Manteca, CA News
Manteca, CA News
140 more jobs? Say cheese!
Freedom in Truth recovery program staging open house
Ripon crossing guard retiring after 50 years
Glenn Campbell making Stockton stop June 21 as part of his Good-Bye Tour
SCT presents summer children’s theatre program
24/7 utility payments on tap
Sheriff Moore donates ice cream sundae bar to Lathrop High’s Sober Grad party
A bright idea to cover city costs?
Manteca Ambulance District celebrates 60 years of service
Pacific Legal Foundation speaker talks about ruling against EPA on Thursday
Ripon proud of veterans museum & wall honoring those who served
National League Capsules
Medical excuse for ignoring pedestrian
Jow-Hohe is Lathrop’s new police chief
13 months later & still no crosswalk on Woodward Ave.
River near Ripon took two lives during 2011
Myth of growing Japanese maples debunked
15,000 may honor our fallen
Family movies in park returning this summerFamily movies in park returning this summer
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B
'Corpse flower' ready to spread its stink in Ohio
San Francisco Bay to Breakers run has few arrests
NOT FORGOTTEN
Manteca Ambulance: 60 years & counting
Treated sewer water may irrigate 417 acres of crops
Refuse driver’s memorial helps hospitalized worker
Lathrop container fire started by grinder causes some $10,000 in damage
$7.5M hit for homeowners
TRASH TALK
Two Manteca birds killed by West Nile virus
Chemical spill at pool supply store leads to flash fire
Deputy dog bites arm of teen trying to pet him
WOUNDED WARRIOR RUN
Council: If wheels aren’t falling off, don’t replace it
Forget the sugar tax; Richmond needs a birth tax
Rockin’ righteous good time at Jackson Rancheria July 13
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Doobie Brothers tickets for Oct. 5 Stockton Arena concert go on sale today
Airport Way: Six lanes ahead
DUTY-HONOR-COUNTRY
28 motorists get tickets in Manteca sting targeting pedestrian safety
Council to staff: Address Union Ranch Park safety
Uecker gets nod as Ripon’s delegate to cities conference
$400K for vandalized skate park?
‘Mini grants’ for video surveillance to get around costly state rule?
Will curtain go up on summer movies again?
You can take in Yosemite vistas 24/7 via computer
Farmers Insurance agents staging March of Dimes bowl-a-thon benefit
Growth spurs Tidewater extension
10 SUCCESS STORIES
Refunds may not be possible for maintenance on park not in place
Manteca Rec swimming lesson registration starts
Toni & Guy help brighten up day for cancer survivors & caregivers
MANTECA HALL OF FAME
The cost of council talk: $225K
LOOK, UP IN THE SKY…
Memorial Day parade cancelled due to skyrocketing cost of insurance
They’re thanking their moms for all they do
Picnic shade structure next for Woodard Park
Solar panels over BLD parking?
LOCKS OF LOVE
Manteca’s Nielson searching for fellow underage warriors
Finally temperatures are staying in the 90s range
Spring target for retail, restaurant & apartments
WORLD WAR II TRIBUTE
Mayor’s ‘candy man’ persona makes Lathrop city hall staff uneasy
City not ready to deliver promised cameras in parks
More Manteca Police officers hinge on revenue
Blankets too close to water heater causes $30K house fire
DHM celebrates opening of imaging center
Three Bunco events help raise funds for Lathrop 24-hour relay
Free battery of health screening tests at N. Main Walgreens Monday
Just what is going on in Lathrop?
Priority list for $154M of projects before city
SSJID donates 2 trucks for SHARP graffiti patrols
SIERRA HIGH JAZZ NIGHT
LEARNING ABOUT FARMING
Ripon Police supervisor on 1,500-mile bicycle ride
Marty Harris being honored for supporting ag education
Toni & Guys stage haircuts & more for cancer survivors this Saturday, May 12
Drive-by shooting terrorizes dinner crowd
Not Forgotten: Memorial Day Weekend
Manteca Unified schools spring concerts
Bell tower still resonates with many
2 CELEBRATIONS TODAY
Retired Special Forces colonel grand marshal for Memorial Day parade
Traditional garden harkens back to olden days
‘Fat moon’ for Cinco de Mayo
Garden nursery may open near Kaiser Hospital
Former Olympian who built Ripon swimming passes away
Rotary honors peace officers for outstanding service
CORRECTION
He wants to help other kids
PAYING FOR PARK THEY CAN’T USE
Got weeds again? Manteca may slap $100 fine on you plus other costs
Ripon bank-rolling $20K for aerial fireworks display
Cinco de Mayo celebration set for Saturday at Orchard Valley
There’s 1,550 more Mantecans
ONE OF A KIND
Practicality trumps sentimentality in water tower debate
Victorious Elite Allstars bring home trophies
Move to bury landfill expansion
TRANSIT STATION BREAKS GROUND
Transit station: Downtown icon?
Manteca’s ‘Flag Man’ has been on the job for 10 years overseeing placement of 2,400 flags
Nyckelharpa player to give talk, performance at Haggin
The Great Pumpkin debate
RELAY FOR LIFE
6 of Manteca area’s best gardens on May 12 tour
McParland 4th grader tops in county with tote bag design
Woman run over by car twice faces long recovery after three surgeries
A personal stake in Relay for Life
Manteca Relay for Life: A celebration of life
Perko’s closing, but will reopen near Del Webb
KIDS IN THE BOX
Manteca home proportionally to more single family houses than state
Four Manteca teens playing with youth symphony
EVERY 15 MINUTES
Congress may force all of Manteca to buy flood insurance
Tea Party Patriots want America to get on the bus
Ripon adopts rotating chair system for mayor
Great Valley writing & technology workshops set for Manteca, Ripon
SSJID plan includes tax cut
PG&E DONATING $87K
Manteca woman waiting for call that’ll save her life
Manteca motorist killed at Airport Way & Roth Road
Orchid show featuring over 900 specimens
Manteca Motorist Killed Near Sharp Depot At 5 a.m. Wednesday Morning
Manteca construction plugging along
Intense bidding war pushes Great Wolf value up 57 percent
Punjabi American festival set for May 5 at city park
Memorial Day car show in memory of Manteca’s fallen Marine
Manteca Unified schools spring concerts starting
A real ‘community’ center
SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT
A health club in the works for West Manteca?
Spring Creek finishing 2-story clubhouse Friday
$252M on want list, $70M in bank
THE MUD PEOPLE
Olsen: California needs to return back to the future
New web site for Manteca Historical Museum launched
Work party helps with Manteca High ‘Success Locker’
Mud Run lives up to reputation
Stanislaus County deputy remembered at funeral by thousands
Galgiani sees high speed train coming down the tracks
Senate hopeful slams ‘inland California Coastal Commission’
10,000 runners + 16 obstacles = big muddy mess
Stockton diocese settles abuse case for $3.75M
Here comes the big muddy
TURNS SHIP AROUND
Ransom vows to do more with less if she’s elected to Board of Supervisors
LDS volunteer crew to help clean up museum, cemetery
McManteca, we’re loving it
Supervisor hopeful split: Benigno for Delta canal option, Elliott opposes plan
She’s living example of value of early detection
Manteca’s towering problem
NO SUBSIDY NEEDED
Volunteer event getting lot of love from Ripon leaders
Lathrop working to pick consulting firm for city manager search
Pair of experts talking about plant health during May 2 Ripon Garden Club meeting
IT’S ABOUT LIFESTYLE
Congressional candidates pile up $1.1 million in three months
Kids willing to sleep in boxes being sought
Here comes 85-degrees temperatures
Best Buy closing Manteca store
TOP SCHOLARS
Manteca targets pedestrian safety with stepped up effort by police
‘Musical chairs’ selection for mayor before council
McLaughlin strives for open & transparent government
Will Uncle Sam help ACE project?
Pregnancy Help Center seeks $100K for mobile medical unit
Free basic auto maintenance class for new drivers Sunday
Cathleen Galgiani speaks at Lathrop Chamber awards dinner on April 20
Lightning strikes Sierra High campus
Cell tower design draws static from council members
SSJID drops emergency, enough water on tap
Tornado strikes near Weston Ranch
Youthful dancers, singers entertain guests at Ministry of Caring luncheon
Fire calls, fire losses up in 2011
MUSUEM COLLECTION GROWS
Condit: Putting Central Valley 1st in Congress
One-on-one tutoring graduates 50 students
PG&E shares tips to prevent leaks from becoming disasters
A tower with a flag stuck on top
9-YEAR-OLD HIT BY CAR
SSJ Republicans plan candidates forum on May 7
Combining farming & comedy
MARATHON CITY CLERK
Ripon residents must trim shrubs, trees back due to safety concerns
Randy Karim prepares for bone marrow transplant
Manteca Kiwanis celebrate 60 years of service to community
FINAL SHIFT NEARING
Manteca’s $20M- plus spending plan includes park & transit station
Volunteers stuff 10,000 eggs with candy for hunt
Students’ Living Stations of the Cross attract crowd
GOOD FRIDAY PASSION PARADE
City manager speaking before Manteca Patriots on April 12
Ripon man killed in early morning crash
Officer Dowswell has marrow transplant, now in recovery
Road work driving economy
CITY WORKERS STEP UP
McGehee ordered to stand trial for Halloween murder in Manteca
Manteca motorist, 24, killed in freeway traffic accident on I-580 near Livermore
Manteca Police canine trials set for April 28
Making visitors pay for protection
SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS 101
‘Musical chairs’ will determine next Ripon mayor
Keaten stepping down as Lathrop city manager
Swiss Echoes concert, dinner & dance takes place April 21
Manteca: Central to it all
PRACTICING TO SAVE LIVES
Federated Women seek donations for estate sale
Street fair set for April 14-15 in downtown Manteca
Comedian Jeff Dunham donates $15,000 to 2nd Harvest Food BankComedian Jeff Dunham donates $15,000 to
Still going strong at 103 years
EGG HUNTS GALORE
Manteca leaders ponder overall $97 million budget
Visitors Center catering to ‘short-term parking’ market
Manteca Artist Guild in search of venues to display art
Manteca working to create Yosemite visitors center at Orchard Valley
LABOR OF LOVE
Manteca Lotto ticket worth $250,000
Beat camping crowds this Easter weekend
1912: People decide town of Manteca needs a school
Ripon's Colony Oak School wins California Distinguished School honor twice
Turning mud & soccer into money
Hearing on April 9 for plan to redistrict Ripon trustees
Travis Tritt sings in Stockton at Bob Hope Theatre April 19
Stockton Symphony’s ‘Pops & Picnic’ April 28
Jack and the Beanstalk on stage April 29 at Gallo Center for the Arts
Orchard Valley: No.1 taxpayer
MEMORIAL WEEKEND
Almond growers: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Halloween murder suspect in third day of court hearing
Women’s Success Network formed in Manteca
Issuing permits for human signs may open city to liability suits
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
Supervisor hopeful makes jobs linchpin of campaign
East Union High KIWINS club raises $495 for Second Harvest Food Bank
Ripon Unified School District seeking information for Transitional Kindergarten
Two Hispanic farm workers found shot to death in trailer on Airport Way
Marines honoring fallen Airman
FIGHTING HUNGER
Merchants: Sign rule changes will hurt their business
Ripon going with green fuel-efficient transit buses
Teaching citizens self-defense tactics using guns
SSJID in position to squeeze by
Judge: Leave police officers alone
ANOTHER TRAFFIC SIGNAL
Skouts Honor releases 1st album dubbed ‘Transitions’
Ripon turns old museum building into meeting hall
Baby shop taking stab at diaper-changing record
More jobs means more traffic
Tea Party seen as way to stem growth of laws weakening right to carry guns
Office complex rammed second time in six weeks
Sierra High grad Dev in concert at Stockton Arena
Nearly New clothing sale event set for April 13 at Delta College
Man escapes mobile home inferno
Hernandez wants to cut $1.2M PG&E bill by going green at treatment plant
Good Samaritan, police return wayward parrot
Driver apparently didn’t see stop sign, hits eye doctor’s office
Doctors takes delivery of MRI unit at new Valley Cancer Medical Center
Dumpster diver defies death
SPRINGING ALIVE
Three-peat for pipe work closing road for long time?
High speed ACE train may create jobs in Manteca
Dollar General gearing up to open Ripon market
More office space, less homes
UP TO 13,600 JOBS
Retirement for Lathrop Police Chief Holman
Love Lathrop joins with beautification day effort
True downtown farmers market?
RETAINING BUSINESS
Pension cost rise means city raises unlikely in 2013-14
Lathrop ponders pursing economic development
Singing is sweet music to Lisa Rowe’s ears
Wine sweetens Spreckels Park
MAKING THE CUT
Great Wolf may bring $9.4 million annual payroll
Baha’is to ring in Naw-Ruz at sunset this coming Tuesday
Taxidis trades music for restaurant business
Peeling off food processing jobs
SMASH HIT?
BMX riders honor Turnage’s memory at Spreckels Park
Manteca Happy Wheelers: Still on a roll after 20 years
Irish native celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Isadore’s
Manteca’s future job puzzle
$20K FOR NEW BOOKS
SSJID joins fight over long-term Delta regulations
Gun shop donates ballistic vest for Manteca Police dog
Stockton Civic Theatre casts ‘On Golden Pond’ opening on May 7
$1.4M question: To pay or not to pay
WOODWARD WORK
Water shortage declared; SSJID moves to assist alfalfa growers
It’s OK to keep on trucking in Lathrop but just don’t park
Sierra falls in Gebhardt Cup championship
Personal harassment: Not protected speech?
LIBRARY PLANS SHELVED
Manteca ending fiscal year with $1.2M balance in general fund
Mantecans, farmers ready for a rainy stretch
Reception, Great Options drawing follows season finale concert Sunday
Downtown: Looking up or down?
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
SSJID board may declare water emergency due to record dry winter
Breaking the ‘same old’ mold
Lathrop may target aggressive sales
23,600 Manteca residents working but 200 more now looking for jobs
Coach, golf course owner like Daylight Savings Time
Cadaver dogs used in search for missing Lathrop man
Getting ready to catch the wave
CIVIC CENTER NEEDS
Common Sense group funded by PG&E casts doubt on SSJID power plan
Manteca Youth Focus competition starts tonight
Police SWAT raids early Thurs. morning net 20 pounds of methamphetamine
Saving money with gravity
52 YEARS & COUNTING
Survey: Lathrop residents worry about gang crime
Jobs: Build infrastructure & they will come
Reward posted for information for Lathrop man’s safe return
1st River Island home in 2013?
SHOW US THE MONEY
Council: Money for landscaping upkeep doesn’t grow on trees
Marissa’s Closet looking for new home for prom gowns
Sidewalks: Broken promise
SPRINGTIME IN WINTER
Ripon seeks funds to landscape Main Street
Mantecan saves puppies from icy Afghanistan river
Shedding ugly image isn’t cheap
FLOCKING TO MANTECA
Social Security access sidewalk part of budget
Possible sales tax could fund Lathrop fire services
Show attracts quilters, vendors from near & far
Condos plunge 83% in value
ART OF QUILTING
Condit running for father’s former congressional seat
Bass fishing champ shares tips with fellow anglers
Police roll out cell phone alert system
Half cent sales tax keeps 23 police, firefighters on job
Coin collectors in Manteca looking for rare, collectible items
United Way’s 10th annual Power of One luncheon features UOP president May 22
SJCHCC hosting 11th annual Latina Business Conference, lunch March 22
Golf course almost out of debt
DOCTORS HOSPITAL
Lathrop furlough days end as city’s fiscal condition no longer dire
Lathrop Police looking for man who wandered away
Fatal spin out on Highway 99 at Lathrop Road
Motorist dies as he spins out in front of big rig on Highway 99 at Lathrop Road
Property tax taking another dive
SOUND WALL CRASH
Dhaliwal: Goal is for people to work, shop, play in Lathrop
Crash victim still listed as critical
Air Force Band performing at Delta College stage on April 16
Crash with police SUV leaves driver shaken
BLEAK WATER OUTLOOK
Fireworks back on for Lathrop July 1st event
50 years of caring & healing
Manteca Police car, SUV collide at Moffat, Main; 2 sustain injuries
People in a hurry make Manteca streets less safe
CELEBRATING BLOSSOMS
Scholarships available for GECAC tutors
MJC hosting FFA Field Day March 31
American Red Cross offers free CPR training March 3
Lathrop High locked down after phone warning of gun on campus
Lathrop High locked down after phone warning of gun on campus
$5 a gallon gas fears
GOLDEN QUEEN
Judge decides against dismissing lawsuit against city over Duenez’ death
Project using non-potable water for landscaping, park
Two Almond Blossom breakfasts
Is Manteca economy warming up?
CARNIVAL READY TO ROLL
Manteca could finally put in place budget next month
Council honors Officer Cavin for $100,000 burglary case
Ripon teens share thoughts on making a difference
Saving green to go green
BERLIN FILM FEST
South County churches mark Ash Wednesday
Manteca Tea Party plans talk on health care reform
Ripon wants county to takeover affordable housing
Helping Manteca weather storms
HONORING WWII VETS
Ripon may pony up $4K to fight for local control issues
$60K in federal funds may help Manteca’s low income
Sold-out crowd supports World War II honor roll project
Manteca crew ACEs contest
GROWING GARDENING
Snow enthusiasts head to Sierra while Mother Nature may shine on Almond fete
It’s time for Mother Nature to create ‘lava falls’ in Yosemite
Bowling challenge Saturday helps raise funds for free tutoring effort
Fighting foreclosure blight
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Lawyers bicker over who is harassing whom in restraining order case against Duenez
Lathrop leaders balk at $85K bill for fireworks, celebration
City overcharged restaurant $15,151 over 9 years for water
Downtown Manteca ‘grows’ in size
SHIFTING TO 21st CENTURY
Who makes best cupcake in all of Manteca? Find out this Saturday
Lathrop spending $13M for arsenic removal effort
It’s your choice: What’s best in Manteca, Ripon & Lathrop?
10% less city water possible
MORE THAN PIPE DREAM
Voice contender started playing guitar as 6th grader
2007 East Union grand on CSU Monterey Bay Dean’s List; on track for criminal justice career
Demolition begins for 'Blues Brothers' shopping mall
Will she be top choice for ‘Voice’?
A NOTE-ABLE WOMAN
197,200 visitors flock to Lathrop over seven months
Deadline Thursday for joining Lathrop citizens police academy
Woman trapped in Honda hatchback in head-on crash on Louise Avenue
4th of July celebration staying put
MANTECA’S FINEST
One for the money, two over 50 can go to Elvis tribute show
Rain is just what almonds need during blossom time
Conference toasts success of Indelicato, 9 other women
Water delivery cuts for Manteca?
BUILDING COMMUNITY
War on Terror panel honors fallen combat air controller
Colony Plaza targets build out over next five years
Area garden clubs plan series of upcoming events
Bonus bucks saved city’s bacon
THE POWER OF THE PEN
Back to the future for Manteca new home starts?
Maestro stint helps Sakata trumpet his musical skills
49ers fans could score big with ACE
ALMOND BLOSSOMS
Volunteers sought to help harvest excess citrus this Saturday for needy
Groundbreaking May 25 for upgrade of Ripon High’s football field & track
Grange ready for breakfast Feb. 25; VFW sweetheart event on Saturday
NACA loans may help Manteca
Residents hope Lathrop can help pave Park Street
Ripon giving old museum building at park a makeover
Beall earns promotion to MPD sergeant
Will we have enough water?
SHE’S A SHINING EXAMPLE
Restraining order argument pits 1st Amendment, officers’ concerns
Which one: West Point or U.S. Naval Academy?
Ripon VFW Sweethearts dinner, dance set for this Saturday at hall
Eight months & no decision
JROTC CADETS COMPETE
Mayor Santos helps build Lathrop ties with China
Manteca Adult School spring classes are now under way
Mike Winther speaks on “Constitution under Siege” during Manteca Tea Party Patriots meeting Thursda
68,136 call Manteca home
What will become of RDA housing projects?
McDonald: Bush chased him from GOP while Obama brought him back
Lathrop ponders sharing grant with non-profits
Bride-to-be camps out for 10 hours for $50 dress
Oakwood Shores making big splash
MARY CARIGIET
Dollar General opening Manteca store later this year
Brides-to-be descending on Marissa’s Closet today
Children’s book club sign-ups starting
Fate of $46.7M up in the air
OPPORTUNITY QUILT
City eager to see El Rey building reopen once again
Ripon looks at cost of renovating old museum
Manteca venues gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday
High marks for tutoring effort
TIPTON’S BEA BOWLSBY
Solomon ends 31-year career at Manteca District Ambulance
Dinner raising funds to honor WWII veterans
Last call for Kelley Brothers
THE GREEN PEOPLE
Council OKs smart phones for members on taxpayers’ dime
Comic book musical spoof being staged by children’s theatre group
Poker, bingo Feb. 11 benefits family shelter
Moffat renaissance underway
BLD’s 4th of July contribution in 2011 was $22K
SISTER ANN VENITA BRITTO
Lathrop Manteca finds ways to handle staffing challenge
Cooking fire severely burns woman
MARISSA’S CLOSET
Fire up your ovens for Cupcake War II
Stockton Tea Party founder in race for 13th Assembly seat
3rd highest year for home sales
Educator left his mark on Manteca families
Two families flee as fire destroys mobile homes
SJ Historical Society to hear about Stockton’s namesake
Crab feed Feb. 11 benefits ALS research
Two families flee mobile park blaze
Act trashy, lose your Toters
Remembering 957 heroes
Peripheral canal proposal, loss of home rule prompts SSJID to join battle
Why did the city take your Toter?
California wine country getaways for two
Lathrop: The new Mudville
SSJID gears up for showdown with PG&E at LAFCo hearing
Lathrop eyes annexing business park project
Songs, music, poetry of American West at Gallo
Red Cross honoring crash heroine
CEO OF MANTECA, INC.
Irrigation run, rain help ease farmers’ concerns
Doctors Hospital shortens ER wait via online access
Ripon Urgent Care offers flu shots, blood pressure test
Officers get restraining order
ALEX HILDEBRAND
Lathrop, Manteca burying litigation ax in order to work together for jobs
Prouty: Museum director, cemetery volunteer, author
More crab-by times for South County
On the books: 10,828 more homes
Ripon Police seek citizens’ input
SSJID could join Delta Stewardship opposition
Youth dancers design routines, teach others
Berryhill’s canal alternative
BUILDING A NEW LOOK
Home rule, 15% lower power cost drives SSJID plan
49er fever parties on tap in Manteca this Sunday
Manteca jobless rate up to 13.9%
Mobile home hit by gunfire Thursday evening, four occupants safe
Spend 6 hours learning to save a life
ANSWERING THE CALL
Water fight in Lathrop ends in draw
Aerial fireworks at Stouffer on 4th gets OK from council
SJ Master Gardeners offer free workshops
Water war spreading to land?
WEATHERING THE STORM
Bond raters like SSJID’s credit worthiness status
Ripon council wants to lease PAL building
Denham raised eyebrows with San Quentin sale plan
Fireworks over BLD’s 4th profits
DOWNTOWN GOING UPTOWN
SJ County native makes run for 9th Congressional
Young quilters encouraged to join Quilt & Cloth Doll Show
Ray’s reign as Miss Ripon nears end
SSJID making power play
Manteca RDA owes $459.6M in debt that state must honor
FARMERS PRAY FOR RAIN
Gallo Arts Center CEO speaks at Federated Women’s lunch
After two layoffs he’s back on patrol again
A July 4th blast for $40,000
Safety work on tap for Union at train tracks
Elliott: Public safety to priority for county
Manteca shows its thanks for a wounded warrior
Transit station nears final OK
Room tax sharing plan with schools, others may move Great Wolf forward
Mayor optimistic about snagging Great Wolf
Summers’ ‘Winter Chili’ burns the competition
It’s Chief Nick Obligacion
ALMOND BLOSSOM KICKOFF
Temp barrier on Old River will help salmon, steelhead in San Joaquin River
Manteca procession honors severely wounded Marine
Denham vows to push for full ag water allocations
Tuesday train crash survivor named
Stockton abduction attempt puts Manteca, Ripon Schools on Alert
Grim news: 50% less irrigation water
New police chief pick expected by month’s end
Olsen makes pitch for Assembly votes
HOPE: A dignified shelter for homeless families
Celebrating Year of the Dragon
Train victim identified as Anthony Gregory Munkholm
Driver dies in train, SUV crash
99 GETTING WIDER
SJ may declare emergency due to lack of rain
Pit bull shot by officer to stop attack on dog
Denham wants Uncle Sam to have $15B garage sale
Ripon Officer shoots pit bull attacking smaller yorkie over weekend
Motorist dies in train collision, passenger injured
More Manteca job cuts possible
Air pollution hammers valley
Carhart takes over as interim Ripon chamber exec director
Lathrop joins fight against canal option
Will city come after you next?
CRAB MANIA UNDERWAY
Should Lathrop give delinquent accounts break on reconnect charges?
Manteca clout will grow in future SSJID elections
Continued funding for DUI court
Manteca welcoming a hero
SPAS PUT SAFETY 1ST
Manteca rain at historic low; farmers seek SSJID water run
2,400 JOBS COMING
Austin Road showing up on expansion radar for firms
Developer enhancing flood protection
Trust fund set up for stricken Lathrop family
Volunteers exclusively fought Manteca fires until 1958
HOPE given new lease on life
GROWING UP IN LATHROP
Lathrop mobilizes to help family hit with loss of father
Bennie Gatto continues to leave his mark on Lathrop
Wheat yields to grapes, almonds & watermelons
Contractor addressing pipe issues
RENTS GOING UP AGAIN
Review panel: Derail high speed rail project for now
Manteca Bulletin goes to paid on-line service
Ripon Police recognize two heroes for saving lives
160 parking spaces for Woodward?
DELTA FLEA MARKET
Manteca leaders: Explore possible Great Wolf options
River Junction: County’s most flood prone area
Leisure travel: Solid bet for airport
ON TRACK FOR MILLION
City workers ink contracts that will end Manteca structured deficits
Bulletin combines both Saturday, Sunday papers
2,000 fled floodwaters
De Ruyter family’s dairy, house flooded in 1997
PG&E electrical rates up 2.4%, gas up 1.8% on Sunday
Doctor’s gesture restores mother’s faith in people
Teicheira family moved 700 cows & forced to flee home for 2 weeks
Mistlin baseball plan strikes out
150-foot cell tower pole may fly Old Glory
AAA offering free rides & tow on Eve
Dry December may mean early irrigation run
Ripon Arts hosting Sister Swing Andrew Sisters tribute concert
Manteca’s $20.1M investment spree
6 violent deaths took place during 2011 in Manteca
It was a year of heroes, free fish & budget blues
A dry holiday weekend as rain avoids Manteca
Stockton Arena ground zero for monster trucks Jan. 6 & 7
Crash creates massive jam on 99
YES, HE CAN!
Strong points & infighting mark the year
603 new homes built in Manteca in 23 months
Preparing to accommodate 20,000+ additional toilets
Fiery big rig accident closes Northbound & Southbound 99
City replacing Model-T era garage
First City Hall broke for Manteca started in 1923
Weight loss surgeries turn health around
Seven graduate nurses complete Doctors’ Versant residency program
What Do You Want For Yourself Next Year?
24-inch baseball coming to park
HELPING HOMELESS
Aerial platform engine sidelined 50% of the time
Struggling families served brunch & gifts by church
8-year-old gives bicycle gift to another child
An extreme makeover for HOPE
CHRISTMAS MEALS
Harris wants city to get tough on foreclosure upkeep
Lathrop Lions plays Santa for displaced children, mom
Craigslist theft victim receives presents, cash
Mural: A real crowd pleaser
KIDS’ WISHES
Manteca Bulletin Weekend Edition debuts Saturday
Cheering up patients with holiday keepsakes
Households saving $120 a year
FIREFIGHTERS PLAY SANTA
Former museum may become meeting hall
Ripon nursery showcases its own rainbow at Christmas
Tango workshop set Jan. 7 in Modesto
Investing or buying green cards?
Nonagenarian: Random acts of kindness abound
Park View staging crab feed
Festival dinner tickets on sale
Toy Story 3 on ice in Bay Area
Fire sale: Ex-carpenter’s hall
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Ripon may push for bike trail to Manteca
Lathrop hopes to snag travel plaza with hotel
Great Wolf land deal talks
Christmas Eve meals in Manteca
Lathrop deploys extra undercover officers during holiday season to patrol city
Ripon checkpoint targets DUI suspects, drivers without licenses
Invest in Manteca, get a visa
Manteca IT department finds PG&E shortchanged city $80K
Firefighters: Don’t let trees ruin Christmas
No change for sewer & water?
IS IT A WRAP?
23,600 Manteca residents on the job; 3,700 looking
Ripon Police conducting DUI checkpoint tonight
100 sets of helping hands
THE POTTERY MAN
Lathrop-Manteca hires 2 firefighters back after lay-offs
Preschoolers take part in Baby Shower for Jesus
Hopefuls seek Almond Blossom Festival queen crown for 2012
FORE! IT’S SANTA!
Ripon wants to play ball but state is holding the $4 million
Helping father deal with leukemia inspires 19-year-old
Kindred Arts concert offers holiday
Aloha from Stockton?
NOMINEES SOUGHT
SSJID board wants Kamper’s home kept within his area boundaries
Firefighters step up to help needy families
Want to share how your garden grows?
Manteca on the rise
Bulletin rolls out weekend edition, online subscriptions
Toys sought for Christmas Eve dinner
Manteca dominates SSJID
FOURTEEN CONCERTS
Persistent effort to keep Powers pedestrians safe
Sister Ann planning senior Christmas party
It isn’t a race: Volkssport is a walk with talk
Speed cushions get OK for Lathrop streets
Children’s Christmas Gift program desperately looking for more donors
Rethinking Oakwood Shores
WORKFORCE HOUSING
Is having a voice worth it?
WILD TRADITION
Christmas need for 1,800 turkeys, hams
Looking for gifts for 160 plus care home residents
Roundabout in Cottage’s future?
GIFT OF HISTORY
Shields says SSJID will have higher accountability than PG&E as provider
Fighting for life: Stephen Dowswell’s story
One wild Christmas tradition
TREE OF LIGHTS
City workforce cut by 21% over last four years
Kuhn among survivors marking 70th anniversary
Unveiling Pearl Harbor mural highlights solemn ceremony
He was on Midway on ‘Day of Infamy’
E-BOOKS AT LIBRARY
Harassment: Duenez family say it is, police contend it isn’t
Community drive next week for bone marrow matches
Affordable housing crisis to foreclosure debacle
FALLEN FIREFIGHTER
Bone marrow search to help 2 Manteca men fighting for life
1990s: Manteca trying to drop bedroom status
Seller notes demand high for fresh trees
Ripon council discussing growth fees tonight
MHS murals honor WWII vets
MHS murals honor WWII vets
Bypass crash kills Mantecan; seriously injures another resident
Leaf collection starts today
Fate of dual immersion pilot rests with DeLiddo
A WALK IN THE PARK
Placencia teams with E.T. actress
SSJID may one day serve farms north of FC Road
Park View teams strong at Olympiad
1970s: Moving from farming to commuting
Uncle, can you spare $120M?
SANTA’S COMING!
Firefighter Todd Walker’s Manteca funeral Monday
1960s: Spreckels Sugar expands, Creamery closes
Free breakfast, benefit seminar on Wednesday
O’CHRISTMAS TREE
Family vows to picket council meeting over fatal shooting
Catastrophic flood mars quiet 1950s
Breakfast with Santa Saturday at Park View
Winter concert season for MUSD schools
Museum parade float honors Sadie’s
Winds nearly topple Carl’s Jr.’s giant inflatable hamburger
War brings major change to Manteca
Toy Train show to draw old, young to Turlock this weekend
BECK CHRISTMAS TREES
Love I.N.C. in need of volunteers to help in the 2011 Children’s Christmas Gift program
1930s: Farm woes, fires, and floods
Ripon police to monitor ‘Taste of Ripon’ crowd Thursday night
Contestants sought for festival queen
DA drops all charges against former teacher
Fixture in Manteca since 1954
City garbage truck overturns in residential neighborhood
1920s: Drought hurts Manteca economy
Ripon families gather for traditional start of Christmas
BREAKING NEWS: Teacher cleared of all molestation charges
City refuse truck flips into residential driveway
Teens collect stuffed animals to give to care-home residents at Christmas
1910s: Water brought prosperity to Manteca
Tree City, USA for 20 years running
MARRIAGE AND CAREER
Post-Thanksgiving football game a tradition for Manteca family
1900s: Manteca starts as wide spot on road
Santa and Barbie and checkers – oh, my!
1800s: Joshua Cowell walked across Sierra
Nominees sought for 2012Manteca Hall of Fame
No shortage of helping hands at Rotary’s annual Thanksgiving meal
‘Eggstravaganza’ to benefit all-volunteer program
MANTECA GIVES THANKS
Crossroads Grace Turkey Bowl for love of God – and game
Marking 101st Thanksgiving today
$1,500 DAILY PG&E BILL
Another Mantecan appearing on Price is Right show today
Lathrop Rotary hopes to feed 200 folks today
Pharmacist Stan Lee was kind, considerate
Turkeys R Us reaches goal of 2,900 turkeys
Volunteers help raise $76,565 during 32nd telethon
Contestants sought for festival queen
Taste of Ripon set for Thursday, Dec. 1
‘Santa Wonderland’ now at Bass Pro
Police chief selection hits snag, delays pick until 2012
RC Owens lands in 49er Hall of Fame
32nd annual Boys & Girls Telethon continues tonight
Take Spartan Way to Lathrop High?
A PLEA FOR TURKEYS
Name that pool and breezeway at Manteca High
Premier CEO weighs in on student credit union pluses
Professional video production among telethon auction items
Boys & Girls delivers on promise
A SKETCHY TALENT
Manteca being sued for $25M in fatal officer-involved shooting
‘Christmas in a Shoebox’ collection underway
Manteca Christmas tree lighting set for Dec. 1 in front of Civic Center complex
Black Friday is every Friday for 14.8 million of us
$72M investment war chest
TAKING THE CHALLENGE
Pumpkins, corny fun draws record 150,000 to Lathrop
‘Twilight’ fans stand in line 10 hours for midnight debut
Pianist Tien Hsoeh in concert Sunday as part of Manteca Kindred Arts series
Student credit union opens
Bureau slammed for ‘needless’ loss of salmon eggs
SPELLING BEE
Bricker ends career with Manteca Police Department
$1,806 bed fee for nursing homes
SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE
Effort needs 414 turkeys by Friday to meet need
Olsen running to serve as Assembly member for Manteca, Lathrop & Ripon
Comedian Gabriel Iglesias planning performance Jan. 8 at Stockton Arena
Hungry for Great Wolf jobs
PERMIT FLAP
Report: SSJID can indeed lower retail power costs
Effort short 1,133 turkeys in attempt to provide Thanksgiving to struggling families
Taste of Ripon set for Dec. 1
99 getting wider with style
1,205 families may go without Thanksgiving
Free portrait sessions for struggling families Saturday
Manteca business owner donates car wash revenues to Turkeys R Us Thanksgiving drive
Kings County sues to block Prop 1A funding of high speed rail in valley
Manteca may cut fire fees 16%
FOOD FOR THE NEEDY
Manteca leaders may back progam helping at-risk kids
Mantecan to ‘Come on Down’ at Price is Right on Tuesday
Library Park: Mural central
WOODWARD WORKOUT
River Islands school will use tablet computers not textbooks
Lincoln Park plaza, parking lot work will cost $214,394
Del Webb honors World War II veterans
Illegal signs could become legal
RECALLING WAR
New state law may increase auto accidents
Ice & snow fun returns to Lathrop this month
Lathrop honors ‘ordinary yet extraordinary human beings’
Interchange flip flop?
BOWLING FOR BIRDS
Legion Junior Auxiliary all about honoring vets
Veterans vow to never let sacrifices be forgotten
Veterans event today at Commons at Union Ranch
Remembering those who served
ST. ANTHONY’S HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Ride the Tide Saturday aids breast cancer fight
Neighbor credited with putting out apartment kitchen fire
Pearl Harbor survivor keynote speaker at Veterans Day ceremonies in Lathrop
PIANIST UP NEXT
Jury finds teacher not guilty of felony molestation
Cereal replacing turkey for struggling families?
Hall is Manteca’s new Parks & Rec director
Alien crash draws crowd in Lathrop
TRICK-OR-TREAT WITH CARE
Manteca Winery Fall Faire benefits ‘Welcome Home’
Manteca group investigates ghost reports
Delta: $5.5B economic engine
SPOOKS & TREATS
Telethon target: $125K to help support programs for 1,500 youth
Calvary Community Church launching Operation Christmas
Union Ranch Park ready to break ground
IN JAIL FOR KIDS
Family of Manteca woman swept off Vernal Fall asking for prayers
Fireplace restrictions start Tuesday for valley
Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles popular again
Air quality flags do more than flutter at school
Manteca opens $2.1M dog house
Got leftover candy? Sell it for $1 a pound
Halloween: Haunted houses & alien crash sites
Policing is a family affair for Ripon couple
TREATS, HAUNTS & MORE
The need: 1,452 turkeys in less than four weeks
Trucking student missing for nearly three weeks
Nearly 100 Mantecans marching to fight suicide
Tilden Trio concert opens Kindred Arts season Sunday
National tree coming to Manteca
Ornellas seeks election to 5th Senate District
Red Hat ladies want to help save Kelley Bros
Author speaks before Manteca Patriots Thursday
Free salmon distributed to seniors & low income families in Lathrop
Breaking News
‘Occupy Manteca’ protest draws 3
PUMPKINS ON A ROLL
French Camp Marine mistaken for bear killed by Oregon hunter
Downtown on $18.1 million ride
Residents fret squatters taking over neighborhood
Truckers putting on skirts
HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
3 Rivers youth powwow, health fair set for Nov. 5
Lathrop JROTC cadet visiting Valley Forge
Dell’Osso Farms may lure 140,000 visitors
McKinley: Will it trigger growth war?
Jobless rate drops below 14% first time in 25 months
Men’s Ministry planning feeding homeless Oct. 29
Fire destroys red-tagged Lathrop home on Park Street
SERVICES THIS WEEK
Tickets down, accidents up
BUILDING CONFIDENCE
RT Bus ride will cost students 25 cents more for each trip
Tiff between volunteers highlighted at meeting
Owner searching for missing therapy cat
Train hits man lying on tracks
Should 150-foot cell tower be plain, a tree, a palm tree, cactus, or flag pole?
San Joaquin 4-H plans Manteca haunted house
Stanislaus River Salmon Festival at Knights Ferry
Gallo Center staging performances of Riverdance troupe Nov. 11 to 13
Keep the $2.8M, Uncle
TEEN SUMMIT
‘Love’ coming to Ripon next April
‘Tis the season to get busy in the garden
October Ripon Senior Potluck Monday
Which ACE will get played?
YOUTH OF THE YEAR
Mateo making run for Assembly seat
If your husband was lost driving would he. . .
No more Christmas lights
Manteca pursues 4th Bypass interchange
Manteca tower is coming down
ANSWERING THE CALL
Turkeys R Us face daunting challenge for Thanksgiving
Rural Mantecans rattled by rare sight
GECAC kids complete mural at Lincoln School
Woodward Ave. transformation is now underway
Teen body image is subject of gathering
Warm fall weather on tap today & Sunday
Couple finds Manteca Bulletin pumpkin hidden at Lincoln School
East Union High’s JROTC Lancer Battalion conducts ice cream social
Murder On Moffat Boulevard And Sherman Avenue Sidewalk 8 P.M. Thursday
Woman gets run over by her own car
LIBERTY & FREEDOM
Peanuts Halloween events start Oct. 23 at Manteca Bass Pro Shops
Harvest BBQ set for Oct. 22 at New Buds
Kindred Arts opens season with Tilden trio concert on Oct. 30
District has been on job serving area since 1956
Lathrop-Manteca Fire celebrates 75 years with Saturday event
‘Blazer’ helped resolve more than 100 drug cases
Guess who’s coming to Manteca?
ACE may shave 30 minutes off commute
‘SUGAR PLUM DREAMS’
Nurse practitioner relates brush with breast cancer
Bethany’s Araujo receiving award for fundraising efforts
Bethany Home hosting estate planning workshop
3 WOMEN HONORED
Kiwanis’ rule, not city law on motorcycle club garb
Breaking News: Sophisticated Pot Grow Valued over $1 Million in Lathrop Business Park
Farm worker to brain surgeon
Lathrop banning parking along Mossdsale Road
Heavenly Holiday Tea making a difference
Bark-toberfest raises $1,100 to help support Manteca K9 unit
EU grad Rick Rapoza sells comedy script to Universal
Get ready for yo-yo tourist
THE BOYS OF OCTOBER
½ cent sales tax preventing loss of four officers
Entertainment lineup aims to appeal to families
Expo’s kids zone features slides, rides
CROP DODGES BULLET
Clark gets nod as head of community development
Art show Monday raises funds for Ride the Tide
WILLY WONKA ON STAGE
Columbia Harvest Festival set for this weekend
Can you help make a difference?
GOING TO THE DOGS
Should Lathrop go to pot for medicinal use?
RDA ruling critical to Ripon Park project
Who can handle the Army challenge on Saturday?
Bricker’s successor on force
Firefighter & paramedic get recognition for delivering baby
Some Apple fans not answering the iPhone 4S call
MAIN STREET DAY OCT. 15
Joshua Cowell principal finds $100 pumpkin at Manteca High
Is glass more than half empty?
TIME FOR THE NUTS
Police Chief defends officers who told Bikers for Christ to leave
Lathrop Water war: Santos, Ornelas clash over helping users who fail to pay bills
Muralists on board for Library Park
A-mazing fun
Lathrop may cut fee to get water turned back on
CVB gets full cut; city employees taking cuts
Manteca Pumpkin Fair lives up to its family-friendly flavor
Manteca’s fire sale: Lower fees
Plenty of family fun
Manteca: Good & bad economic news all at once
Water pipe project planned for E. Louise
3 more drive-thru windows
A SPECIAL DAY
State-of-the-art animal shelter dedication set for October 13
Pumpkin Fair rolls into downtown
Golf tourney raises funds in honor of Jeff Burkhardt
THE THREE C’S
Manteca & Lathrop going out of their gourds
CHP helicopter highlights Saturday’s emergency vehicle show in Ripon
‘Hairspray’ opens Nov. 16 at Stockton Civic
Stanislaus River rising again
CARNIVAL PART OF FAIR
Growers got Pumpkin Fair rolling 42 years ago
Stockton Symphony concerts offer passionate romantic works
Golden Bough offers Celtic musical fire
Five more murals on horizon for downtown
Garden Club helps landscape newly expanded Library Park
27th Main Street Day set for Oct. 15
Tracy Councilman Bob Elliott running for 5th District seat
Rosemary’s Roses offers 1,300 roses in Gold Country setting near Columbia
Recalling good times in Manteca
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Takin’ it to the Streets includes massive canned food collection
City sacrifices street for larger Library Park
Berryhill backs biomass plant job generation
Not exactly mirroring USA economy
Summer social in the fall
Ripon council opts to dissolve redevelopment
Golf tourney Friday aids Manteca Police dog unit
Pumpkin Run, Corn Maze Run Saturday benefit youth
Women of Woodbridge champion youth
Powering Manteca
Pumpkin Maze employs 300 with $150,000 October payroll
Author, victim of medical fraud speaker at retreat
Advance carnival tickets save buyers 50 percent
$458M Manteca RDA debt
HEROES OF WORLD WAR II
Cornerstone Community Theater presents Willie Wonka
100 Manteca Kaiser nurses strike
RALLYING BEHIND FAMILY
Illegal bypass of PG&E meter with jumper cables starts house fire
Scaring up several fun contests for Pumpkin Fair
St. Anthony’s Harvest Festival auction goes high tech
Smog costly for drivers
STUDIO SCORES 7 TIMES
Library Park expansion dedication set for Monday
Sunday’s BBQ social serves as reunion of sorts for many
Bluegrass & Wine benefit for county museum
Court sides with SSJID on fish
COMPOSTING FIRE
24-inch baseball coming soon to Lincoln Park
Scot-Irish Mantecan cooks mean chile verde
Ripon fire, police comb river for possible drowning victim
City problem? Click it away
BAG BOYS (& GIRLS)
Carbon monoxide poisoning claims Manteca family kin
830 years on the job for 70 DHM employees
Powerful decision may come in January
Doggone good visit
5 vacancies left to fill on youth board
Uncle Sam: Destroy fish to save them
Testing the waters
Homeland Security may buy surveillance cameras for new transit station
Lincoln Park’s parking lot getting a makeover
Dubious claim created Manteca tradition
SAFETY ON TRACK
Best month for job gains in Manteca in three years
Manteca officer receiving kudos for making arrests
St. Anthony’s Harvest festival today & Sunday
Sales tax for public safety?
7 1/2 months as POW
HOPE Ministries coming up short on funds to run homeless shelters
Suspicious truck sightings around McParland School
Soroptimists donate $10K for Teen Crisis Counseling
City: Tell us what we’re doing wrong
ON TRACK FOR SAFETY
Sober birthday without fireworks in store this year for Lathrop
Valley Concert Chorale’s 2011-12 line-up
Stockton Chorale concert features Faure’s Requiem
Misnomer: Park Street in Lathrop
CHILE VERDE COOK-OFF
Reduced student bus fares may disappear
Manteca Ford joins effort to help good Samaritan with getting another car
Government surplus food distribution Thursday
Chick-fil-A plans Manteca location
DECORATED WWII PILOT
Portuguese language class sign-ups accepted
Chances on Harley helps power Ripon High sports
Bill Berryhill speaks tonight in Manteca
Harvest festival this weekend
Flags over Manteca
2nd crossing of SJ River being considered soon
Ripon limits parking for commercial trucks
A garden grows in this Manteca couple’s heart
Foreclosed homes, dead grass raise ire
Putting on the dog
Real estate agent gets probation for tax evasion, avoids fraud prosecution
Ripon council may pull plug on redevelopment
She turns life around, shares healthy choices
Fleeing suspect faces murder charges
PATRIOTS DAY LUNCH
Manteca Police on high alert 10 years ago
Folks step forward to help Good Samaritan
Garden in Ripon countryside offers plenty of creature comfort
Manteca cuts annual costs 70%
LABOR OF LOVE
Ripon firefighters trek to New York for Ground Zero ceremony Sunday
Manteca Tea Party packs house for inaugural meeting
Life celebration for man still missing in Baja boat tragedy
No bully pulpit against bullies
Aquila predicts Palin announcing her candidacy on Constitution Day
Former Lathrop mayor Robert K. Oliver dies
Training crash triggers traumatic memories
Jackson Rancheria presents Thompson Square on Oct. 29
FIREFIGHTERS GO TO SCHOOL
Traveling tortoise finds his way back to his home
McLaughlin era starts on large upbeat note
Manteca Post Office gets 1st facelift in 72 years
Palin book author speaks to women’s club
Atherton Drive gap work starting
FROM CADET TO DOCTOR
Justice for Jeremy raises mental health awareness
McKinley interchange: A big ‘if’
Collecting for kids
Police Officer’s Ball offers help for kids to avoid gangs, & elegance
Enjoying his labor & the American dream it affords
Air Alert for San Joaquin County
Color the skies
Manteca council may just say no to bullying
Lathrop maintenance worker does it all & loves it
Limeliters in concert Thursday in Ripon
Crossroads Grace’s miracle gardens
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
City manager may have to reside within 30 miles of Manteca
Four apply for nine youth board spots
Car wash continues today & Sunday for help with burial
McLaughlin making $144,690
Lathrop honors late Rev. Cotton by re-naming street after him
Ripon Swiss Hall hosts music, wrestling fete this weekend
Color the Skies balloon festival Saturday & Sunday at Mistlin
Railroad depot ink sketches on display
Meghan Matthews hopes to pedal her way to berth on Olympic team
New homes up in size 27% since 2008
Strangers step up to give blood for Conde children
Golfers in Charles Giles Memorial event will help feed needy families
Flu shots available for Lathrop seniors on September 27
Snappy road warrior
OPENING THEIR HEARTS
Car washes help family lay to rest murder victim
Elegance grows in the Restuccia garden
Main Street Day Oct. 15
MITE-Y CORN BATTLE
Blood drive Wednesday helps 2 youngsters trying to survive
Next city manager won’t have to move
Tidewater Bike Path adding new segment
Farm workers march thru Manteca en route to Sacramento fairness rally
The quiet streets of Manteca
Are days for Manteca RDA numbered?
Agape golf tourney helps foster kid placement
Hatfields & McCoys
Sierra High grad Chapman is new Timberwolf AD
Injury accidents up 37.04% in Manteca
Lathrop Relay for Life surpasses $40,000 fundraising mark
Library expansion picks up steam?
$57M ACE PROJECT
Mid-management agrees to reduce compensation $1.2M over 4 years
Alien haunted house in works for Lathrop
Shed fire sends flames soaring into night sky over Manteca
Pinkerton period ending
HIS BEST FRIEND
Ex-mayor contends Lathrop developer essentially was able to ‘rape & pillage’ city
Color the Skies ready to launch
Kindred Arts opens season with Oct. 30 Tilden Trio concert
Got pumpkins? SJ County does
ANSWERING THE CALL
Police employees give back $2.4M to help Manteca balance budget
Recession serves up opportunity for couple to open their own café
SJ Valley olive oils & vinegars festival Sept. 10
City’s goal: Shut up & listen
DOWNTOWN YES, CENTER NO
Lathrop council, MUSD leaders to meet again
Marissa’s Closet planning open house, dress drive Saturday
Summer band concert Sunday at The Fat Cat
Manteca paying $5.8M ‘ransom’
FLAGS OVER MANTECA
6 Mantecans trying to sing way onto TV
‘Ghost Chasers’ returning to Mountain Mike’s Pizza
Longhorns, llamas & watusi, oh my!
Ripon crime drops despite staffing cuts, population rise
Commemorating 9/11: St. Anthony’s School planning Blue Mass
Providing food for the soul , food for the spirit
Outreach program provides food for both mind and body
2 house fires, $500K in losses
It's a sign
MRPS: Tradition, friendship, faith & family
Additional municipal layoffs may still occur
92nd MRPS CELEBRATION
All father of fallen Marine wants for b-day: Gifts for troops
300 Manteca residents lose employment in July
Manteca’s Reggie Ginn taking stage in Modesto
Gunfire kills Manteca man late Thursday
Manteca housing sales hold steady
BACK DOWNTOWN
Sister LaVern ends jubilee year in Manteca
Moderate temps through weekend
What these dogs can do will bowl you over
9-1-1 plea for fire protection
BARBARIC POL POT REGIME
Smith, Aksland picked to fill vacancies on planning board
Ripon on board for Stanislaus bike trail
Garage sales for Love in the Name of Christ
EPA: Ready to kill more jobs?
‘FARM’ AMONG HOMES
Tea Party planning to tackle Manteca politics
Mateo hopes to land salmon to feed seniors
EU senior car-washing her way to DC
BREAKING NEWS
THEY LOVE THEIR BABIES
Supporters seek 55-mile bike trail along Stanislaus River
Manteca may take government to you
Stance against ‘moral decay’ in booze vote
RN grads enter Doctors Hospital residency
The $13.7M investment
WOODWARD RESERVOIR
Plans for new tire store being reviewed by city
Share your thoughts on Sept. 11, 2001
Pressure for less stress
SSJID making a splash with jobs
New dog digs nearing completion
Nine seek 2 openings on Manteca planning board
Push to allow beer sales at Lathrop park
Manteca complying & suing
POWER OF PENNIES
Sharing chambers with schools before council
Academy offers glimpse of firefighters’ job
Caltrans lists road work on freeways, highways
River Islands could ACE a stop
PORTUGAL TO MANTECA
Ripon Police nab $165K in budget savings
Manteca haunts thrilled to be back in the game
Five-alarm chili with three-alarm raffle excitement set for Saturday
A hand up for Latinos
FILLING A NEED
Record price triggers rush to gold sales
Putting around honors Peter Riley, helps cancer fight
DA: Insufficient evidence to charge Ripon mother in vandalism case
Lake at heart of fun zone
Railroad crossing closing on Main snarls city traffic
Merced to Bakersfield line doubles to $13.9B
‘Mr. Jeff’ gets Park View School ready
Color the Skies ready to launch 6th annual festival
Lathrop waiting for overdue $3.2 million in growth fees
Olympian’s name may grace Ripon High pool
Lathrop Sister City group eyes student exchange
Early Manteca Portuguese is subject of talk on Thursday
Dinner & show at Senior Center
Great Wolf: Pack mentality?
Park on the grow
Angels in Our Eyes perform on Saturday
Ripon takes police motorcycle off street
Neighbors, strangers help in pursuit of American Dream
Out of nowhere
Water play features: Cool idea for hot summer days
A REAL SEEDY DEAL
Manteca’s own Carmageddon?
Manteca shifts rescue squad to Union station
Lathrop-Manteca filling fire inspector vacancy
The whisper heard by a whole community
Ripon Garden Club planning September Stroll at 5 gardens
Manteca’s 1st woman city manager
Ruth & Ross: Story of a miracle
SJ: California’s largest wine grape region
Pre X-Fest Comedy Jam takes place
Braata performing at XFest, & Mountain Aire concerts
Bridge to Lathrop’s future
Ornellas rolls out voter initiative to undo splitting of Manteca by county
JACK’S SNACK PACKS
Manteca parties to join forces to fight crime
National Night Out brings community together in Lathrop
Treacherous river of death
National night out
MUST says thanks but no thanks to $75K from MUSD
Lathrop revisiting RV restrictions for city
Denney returns home after serving in Iraq
New uses possible for Lathrop Annex
Spacey maze set for October
300+ guests gather under the stars
It’s not same grind at skate parks in Manteca & Lathrop
Singer Jim Anderson dabbles in TV movie acting
Wetlands bank: Money maker?
KEEPING MANTECA CLEAN
Trash: Going green saves green
Coming to a TV near you? Live Lathrop senior board meetings
MADD underscores drunken driving cost
Our ‘new’ Assembly member
NEW CONGRESSMEN?
Ripon firefighters pluck Manteca man from river
Antigua Park neighbors plan big NNO block party
Bricker’s days as chief numbered
Court move jeopardizes 50 jobs
HOPE FOR HOMELESS
Is 5th Manteca McDonald’s on growth menu?
Science Wizard mixes learning with fun times
United Bacarreneos sets annual meeting Sunday
Family behind Pinkerton’s decision to depart Manteca
POURING IT ON FOR PETS
Free concert set for this Saturday at Northgate Park
Ripon Fire rescues 4 youths from river
Vigil honors memory of murder victim
Pinkerton leaving Manteca
Dog thrown out of truck ends in citizen’s arrest
Joshua Cowell recipe wins first in First Lady’s effort for healthy choices
Final movie Saturday
Hot August Nights planned for 105-year-old Manteca Winery
Kiwanis step up to help fire victims
MUST board discussing hiring of exec director
Great Wolf may build 3-story hotel in lieu of 6-story proposal
Ripon Fire fares better than most
The big pour
En_Tense dancing
Accidents up 67.5 percent
Water thieves get locked out of city system
Ripon council meets earlier for NNO event
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Hispanics largest SJ population
BLD is a big hit
Manteca scores with BLD
Contract talks hold up final city budget
One person can make difference in clean air fight
Parcel tax won’t rescue district
2nd chance for those who lost homes to foreclosure
2 MUSD high school hires before board
Jobless rate stays unchanged in June
Maldonado, Pitts grill their way to the top in Lathrop
Did parcel owners answer the call?
Here's your sign
Eyewitness to Yosemite tragedy sets record straight
Manteca engineer is martial arts devotee
Backpack drive for needy kids
No longer a dry city
Ripon may try to compete with BLD at Mistlin
Fate of fire assessment up to property owners
Retired Principal Wickham home after boat mishap
Controversial landscape district OK’d
Breaking News
Citizens: Release shooting video
Seeking independent investigation of fatal shooting of Duenez by Manteca Police
LATHROP DODGES BULLET
Ripon, England newlyweds stop in Ripon
Nan Johnson honored as Rotarian of the Year
Manteca property values drop 3.8%
Fun Friday nights
Courts may no longer hear small claim cases
Lathrop honors teen for youth group work
Camp combines soccer with Bible study
Landscape upkeep costs $830K
In the swim of things
GECAC mentoring program helps pick up half the salary for youth workers
Woodfield & Long Barn stop signs get approval
Ripon council getting lesson in healthy air
99 going to six lanes
POLISHING OFF PIZZA
Ornellas wants Manteca to sue county supervisors over redistricting
Golf tourney helping kids named in honor of late Jim Brown
Manteca Planning body has two open positions
Manteca turns into cone zone
ESCALON PARK FETE
Ornelas, Santos clash verbally over committee oversight in Lathrop
Woodward Ave. closure coming up
Police Explorers tackle real-life scenarios
Rescued clinging to boat
LEADING RIPON CHAMBER
Manteca High grad receives doctoral degree
Will Manteca pay $6 a year for fire service?
State-of-the-city talk for Lathrop on Tuesday
Retired Neil Hafley Elementary School principal Joe Wickham rescued in boating accident
To park or not to park by park
PURSUING AMERICAN DREAM
Homeowner: Vote in favor of parcel tax is lesser of two evils
Firefighters, police play hoops Saturday for 24 Hour Relay
Police Explorers descend on Manteca for contest
Post is new Colony Oak principal
Stouffer may get same grass as AT&T
Manteca now split 3 ways
LATHROP MEETING RULES
Bishop’s Award for Marion Elliott, retired principal
Duenez family sues for $25M
National night out
Will Lathrop score facility for cricket matches?
Ripon High vice principal new Colony Oak principal
Third anniversary of Lum’s arrest marked
291 housing starts so far
Manteca through the years
Family celebrates Rocko’s full recovery
Future LMDs could cover cost of street, lighting upkeep
Ripon cranking up movies in the park
EU grads shooting for Manteca film
Ripon, Manteca lobby for ‘whole cities’ proposal
Gain of 23,058 urban residents is challenge
Safety work on tap for Union at train tracks
Stanislaus: Swift, cold & dangerous
79th FESM FESTA
Automatic aid assures engine from city would roll if needed
Manteca-Lathrop water supply is among safest
Manteca donates nearly 200 pints of blood
Grandpa missing in Sea of Cortez
Reserves, bonus bucks helped Manteca weather economic storm
Rare beauties at Del Webb car show
Golf course bench dedicated to ‘JB’
Ripon man returns home after shipwreck ordeal in Baja waters
Ripon man rescued from Pacific Ocean
Deal wipes out holiday OT for police officers
Pit bull goes home ‘intact’ since owner will leave Manteca
Giving blood is way of life for Johnson
Whew! Cooling trend at 95 degrees
Union Ranch folks earn reprieve
HOLY GHOST FESTA
Farrow family opts to adopt East Union Cemetery
Pool lifeguards: Cool job in hot weather
Council calls aerial fireworks ‘spectacular’ community success story
Manteca on parade
Manteca Kiwanis serve more than 500 pancake breakfasts
Emerging tale of 2 (types) of parks
Bursts of purple
Loureiro pulls clan down Main using tractor
Bye, bye structural deficit
PARADES & FIREWORKS
Celebrating his 90th birthday in parade
Agile Aging’s Garrett offers easy workout plan
Staff cut delays Louise Avenue widening
Aerial patrols spot illegal river camps
MANTECA, RIPON CELEBRATES
Chief: Police need residents’ help to keep pressure on city’s criminals
Lathrop-Manteca drops down to 2 firefighters per engine company
Sierra High graduates flee rising Souris River
Riding out the heat at Caswell
CELEBRATING HERITAGE
City manager takes $65,000 cut in salary
Milligan among performers Sunday at BLD celebration
Got collectibles? They may yield money
Family filing wrongful death claim
No layoffs but service levels will drop for fire
COOL ECONOMY, HOT SELLERS
Mantecan fights to keep his pet pit bull ‘intact’
Manteca loses $6.7M in state money grab
No police, firefighter layoffs
A lot more than cookies
Family of man killed by police obtain civil rights attorney
MUSD enters fiscal year with positive cash flow
Cool weather turning blistering by weekend
Painless taxes for Manteca residents
Smoke greets homeowners
Light up the sky illegally, pay $500
Perry & Sons on magazine cover
Community Appreciation events start today as precursor to July 4th
Plan it but they may not come
Practive makes perfect
Is Lathrop going to pot? Council will soon decide
Non-profits hope for big fundraising bang
Neighbors fight fire with shovels, water buckets
Fireworks go on sale Tuesday
A real senior prom
Couple ready to move on after fire destroys business
Lathrop council trying again to decide fate of park’s upkeep
Double pursuit nabs auto theft suspects
The field of economic dreams
WHO IS THE BBQ GURU?
Free mosquito fish giveaway this week
1911: Joshua Cowell builds new I.O.O.F. Hall
1961: Gonsalves, Grisham and Cook combine for shutout win
Tri-Dam fuels SSJID investment
BROOKS PRAISES LATHROP
Lathrop-Manteca eliminating four firefighters July 1
College students help keep grass fire in check
Big upswing in Boys & Girls Club attendance
The day of reckoning
You’d better slow down
Ex-fire board director unhappy with grand jury
Dancing horses, booths at Saturday block party
They help SHARP-en law enforcement
Neighbors dislike apartment plan
CEMETERY STREET SIGNS
Legislature bars SHARP volunteers from ticket writing
Lathrop vote puts Woodfield Park upkeep in jeopardy
Ripon leaders thank Tony Mistlin
Blaze destroys 4 businesses
SERVING UP HISTORY
Del Webb folks lobby council to avoid laying off 6 firefighters
French Camp-McKinley fire board working on Grand Jury suggestions
It was a triple-digit soorcher
ROCKO'S BAR BURNS
Apartments lag behind homes
Lathrop council dips into reserve to save four jobs
It's July 3rd & 4th
Ripon honoring Mistlin tonight during meeting
100 degrees means summer is finally here
Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks
Moffat, E. Yosemite road work
Lathrop honors Scott Brooks this Saturday
Here comes summer!
Ripon council ponders attending SF conference
Man jumped walking after midnight, stabbed
Manteca writing off $414,253
Muralist seeks info on former baseball park & local players
Manteca updating rules governing dog owners
Judging flower, plant shows a labor of love
2001: City workers say their pay not keeping pace with cost of living
Manteca buying 417 acres of farmland
FLOWER POWER
272 Manteca residents land jobs during May
Youth get close look at what police do
Lathrop High juniors assist with Junior Police Academy program
It’s expensive to rent in SJ County
GIVING FAMILIES HOPE
Lathrop may balance budget by getting rid of four workers
Junior livestock auction on Sunday
Wine & dine at Oakland Zoo June 25
GETTING FAIR AT-TRACTION
State budget deal costing Manteca $6.7M
Qualex job developed long-lasting friendships
Stanislaus River claims two drowning victims
Smart move to buy $20 Relay for Life ticket
From pre-WWII to state-of-the-art
NO MORE BLUE (OR YELLOW)?
Parcel tax would help avoid four Lathrop-Manteca firefighter layoffs
Union Ranch folks contend landscape fee unconstitutional
Stanislaus’ frigid water claims 20-year-old man
Earlier budget crisis led to LMDs
City kids do well
Push on to not split Manteca into 2 districts
Lathrop’s $615,000 question: How to balance the budget
Ripon High will shorten class switch to 3 minutes
Less firefighters = longer response
258 housing starts
Justice for Jeremy to hold annual Candlelight Memorial
Brown’s budget jeopardizes new jobs for Lathrop
Ripon Unified meeting at city hall on Tuesday
Barkley: Repeal 2nd Amendment
MAKING A BIG SPLASH
MUST ponders mulit-year deal for exec director
Old-fashioned Ripon July Fourth in works
San Joaquin County Fair is free this year
Bricker: From cadet to chief
A WAY TO HELP OTHERS
Water efficiency for farm usage goal of $14M irrigation project
Ripon brings back free movie nights
Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop: In same state districts?
Gung Ho! then heave ho?
CATCH HIGH TECH BUS
MUST moves to escape Brown Act requirements
Antiquated teaching techniques part of memories
Magnolia Court’s green earns gold
CURTAIN WILL RISE AFTER ALL
Union Ranch homeowners: Stop landscape district formation
Manteca chamber plans installation dinner June 17
Mayor Santos offers $100 for winning city slogan entry
Charity golf tourney aids scholarships, Hospice of San Joaquin
Measure M mismanagement?
FRESH PRODUCE & FUN
BLD will provide $271K annually for general fund starting in 2012-13
Valverde spent 2,500 hours flying WWII patrol airships
Council receiving refresher course for their conduct
81% happy with Manteca service
Honoring WWII vets
Split vote allows Relay for Life to use Lathrop park
Ripon may take over Escalon police dispatch
Bulletin’s website offering a new look
Manteca’s $27M construction frenzy
JUNE-ANUARY WEATHER
Growth helps Lathrop avoid more layoffs
Manteca winery opens to the public for guided tours
Luncheon marks Feast of St. Anthony Wednesday
$12.1M project saves $600K yearly
ROPIN’ ON THE RIVER
Manteca High alumni going to party June 18 like its 1969
Manteca may oppose plan to give employees say on personnel boards
Final curtain falls on Movies in the Park
30% less housing for ‘The Square’
FUN TIME FOR KIDS
Lathrop-Manteca rolls out parcel tax election for fire service funds
Ted Nuce now lives in ‘Cowboy Capital’
Bull riding champ returns home
TERRACINA ART & GARDENS
Sorry but Mule Capital of the World’ is already taken
Free exhibit called ‘heart wrenching’
Reynoso being installed as Worthy Advisor for Rainbow Girls Saturday
Bonus bucks put off day of reckoning
MANTECA BULL RIDER
105-year-old Manteca Winery now open for guided tours
Latest Moffat Blvd fire damages mobile home
Get a chance for a Smart car & help Relay for Life
All the homes are sold
Dinner, gym dedication for Scott Brooks
Cross-country tractor ride aids tornado victims
ACE rolls out package for Great America trip
Manteca: Escrow closes on 26 homes a week
City slashes cost of recreation
Memorial Day Parade
Vietnam veteran tells war soldiers to start sharing
Golf tourney helps youth recreation
Veteran collapses during ceremonies at cemetery
Face-to-face with child abuse
Not forgotten
They died for America
THREE TOP TWIRLERS
Record snow creates spectacular Yosemite waterfalls
Memorial Day parade Monday
Bulletin moving to paid obituaries
Run honors Christopher Braley
Lathrop gears up for its 3rd Memorial Day
Honoring those who have served our country
Take time to remember those who died for our freedoms this weekend
Sierra grad shows she can dance
6,000 crosses deliver silent yet poignant message
Take time to remember those who died for our freedoms this weekend
Stewart Street home fire loss at $11,500
Drowning victim found in SJ River
Snagging Pacific Rim business
Jury says French Camp chicken egg farm is foul
Ropin’ on the River: More than a rodeo
Manteca: Ready for next round?
Free Gracin concert Sunday at Woodward
City needs diversified tax base
Practice, practice, practice
Garage sale nets $1,200 for victims of house fire
Fire services cost $103 per Mantecan
Mayor says he’ll match whatever compensation cuts workers take
Toddler & adult drown in SJ River
Mateo: 50 mph too fast for city street
670 more jobs at stake
$89K for lobbyist from money that can’t help city budget shortfall
SSJID deal nets $274K more from sale of electricity
SSJID’s Shields joins TURN board
Terra Ranch plan before city for 412 housing units
Search crews find site of Brown’s plane crash
300 Mantecans find jobs in April
Manteca laying off 16
Waterslides founder’s plane missing in Sierra
Neighborhood steps up to help house fire victims
Layoffs mean first-response force is cut by 25%
Mayor: Manteca needs uniformity
BLAZE DESTROYS HOME
Lathrop politics smackdown
Feds grant $1M toward state-of-art SSJID system
They bought it Hook, Wine & Sneakers
Bus commuters fret RT changes may hamper getting to work
Measure M will save four police officer jobs
Ambulance service ponders changes after losing contract
Ripon wants safer crossing by school
Investing $9M for growth
Share stories and photos of your heroes
So we never forget
Manteca says Lathrop plan unrealistic for traffic impacts
Regional Transit changes worry Manteca bus riders
Memorial Day Weekend
The big save: $6.9 million
Hall of Fame
RTD workshop Tuesday on bus service changes
Manteca’s Clements is Rainbow Girls state officer
Fireworks contract before Ripon council
Better economy? That’s entertainment!
MILLION DOLLAR MAKEOVER
Manteca may spend $89K for lobbyist
Entry deadline is Friday for Memorial Day parade
Emergency room nurse one of Tenet’s best
FARMERS MARKETS GALORE
Union Ranch homeowners may pay $748 yearly for park & landscape upkeep
Manteca Unified ‘Get Fit’ takes place today
California closing 70 state parks
Brown plan eliminates unemployment board
Color-ful debate over signs
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
Saturday’s garden tour features 90-plus prizes
2ND LIFE FOR LINDBERGH?
Station monitors Manteca air
Sounding the alarm: Citizens want consolidation of fire services
Motorcycle police roll into Manteca for challenge
City Clerk Joann Tilton
Kids in a Box May 20 both lesson & benefit
MS doesn’t stop her from gardening
A Manteca-Lathrop fire service?
Manteca Soroptomists
7-year-old giving back to effort that helped him combat epilepsy
Donald Widmer joins Manteca Hall of Fame
Music ministry couple’s way of answering ‘the call’
Ambulance in downtown crash
BEST OF MANTECA
3rd grader gives his birthday presents to HOPE kids
Atherton: The next speedway?
CASTILLO ON HONOR FLIGHT
Making pitch for hearts, not souls of drivers on Highway 99
Leo Omlin entering Manteca Hall of Fame
Thunder’s Scott Brooks a product of his mom’s love
The bridge to the future
Rotary honors peace officers for exceptional commitment
Mantecans bask in 94 degree weather
In perfect harmony
Woodward Park neighbors: Ticket more aggressively and save $20,000
FLIGHT OF FANCY
She’s hoping to serve as student ambassador
Norm Knodt joining Hall of Fame
The road to Manteca’s future
IN THE SWIM AGAIN AT EU
Million dollar elderly abuse case in court
Crime lab funds OK for next fiscal year
Dev playing Power Balance Pavilion
NEIGHBORHOOD DINING
Manteca looks for ways to cut ongoing park maintenance
Retired Manteca Police canine still charges like a champion
Child abuse detective named officer of the year
160 more parking spaces
EDEN WITH 100 PLUS ROSES
Budget crisis may mean some drug crimes may not be prosecuted
Bill Jones joining 2011 Manteca Hall of Fame
A ROYAL TREAT
Predawn fire claims vacant Moffat building
Therapeutic horse riding academy opens
Better one or two?
Police may start booking, holding some suspects at Manteca jail
Manteca mosquito spraying starts today
Jail House rock time?
BEES SWARM MAIL SLOT
MHS junior going after state teen pageant title
Manteca’s $2.1M dog house
SPECIAL MINI-MAKEOVERS
Paranormal conference set for Manteca May 7
Morenzone Park going to the (police) dogs
Dinner tickets on sale for St. Anthony’s foundation
Ripon toddler dies in swimming pool
384-acre project may generate jobs in Lathrop
MURAL WALK TAKES SHAPE
Four fire departments train at Orchard Valley
RECYCLING & READING
Memorial for Humpty Dumpty co-founder to be held on May 1
On pace for 376 housing units
TURNING MANTECA PURPLE
Property taxes may go up for some who did not sell homes
Manteca improving 28 miles of streets
Jack Kelley joining ‘11 Manteca Hall of Fame
EGG-CITING TIME TODAY
SSJID will honor CARE reductions on top of 15% cut for electricity use
Dispose of unwanted prescription drugs April 30
Different road for Woodward?
FOUNDATION SCORES $5,000
Ripon RDA rejects building townhouses
BUFFALO REUNION BASHES
GPS replaces maps for Lathrop-Manteca firefighting crews
Churches observe three solemn days before Easter
Hard work produces repeat business
Foreclosures justify RDA
57-57-GOING-ON-58
Richland suit finally settled; Lathrop may finally get $3.2M
Best of Manteca 2011: And the winners are…
Ripon concern donates 51,000 eggs to food bank
Obama bucks = bus shelters
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Express prosecution: DA wanted $190,000
Manteca mulls crosswalk policy
DELTA EARTH DAY THURSDAY
The scoop: Help firefighter cause & eat ice cream
EU’s first Air Force Academy pick retires
City, schools partner over meeting location
Weed cops hit streets May 1
REMEMBERING COACH BROWN
Lathrop High band concert set for Prestige on Tuesday
Kiwanis seek donors for Easter Egg Hunt
SSJID & Manteca: A history of prosperity
Del Webb keeps on building
ROPIN’ ON THE RIVER
Character building & Coach Brown
Rush is on to get taxes sent to IRS
All things asparagus at Stockton festival
Mayor: Flood zone limits growth
MAKING A POINT & LAUGHS
Water system operating costs drop 7.9 percent
HOPE gets $1.24M boost
TOP MANTECA EDUCATORS
McNerney seeks $450M for ACE high speed rail
SSJID says no thanks to consultant’s pitch
Five days left to file taxes with Uncle Sam
Toddler run over by family SUV
SSJID puts its money on the table for 15% lower rates
KATO JOINING FORCE
Shrimp feed to benefit scholarships, research
Marinas earns Hall of Fame art nod
‘Gentleman Jim’ passes away
Smoky times for old winery
Royal wedding tea taking place in downtown
Community prosecutor or economic development?
SSJID ready to commit
SHARPLY FLAT HARMONY
Big bucks at stake in Manteca’s salt fight with state boards
Moffat building a complete loss
MOM is the word for reorganized group
UP putting in safety fence
Days of cars being king in Manteca may be on the wane
Manteca scores $967K for Louise Avenue work
Luncheon raises money for scholarships
Abeldt retiring as exec leader of Manteca Visitors Center
Major road work ahead
PORTS PEOPLE PLEASERS
Big trucking firm builds in Lathrop
Ripon farmers market moving to Town Square
Reptile lovers gather at Bass Pro Saturday
Planting seed for better neighborhood
GAZEBO STAGE’S FINAL CURTAIN
Manteca wants pit bull that killed dog destroyed
JC Penney hosting prom fashion show
Ripon may create park-and-ride lot near 99
Lathrop: Take law, debate for 2 months, & do nothing
TXT N DRV TIX $159
Mantecan: ‘It wasn’t my time’
A show where it is in fashion to give
We Set Fire gets invite to Spirit West Coast fest
For achieving a better community
Forecast: Fair fun, fair skies
KIDS OF SUMMER COME IN ALL AGES
Little guys may pay less, big guys pay more for building fees
Crunch time Monday in Lathrop taco truck debate
Creative Anachronism takes over park
Rising river inundates Turtle Beach
GETTING BETTER IN SCHOOL
Will city leaders push for death of killer pit bull?
Morenzone: Manteca’s youth baseball field?
Small army of volunteers make street fair work
Easter Day brunch, 2011 Ford Fiesta raffle helping fund Memorial events
Home fire kills pet, losses top $200,000
EU Cemetery board looking for treasurer
Sacramento on the hunt
Fun run has serious goal: Fighting hunger
RDA expansion workshop draws big crowd
Judge rejects restraining order request against Lathrop Mayor Santos
Prestige serves up healthy cooking tips
Evening with the Arts at Manteca High April 6
OLD NAVY VOLUNTEERS
Road signs get OK for inside EU Cemetery
Mayor: It’s up to private sector
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL BENEFIT
Defense Logistics commander may lead Memorial Day parade in Manteca
Letter carriers host rib dinner for MDA
Panel honors fallen Coast Guardsman
MANTECA RELAY FOR LIFE
Street fair offers safety, green living tips
‘Uncle Josh’ built city on the sandy plains
400 quilts and counting for AgVenture coordinator
Maple: Which way is right way?
Pro rodeo benefits free tutoring
$25 a month utility rate hikes delayed
Prestige hosting free healthy cooking demo
Women crochet 250 hats for St. Jude’s
101, 100 & COUNTING
143 more Mantecans land jobs
Coping with rain keeps Manteca residents busy
Ministry of Caring hosts lunch for disabled adults
King: We must not ‘fail mankind’
Too much water for SSJID farmers
OLD TALE, NEW TWIST
100 mph chase from Ripon on Highway 99 ends by airport
Manteca store shooting for cloth diapers record
Distraught family looking for missing EU High junior
Flood releases swell rivers
COFFEE & CONVERSATION
Mayor seeks friendlier RDA workshop time
Time for snail picking in the garden
Bright idea: Electronic billboards
VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT
Double whammy: High gas prices & rising food prices
Doctors Hospital hosting free nutrition fair Tuesday
Ripon matches $10,000 in county library funds
Have video games, will travel
Wind & rain drives almond growers nuts
Manteca heads towards fourth year of 1,050-plus home sales
DON’T QUIT ON ME NOW!
50-foot fir tree falls on home
City manager ‘walks the walk’ by doing what water crew does
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
261% jump in new homes
49 years keeping children safe
CERT NEARLY 100 STRONG
Street Faire offers new things to do April 2-3 weekend
Motivational column debuts today in Bulletin
Program unites kids with parents in prison
RDA success = 444% more traffic
HE’S SERVING AMERICA
Drivers pay big as gasoline price flirts with $4 mark
Restraining order filed against Lathrop mayor
Friends of Caswell State Park?
A REAL CLEAN MACHINE
Is Manteca ready for bright light advertising?
Gardening class Saturday focusing on vegetables
Ripon looking closer at facility fee waivers
C-130 formation flying over Manteca
MIRACLE BEAGLE PUPPY
Lathrop Rotary, Lions, Interact host community soup lunch
Foggy future for Tule Fog Fete
Summit provides teens with chance to learn about health & job hunt
McKinley plan on hold
$8 MILLION INVESTMENT
Sacramento vote may trip up Great Wolf plans
Josh Gracin staging Manteca concert
RAISING THE ALARM
Advance carnival tickets available for 50 percent off
Refunds: Some buy cars, others buy gas
$13K to improve HOPE Shelter
EXOTIC & GRACEFUL ORCHIDS
40 blood transfusions in 5 months for brave 2-year-old & that’s just the beginning
Best of Manteca 2011 voting starts Tuesday
Manteca expects to lose $100,000 yearly in state funds for police
Tsunami impacts Manteca family
State probably won’t pay $60K it owes Manteca
DINNER HELPS CANCER VICTIM
Fee deferral aimed at encouraging investment
Tire firm battles catalytic convertor thefts
Hump days are numbered
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS RETURNS
Bus delivers free technology classes next week
Manteca Stake marks 30 years
COUNTY SEAT REDISTRICTING
Food, eye glasses, soda can tabs to help needy Sunday
East Lathrop faces 33 a month hike in water, sewer bills
Manteca adds 17,838 residents
It happens: Ripon failed to connect home to sewer 18 years ago
New Lathrop library, teen center could open in 2012
Spry healthy living magazine debuts in today’s Bulletin
Time for tacos? Its 10 minutes in Manteca & Ripon; 3 hours in Lathrop
Farmers market on the move
Ash Wednesday starts 40 days of Lent
Manteca spending $250K to fight state
Ripon asks Uncle Sam for $1M for water line
110 acres of family fun
A SCAR ON CITY NO LONGER
Expansion goal: Reduce economic, physical impacts of foreclosures
McParland 8th grader part of young leader gathering
Knitting hats for less fortunate folks
Coming to a park near you
IT’S BEE-ZY TIME OF YEAR
Kids Zone gets state licensing making it ‘legal’
Ripon delays request to waive fees for Rotary
Hitting the Streets to fight hunger April 2
RDA funding $59M in city projects
TRULY A ‘GOOD MAN’
Caswell awaits Sunday’s annual Tule Fog Fete
Manteca’s jobless rate inches up to 16.2%
Manteca Quilt & Doll Show opens today
Library Park celebrates baseball
Chance at being VIP to see Brooks & Kings
Imfelds enjoy success in weak economy
ACE could carry 13,700 daily
TULE FOG FETE SUNDAY
Dr. Seuss knew the fact reading is never old hat
Legal move keeps 1,400 jobs viable
WILL IT ‘BEE’ A GOOD YEAR?
Feds giveth & feds may taketh away
Businessman offers free design of fireworks flyer
Lathrop pedaling safety for bicyclists with rodeo
Woman survives wild ride
EXPRESSWAY IMPERILS WAY OF LIFE
Olive business brings different twist to Manteca
Dior provides free haircuts to Boys & Girls kids
Lathrop replacement cost for roads: $160M
Saving money by design
KIDS BIG WINNERS
Manteca keeping fire district whole
Doctors staff wears red, opens wallets for hearts
Kids Zone: $40K in the hole?
SUN SHINES ON FESTIVAL
Measure M saving jobs of 4 officers
Mother Nature delivers sunshine instead of snow
Packed stands cheer on diaper derby
THINSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER
Everyone seems to agree: Let it snow, let it snow
Lower power with $5.1M leftover
ALMOND BLOSSOM QUEEN
People brace for possible snow, freezing temperatures
Will rural Manteca go way of buffalo?
ALMOND BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Dry levee is southwest Manteca’s last defense
Vendors sought for downtown street fair
Marie Raymus carries on legacy of helping
Manteca comic on stage Friday at Main Street Café
Pitting neighbor against neighbor?
Mantecan helps lead protest against cuts in Social Security
Sierra High grads enter music video festival
Servicemen appreciate Soroptimist effort
McKinley: The new bypass?
CELEBRATION MARCH 7
Almond Blossom queen crowning on Thursday
Don your best spring attire for stylish spring luncheon
DHM Auxiliary offering scholarships
Costs down, quality up
Endowment fund pays for 2 police officers
Farmers, SSJID partner to reduce water use
12,013 more housing units
AVOIDING ‘IRRESPONSIBLE PLANNING’
Lathrop High junior aims for Harvard
Fun run helps feed hungry area families
Bowl-a-thon challenge Saturday
State trains may run on ACE lines
SNOW DUSTS ALTAMONT
Manteca starts 22 new homes during January
RDA helps pay cost of some city staff
Advance carnival tickets 50% off thru Wednesday
$13.4M downtown investment
COOL & SOAKING WET
Dry January reduces water runoff potential
‘THINspirational’ speaker for Women’s Connection
Mantecan starts web site for used soccer equipment
New to blight in 10 years
Union/120 interchange project moving forward for late 2008
Collision sends car into Manteca house
Lathrop delays vote on underpass lights
Good sign for Moms & Pops
PET LOVING VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
Ripon council honors RHS volleyball coach
From correctional officer to photographer
Squeezing dead bugs for cash
MANTECA QUILT & DOLL
Manteca may take next step to expand RDA
Ripon council honors Indian volleyball coach
Valentine’s Day blast for seniors at St. Antony’s
HER LOCKS OF LOVE
Filipinos: Griffith statement in home robbery ‘a slap in the face’
Mayor’s Arts Committee hosts chili cook-off Feb. 27
Teens try on ‘boots’ of Manteca firefighters
Live power wire triggers car fire
Council may add crosswalks
Atherton Drive gap ready to go to bid
Is sports teams pizza lovers’ haunt haunted?
‘Hoss’ sniffs out massive pot nursery
LOSING BIG FOR NEEDY
Largest ever housing project up for approval
Manteca band plays Lockeford winery
30-minute staging gets OK in Lathrop
RIPON QUEEN HOPEFULS
150-pound dog’s best friend is a Ripon policeman
History of Valentine’s cards shared at museum
Disney on Ice skates into hearts of young & old
Bye, bye, Union hump
DEATH KNELL FOR FARMING?
Pedestrian killed walking in 99 slow lane
Food Bank tops Lathrop list for block grant funds
Ripon combating catalytic converter theft
McKinley ‘Water’ Way?
MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER
Mantecan gears up for AgVenture extravaganza
Free gardening classes at Manteca Library
ALI, THE COFFEE MAN
Rental upswing sounds alarm
Caswell’s kin captures park in paintings
Old-fashioned Valentines, traditions program subject
Lathrop may allow truckers to park
Police pay $10K for K9 partners
RELATED TO FAMOUS FILMMAKER
Home building helping to ease budget crunch
32nd Quilt & Doll Show highlights fabric artists
Hopeful loves almond blossoms
‘Green’ garbage folks save green
McKinley Ave.: Expressway or is it a truck route?
Microwave system will enhance water reliability
Grandson honoring World War II veteran
Mayor Santos: ‘Welcome to Third World country’
DONATE THE GIFT OF SIGHT
Ripon officers use taser to stop man with knife
The game plan: Selling lots & lots of pizzas
Love story emerged from World War II
120 Bypass: High speed rail?
SUPER-SIZING SUNDAY
Ripon may soon catch ‘trolley’ to get around
She went back to school after kids were grown
Manteca could have 2 high speed rail lines
Mayor: Put cops on street
Ormonde takes oath as Ripon police chief
NON-PROFITS MEAL TICKETS
Gambling that provides families with HOPE
Lathrop Relay’s kickoff meeting set for Feb. 10
Work starts on new dog shelter
Jessica Munoz loves music, but her heart is set on becoming a writer
A-frames, flag banners target of city crackdown
Ripon may expand public transit options
Best of Manteca opens nominations
Deadline for 2011 Manteca Hall of Fame is on March 15
Valentine’s dinner-dance helps Love INC
Guilty plea set aside; teacher accused of lewd conduct wins a new court trial
Anguiano among 3 selected for county award
Manteca 3-peats as housing leader
Howling over access wrong message
Manteca plans to spend $1.6M on park system
Manteca aiming to harvest green from yard waste
Scouting backers raising $15K for summer camp
PG&E gives city $5,000 to show its support of Manteca
Homeless shelter may expand
Getting ready for South County to go nuts
Sacramento to Merced train may stop in Manteca
DHM among nation’s best for breast cancer care
UP building fence along tracks?
Do the crime & Manteca will make you work it off
Lathrop: $5.1M general fund balance for 2016
Daffodil Days: Faith, family, friends & fun
Public libraries won’t be run by private firm
Mantecan’s novel debuts on Amazon.com
Developer will strengthen levee
Fire sprinkler mandate
13-story courthouse will soar over skyline in downtown Stockton
Tower of Power in concert Feb. 4 in Modesto
Strong December for housing
Chance to win tickets to catch Brooks in Sacramento
Almonds go nuts
Manteca Unified honors 2010 Spelling Bee winner
Brick-and-mortar restaurants versus taco trucks battle in Lathrop heats up
Truck route in S. Manteca’s future
Neighborhood dog patrol helps control gang problem in city park
Lathrop mulls lighting at two I-5 under passes
Planet Party Day for 2,000 6th graders
Ripon leaders back VA hospital in French Camp
Manteca’s purple neighborhood
Working as Miss Liberty isn’t taxing
Quicker drive time downtown is a lost cause
Ripon thanks citizens for serving on commission
Ground breaking this spring on 1st apartments since 2005
Crossroads of high speed rail
Manteca jobless rate at highest since beginning of World War II
Custom-made BBQ pit among prizes at church crab feed event
Non-profits tap wealth of Del Webb volunteers
31-cent ice cream scoops today at Lathrop B&R
Mini-boom for bigger homes
Free maps of Manteca available at Visitors Center
Chief Bricker ready to listen to Johnny’s breakfast crowd
Police K9 officer dies after shift work
Thomson helps players score in baseball, life
$6.5M in Beardsley upgrades
Almond Blossom queen giving up crown next month
Those hazy, crazy days of winter
Contamination won’t stop new animal shelter
Manteca moves to protect $77M
Department honors Beall for meritorious service in saving kidnap victim
School board wants complete accountability of city-district uses
Ice Cream for Jesus gets council approval
Ripon leaders advocates bike path to Manteca
More bulb-outs for Manteca
Avid gardener offers pruning tips for roses
Nile Garden: Manteca king of crab feeds
Ripon’s New China: Among nation’s best
Rainbow Girls help build confidence
Is the economic splash for real?
Ripon High field rebah effort raises $300K so far
Manteca board mulls charging Kids Zone for school facilities
Playground work for Quail Ridge, Giles parks
Queen hopeful likes Ripon’s safe haven
Earth moves this spring
Manteca apartment rents: Some go down others stay unchanged
Cutting a rug for fun and a good cause
SSJID conservation program ‘cutting edge’
Design work next for transit station
Manteca motorist rescues lost puppy
Ripon may allow vendors to sell on vacant property
Should drug conviction bar woman from pedaling ice cream in city?
Police work to influence kids before gangs do
July 3rd three years in a row?
Quarterback Club president scores honor as parade grand marshal
EU cadets adopt grandparents at The Commons
PATH TO THE FUTURE
Another dog poisoning in area near East Union High campus
Staff ingenuity slashes cost of meeting new arsenic rule by almost $8M
4th generation Riponite seeks crown
‘Even Stevens’ for MUSD & city
Mantecan holds garage sale for pet’s surgery
Fur trappers gave birth to French Camp
Conway among 6 Almond Blossom hopefuls
UP running ‘Operation Lifesaver’ on rails Friday
Manteca’s miracle baby turns 8
Manteca paramedic rescues brother on Sonora Pass
Alahri is pursuing a childhood dream
Ripon aerial fireworks returns to RHS stadium
Brown budget: Prelude to rust state status?
15-year-old RDA success story
St. Anthony of Padua maintains fund-raising traditions
Manteca’s future: Going in circles
SSJID must spend $30K on redundant state requirement for urban water management plan
Lincoln Park baseball field scores makeover
Emergency levee repair
7-Eleven owner of 10 years left without chance to say good-bye to his ‘family’
Manteca leaf collection ends Jan. 27
Ripon Police stagingquestion & answer session Wednesday
Sister Ann hosts developmentally disabled lunch
Sharing of city, school facilities in Manteca under scrutiny
135,000 drop by farm for old-fashioned fun
Pettus seeking Almond Blossom crown
Citizens Police Academy offers real life scenario
New interchange imperils businesses
SJ County pursuing $43.9M bike plan
Lathrop imposing fee to pay for Roth & I-5 interchange work
No charges in pickup sale that ended in man’s death
334 new home starts in 11 months in Manteca
1,181 homes sell in 2010
Treasure Hunt Roadshow lures people with possible collectibles
Rodeo June 4-5 benefits free youth tutoring
$800K project aims to improve Louise & I-5
Powers left mark on farming & Manteca
Country roads: Future thoroughfares?
RDA helps 1,055 seniors make house repairs
Hawes, McKusker up for Ripon planning board spots
Keystone Club collects gifts for animal shelter
Green & smart house of the future in Manteca
99 widening starts this year
LAFCO decision on SSJID versus PG&E set for March at earliest
‘THINspirational’ speaker for Women’s Connection
Lathrop Corner Café: One-time popular landmark
Poulos helps keep ambulances rolling
Manteca hosts Mickey Mouse approach to building success
2010 brought more lawsuits in Lathrop
Lathrop Police Citizens’ Academy starts soon
Manteca 2011 Senior Games May 14-21
Manteca’s freeway to the future
2 teens hurt in downtown gang-related shooting Friday
Manteca aims for construction, then permanent jobs within city
Money woes dog Lathrop during 2010
Church celebrating pastor’s 90th birthday
South County in excellent shape
Arnold’s role as governor gets thumbs down review
Yoga Mala today helps usher in 2011
Bulletin’s Holiday Lights & Decorations contest winners
AG dives into Aqua Pool mess
Going from affordable housing crisis to foreclosure debacle
Actor, gun shop owner go buffalo hunting
Mantecans resolving to watch their money
Casino Real betting on fine dining restaurant
Bricker retires but sill on job
Manteca offers galas to usher in new year
Crab feeds, other benefit dinners fill calendar in coming weeks
Hunger doesn’t take a holiday after Christmas
Manteca tries to shake bedroom status
Manteca spends $1M for software
Grandmother from Manteca on world news, CNN, YouTube
She shares guilt with DVI inmates over ‘killing’ her son via an abortion
Battles shape Manteca growth during 1980s
Taking aim at costly EPA rule
Cool fun down at the farm thru Sunday
Thomsen Street, Dos Reis honor town’s pioneers
AKF plays key economic role
CHRISTMAS EVE MORN
Electronic billboard debate on hold
Ripon aims to get a bit friendlier for bigger retail businesses
1960s: Spreckels Sugar expands, Creamery closes
Rued: Nyckelharpa master player
Catastrophic flood mars quiet 1950s
Family loses all in apartment fire triggered by burning incense
Cheers selling well for Christmas gifts
In-N-Out culture serves up friendships
Water park exclusivity irks some
100 balloons help mark her ‘100th grandkid’
War brings major change to Manteca
Sister Ann & Co. spreads Christmas cheer
Wal-Mart makes sure needy kids have presents
A $200 million splash
1,500 expected for free breakfast Christmas Eve at Manteca Ford
Council OKs $5 parking charge for Mistlin Park for Almond Blossom Festival
1930s: Farm woes, fires, & floods strike Manteca
Stroke doesn’t stop 64-year-old woman from digging graves
1920s: Drought hurts Manteca economy
He’s busy blowing away Christmas blues
1910s: Water brought prosperity to Manteca
Give the gift of ‘Manteca’ at Visitors Center
No change for sewer & water?
John Harris: On top of the world when gas was 17 cents for a gallon
RDA loan will allow building of 153 more apartments
Lathrop Manteca firefighters helping struggling families
1800s: Cowell walked across Sierra
796 new jobs in the zone
LIGHTS, CAMERA, RECYCLE!
220 more out of work as Manteca unemployment rate hits 15.3%
Baby shower for baby Jesus today, Sunday
Three churches host Southside party today
Manteca races to reduce odds of street floods
CPUC opts to give PG&E $29.1M despite failing
1st graders brighten season with song
Second-hand clothes fill kids’ holiday wishes
Santa taking wish lists until Christmas Eve in downtown
Real beating fake when it comes to trees
Quilt raffle helps Manteca Christmas food drive
Manteca resident contestant on ‘Price is Right’ this Monday
Spreckels Park traffic leads way
Girl Scouts plan one monster of a cookie sale: 65,000 boxes of cookies in South County
VFW Auxiliary collecting cards & gifts for our troops
Turkeys R Us efforts cover Manteca needs
Holmes replaces Schulz on SSJID board
Resale prices back to 2000 levels
Museum offers holiday gifts featuring Manteca twist
Dry cleaners help make Christmas wishes come true for kids
Stepping up to help those in need
Relay for Life hosts Breakfast with Santa
SSJID aims to reduce water use
Citizens pushing for Lathrop’s own police
Greeley ends 45-year career as real estate agent
Free gift wrapping workshop at library
Plenty of road work ahead
$8K shortfall with eight days to go to secure Christmas hams, turkeys for needy
Manteca Police play Santa for 80 kids
Freitas marks 50 years of service as Lion
Costa’s wild game feed draws 1,600
Annexations move forward minus homes along Airport & Lathrop Road
Two-minute shopping spree nets $504
14 non-profits snag firework sales lottery
Concerts, breakfasts pair of holiday cheer
‘Take it out! Take it out!’
Accordion replaces traditional bell ringing
Diamond Lil’s break bread with Santa & Mrs. Claus
Wild game feed; concerts, breakfasts & more on tap
Pottery artist opens studio for holiday demonstrations
Rain didn’t thin crowds for parade
Bittersweet moment today for Gold Star parents
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Pearl Harbor remembered by veterans
Ripon OKs $5M for four Mistlin softball fields
McKinley: Road to the future
Lathrop to swear in new mayor, one of two council members
Missing link of Atherton ready to go to construction
Manteca may grow by 1,332 acres
City rebates for low-flow toilets, high efficiency washers popular
Bennie Gatto synonymous with service to community
Baby Shower for Jesus helps pregnancy center
Christmas turkeys, hams drive has $10,000 to go
Working on next library chapter
Brock home brightens season with 130,000 lights
Tree sales today benefit MHS athletics
Precision Auto collects gifts for rehab patients
PETA posts $2,500 award
Hundreds attend tree lighting event at Manteca Civic Center
Twilight parade Saturday starts week full of Christmas magic
Burglar ends up being Toter ablaze from ashes
Which way should Maple Avenue go?
Banking on high speed route
TREE OF LIGHTS
Night of film & music tonight at Kelley Bros. benefits class
Sunrise Kiwanis mark 30th year of serving
15th Taste of Ripon takes place tonight
Waterslides leads to winery
3rd quarter sales tax receipts may end up being flat
Tree lighting tonight in memory of loved ones
EU grad helps counter the spread of bullying
Medeiros: Rare breed of politician
Manteca’s season of giving gets underway
Twilight parade brings Santa to Manteca Saturday
Tree lighting precursor to Taste of Ripon & concert
Locke steps down as Partnership CEO
Joyous sounds help celebrate the season
Work starts in 2011 for 2 bridges over SJ River
Garden Club beautification projects help Manteca grow
Lathrop Chamber to host Christmas Party Dec. 15
Waterslides & Manteca still inseparable
Snow tubing lures visitors from Bay Area & Sacramento
Manteca council appoints three to city boards
Camino Real residents plan big Christmas bash
Hip-hop artist performing for canned food drive
SSJID getting 15% more powerful
BLACK FRIDAY MANIA
Manteca may pay Ripon Fire $180,000 as part of Austin deal
Captain Moss lured to valley by Gold Rush
Hydrant geysers triggered twice a month
Fresno: 1st high speed rail stop?
Scholl likely winner in MUSD board race
Turkey Bowl flag football scores $1,500 to aid homeless
Volunteers serve Manteca Thanksgiving meal
Lathrop Rotary provides Thanksgiving dinner
COOL FUN AT THE FARM
2 community dinners plus turkey bowl
Mantecans plot their Black Friday strategy
UP looks at overpass option
Thankful for St. Vincent de Paul’s help with food
Shaw earns nod for another planning term
70,000 Mantecans in 2011
Sister Olberding plans 50-year celebration trip to start & end in Manteca
Bicyclist critical after being struck in darkness while riding on Moffat
Free Thanksgiving meal for community Thursday
Manteca Christmas tree lighting Dec. 2
Ice & snow in Lathrop for Holidays on the Farm
Coming soon: Lathrop’s new and improved web site
Win a handmade quilt and help needy at the same time
The sweet sound of helping others
SSJID boosting crop output 30%
SSJID delivers prosperity
Manteca’s next goal: Working to reduce fire insurance rates
Caswell bursts into kaleidoscope of autumn colors
Police, firefighters join forces in holiday food drive
Doing a good deed to help needy families
SSJID may ‘hide’ new district office
Skateboard art takes aim at fighting breast cancer
200 more Manteca residents find jobs
Knights adopt 10 families for Christmas
Black Friday looms as big shopping day
City Hall closed until Nov. 29
PARADES YULE LOVE
Cornerstone’s food giveaway on Saturday
Concert Saturday benefits homeless shelter
Where Manteca meets Ripon
Relay for Life kicks off 2011 fundraising
Can for-profits pitch their wares at empty Ripon lots?
Car wash means turkey for needy area families
Kids Zone is staying
BMX RIDER’S LONG ROAD
Hercules a bit too good at task of fetching morning paper
$5,430 in 5 hours helps Turkeys R Us reach goal
Turning skateboards into art for breast cancer fight
$6M softball complex on deck
Diabetic warns kids: Cut back on sweets or possibly lose your toes, life
Turkeys R Us short $4,500 in bid to make sure no one goes without in Manteca
Skateboard art auction aids breast cancer fight
‘Old geezers’ keep faith as Buffalo fans
A cul-de-sac on Moffat?
Citizens tell police chief about growing traffic issues
Woman killed by freight train on tracks near Walnut Avenue
Manteca nears three consecutive years of 1,000 plus home sales
After layoff, former co-workers meet for lunch every month
Kids Zone: City cash cow
TURKEYS R US FLOUNDERING
Wheat gives way to grapes, almonds & watermelons
She’s made 124 caps so far for American soldiers
Obama bucks buying 7,100 trees
Students honor hero Brock Elliott who gave his life serving America
$1.2M in RDA funds goes to rehabilitation of homeless shelter
Missing 20-year-old Manteca man found safe on Thursday
Roots: Soldiers secured America & its freedoms
Vietnam vets appreciate thank-you gestures
Dozen teens fasting to fight global hunger
Manteca honors service & sacrifices
Forecast: 38 days of snow
4 Manteca residents aboard disabled ship
Thanksgiving outlook bleak for more than 750 families
CEMETERY LAWN MOWER DIES
Helped detect Ho Chi Minh Trail
Big crowd for 44th annual holiday luncheon
‘We were the ones lucky enough to come home’
Vietnam vet: ‘I wouldn’t change anything’
$477K federal grant softens of arsenic removal mandate
Telethon raises $84,454 for Boys & Girls
Manteca, Lathrop & Ripon remember
Popular holiday lunch set for this Wednesday
Cheaper SSJID power could make Ripon solar farm moot
Tax-exempt bonds for 152 apartments gets council OK
High tech bidding for tonight’s telethon
UP plan concerns Del Webb folks
‘New’ Library Park more than just a city park
Lathrop mayor files appeal to save her business license
Manteca: A ‘nanny government’?
Circus in 2011 may benefit Relay for Life effort
Telethon starts tonight on Comcast Cable 97
No more free water for construction use
Replacing tracks with walkers
Measure K tax keeps Manteca, SJ moving
MANTECA RELAY FOR LIFE
Will Prop. 26 hurt cities?
Man dies in commute crash on Highway 99
SSJID budget for 2011 is even healthier than the current year
Manteca courthouse workers walk off job
12 miles of trails part of housing
City of Lathrop will co-sponsor Sister City’s annual fiesta
Cantu plans running for council in 2012
Woman walks to her death
Volunteers spiff up & protect downtown murals
Veterans get free car washes at Quicki-Kleen
Text ‘turkey’ to help 1,000 struggling families this Thanksgiving
Manteca’s ‘Flag Man’ serving as grand marshal for Christmas parade Dec. 4
Center Point: $175M plus 1,400 jobs For Manteca
They’re still voting the old-fashioned way – in person
200 pounds of candy going to overseas soldiers
Distribution, not houses, first
Manteca developers build, sell 834 homes since 2007
Halloween in Manteca
Manteca artists Voller, Wilson art works at Council Chambers
Accountability foremost on Carpenter’s campaign list
Mega distribution proposed
Turkeys R Us may not meet needs of 1,620 needy families on Thanksgiving
It’s a go for bigger Library Park
Fees will help pay for interchange upgrades
Manteca farmers posed to set new standard for using water sparingly
Live auction offers SWAT team training, day with city firefighters
Who’s scariest of them all?
Safe Halloween event set for Sunday at BLD complex
Dementia victim in PJs buys car, then gets into 103 mph chase, then dies
Are highway electronic message signs a bright idea for Manteca?
Harris: RDA has helped Manteca avoid blight
FREE THANKSGIVING MEAL
Telethon’s new twist: On-line & cell phone bidding
Ripon water meter vote not enough to halt city rate hikes
It’s healthy to drink but…
Outpouring of support for young family
Pumpkin Fair today, Sunday in downtown
Finley’s Bar & Grill joins restaurant week
Manteca replacing aging, dirty running street sweepers with $500,000 grant
East Union’s Red Sea rises school spirit tide
Manteca retail sales drop just 2.4%
BMXers race to raise funds for Jason Turnage
A special event for special people
Downtown (almost) going to the dogs
Main Stage offers free entertainment at fair
Manteca dancer delivers clothes, shoes to orphans of Haiti quake
A-MAZING SCHOOL FUN
Manteca’s mini-boom
Kidnap & rape suspect arraignment continued
Sierra grad singing on Lopez Tonight
Patriotic mural a dream- come-true for Crystal Downs
Pumpkins roll into Manteca, Lathrop
Campaign debate: Are Manteca cops paid too much?
Manteca cuts city manager compensation
Florence Vierra celebrates 105 years
Who is shooting cats with pellet gun in Mayors’ Park neighborhood?
Time running out for carnival discount
MUSD: Waiting for Hollywood
Standing up for vets on Stand Down day
SSJID has ample water if late irrigation needed
Dog food plant could open in fall 2011
Lifelong friends GiveBack2God
56% pay cut doubles reserve ranks
Teen paints snack bar for Eagle Scout project
Weber’s BBQ rolls out pumpkin delicacies
Quicker fire response on the way
Manteca man pedals his way to 83
Advance carnival tickets save buyers 50 percent
Boys & Girls Club hosting free Day for Kids today
Chinese lion dancing Sunday at Hong Kong restaurant
Ripon may tap into water plant
Designing part of one-stop approach
Manteca Police taking leftover drugs at no cost this Saturday
1,068 homes on drawing board
DeVega Brothers: Dine out & enjoy
Lathrop youth showcase talents
Full moon on the first day of fall
Levees protecting Lathrop, SW Manteca get blessing
Melting pot opens MRPS membership
Manteca leaders may take stance on privatization of library system
Giving shelter new hope
Treats for troops backers receive thanks
Four Manteca celebrities dancing for bragging rights
3 churches combining forces to help others
Hernandez: Flip Maple traffic flow
Travel plaza proposed for Roth Road & I-5 site
Talent shows, softball games part of 2010 Lathrop Days
PG&E replaces at-risk natural gas line south of Manteca
Free tutoring gets high marks
Lathrop High teen having a blast at Manteca Idol
Scarecrow contest part of Manteca Pumpkin Fair
Del Webb breaks ground for 49 additional homes
Lathrop marks economic turn-around
Stroll down memory lane on Union Road
Lathrop names community gym in honor of Scott Brooks
Pumpkin Run Oct. 2 benefit for MUST activities
Isadore’s ready to celebrate pumpkins during restaurant week
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Manteca targets rooming houses
Manteca replacing Lincoln Park baseball backstop
Ripon elementary schools all top 800
200 Manteca residents find jobs in August
Red Sea creates Tsunami of school spirit for EU
A sign for a changing economy
Pumpkin Fair discount carnival tickets on sale
Uncle Sam picks up half of gap tab
18th BBQ social set for Sept. 26
Cash prizes await top Lathrop chili entries
Army Corps: Lathrop’s levee fails safety test
Car collector names 1971 Camaro after future bride
SSJID: 15% rate cut do-able
Crosswalk accident sends four people to hospitals
Manteca woman taking clothes to Haiti for kids
Lathrop OKs $395K bail out for LMFD
New Jersey woman sends Manteca’s ‘little hero’ a thank-you gift
Are bigger lots for new homes making comeback?
Blight fight may include Del Webb
No crying over spilled milk
Caliber of singers makes Manteca Idol worth following
Aqua pools complaints to licensing board at 106
Loan of $395K proposed to bail out district
Pumpkin carving contest part of fair
Binford takes Best of Show at Sturgis rally
Boys & Girls Club made big impact on Cardoza
Country garden on River Road exudes serenity
‘D-fence’ for Buffs gets big boost from pair of dads
Manteca Fire Department plans open house Saturday
He’s got five 1957 Chevy Bel Airs in his stable
FALLING FOR GARDENS
Spending $1.4M to impress at least 110,000 people a day
Homes over $400K go begging
Countryside garden designed for entertaining
‘Hallelujah’ rendition stuns Manteca Idol crowd, judges
Manteca Transit may get up to 20 bus shelters
The battle for Library Park
Ripon garden brings forest to home setting
Weeds about to become history at 99 & Yosemite
3-year-old hero, firemen in spotlight at A’s pre-game 9-11 ceremonies
Policemen’s ball Saturday benefits youth
Buy in newer neighborhoods & pay for park maintenance
Used books sought for harvest festival
In Shape plans 2nd Manteca club
Mantecan likes advertising job at busiest intersection
Conservation results in big payback for school district
Homeless chased away from plaza built as tribute to Spreckels Sugar
Justice for Jeremy holds 2nd annual Memorial Walk
Almond crop a mixed bag this year
New Girl Scout troop forms in Manteca
Trails at Manteca will increase water use 9%
Balloon fete uplifting time for young & young at heart
Manteca’s first family of melons
Custodians in financial squeeze
Manteca cuts groundwater use by 52%
The bell tolls for Buffaloes
Manteca turning asphalt into grass
Field set for start of Manteca Idol finals
Ripon Quarterback Club offers chances on Harley
High profile office project’s environmental review next
Three more murals in the works for Manteca
Boys & Girls Club adds programs, remodels parts of clubhouse
Boy, 6, struck in crosswalk on West Atherton Drive
Group: Just say no to privatization
Appeal seeks to halt state’s money grab
Sister designs Harvest Festival T-shirt
50,000 toys going to kids free at Ripon balloon festival
The cry: Say no to stimulus
Boys & Girls telethon taking place 2 weeks earlier this year
Chamber hopes to fly more flags
Calla synonymous with education since 1901
The challenge: Healthy school lunches for students
Home construction on the rebounds in Lathrop
Ministry of Caring serves lunch for special needs
Manteca Post Office built 71 years ago
Thousands of kids losing child care coming October 1
17 out of every 100 Manteca homes receive default notices
Uplifting weekend ahead in Ripon
Seat belt crackdown catches cell phone users
Move afoot to fight library privatization
Punjabi community of Manteca gets organized
Creamery was sweet attraction
Muscle car fan comes from a Chevy family
City firefighters answer the call to help students
Manteca bucks trend
Two angels for cancer victims
Tip-a-Fireman tonight helps tutor struggling kids
Louise Avevue closed for 5 days
Richard Bull: A ‘cops’ cop’ retires
Free jump house for kids at farmer’s market
Chief Bricker dispels myths about crime in Manteca
Move to silence train horns
3-year-old hailed a ‘hero’ for saving her father’s life
Northwest Airport Way subject of growth plans
MANTECA’S DANCING TEENS
Lathrop Police talks: Workshop to discuss what’s best for the city
Lathrop a life saver for fire district?
River Islands offering unique lifestyle
Paseo Villas 98.6% occupied; Tesoro on hold
Spanking ends with teacher being killed
Manteca plans going purple to save on green
Volunteers free up police
Manteca jobless rate at post-WWII record
Manteca Police manpower down 28% over last three years
Weak economy sinks Aqua Pools
Manteca sewer plant burying less money
Ripon citizens helping tackle weed build up
Council appoints seven to youth commission
Mantecan discusses her latest book effort
River Islands developer prefers big challenges
Bike path system expanding
Manteca OKs on-street handicap space on Poplar
Existing Ripon homes must have water meters
3 MAKE THE CUT
229 homes started so far this year in Manteca
Manteca filling in Atherton gap
Dinner-dance kicks off St. Anthony’s harvest festival
Manteca part of 16-city effort working toward sustainable growth plan
Hot August Nights features hot rods, fresh produce
County schools honoring Wentworth with building
Poker, bingo help raise funds for Boys & Girls
County checking out LSSI
Lathrop High starts first senior class school year
Naming gym for Brooks prompts debate
Gebhardt not seeking 2nd MUSD board term
River Islands creating rare river view home sites
35 kids start school careers with ‘awesome’ Brock Elliott instructor
MHS Dawson Center reflects student design work
2010 Manteca Idol kicks off Wednesday
Manteca’s first City Hall broke ground in 1923
I KNOW JACK CAMPAIGN
Bad city utility debt jumps
3-alarm chili from firefighters top contest
Maze adds spinning pumpkin ride
Manteca High Class of 1945 gathering
Kids anxious to get back to school
Manteca selling land to RDA for $940,000
River Islands’ ‘fishermen friendly’ plan
Chili cook off today benefits Second Harvest Food Bank
Isadore’s buffet tonight assists 7-year-old send snacks to troops
1917: Growth & congestion in downtown
Escalon retiree wins $1,000,000 Scratchers
‘With This Ring I Thee Wed’: A love story
Ripon rolls out armored truck
Linking freshmen to East Union High
Ripon board fears low performing students could flock to RUSD
Gray water part of green future for River Islands
Mantecan boasts of hot Corvette
Sound move: Replacing aging walls
Bridge to the future
BLD: Shaping up as break even undertaking in terms of direct municipal impacts
Possible Lathrop pact could save most fire services
Business is crystal clear with Downs
Ripon movies in park debuts on this Friday
Two Ripon High juniors question school dress code
Freshmen welcomes start soon for MUSD
Manteca Fire cuts spending by $1.6M
Bike lane conversion aimed at improving safety at Lathrop School
900 students benefit from 1-on-1 tutoring
DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE
Cannery was first Manteca industry
2,635 more homes
Gang violence rises as other crime drops
Poker, bingo helps raise funds for Boys & Girls
Panel supports Messick dismissal, concludes she’s fit to be a teacher
Lathrop’s 1st fireworks fundraiser net $33,392
Golf no longer scores as big issue
Lathrop man , 105, covets AAA membership family
Chili Pot Cook Off benefits Second Harvest Food Bank
409 housing units in works in southwest Manteca
Fire stations closing
Ripon: Cracks visible in city service, programs
Manteca low rider Lincoln nabs award
Manteca soldier wounded 2nd time
Move afoot to name gym in Brooks’ honor
Adequate water for CenterPoint job center
Police public affairs officer saves baby’s life
Del Webb’s best slug it out with Ports management
Thursdays in Ripon: Dinner downtown & browse the market
Free seminar for business on how to deal with gangs
NEIGHBORS COME TOGETHER
Lathrop, county named in Lum wrongful death lawsuit
Highway 99: Weeds of death
Medical workers volunteer for free clinic
Ripon High prepares for centennial homecoming
Manteca posts salary ranges of employees on city website
Janis picked a lifetime trade with guitar repair
Why downtown Manteca matters
Shredding on Tuesday helps combat ID theft
Deal may extend golf pro contract to end of 2017
Delta deal may impact Manteca
Chili Pot Cook Off benefits Second Harvest Food Bank
Ripon VIPS raises funds for juvenile diabetes research
Winegarden heading up Bulletin as publisher
Manteca honors workers
Sweet marriage: Manteca & Spreckels
100+ honor memory of Derrick Gann
Manteca, Lathrop areas targeted for mosquito spraying
Magnolia Court turns green into platinum
Highway 99 widening step closer
Manteca challenge for motorcycle officers
Let there be (cheaper) light
Ripon fire chief turns down pay for 2nd time
Helping bring smiles to 25,000-plus kids
She’s hoping to collect 1,000 cans of food
Higher parcel taxes or higher fire insurance?
‘Lola’ is Manteca man’s 4-wheel passion
Ramping up for 2010 Manteca Idol
Art posters on display, canned food drive at farmer’s market
Rural residents fear closure of 2 fire stations
Jose Zaragoza continues to tell of need for organ donors
Let people vote on downtown
Manteca serving up restaurant week event
BLD surpasses projections
Free shredding event helps fight ID theft
Ripon Garden Stroll takes place Sept. 11
CAPS honors Dick Prada by naming center in his memory
In-line hockey arena scores big with players
Homeless decries those creating problems at Library Park
Steven Silva has worked farmers markets since age 6
Transit center in downtown’s future
Lawn mower needed for cemetery
RDA may expand into newer neighborhoods
GECAC keeps kids busy with summer day camps
Myths vs Facts: The truth about Lathrop-Manteca Fire District
It’s night club owner vs. cops
Reading is her passion, Manteca Library her haven
130 plus reasons to visit Delicato Saturday
Movies in the park set for Northgate Saturday
Fire district: 9-1-1 call to voters
NO MORE WAITING
Firefighters: Fire fire chief
30 volunteers help keep Manteca SAFE
She’s taught over 5,000 kids to swim including Olympian
Bull serving as consultant for six months for just dental & health plan
LM Fire may close 3 of 4 stations
Aquatic center & water park?
3 months of free electricity
Old Mars store now eBay trading outlet
Golf tourney supports Manteca K-9
Library Park expansion on track for October
Property values drop 1.5%
2010 Independence Day Celebrations and Fireworks
Wounded Warrior Christopher Braley' 5k Run/Walk
Welcome Home Heroes Classic Car Show
2nd Annual Welcome Home Heroes Honor Ride
Memorial Day Weekend 2010
Cross Cultural Connection
Alaska Cruise/Mission Trip 2008
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