Elder Michael Greer to serve mission in Melbourne, Australia

Michael Greer, 19, has been called to serve a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Soroptimist Something Special event offers Saturday lunch, Sunday brunch

The Soroptimist members of Manteca are preparing for their 18th annual "Something Special" themed luncheon.

Manteca Morning Rotary crab feed set for Feb. 27

Helping a high school senior go on to college after finding him sleeping under a bridge, Manteca Morning Rotarians are working to bring in more scholarship funds with their upcoming crab feed.

Presentation on astrobiology, ‘extremophiles’offered at MJC

MODESTO – Modesto Area Partners in Science (MAPS) will offer a program entitled "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?" on Friday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Forum 110 on Modesto Junior College's East Campus.

ODDS & ENDS

Manteca Garden Club reaches out to community garden project

LATHROP – When Ruben Sandoval distributed 100 flyers inviting his neighbors to start a community garden, not a single soul showed up.

Time = money when talking traffic

Waiting up to 20 seconds longer at traffic signals on roads either yet to be built or widened in Manteca could reduce the rise in the cost of future housing as well as save future tax dollars when it comes to street maintenance.

Builders eye starting homes at River Islands

Looking for signs of a thaw in the new housing market that has gone into a deep freeze as the median price of a Manteca home plunged 57 percent in four years?

MRPS FISH FRY

Manteca trying to revive Are You OK?

Home-bound seniors in Manteca still living independently will benefit from efforts to bring back the RUOK (Are You OK) program.

Hot dogs & redemption

Irineo Gutierrez Jr. is going to sell hot dogs in Manteca after all.

Mahony no longer publisher

Paul Mahony has been terminated as publisher of the Manteca Bulletin.

Ripon master gardener talks about his feathered friends

There are just four simple things to keep in mind if you want some feathered friends to accentuate your garden.

Mantecans appearing on ‘Family Feud’

The Teicheira family grew up watching the television game show, Family Feud.

Bowling means fun, friends & competition

Steve Davis is no stranger to the lanes at the Manteca Bowl and Family Fun Center.

Making sure they’re not forgotten

There was only one order Mike Dillman regretted following as a soldier.

Great Wolf eager to build in Manteca

McWhinney Development - the firm proposing to invest at least $150 million in a Great Wolf Resort in Manteca - wants to break ground this year.