Manteca CAPS dinner theatre set for March 27

"Sleepless in California" is the name of this year's production for the mystery dinner theatre benefit for the Manteca CAPS organization that serves mentally challenged adults.

GOURMET SAMPLER

An $11,800 bounce in prices

No category of housing in Manteca has dropped farther in value than the Cherry Lane condos.

SSJID ponders opposing PG&E ballot measure

Language in PG&E's $6.5 million gambit to prevent local jurisdictions from entering the retail power business under a ballot measure the company embraced in 2002 may make it difficult in the future for South San Joaquin Irrigation District to add additional power load should they secure the ability to sell power directly to customers in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon.

Teicheria clan loses Family Feud

Family Feud was a memorable experience for the Teicheira family.

Spiritual advice from East Yosemite psychic

When spiritual advisor Christina Adams told me that my lifeline didn't run very deep, I figured that I was in for a very long palm reading.

Visionary Homes teams with Ocwen to assist customers behind on mortgage

Visionary Home Builders, a local non-profit HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency has partnered with the Ocwen loan servicing company to help Ocwen customers who are behind on their mortgage.

1920: Fog-related mistake causes false city fire alarm

Two more weekends left for snow tubing

LATHROP - The weekend forecast? Look for a lot of snow down to 23 feet with dry snow tubing conditions.

Residents fight to clean up chicken waste

FRENCH CAMP - At the end of a remote road lined by houses, children play in yards just a short distance from a stagnant, 16.5-acre lagoon filled with the waste sludge of a factory egg farm.

Raymus joining Little League Hall of Fame

Bob Raymus, better known as "Coach Bob" around the ball fields at Lincoln Park, is being inducted as the first coach for the Manteca Little League Hall of Fame.

Bankruptcy brush led to growth cap

Home after home seemed to pop up overnight in the mid 1980s in Manteca putting a strain on services.

SIXTH MAN

Scenes from Thursday's varsity game as East Union hosted cross-town Manteca High.

ODDS & ENDS

Practicing for a major incident

It was the scene of a tragedy for Manteca Fire Department's multi casualty incident training on Thursday.

Fear of ADA lawsuit forces business to lock its doors

John Perez is afraid.

In Uniform

Raymond Osteria

Sisters serve simultaneous LDS missions

Sarah Sokolowski and her sister, Amanda, are currently serving as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, though they are across the continent from each other.

Council may ask Congress to reform ADA lawsuits

Manteca's elected leaders want businesses to have the opportunity to correct shortcomings in their compliance to the American Disability Act before being sued.

FARMERS MARKETS GALORE

California is considered the world's Mecca when it comes to variety of fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

Demonstrating flag-retirement protocol

When a flag of the United States is worn, torn, faded, or badly soiled, it needs to be replaced with a new one. When that happens, the old flag is "retired."

Lathrop garbage rates may go up

LATHROP – Garbage rates are going up.

Rodeo this weekend helps with kids tutoring

Give Every Child a Chance is staging the Xtreme Bulls & Broncs Rodeo on the River fundraiser on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8 from noon to 5 p.m. both days at Dell'Osso Family Farm in Lathrop just off Interstate 5.

Not what they’re cracked up to be

Manteca needs to spend $37.5 million over the next five years to avoid 180.14 miles of city streets from deteriorating to a point they need even costlier reconstruction.

WR High salutatorian plans nursing career

Weston Ranch High has a tradition of holding off at announcing the top two academic students until awards night.

West Nile mosquitoes discovered

When a bird that tested positive for the West Nile Virus was discovered on a dairy outside of Tracy back in March, it was the earliest annual detection of the disease in San Joaquin County since it arrived in California more than a decade ago.

Group seeks youth to sing and dance

Manteca Youth Entertainers (formerly known as the Manteca Royal Family) are recruiting vocalists and dancers for the 2014 season.

St. Anthony’s students learn more about Doctors Hospital

Young students from St. Anthony's Catholic School learned a lot about the functions of a hospital and why some things are so important to know during last weels's Doctors Hospital's Healthcare Career for Children field trip.

HE ‘WORKS’ FOR CIA

Get ready to meet Kurt Tannen, a quirky Central Intelligence Agency linguist Monday nights this November.

Fill the Boot Saturday helps benefit MDA

Off-duty Manteca firefighters are passing the boot Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Mission Ridge Drive and South Main Street.