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Different strokes: Local business ‘Paints It Forward’
Lancaster Paint welcomed the opportunity for spring cleaning this weekend through its 3rd annual "Paint It Forward" campaign. After receiving a year's worth of nominations, the Turlock business picked residents of Stanislaus County to receive a free paint job for their good deeds and community service. Elizabeth Walden and Neil Berry of Oakdale were nominated by a Magnolia Elementary school teacher for their efforts to benefit the school. Walden ...
Website links schools with local growers
As part of a new age of agricultural business, Jana Nairn, CEO of the newest e-commerce web solution known as Ag Link, is trying to bridge the gap between farmers of older generations with a new and easy approach to serving those who need and buy a greater quantity of produce: schools. "Our mission is to provide a trustworthy, ecommerce solution that helps facilitate the buying and selling of agricultural products between qualified ...
Fish v. farm: Water board hearing sparks heated debate
Hundreds of concerned residents from the Central Valley made their presence known during the high-stakes State Water Resources Control Board hearing this week. Their message to the water board: farms are more important than fish. The hearing was scheduled to receive public input on a proposal to redirect over 35 percent of unimpaired flows from Tuolumne, Merced and Stanislaus rivers in order to preserve the Chinook salmon. "We were very concerned that ...
Local students take top honors at Occupational Olympics
They may be young, but they are ambitious! Local high school students showed they were ready to take the next step into a new career path during the 28th Annual Occupational Olympics and Career Exposition held at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock on Wednesday afternoon. Approximately 750 students throughout Stanislaus County competed in 24 career oriented events, ranging from Accounting to Pitsco Drag Racing. Representatives from local businesses judged students based on ...
Sewing to mend the soul
To celebrate the first day of spring, students of Pitman High's home economics fashion class collaborated with the Kiwanis Club of Turlock for the 11th year in row to donate hand-made dresses to the Salvation Army. On Friday afternoon, the students presented their creations to Major Debi Shrum of the Turlock Salvation Army. The Kiwanis Club of Turlock bought material from Cloth and Quilts, a local material shop owned by Susan Bowers, to ...
Certified Laboratories hosts open house at new Turlock facility
Almond blossoms are not the only thing coming to fruition this spring; economic development in Turlock is also blooming. One of the newest businesses to open up shop in town, Certified Laboratories, Inc., is hosting an open house on Saturday for its employees and the community. The laboratory testing facility that specializes in the food industry will open its doors to the public for a special event and tour to showcase the brand ...
Local runner Chrissy Cole prepares for first marathon
Over a thousand contestants, from as far as Hong Kong to as local as Turlock, have signed up to strut their stuff this weekend at the annual Surgical Artistry Modesto Marathon. The event consists of a 5K run, and a half and full marathon. One applicant in particular is looking to fulfill her dreams of finishing her first full marathon. If anyone asked Chrissy Cole back in 2008 if she would ever participate ...
Theta Chi rows in the dough
Make way, geese! California State University, Stanislaus has a new resident in its pond for the next 36 hours. Members of the Theta Chi fraternity are taking a quick break from the books in order to row a canoe in the school pond as part of the group's annual Row-A-Thon that began on Tuesday. The event is to raise awareness and funds for California Breathing, a program that helps target air pollution and ...
Local Catholics welcome Pope Francis
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the Supreme Pontiff under the name Francis on March 13, Catholic churches throughout the Central Valley welcomed him with open arms. Despite Pope Francis being a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, local pastor Matthew O'Donnell of Turlock's All Saints Church has rejoiced that a greater range of ethnic diversity will be represented in a leadership role within the church. "I am really excited that ...
Mobile veteran’s clinic to roll into Turlock
Local military veterans seeking health examinations, benefit consultations or referrals, won't have to travel far this month. Opportunities for military veterans to meet with the VA Mobile Medical Outreach Clinic team will begin next week as part of collaboration with the Turlock VFW Post 5059. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the VFW Hall, 1405 East Linwood Avenue in Turlock. Help will also be available ...
Bocce ball court debate continues
Though Turlock Noon Rotary's plan to construct two bocce ball courts in Crane Park was foiled last year, leader Mike Dini is not giving up on the project, and has already proposed new locations that he hopes will garner public support within the next couple weeks. Residents near Crane Park said that the concept of a public bocce ball court was a great asset to the city, but many voiced their concerns on ...
Assyrian statue closer to finding new home
The search to find a permanent home for a 9-foot bronze statue of an ancient Assyrian ruler may soon come to an end thanks to the efforts of the Queen Shamiram Statue Location Subcommittee, compromised of two members from the Turlock Parks and Recreation Commission and three members of the Arts Commission. The subcommittee banded together last month after California State University, Stanislaus refused to host the statue on its premises. Though the ...
TID rallies against state water board proposal
The Turlock Irrigation District is shouting from the proverbial rooftops about how devastating the new State Water Resources Control Board proposal would be to residents of the Valley. The water board's proposal, which disregards historic water rights of local irrigation districts, would force local districts to give over 35 percent of unimpaired flows from Tuolumne, Merced and Stanislaus rivers in order to preserve the Chinook salmon fish. That 35 percent would result in ...
TID promotes energy conservation with shade tree event
Think that the only way to beat the summer heat is to turn on the air conditioner? Hold that thought. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, planting a shade tree near a home could dramatically reduce the heat and cool the air by as much as 9 degrees Fahrenheit. The Turlock Irrigation District is encouraging its customers to give their air conditioners a break and plant a tree instead by hosting a ...
Film documents rescue of 4,500 starving hens from Turlock farm
In order to mark the anniversary of one of the largest rescues of farmed animals in California history, farm sanctuary Animal Place created a film directed by Keegan Kuhn titled "Turlock." In February 2012, two Turlock poultry farmers, Andy Cheung and Lien Diep of A&L Poultry, isolated 50,000 hens without food for a little over two weeks. According to officials, approximately one-third of the hens died of starvation. The rest were left dehydrated, ...
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