Randy was born in Turlock, CA on November 15, 1967 to parents Gerry and Jeannie Jensen. He attended Julien Elementary, Turlock Junior High and graduated from Turlock High School in 1986. He attended MJC, earning several computer degrees, and a bachelor's degree a few years later. He lived in Turlock his whole life.
George D. Tallman passed away peacefully at age of 96 with his loving wife by his side. He was born as the only child of G. Daniel and Bertha (Mullen) Tallman in Des Moines, Iowa and lost his father to a flu epidemic at the age four. He spent his summers on his uncles' farms and later attended Iowa State Teachers College prior to joining the Navy in 1942.
Joe W. Oppelt passed away on April 2, 2018 at the Samaritan Village in Hughson, CA. He was 97 years old.
• Alise Vargas of Turlock is the mother of a 5-pound-10-ounce girl born March 29 at Emanuel Medical Center.
This past February, a group of about two dozen pastors, students, civic leaders, elected officials, and activists came together for a day-long summit about how to make Turlock the most inclusive city in the Valley. The discussion was frank and to the point: we all agreed that Turlock is a great city with a rich history of different cultures, religions, and ethnicities, but we need to do more to highlight these differences in a positive light.
While my elected colleagues recognize the current funding for public safety is inadequate my request to review all possible funding mechanisms including consulting our citizens about a public safety tax has thus far been rejected. Unfortunately, the funds needed to meet our public safety needs from our current funds are not there. At the last council meeting my colleagues added over $400,000 to next year's budget for a recurring expense "hoping they can find the funds for the new expense."
Local organizations who help feed and shelter the hundreds of homeless and in-need residents of Stanislaus County may be able to receive federal funding through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
On its home course, the Stanislaus State men's golf team performed to par as the Warriors posted their best team finish result of the season over two glorious days at the Turlock Golf and Country Club.
"There is something a little strange about saying, 'Let's bring in 500,000 more people,' when we can't take care of the one million out of work."
The local dairy industry is now accepting applications from young women wishing to compete for the District 6 Dairy Princess crown.
Steven "Stosh" John Marsh of Reedley died in a tragic car accident on March 2 at the age of 53.
Richard Higginbotham, longtime teacher at Modesto Junior College, died March 25, 2018. He was 76.
Mr. Haugsted, 94, of Turlock, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018. He was born in Pennsylvania. When Ove was in Denmark he completed trade school to become an Machinist and worked in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Modesto then Turlock. Ove enjoyed vintage Marklin Trains, exploring the foothills and finding adventures on that next dirt road and seeing where it took him. He was a historian and when he lived in the Ralston Tower in Modesto he was an avid reader at the public library.
Mr. William Bradford Shelton, age 81, of Glencoe, Kentucky formerly of Madison, Indiana entered this life on February 21, 1937 in Saluda, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late James and Blanche Smith Shelton. He was inducted into the United States Air Force and rose to the rate of staff sergeant, and was honorably discharged on February 28, 1964 at Castle AFB in California receiving the Good Conduct Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award, Special Operations Group Award, and other numerous awards in his 9 years of active duty. Bill was united in marriage on July 15, 1955 ...
Beloved Bhagwant Singh Bajwa, 72, formerly of Delhi, passed away surrounded by his loving family. He was born in India to Gurpal and Agya Bajwa in 1945. He is survived by his 7 children; Jagroop (Balbir) Khangura, Palvinder (Baldev) Dhaliwal, Balvinder (Bobby) Mann, Jasvinder (Ajay) Khakh, Rajwant (Bryan) Wataji, Rajinder (Pranil) Naresh, and Satnam Bajwa, 10 grandchildren; 3 brothers; one sister.
Say Valley residents buy $50,000 worth of clothes, office supplies, home accessories and such each day from Internet firms such as Wayfair, small independents ...
As Earth Day was celebrated this weekend, I couldn't help but think about how lucky I am to have grown up on a farm ...
Janet Humphreys passed away peacefully on April 9th due to Alzheimer's disease, just five days shy of her 85th birthday. The second of four ...
Joyce Logsdon was born to Emil and Elfreda Swanson at the old Emanuel Hospital, the only one of her family born in California. Her five ...
Anthony "Tony" Walker told his last inappropriate joke on Sunday, April 15, 2018, which cannot be printed here. Tony is survived by his overly-patient wife ...
• Virginia Ortega and Fabio Corvelo of Gustine are the parents of an 8-pound-7-ounce boy born April 11.
I admit I was among the 63 percent of California voters in 1986 who supported Proposition 65 - the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.
Mary Jane Wilson, nee Mary Jane Mitchell, returned to her Lord Jesus Christ on April 16, 2018. She was the loving mother of two sons ...
Terry L. Griffin, 63, a compassionate and gracious man, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side. Terry was a resident of ...
Doris June (Doyle) Fiorini, 71, of Turlock, CA died Thursday, March 29, 2018 from cancer two weeks after being diagnosed.
Norma Pauline Porter died after a sudden illness on Monday evening, April 16th, 2018 at the age of 79 in Modesto. She was born in ...
Lawrence Lee "Larry" Jones passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 of natural causes peacefully at his home in Darby, Montana. He was born November 5 ...
Leading education is a challenge and opportunity. Recognizing the needs of young learners and creating safe schools that reflect college-career readiness, achievement, and equity are ...
Dale was born in El Centro, California to Silas and Ruby Pinkney and passed away at the age of 86 in Turlock. Dale spent most ...
Many household hazardous products, such as oven cleaners, paint removers, pesticides, solvents and drain cleaners contain chemicals that are potentially harmful to both people and ...