LATHROP CHAMBER MIXER

The Lathrop Chamber of Commerce mixer was hosted by the Manteca Youth Focus Lathrop Scholarship Competition at the Hampton Inn Suites in Lathrop.

Is there a dirty dancer among them?

So just who is more suave of a dancer – Manteca Councilman Steve DeBrum or Commons at Union Ranch (Premier Care) Chief Executive Officer Don Peterson?

Retired police dog takes 1st place

Manteca Police Canine "Spike" took first place in the class A division for military and retired police dogs last weekend in the Lodi Police Department's annual canine trials.

Manteca Rec sport leagues

The following are upcoming Manteca Parks & Recreation programs. For more information call 456-8600.

ODDS & ENDS

Officer befriends German couple on honeymoon

Passing this way but once, a honeymooning German couple was befriended by Manteca motorcycle officer John Machado after an intersection fender bender at Yosemite and Lincoln avenues Tuesday afternoon.

LAYING TRACK

Work continues at the Spreckels Recreation Park BMX track at Spreckels Avenue and Moffat Boulevard. Inspections are expected to take place this week with concrete work targeted for next week which means the track could open in a month or so.

Universal Dance marking 10th year

Universal Dance Company voted Manteca's "Best Dance Studio 2009" is ready to begin its 10-year anniversary of competition dance.

Camera club offers free Photoshop workshop

If you've always wanted to learn how to use layers and masks in Photoshop, here is an opportunity for you to have a whole afternoon of hands-on tutoring in Manteca.

Tickets now on sale for old-fashioned social, turkey BBQ benefiting museum

An old-fashioned tri-tip and turkey barbecue social is in its 17th year benefiting the Manteca Historical Society and Museum.

Ripon VFW staging luau, dancing plus dunk tank

RIPON – The Ripon Veterans of Foreign Wars is staging their third annual Luau Fund Raiser, to benefit the Ladies Auxiliary and Iraq fund.

‘Snow’ in Pumpkin Fair forecast

Get ready for some Manteca snow to fall during the Manteca Pumpkin Fair.

Tennis tourney this weekend helping fund mentoring for kids

You can take a swing at winning a tennis tournament this weekend and help put in place a program designed to mentor students at the same time.

Ripon Unified spends $200K for bilingual liaison workers

RIPON - Ripon Elementary School shot ahead in English Language Arts as well as Math in the spring 2009 Standardized Test and Reporting (STAR) testing.

Lathrop wants to woo businesses in earnest

LATHROP – To hire a consultant for $50,000 a year or to hire an economic development administrator for $150,000 a year: that is the dilemma facing the Lathrop City Council tonight.

Crash Closes Lathrop Road

An early morning crash between a motorcycle and another vehicle has closed the roadways to through traffic while deputies are investigating the cause of the crash. Sheriff's spokesman Les Garcia said the roads would be closed for at least three hours.

Fire Engulfs Mobile Home

Fire completely engulfed a mobile home shortly before 4 a.m. Friday morning in the Almond Blossom Mobile Home Park at 1901 E. Yosemite Avenue sending an elderly woman to the U.C. Davis Burn Unit by helicopter air ambulance.

TAKING SHAPE

The burnt orange seats - once trendy in the early 1980s when the Manteca Civic Center was built - are gone.

Manteca eyes possible water use restrictions

The top brass at Manteca's City Hall are taking a wait and see attitude about the drought – but they aren't planning to wait too long.

Manteca Relay for Life off & running

It takes a lot to put together a fundraiser that pulls in nearly $100,000.

Manteca group picked for Battle of Bands

Sometimes just getting your foot in the door is half the battle.

Idling police cars keep public safe

You've all seen them.

HEARTS & HANDS

Dee Gotelli and Elaine Williams have been hard at work tying up the loose ends for Saturday's Hearts and Hands Bingo Night at the Manteca Senior Center.

Manteca folks hungry to spend again

Manteca consumers have gotten their appetite back.

Lathrop Police earn traffic safety kudos

The Lathrop Police Services division of the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has come out on top with two California Law Enforcement Challenge (CLEC) awards in a row thanks to a team effort of 26 sworn officers and a support staff of two.