Manteca Lathrop Boys & Girls Club

Making a difference for kids

Charlie Halford can tell you stories that can bring tears to your eyes.

Andrea Ramirez’ story

I began attending the Boys & Girls Club in the fourth grade and fell in love the day I joined. As young as I was, I began learning things about myself I never knew. I built relationships that I still hold strongly to this day and have bonded with many of the staff members.

330 seniors get free flu shots at DHM clinic

There were 330 seniors who took advantage of the free influenza inoculations Friday morning with some sharing stories of their exciting and sometimes adventurous lives.

Crosswalk in works for Powers Ave

Manteca Councilwoman Debby Moorhead is pushing for a crosswalk on South Powers Avenue at Hutchings Street to improve the safety of kids walking to and from Lincoln School.

Dozen charges fail to keep suspect in jail

Nearly a dozen charges against Edward Williams Adams, 18, last Sunday were not enough to keep the Manteca man behind bars.

Weston Ranch welcomes new principal

WESTON RANCH – A high school and a community came together Wednesday to pay tribute to one principal and welcome another.

It’s disco mania on stage at Manteca Idol

Not a single one of the contestants left in the Manteca Idol contest were anywhere near being born when the 70s disco craze hit with full force.

ALTAMONT PASS

Symposium addresses needs of caregivers in helping others

The "Caring for the Caregiver" symposium is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, at Stockton's Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel, 110 W. Fremont St.

Scouting for food taking place in Manteca Nov. 21

Scouting for food is a national canned food drive put on by the Boy Scouts of America.

Odds & Ends

Work starts on outlet stores

The Lifestyle Outlets at Manteca set the pace for new construction starts in October with three new buildings getting underway with a combined value of $4.9 million.

Jail & Bail helps assist struggling foster family organization

The shackles and the stripes that Vince Hernandez was proudly wearing inside of the lobby of Bank of Stockton Thursday wasn't so he could stretch the mileage of his Halloween costume.

Popular holiday luncheon, crafts fair on Saturday

The perennially popular Holiday Luncheon and Crafts Faire sponsored by the St. Anthony School Parent-Teacher Group is bigger and better this year.

Atheists, freethinkers gathering at Manteca Library

David Diskin doesn't want to offend anybody.

Two men escape car fire

Two Manteca men in their early 20s survived a flash fire in their 1996 Chevy Lumina Monday afternoon as it was parked in a rural dirt driveway on Peach Avenue west of Union Road shortly before 2 p.m.

Ernie’s chef back on TV

Top Chef launched chef Michael Midgley's star as a small-town cook with big-league potential.

Mayor: Time to step up water conservation

Manteca Mayor Willie Weatherford wants the city staff to start taking steps to reduce water waste now and not later.

Library town halls set in South County cities

What are the immediate and long-term library needs of Lathrop, Manteca, and Ripon?

There are 25 days left to donate

When Jennifer Munoz came up with the idea for trying to raise $3,000 to overhaul Santa's Downtown Manteca home, she knew it was going to be a long shot.

Fool’s gold: Trio loses $7K

A "gold bar" the size of a small chocolate bar and supposedly valued at $14,000 took a trio of shoppers to the cleaners at a Manteca shopping center over the weekend.

CORE STRENGTH

By day, Robert Iniquez is a mild-mannered salesman with Golden State Lumber.

RI Tech opens; 20th year for St. Anthony preschool

The year 2013 closed on a high note for other schools that are not part of the Manteca Unified School District area.

Weston Ranch homicide leads to second arrest

WESTON RANCH - A 49-year-old woman was arrested on charges of murdering a Weston Ranch man in his home.

Fire district upset about home plan

LATHROP – It was the last piece of the puzzle.

Manteca in 1917 was a boom town

By DENNIS WYATT