Singing the praises of the Boys & Girls Club

Brian Rodriguez knows firsthand how beneficial the Manteca Boys and Girls Club can be in the life of a youth just trying to stay on the right track.

PG&E workers would lose 25% power discount

Several readers pointed out that not everyone in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon will see their power bills reduced by 15 percent should South San Joaquin Irrigation District displace PG&E as the retail electricity providers.

ODDS & ENDS

City insurance will cover gap in coverage of duplex owner

There was one other victim of the aftermath of the Bank of America robbery that left two young families homeless – an elderly landlord.

Double bout with cancer leads to support group

In 2001, Lori Davidson was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Five earn appointment to youth advisory board

Five teens have earned appointment to the Manteca Youth Advisory Commission.

Casual backyard garden perfect for gatherings part of Ripon showcase

RIPON – One of the gardens featured in the Saturday, Sept. 12, Ripon Garden Tour showcases a spacious back yard of a country home that has hosted many social gatherings of family and friends over the years.

ODDS & ENDS

Reclamation offers fall hikes at Melones

The Bureau of Reclamation invites the public to join a Park Ranger on one of many assorted hikes this fall to explore the diversity of nature and history around New Melones Lake.

Manteca lends a hand

Dotty Thompson walked up to Wayne DeLaughder – a young man who is father to a week-old son – and quietly placed some cash into his hands.

Shrinking resale inventory far cry from 2 years ago

It was doom and gloom two years ago.

Perfect to a ‘T’ – time, talk & tear gas

The resolution to the dramatic 11-hour stand-off between law enforcement and two armed bank robbery suspects holed up in a South Lincoln Avenue duplex came down to what Manteca Police Chief Dave Bricker refers to as the three "T"s – time, talk, and tear gas.

Motorcycle run helps sends treats to those serving America

It started as a simple gesture.

Woodward 5th grader part of upcoming DC forum

Karisa Rubio will have a chance to learn about history and other subject areas.

Items the 2 families are in need of

Jennifer Dancy of Ladybug's Quilts is coordinating a drive to help the two families who lost their home and almost all of their belongings due to the police action Thursday needed to arrest two Bank of America robbery suspects.

Cheese bus heist in Manteca

A Tillamook Cheese sales tour caravan was disrupted when five of its vehicles were stolen from a Manteca hotel parking places Saturday with two of them being torched a day later by thieves.

Science camp popular Boys & Girls option

Jaden Powell's favorite subject in school is science.

$246K keeps Manteca in the hunt for Great Wolf

Arguably the most ambitious private-public partnership ever undertaken by the City of Manteca - the proposed 187-acre family entertainment zone that could be anchored by a Great Wolf Resort - is about to get another player.

Ripon council filing underway for two positions

Two seats are up for grabs on the Ripon City Council come November.

Chili cook-off honors memory of Les Reile

The late Les Reile made a habit of feeding the hungry in Manteca, Ripon, Escalon and Stockton.

THE DAIRY GRIND

Here's yet another sign of the times. The demise of family-owned dairy farm operations. In many cases, the dairy farm has been handed down from one generation to the next.

SSJID: LAFCo hinders effort for cheap power

By JASON CAMPBELL

City motel tax going before Lathrop voters

LATHROP – Last year Lathrop collected $350,000 in hotel taxes.

California milk meets global demand

There is a good reason these days why California has happy cows, as touted in the Milk Advisory Board-backed television advertising. It's the same reason that could put a happy smile on the faces of dairy farmers in the Golden State.

THRIVING AGAINST ALL ODDS

If you wait for your dad's shoes, you'll wait all your life.

It’s a never-ending cycle of work at the dairy

The day started at 5 a.m. for the Curnejo family. Jaime and wife Velma, and their older children, were up before the break of dawn – winter, spring, summer and fall. No fail. They had nearly 200 cows to milk in the barn.

SWEET LABOR OF LOVE

These are busy days at the FESM Hall in Manteca.

New norm: Exceptional drought?

It's been 14 years since the United States drought monitor went into effect.

Host families sought for Japanese teens

Thirty young Japanese students are looking for host families this summer. They will be arriving on July 26 and will be in Manteca until Aug 26. During that time, the students who are between the ages of 13 and 17, will be attending classes to be held at St. Mary of the Virgin Anglican Church at the corner of Cottage and Louise avenues in Manteca.

Levee fix: $2.58M just to start

LATHROP – There hasn't been a dam failure in Northern California for almost half a century.