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1999 prices triggering homebuyer stampede
In the clearest sign yet that the resale housing market is at or near bottom there are now 309 homes either sold or pending so far in 2009 with a median price hovering around $179,650.
Writer selling cookie dough to finance book’s publication
It's been several years since Monica Cane first got the urge to pen a Christian fiction novel that takes place in Manteca.
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week education effort underway
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week runs through Feb. 14. As a way of marking the occasion, a coalition of families, individuals, support groups, and health professionals, to name a few, are involved in a campaign to get the word out. Included are Shannon Bauer and her husband, Bryan, of Escalon. Their 2-year-old daughter, Casey Lynn Bauer, was born with Ebstein Anomaly, a CHD characterized by displacement of the tricuspid valve. "She was born with two ...
Ad man Bob Drew left a trail of good memories
Bob Drew passed away Monday night leaving an emptiness, a serious void with all those who knew him.
Citizen police academy spots available
The next Manteca Citizen Police Academy starts Feb. 25 and runs through April 8. The seven-week-long academy runs primarily on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Manteca started its first Citizen Police Academy in 1995 with 30 people from all walks of life. Today Manteca has one of the longest-running academies in the state. The academy is offered twice a year in the spring and fall. The class size is limited to 20 participants and ...
Tough times but Moorhead upbeat
Debby Moorhead is upbeat about Manteca's future. It might not be what you'd expect from someone who took office right as the Manteca City Council started looking in earnest at ways to chip away at a projected $11.3 million deficit that will develop in the next fiscal year starting July 1 if revenue and spending patterns in place in December aren't changed. The way Moorhead sees it is that Manteca is in a much better ...
Best Buy stocking store for opening on Feb. 27
The Geek Squad is already on its way. Monday afternoon dozens of Best Buy employees started the two-week long process of stocking the shelves and readying an outpost of the nation's largest consumer electronics outfitter – accounting for almost 21 percent of the overall market. According to General Manager Marcel Fehlmann, two teams will work on merchandising the store between now and February 27 when the first customers are welcomed into Manteca's largest electronics outfitter ...
Ripon Unified could lose $3.9M over next 2 years
RIPON – The good news is that indications show that the Ripon Unified School District will be able to meet its financial obligations for at least this year and the two years following.
House fire causes $300K in damages
Twenty-two Manteca firemen responded to a predawn fire in a home in the 400 block of Seville Way in north Manteca near Crestwood Park Sunday morning that caused an estimated $300,000 in damage.
Manteca, Ripon place high in academic decathlon
Ripon High was recognized as one of the top small schools at Saturday's San Joaquin County Academic Decathlon held at the University of the Pacific and the Scottish Rite Auditorium.
MUSD HONOR BAND CONCERT
The Manteca Unified School District Honor band concerts were conducted Saturday at Lathrop High.
New homes getting bigger
Manteca new home builders got off to a big start in 2009 – big as in house sizes. There were 15 new single family homes started in January compared to 13 in the same month in January of 2008. The real big news, though, was in the size of the homes. The average home started so far this year in Manteca has 3,303 square feet compared to 2,099 square feet in January 2008. That's 55 ...
SSJID faces 2nd driest year ever
Bolinas – a rustic oceanside Marin County enclave – is the poster town for the looming California water crisis.
Volunteers sought for Flags Over Manteca effort
Manteca's most visible salute to those who built and served America – presidents, labor, and soldiers – starts its seventh year on Feb. 16.
Cain Lopez headlines Feb. 21 Comedy Night
Cain Lopez – one of the hottest new Latin comics – is heading the upcoming Manteca Chamber of Commerce Comedy Night on Saturday, Feb. 21.
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Lathrop Police conducting bicycle rodeo on Saturday
LATHROP – Bicycle safety is no laughing matter.
They deal with the bad guys
Odds are you've never met Albert Garcia.
Carnival Lathrop bankrolled with $7,000 in tax dollars is now underway
LATHROP – Steven Gascon doesn't mind the fact that the City of Lathrop shelled out $4,000 to rent the space in the Target parking lot for a weekend carnival.
Manteca part of ‘Today in America’ video
"Manteca: A hidden gem to live, work and play."
Single moms do what they have to do for kids
WATERFORD – Rebekah DelSanto did what she had to do in the best interest of her daughter.
12-mile back-up on Highway 99
Highway 99 traffic was backed up for nearly nine hours Thursday from a big rig that rolled on its side blocking all northbound lanes shortly before 7 a.m.
‘SURVIVE THEY DID’
It is seen as a "Miracle on Judith Court" Tuesday afternoon that is responsible for two brothers, 6, and 2, being rescued by a neighbor who jumped into her pool to save the youngsters she said appeared lifeless, floating on the top of the water.
110 workers using interest free city loans for computers
Thirty percent of Manteca's 330 municipal workers take advantage of the city's interest-free loan program to secure computers for their personal use.
Working mom enjoys her little lovebug son
If Christina Thurner had her druthers, she'd spend every waking minute with her baby boy.
Gayle & Jeff Pace: Del Webb’s frugal gardeners
Gayle Pace chuckles when she says, "I'm the flower floozy who works on a budget."
Commuters Backed Up On 99 For Hours When Ladder Causes Truck Rollover
Update: Traffic was still at a crawl as of 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon slowing motorists who were driving northbound on Highway 99 between the Highway 120 Bypass and Yosemite Avenue. Tow trucks had pulled the truck around into one lane leaving the other lane open to allow restricted traffic flow on the freeway.
39.6% per capita drop in flushing
Manteca is flush with wastewater treatment capacity.
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