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Ripon plumots go to needy instead of dump
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LATHROP – More than a hundred people lined up at the San Joaquin Emergency Food Bank Tuesday morning for a chance at a free bag of fruit. Plums and plumots – fresh from Ripon’s Bruno Farms – were hauled off in crates, packed into boxes and carried away in shopping bags by needy families grateful for a healthy snack.And it was all orchestrated by the Lathrop trio of Mayor Joseph “Chaka” Santos, Bennie Gatto and Tosh Ishihara – teaming up to provide for those who can use a little bit of extra help in a down economy. In the end, says Ishihara, it’s the least they can do.
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