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Little pizza from a big boy chef

There's a "Little Chef" at David and Sylvia's Restaurant creating his own signature mini-pizzas.

June 13, 2009 | Glenn Kahl | NEWS


FUN time helps kids improve lives, avoid gangs

Jason Elenes enjoys the Family Unity Night in the Neighborhood. The incoming Manteca High sophomore along with Richard and Arthur Hernandez live not too far from the FUN Club Inc. program held at Southside Christian Church. "I like to come here and play sports," Elenes said on Friday. "And Quincy tells us stuff that's helpful." He's referring to Quincy McClain, pastor of the church located at 314 Locust Ave., Manteca. She hopes to someday move ...

June 13, 2009 | Vince Rembulat | NEWS


350 attend Feast of St. Anthony’s luncheon from throughout area

Sister Ann Venita Britto and Cecilia D'Mello go back to their days in India. Both Daughters of the Cross were in the same convent. D'Mello, who was in Rome for 10 years, is currently serving the Tracy community, having just spent the past 16 years in New York, where she helped out at St. Francis Hospital the Heart Center in Roslyn. She's a certified medical assistant. D'Mello was in Manteca Wednesday for the Feast of ...

June 13, 2009 | Vince Rembulat | NEWS


Community steps up to give young man a helping hand to improve his lot in life

Andrew Ramos didn't quite know what he was going to put down on paper when Calla Principal Lindsay Munoz called him and asked him to write a speech for the school's graduation.

June 12, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Manteca High fire

Manteca firefighters responded to a fire at an ag department storage building that also damaged the side of a portable classroom shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.

June 12, 2009 | Hime Romero | NEWS


Winter shares stories of his father, early Manteca

Before Steve Winter retired from his position as Manteca High School principal this year, he didn't have to venture very far to see the impact his family has made on the town.

June 12, 2009 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Venture Club helps feed struggling families with $2K gift to food bank

Hunger is a 24/7 problem. That's according to Mike Mallory, executive director of the Second Harvest Food Bank. With more need than ever to feed those in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties – a sign of the troubled economy, he added – Mallory noticed the surplus dwindling at 704 E. Industrial Park Drive. On Wednesday, his prayers were answered thanks to a generous donation by the Venture Club of Manteca. The local nonprofit group, according ...

June 12, 2009 | Vince Rembulat | NEWS


Players needed for ‘Jailhouse Scramble’ golf tournament set for this Saturday

LATHROP – If you think a golf tournament is all about fun at the links, think again. It's also about people helping people even when the economy is bad like it is today, which makes those acts of kindness even more special. At least, that is the case with the third annual golf tournament fund-raiser on Saturday at the French Camp Golf Course to benefit the Lathrop Sunrise Rotary's scholarship program and the Hospice of ...

June 12, 2009 | Rose Albano-Risso | NEWS


Short sales rise as does rates

They waited for rates to drop to 4.5 percent. Now fence sitters are facing interest rates that have jumped almost three-quarters of a percent in two weeks to 5.71 percent. They had dropped to as low as 4.81 percent. "Same song, different verse," observed Realtor Tom Wilson of people who said they were waiting for housing prices to drop and then waited for interest rates to drop. Wilson doesn't expect rising rates to severely undermine ...

June 11, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


A MAGIC DAY AT LIBRARY

Magic Dan was at the Lathrop Community Center on Wednesday. The magic show was part of the Lathrop Library's summer reading program.

June 11, 2009 | Hime Romero | NEWS


Boys & Girls Club offers free lunch for kids during summer program

Jesus Ceja enjoyed a rather healthy lunch consisting of a peanut butter and jelly "Crustible" sandwich, a fresh fruit and milk.

June 11, 2009 | Vince Rembulat | NEWS


Ambulance biller receives national recognition

Manteca District Ambulance's Billing Manager Melissa Anaya has received national recognition for completion of the National Billing Coders Training Program.

June 11, 2009 | | NEWS


Ambulance service donates van to pastor

The current economic downturn has several residents having tough times. Manteca District Ambulance has recently been able to help out a little. The local ambulance company has removed a surplus vehicle from its fleet and found it a much needed and welcome home. Pastor Joe Macias from the Christian Worship Center of Manteca has taken ownership of the 1991 Ford van so that he too can continue helping others in these tough economic times. The ...

June 11, 2009 | | NEWS


CORRECTION

In Wednesday's article on Manteca Unified's shortfall ballooning from $23.5 million to $31.7, it was noted that $1 million in transportation would come as a savings to the district.

June 11, 2009 | | NEWS


Free fair on emergency preparedness on Saturday

Penny Jones remembers the floods of January 1997 that sent more than 4,000 people in the area south of Manteca fleeing.

June 10, 2009 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


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State demands $1.7 million

Sacramento made it clear to Manteca: Pay back a $1.7 million redevelopment agency loan now or risk having local sales and property taxes seized.

May 22, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


City swimming program requires big pool of money

LATHROP – The City of Lathrop isn't necessarily swimming in a pool full of money.

May 22, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


New Melones assures Manteca’s prosperity

Editor's note: This is the second of a six-part series taking a look back at Manteca's first 95 years as an incorporated city. Voters approved incorporation on May 28, 1918.

May 22, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Manteca turns 95 as a city a week from today

Editor's note: This is the first of a six-part series taking a look back at Manteca's first 95 years as an incorporated city. Voters approved incorporation on May 28, 1918.

May 21, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Prognosis good for boy, 2, run over by pick-up

The 2-year-old who was run over by the family's pickup is still undergoing some tests at Children's Hospital in Oakland but is expected to come home soon.

May 21, 2013 | Rose Albano-Risso | NEWS


KIDS IN A BOX

If Emmanuel Torres ended up on the street tomorrow, he wouldn't fare so well. For starters, the 15-year-old vice president of the Manteca Boys and Girls Club's Keystone Club - a leadership academy for teenagers -- struggled with piecing together a makeshift shelter that only needed tape and staples to finish. Even with a handful of helpers, Torres couldn't manage get the thick cardboard walls to stick to the wooden frame that had shielded him ...

May 20, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Burrell nets volleyball scholarship

Ripon High School senior Paige Burrell is moving on to the next chapter in her volleyball career and has accepted a scholarship to play for a NCAA Division II school - Nyack College in Nyack, NY.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Girl, 2, run over by pickup in Manteca

A two-year-old child is recovering at Children's Hospital in Oakland after being run over by her parents' pick-up truck. The vehicle was parked in the family's driveway at Alfonso Lane in Manteca shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday. The status of the child is unknown as of press time; however, a Manteca Police spokesman said the child was "alert and crying" when officers arrived at the scene. According to preliminary investigations, only one of the ...

May 20, 2013 | Ryan Balbeuna | NEWS


100-foot aerial platform truck moving to Powers

By DENNIS WYATT

May 20, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | NEWS


Working to keep heritage of Tachi Yokuts alive

By JASON CAMPBELL

May 20, 2013 | Jason Campbell | NEWS


Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run

PHOENIX (AP) - A Phoenix police officer and firefighter both died Sunday after suffering critical injuries in separate accidents on the job, officials said.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Tornadoes level homes in Oklahoma, 21 injured

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Ropin’ on the River Rodeo June 1-2 benefits GECAC free tutoring effort

LATHROP - Give Every Child a Chance is staging the Ropin' on the River Rodeo hosted by Dell'Osso Family Farm on June 1-2.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


Parking fees possible for those accessing NorCal coast beaches

SANTA CRUZ (AP) - Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it's customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic.

May 20, 2013 | | NEWS


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