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Applications for grand jury being accepted
The selection process for the FY 2011-2012 Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury is starting. Anyone interested in serving on the Civil Grand Jury may contact the Grand Jury Office at 558-7766 or go on line at www.stanct.org to download an application. The deadline for applications is May 2, 2011 All ...
Grape Commission awarded grant to research invasive pests
The California Table Grape Commission has been awarded a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops grant for a 3-year project in the amount of $363,500 for research on invasive pests that pose threats to the table grape industry.
Disaster assistance available for small businesses
Small, non-farm businesses in San Joaquin County and the neighboring counties of Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento and Stanislaus are now eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration. "These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by freezing temperatures that occurred in San Joaquin <span ...
County bus agency to hold public meeting about fare increases
The Stanislaus County Public Works Transit Division, administrators for the county's intercity bus system, Stanislaus Regional Transit or StaRT, will be holding a series of public information meetings to discuss a proposed fare increase to be effective Aug. 1.
Phil Stadtler
Phil was born in Oakland. He and his parents moved to San Antone Valley to a 640 acre homestead where they raised cattle. In 1928 they moved to a 510 acre ranch in Hilmar, and he lived there the rest of his life. Phil attended Hilmar Schools and helped his father with the family dairy. In 1938 he borrowed $240 to trade cattle with and by the 1950's he was one of the biggest cattle ...
Josephine V. Avila
Josephine Avila, 102, of Turlock, passed away at Emanuel Medical Center on Saturday, March 12. Josephine was born in Rayon, Sonora, Mexico to Andres and Guadalupe Villa in 1908. In the earlier 1930s, she moved to Brawley, Calif. and lived in Turlock since 1947. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, YLI and the Altar Society. She enjoyed cooking, sewing and crocheting. God and family were her life.Josephine is survived by her children, ...
Joseph Makita
Joseph Makita, 85, of Delhi, was born on April 20, 1925, in Cressey and passed away on March 11 in Delhi.He was an auto mechanic for 63 years and Dow Hammond was his last employer. He was one of Jehovah Witnesses in Delhi. He enjoyed taking pictures, gardening and spending time with family and friends.He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Betty Makita of Delhi; son, Joe Makita, Jr. and his wife, Melissa ...
Katherine Dolores Tarone
Katherine Tarone, 90, passed away at her home in Capitola. She was born to Albert and Clara Coker in Stevinson and grew up in Stevinson, where her mother, "Trixie," served as the postmistress. She graduated from Hilmar High School and married Natale Tarone in 1931. She kept their home while her husband went off to serve in World War II. She worked for 18 years as a ticket agent for the local Greyhound Bus depot. ...
Felipe Garcia Maldonado
Felipe Maldonado, 44, of Turlock passed away at home on Sunday, Feb. 26. He was born in Redwood City to Clementa and Nora Maldonado in 1966. In 1978, his family moved to Turlock, and he graduated from Turlock High School in 1985. He worked for Tri-Valley Growers. He enjoyed woodworking, building things and gardening.Felipe is survived by siblings, Randy Beers of Woodland, Richard Beers of Turlock, Robert Beers of New Jersey and Jackie Durant of ...
Jay R. Ramer, Jr.
Visitation for Jay R. Ramer, Jr. will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 18 at Allen Mortuary, 247 N. Broadway in Turlock. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, also at Allen Mortuary. Burial will follow at North Hilmar Cemetery. Please see www.allenmortuary.com for more information and to leave memories and condolences.
College Round Up
Cal State Stanislaus' top doubles team of Verena Preikschas and Katie Eng pulled off a win as a duo on Tuesday as they were victorious against an Armstrong Atlantic State team.
Schrier’s low score leads Warriors golf
Teddy Schrier turned in a tournament-low 68 on Tuesday as the Cal State Stanislaus men's golf team finished second at the NDNU Argonauts Invitational.
Local juniors win scholarships
The Distinguished Young Women of Turlock competition was held Saturday at the Turlock Community Auditorium and two local teens won top honors. Ashley Gomez was named North Turlock's Distinguished Young Woman of 2011 and Madison Patino won South Turlock's Distinguished Young Woman title.
Railtown steam trains start rolling on April 2
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (SHP) in Jamestown will begin the first weekend of steam train operations for 2011 on April 2-3.
Turlock pub to honor namesake on St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Paddy's Day while contributing to cancer awareness and research at Wellington's British Pub & Restaurant in downtown Turlock.
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Jones, Demery win Stanislaus Outstanding Athlete Awards
Karenee Demery and Reggie Jones were honored Wednesday night by The Sportsmen of Stanislaus as they were named the top female and male athletes at the annual Outstanding Athlete Awards.
11 Warriors receive All-Region honors
The USTFCCCA announced the All-Region teams on Friday and 11 Warriors collectively received 13 awards in men's and women's track and field.
Turlocker competes in 2013 Warrior Games
Retired Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate Steven Davis, from Turlock, hit the court with his Navy basketball team in the 2013 Warrior Games. The Navy took the bronze medal with a 49-18 loss to the Marine Corps in Clune Arena at the United States Air Force Academy. The Marines advanced to the gold medal game against Army. More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, as well as an international team representing the ...
Hughson hires new city manager
Raul L. Mendez, a former county administrator, has been hired as Hughson's new city manager by the Hughson City Council. Mendez will start June 17 at an annual salary of $113,175. He will be introduced to the public at the Hughson City Council meeting at 7 p.m. on May 28. Hughson has been without a permanent city manager since Feb. 4 when Bryan Whitemyer left to become Oakdale's city manager. Retired Modesto ...
Congress shall make no law...
And I wondered why people don't trust the government.
Births May 9 to May 15
• Merissa and Adam Chipponeri of Hilmar are the parents of a 9-pound girl born May 9 at Emanuel Medical Center.
Nine Warriors to represent Stanislaus at Nationals
Marina Ghabbour and Aman Hundal will have a chance to become All-Americans for the second time this season. The middle distance runners will be joined by Denali Foldager and Channing Wilson when the Warriors travel to compete at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.
Back and Better: Chocolate Festival reaches 20 years
It's almost here – and chocolate lovers can't wait. The 20th annual Oakdale Chocolate Festival – known now as 'Cowboys and Chocolate' – will be staged in downtown Oakdale on Saturday and Sunday. This longstanding festival serves up something for everyone in the family and draws thousands of visitors annually to the Cowboy Capital of the World. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on ...
Carnegie, city offer summer arts classes for kids
Registration is open for art, dance, and theater camps being offered at the Carnegie Arts Center and a beginning modeling class through the City of Turlock Recreation Department.
Wildlife center invites public to baby animal shower
The Stanislaus Wildlife Care Center is inviting the public to celebrate the birth of hundreds of wild animals with its annual Baby Animal Shower fundraiser on Saturday. The center cares for orphaned animals until they are old enough to be released back into the wild. The baby animal shower is one of the center's biggest fundraisers, and it is a way for the center to collect much-needed supplies. Summer ...
May is National Bike Month — a perfect time for our community to recognize and celebrate all the ben
The San Joaquin Valley's blessing is its curse. It was once part of a great inland sea stretching 450 miles from the Cascade Mountains north of modern-day Redding to the Tehachapi Mountains just south of Bakersfield. It varies in width from 40 to 60 miles bordered by the mighty Sierra to the east and the Coastal Ranges on the west. The retreating sea left two things immensely valuable to modern civilization especially in the ...
Start pedaling Turlock
May is National Bike Month - a perfect time for our community to recognize and celebrate all the benefits of bicycling. Bicycling keeps us healthy, carries us efficiently from point A to point B; saves us from high gas prices; and makes our air cleaner and our roads less congested. Bicycling is good for our community and helps address many of our most pressing societal and environmental problems. Bicycling is fun! Even though this week ...
Road Work Report
Caltrans has construction and closures planned for the following areas this week:
When best guesses go wrong
When I was a kid I used to think about being a weather man. A weather man does his best to predict the weather but is often wrong. His viewers or readers know that predicting the weather is tricky, so his job must be pretty stress free. What about when the weather man has to predict the weather for his own planned activities? It must be pretty humbling when his family's plans are ...
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