The farmers market is offering a coupon with an option for a $1 off or an item under a buck for free at the La Croissant Bakery booth for the first 100 visitors on Tuesday
90 years ago June 27, 1919 The Firemen report everything ready for the big rodeo which will start next Friday morning. A big force of men went to work Wednesday morning to finish the fence which surrounds the park. The grandstand is practically complete. The lot of horses which will be used in the races are here and are being put in good condition for the bucking contests and the races. Lucky McFall, manager ...
Health officials are warning people to use caution today through Tuesday as the summer's first sustained heat wave arrives in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.
The Ripon LSD Boy Scout Troop 440 is approaching a nation-wide record tonight as it salutes 10 Eagle Scouts in a Court of Honor.
How much do you know about the Portuguese festa, or the festas in Manteca? The word festa alone does not tell the whole story but simply connotes something much bigger and more meaningful. That much I've learned through the years of enjoying the annual celebrations in Manteca. For instance, the flyer that went out for this Sunday's MRPS festa announced, "Manteca-Ripon Pentecost Society 90th annual Holy Ghost Celebration," with the last three words in large ...
Volunteers getting ready for the massive crowd that turns out every year for the MRPS festa celebration started preparing the massive pots of beef and cabbage that will be served even before dawn on Friday.
PMZ Real Estate conducted an open house Thursday at their new Manteca location on the corner of Winters Drive and East Yosemite Avenue.
STOCKTON – The clock will soon be off and running for local astronaut Jose M. Hernandez. On Aug. 7, he's scheduled to make his first-ever exploration into space aboard the shuttle, Discovery. A kick-off reception for Hernandez, who's assigned to serve as a mission specialist's flight engineer, is planned for Wednesday, July 1, at the ball room of the Lexington Plaza Waterfront, 110 W. Fremont St., Stockton, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event honoring ...
Cortney Nicole Nunes' name was misspelled in the story on the tragic traffic accident on page 1 in Friday's Manteca Bulletin that killed one and injured four.
St. Anthony Knights of Columbus Council 10693 in Manteca has announced its new officers for 2009-10.
The Lathrop Police Services division of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department will be hosting a second session of its annual Junior Police Academy this summer.
Victorious Elite Allstars, a non-profit competitive cheer, dance and tumbling organization, is still accepting new sign-ups for the 2009-2010 season.
A former Manteca High student and four of her friends were ejected from their 2006 Toyota Scion before dawn Thursday morning on Mortensen Road, three quarters of a mile west of South Airport Way to the north of the confluence of the San Joaquin and Stanislaus rivers.
Lou George has a system when it comes to placing labels on canned goods. The resident of Del Webb Woodbridge was one of six volunteers Thursday at the Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. Since March, some 50 retired and semi-retired folks have been dedicating their time toward helping those in need of food assistance. Second Harvest Food Bank currently services seven counties and over 226 non-profit charities, with the agency ...
Kylee Machado will be riding in a special float in, perhaps, the most unique seat of the MRPS festa parade on Sunday.
No one will accuse Ken McIntosh of being a man with no rhythm. His New Balance tennis shoes bounced to the beat playing overhead – and his body followed – as the 74-year-old former newspaperman led the Silver Sneakers through their warm-up. "Welcome. Glad to see everyone," he bellowed over Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" – the opening song to this hour-long workout at California Total Fitness. "Now let's get our cardio going. Step. Step. Step." ...
Three more outlet stores have inked deals to locate in The Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley. Manteca Councilman Vince Hernandez confirmed that Craig Realty working with center developers have secured three retailers s that are in the process of preparing to open stores in Manteca before Black Friday. Developer Poag & McEwen has submitted plans to the city to convert at least one of the spaces for the three stores. Hernandez noted the first of ...
By GLENN KAHL
The number of trees in public places in Manteca grew by a half-dozen on Friday. At last count, there were approximately 17,000 of these city-maintained trees, said Park Operations Manager and city arborist Kevin Fant during the annual Arbor Day tree planting which took place at the Manteca Public Library Friday morning. It is for that reason the Family City has once again earned the title of Tree City USA for the 22nd year in ...
It was a full moon Friday night – not a good omen for motorists driving into the North Main Street DUI checkpoint cone zone where two were arrested for drinking and driving and three others had their vehicles impounded. One of the two DUI suspects arrested allegedly had an alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit. Sgt. Jodie Estarziau was in charge of the assignment, reporting that 532 vehicles went through the ...