Henry C. Long — a farmer with roots dating back to 1901 in French Camp — is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.The dinner and induction ceremonies are taking place Saturday, May 21, at the Manteca Senior Center, 295 Cherry Lane. Tickets are $60 apiece and are available through the Manteca Boys & Girls Club, 545 W. Alameda St., or by calling 239.5437.Other inductees Phil Waterford, Special Recognition; Richard Moon Yee, Health Care; Randall K. Yee, Health Care; Michael Bruce Mallory, Business; Peter P. Dalben, Government; Arnita Marie Yepez, Community Service; George (Joe) Handy, Education; and Walker Vick, Athletics.Long is being inducted in the field of agriculture.Long farmed for 45 years in the French Camp area where his family has resided since 1901.Growing up, Long worked on the family’s 300-acre farm that consisted of dry crops.He enlisted in the Army in 1951 and served two years,Long took over the family farm in 1954. He switched from dry crops to alfalfa, asparagus, tomatoes, sugar beets and wheat.
Long reaps Hall of Fame honor