Ex-fire chief apologizes for Snyder remarks

LATHROP – Former Lathrop-Manteca Fire Chief Jerry Sims has publicly apologized for comments he made about former Manteca city councilman Jack Snyder during a recent Lathrop City Council meeting.

ROP class staging Safe Halloween at Sequoia

The Health Occupation classes at Lindbergh School will be conducting a Safe Halloween at Sequoia School on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Sierra celebrating homecoming this week with tribute to music genres

Sierra High Goes on Tour.

ODDS & ENDS

One of Manteca's longest running Safe Halloween carnivals will take Saturday, October 31, from 5 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in the gym.

REBELS WIN HALLOWEEN TITLE

LATHROP SCHOOL CARNIVAL

The Lathrop Elementary School was packed with a steady flow of families on Oct. 17 as the school decided to bring back the carnivals of the past at Lathrop, originally started by the Mother's Club back in the late 1950s. Families got to choose between games such as "Goldfish, Sack Races, Lotteria, Sweet Treat Walk, Creamed, and many more. There were, at least 20 games were available to everyone. In addition to the games, there was a silent auction and a raffle. These were to raise money for classroom supplies and other school needs. The Lathrop-Manteca Fire Department came ...

LAFCO legal study key to SSJID

The fight between South San Joaquin Irrigation District and PG&E over control of South County retail power delivery may rest on legal research being conducted by the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission.

Turkeys R Us struggling this year with only $30 donated

It's turning into a daunting task

Lathrop adopts no parking zones

LATHROP – The section of Towne Centre Drive from the Manthey Frontage Road to Golden Valley Parkway in Lathrop has been off limits for any vehicle parking. Signs currently in place along this block behind the Target shopping center warn motorists "No Parking" is allowed at any time.

Jail & Bail raises money to help foster kids

California has reduced financial support to foster families by 10 percent due to the weak economy and the state budget deficit.

Swiss Echoes dance, concert set for Nov. 7

RIPON - The San Joaquin Valley "Swiss Echoes" will perform their Fall Concert and Dance Saturday, November 7, at the San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club hall at East Main Street and Manley Road.

1,000 AT HARVEST FESTIVAL

Modesto JC plans haunted house & Halloween carnival

MODESTO - The Associated Students of Modesto Junior College will present the fifth annual Halloween Carnival and Haunted House on Friday, Oct. 30, from 4 to 8 p.m.. on MJC's West Campus, located at 2201 Blue Gum Avenue in Modesto.

Halloween fun run benefits food bank

It is arguably the fun run with the most interesting characters racing through one of San Joaquin County's most picturesque fall settings.

Benefit Nov. 6 for Sequoia School teacher

A benefit for Connie McCormick is planned for Friday, Nov. 6, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Chez Shari.

SCORING WITH MUSIC

Gordon Kennedy trudges between rooms of his music lesson studio lackadaisically.

Zephyr hasn’t missed a beat

Zephyr is back.

New Melones water releases skyrocket to fight salinity

The Stanislaus River is paying for the sins of the Central Valley Water Project.

20 years for trying to kill sleeping couple

Ray Joseph, 20, of Sacramento, has been sentenced to 27 years in state prison for the attempted murder of a Manteca couple as they slept in their bed at their home on Victory Avenue in September of 2013.

1965: Old Southern Pacific Depot is being torn down

100 years ago

Get ready for rain barrels

New homes built in Manteca may soon have a new feature - rain barrels and cisterns.

RAIN DROPS RETURN

New Melones Reservoir - the linchpin dam on the Stanislaus River - is dropping again on the eve of a four-day weather system that promises to usher in March with a whimper.

Their mission: Remember the fallen

Tracy Cemetery is the resting place of nearly 1,000 veterans. They may be gone but certainly not forgotten.

Give Every Child a Chance bowl-a-thon on Saturday

The Give Every Child a Chance (GECAC) Antone E. Raymus, 16th Annual Bowl-A-Thon takes place Saturday, Feb. 28.

Property tax up 14%

Manteca's adopted budget calls for the city to dip into reserves to close out the books on June 30 to bridge a $592,940 structured deficit.

HOLD THE WATER

Don't expect to find that complimentary glass of water on your table the next time you sit down at a restaurant.

Rules against excess watering of landscaping being formed

Wasting landscape water for some future development could become a costly proposition.

Tentative port deal helps almond growers

The Almond Hullers & Processors Association applauded the tentative agreement reached to resolve the West Coast ports situation.

Weston Ranch student wins art contest

Victor Hernandez of Weston Ranch High School won the judges' nod in the art contest sponsored by the Manteca Garden Club. As the winner among 19 entries submitted, he receives $100 cash prize.

Area high school seniors honored by Daughters of American Revolution

Seniors at East Union, Manteca High, Lathrop High, and Sierra high schools were among those honored as Good Citizens by the El Toyon chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The local students were among the 14 who were recognized during a ceremony attended by the students with their parents, guardians, counselors, and administrators at the Central United Methodist Church in Stockton.