General Electric and the death of American outrage

If there was a funeral notice, I missed it. No obituary appeared in any of my daily papers. But make no mistake about it: In the spring of 2011 in the United States of America, our collective sense of moral outrage must now be officially dead.

Keep Your Home California program expanded to allow more homeowners to qualify

The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) expanded eligibility criteria for several of the Keep Your Home California programs, making them available to a larger number of families at risk of losing their home.

Williams — Waltman

Jaclyn Williams of Turlock and Stephen Waltman of Monroe, Wash. are engaged to be married on June 10. The wedding will be held in Snohomish, Wash.

Alice Es-haq

Former Turlock resident Alice Es-haq, 83, died Wednesday at Almaden Health and Rehabilitation in San Jose. She was born August 1927, in Iran, to the late Baba and Hili Yeganeh. She was a school teacher in Iran and migrated to Turlock with her husband Rev. Samuel Es-Haq in 1987. In 2003 they lived in San Jose until her passing. Alice was a woman of faith and trusted the Lord all through her life. She also ...

Aurora N. Ferreira

Aurora N. Ferreira, 90, of Madera, died March 24 in Madera. She was born in Santa Luzia, Praia da Vitoria, Ilha, Terceira, Azores in 1920. Aurora was a homemaker for 47 years and a member of Shrine Our Lady of Miracles in Gustine. She is survived by her sons, Francisco Ferreira of Visalia, Antonio Ferreira of Dos Palos and Jorge Ferreira of Tennessee; daughters, Lucilia Amaral of Gustine and Maria Linhares of Orlando; seven grandchildren; and eight ...

Ruth Elaine Nunn

Ruth Elaine Nunn, 63, of Turlock, died March 25 in Turlock. She was born in Portland, Ore. in 1947. Ruth was a homemaker for 35 years. She was legally blind, but she managed to achieve a master's degree in Biblical Theology. She had enough love to extend to a dear friend Tom, who she called her son. She studied Bible and taught Bible studies in her home for the last 15 years. She will be dearly ...

Aurora N. Ferreira

Aurora N. Ferreira, 90, of Madera, died March 24 in Madera. She was born in Santa Luzia, Praia da Vitoria, Ilha, Terceira, Azores in 1920. Aurora was a homemaker for 47 years and a member of Shrine Our Lady of Miracles in Gustine. She is survived by her sons, Francisco Ferreira of Visalia, Antonio Ferreira of Dos Palos and Jorge Ferreira of Tennessee; daughters, Lucilia Amaral of Gustine and Maria Linhares of Orlando; seven grandchildren; and eight ...

Mary Louise Cooper

Mary Cooper, 88, of Oakdale, passed away at Alexander Cohen Hospice House. She was born in Thief River Falls, Minn. to John and Martha Baker, the 12th of their 13 children. She grew up in Minnesota until 1943, when she met and married the love of her life, James M. Cooper in 1946. Mary enjoyed golfing, bowling and traveling. She had many bowling friends at Yosemite and McHenry Lanes. Mary's greatest joy was spending time ...

Juanita Looney

Juanita Looney entered into rest on Wednesday at Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock. She was born to wonderful, loving parents, Mr. Orphus James and Myrtle Marie Thomas in McCune, Kansas. She was raised on a farm, as farming was her father's occupation. She attended schools in the Pineville and Anderson, Mo. area. She met the first love of her life, John Sedberry, and through their marriage God blessed them through the Southern Baptist Ministry board ...

Marsha Ann Rine

Marsha was born in Madera in 1948 to Edgar and Betty Williamson; she lived in Stanislaus County for the last 25 years. Marsha was a very hard worker and earned many awards over the 20 years she worked in the banking industry. More recently, Marsha worked as a caregiver where she found great joy in helping others. She was a Christian and spent most of her life serving the community. She is survived by her children, ...

Warriors 2-1 after first day of TOC

The Cal State Stanislaus softball team won its first two games to open the Tournament of Champions presented by Mizuno, then took No. 22 Hawaii Pacific to extra innings before losing 5-4.

Hernandez — Formby

Dirk and Stephanie Hernandez of Turlock are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Alisa Hernandez, to Douglas Newton Formby Jr., son of Douglas and Celeste Formby of Irvine.

Turlock Christian junior earns Eagle Scout

Benjamin Steven Paris of Troop 451, Turlock recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor in Boy Scouts of America. Ben began his Scouting experience with Cub Scout Pack 451 in Turlock where he earned his Arrow of Light, the highest rank in Cub Scouts. He continued on to Boy Scouts earning 28 merit badges, camping 76 nights, hiking and backpacking over 134 miles and held various leadership positions. <p ...

Births March 24 to March 30

&middot; Jessica Kitt of Turlock is the mother of an eight-pound-six-ounce boy born March 24 at Emanuel Medical Center.

America's energy future

Across the country, American families and businesses are feeling the impact of higher gasoline prices. But while some politicians may claim they have a quick fix, the truth is that in the years to come, prices will continue to go up more than they go down. There are only long-term solutions.

Delhi boxing takes 3 Junior Olympic medals

Three young fighters from the Delhi Boxing Club earned gold medals at Saturday's Junior Olympic Central California Championships in Salinas. Bristo Luna earned his medal in the 9-year-old, 70 pound bracket, Isaac Soto earned his medal in the 11-year-old, 74 pound bracket, and Sandra Tovar earned her medal in the 11-year-old, 75 pound bracket. All three won via walkover. Luna is now 6-4, Soto is 2-1, and Tovar is 1-1. The trio will ...

Lakewood ceremony pauses to remember sacrifice of officers

Proposed smoking ban passes at CSU Stanislaus

A proposed mandate to ban smoking passed with 69 percent in California State University, Stanislaus' recent Associated Students Inc. elections. The elections are voluntary, so although it may seem that the mandate passed with flying colors, the ballot may not accurately represent the entire student population. Not everyone chooses to vote for student government. "I didn't even know it was up for a vote," Alicia Sablan (junior, Political Science) said. "I would've ...

Venture into the wild at your own risk

Births April 24 to April 30

&bull; Alma Lopes and Angel Manolo of Atwater are the parents of a 7-pound-7-ounce girl born April 24 at Emanuel Medical Center.

Wildfire smoke prompts air alert

Wildfires in Tehama and Sacramento counties are sending smoke to the northern Valley counties of the Air District, especially San Joaquin and Stanislaus, prompting local air officials to issue a health cautionary statement. The health caution is in effect through Saturday although smoke impacts may remain until the fires are extinguished. Smoke from fires produces fine-particulate matter, which can cause serious health problems including lung disease, asthma attacks and increased risk of heart attacks ...

Bassitt resigns from Workforce Alliance

Bill Bassitt has tendered his resignation as president and chief executive officer of the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance effective Aug. 16.

Multiple factors in bee colony decline, finds report

A U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released Thursday states there are multiple factors playing a role in honey bee colony declines, including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition and pesticide exposure.

Artists interact at Blue Owl Event

The creative endeavors of visual artists, poets, musicians, and the like will be showcased Monday in the Blue Owl Event. The Blue Owl Event is bringing together local artists of multiple genres and letting them create their works while guests walk through the venue and informally interact with performers and other community members. "It's easy to forget what's available in your community when 'mainstream' tells us what's actually art," said CSU Stanislaus ...

The Scottish play on outdoor stage at Stanislaus

California State University, Stanislaus' production of "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare opened Tuesday and will run through May 5, with free admission to students and the public. The gates will open at 6:30 p.m. in the outdoor amphitheatre and pre-show entertainment starts at 7:30 p.m. The play will start at around 8:30 p.m. each night. The play is directed by CSU Stanislaus Professor of Theatre Jere O'Donnell with special guest, Chicago-based professional actor ...

The Scottish play on outdoor stage at Stanislaus

Car crashes into eatery

Panda Express patrons were startled on Monday afternoon when a car drove into the restaurant, injuring two. At around 3:16 p.m. Monday, the Turlock Police and Fire departments responded to a minor injury accident at Panda Express located in the 3100 block of Countryside Drive. When units arrived they found a vehicle partially inside the dining area. According to the TPD, the female driver was not injured, however, two male patrons inside the ...

Love Turlock was a blessing

WOW! Was I ever blessed Saturday! I wish to thank Love Turlock for all the hard work they did on my front and back yard. God blessed me with the Love Turlock angels. They all worked hard on cleaning up my yard. Everyone of these sweet wonderful and loving people worked over three hours on making my yard beautiful again. I can't thank them enough. Dan Tallman was the project team leader. I have ...

Is Councilwoman Bublak fiscally conservative?

I have followed government actions and policies most of my life; to me it is imperative that we are aware of what decisions and actions are being made on our behalf. Currently I have a few concerns about our local government I feel should be addressed so the voting public can make more informed decision about those representing us. I am concerned when Turlock City Council member Amy Bublak seems to take credit ...

Veterans focus of job fair

An upcoming job fair is hoping to put more veterans to work. Of the nearly 2 million California veterans, about 200,000 of them are unemployed, according to the California Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate among younger veterans was particularly high last year. In veterans age 20 to 24, the unemployment rate was 37.1 percent in 2011, more than double the 17.6 percent rate of comparably aged nonveterans. The EDD is hosting ...