the consent calendar and is taken (for approval) in one vote," Zuber said. "The public does not know what just happened." According to Deputy City ...
3 more outlets on way to Manteca by Black Friday
Three more outlet stores have inked deals to locate in The Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley. Manteca Councilman Vince Hernandez confirmed that Craig Realty working with center developers has secured three retailers, that are in the process of preparing to open stores in Manteca before Black Friday. Developer Poag & McEwen has submitted plans to the city to convert at least one of the spaces for the three stores. Hernandez noted the first of the ...
30,000 expected for Memorial event
Upward of 30,000 people are expected to converge on Woodward Park in Manteca on May 26 for what military leaders have described as "the biggest Memorial Day Weekend commemoration on the West Coast." The salute to those who have fallen that also serves as a way of thanking those still living who have served America costs nearly $60,000 to stage. The biggest fundraiser is the raffling of two 2013 four-door Ford Fiesta sedans being donated ...
MADD honors volunteers in DUI battle
Ripon Police Acting Sergeant Steve Meece and four volunteer VIPS members were thanked by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for their efforts in stemming drunk driving in a multi-county awards ceremony for more than 150 officers in the Community Center on Wednesday.
Ripon High water gun battle has $324 payday
This was the second week of Assassination. What is Assassination? It's probably not what you're thinking.
Ripon collecting unwanted drugs & syringes today
Rid your homes of unwanted prescription drugs and prevent drug abuse by dropping those expired pill bottles into a collection container today at the request of the Ripon Police Department.
Ripon Police listening to residents on Wednesday
Ripon Police Sergeant Danny Sauer will conduct a casual meeting with the residents of his beat area Wednesday night in the department's classroom facility at 259 North Wilma Avenue.
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