RIPON REPLAY FOR LIFE Volunteer Scott Farve hands out survivor T-shirts before the start of the opening ceremonies. - photo by HIME ROMERO Scenes from the start of this year’s 24-Hour Ripon Relay for Life benefit for the American Cancer Society on Saturday at Ripon High. Latest MANTECA: ‘M’s is for murals, ‘A’ is for art ‘N’ is for new directions, ‘T’ is for Teca Town HOUSING HOMELESS VETERANS Final taxpayer cost of MUSD bonds is 44% below promise Second Harvest staging annual Empty Bowls brunch on Sept. 19