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Turlock girls water polo falls to MercedAgainst the league's best, the Turlock High girls water polo team fell 11-5 to Merced High on Thursday at the school's Steve Feaver Aquatic Center. For the Bulldogs, it was difficult to stop Merced's Allison Miller, who had a match-high four goals. The Bears (9-0) are just one win away from a perfect season and consecutive league titles after sharing it with the Bulldogs last season. Turlock's Savanna Schaffer finished with a ...
October 21, 2011
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High School Sports
Pitman water polo ready for TurlockFor the Pitman High boys water polo team, this doesn't happen often. The Pride players and coaches are cherishing every moment, as they're experiencing one of their best seasons in school history. For just the third time ever, they're making the playoffs. How impressive have they been? Sure, they still live in the shadow of Turlock High and coach Steve Feaver, but that common sports metaphor isn't that wide and dark ...
October 21, 2011
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Turlock’s Lima falls short in tennis singles finalsMERCED - Turlock High junior Natalia Lima entered this week's Central California Conference Singles Tournament as an unseeded girls tennis player, which was ideal for her. "Underestimation is my best friend," she said. With that attitude, she had an unexpected run through the tournament, knocking off the No. 1 seed - Pitman High's Britney Leon - before losing a tough, three-set battle to Merced High's Charlotte Sofranek, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, in the ...
October 21, 2011
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Warriors take down OttersArturo Pulido broke open a scoreless game in the 52nd minute as the Cal State Stanislaus men's soccer team beat Cal State Monterey Bay, 3-0, Friday night at Warrior Stadium. Pulido's score came at 51:43 to put the Warriors on the board in a tight match. His free kick came about 20 yards out, just outside of the box. The shot sailed past a diving CSUMB goalkeeper to his left. With the win, the ...
October 21, 2011
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Staff Reports
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College
Monterey Bay upsets Stanislaus women’s soccerThe Cal State Stanislaus women's soccer team did just about everything right, offensively and defensively Friday night - except getting a shot past the Monterey Bay goalkeeper. For a split moment, the Warriors were caught off-guard as Cal State Monterey Bay converted on a score in the 52d minute to pull out a surprising 1-0 win over Cal State Stanislaus in front of 1,377 fans at Warrior Stadium. The Warriors out-played the Otters in ...
October 21, 2011
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Stanislaus soccer squads land in region rankingsIn the first NCAA Regional Rankings, the Cal State Stanislaus men's and women's soccer teams are among the top eight, it was released earlier this week by the NCAA. With a 7-3-4 overall record before Friday, the Warriors women's team debuted at No. 5. The Warriors were ahead of California Collegiate Athletic Association North Division leader Sonoma State, which started at No. 10. UC San Diego, Cal State L.A., BYU Hawaii and Seattle Pacific ...
October 21, 2011
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Strong Character at CrowellCrowell Elementary in Turlock capped off its Character Counts Week celebration with a presentation of students who scored a perfect 600 on their California Standardized Testing on Friday. Throughout the week the school held assemblies to promote strong character amongst students and even held a professional dress and career day for sixth graders.
October 21, 2011
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Jonathan
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Education
Council to consider strategic plan, adopt RDA ordinanceA special meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at City Hall to adopt Turlock's 2011-2013 Strategic Plan. The plan, a conceptual long-term planning document which will guide Turlock policy through 2013, has been in the works since March. Before that effort, the document had lain dormant since 2007 and expired in 2009. The delay and a cancelled April follow-up meeting intended to continue work on the plan ...
October 21, 2011
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Alex
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Government
Infant mortality rates reach record lowThe California Department of Public health announced this week that infant mortality rates in the state have reached a record low. This decrease in infant death rates is attributed to prenatal care, genetic testing to identify health risks at birth, breastfeeding, childhood immunizations, and continuing proper nutrition.
October 21, 2011
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Staff Reports
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Local
Births Oct. 13 to Oct. 17• Cristina and Eleazar Sandoval of Crows Landing are the parents of a seven-pound-four-ounce boy born Oct. 13 at Emanuel Medical Center.
October 21, 2011
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Births
Research before giving to cancer charities, suggests AG’s officeThe state Attorney General's Office issued a consumer alert with tips on how Californians can make safe, informed donations this October, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Attorney General's Office offers the following five tips to the public on how to avoid "sound-alike" organizations and scam artists that use high-volume donation periods to prey on the goodwill of Californians. 1. Avoid giving your credit card number to a telephone solicitor. Avoid ...
October 21, 2011
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Staff Reports
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Crime
Planada man faces mail fraud charges for false tax returnsA Planada man, who allegedly bilked more than $180,000 from the Internal Revenue Service with phony tax returns, is facing multiple counts of mail fraud, according to the Department of Justice. A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging Rafael Duran Garcia, 25, of Planada, with mail fraud and with filing false claims against the United States. At his arraignment Wednesday in federal court, Garcia pleaded not guilty. According to ...
October 21, 2011
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Sabra
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Crime
Doing more with less on the roadBetween the debt-ceiling kerfuffle and Hurricane Irene, you may have missed two bits of summertime news that will be important for what we drive in the coming years. First, President Barack Obama announced that the administration and automakers had reached a deal to double the fuel economy of our national fleet of cars starting in model year 2017 and reaching the goal by 2025. Right now, cars and light trucks – light trucks ...
October 21, 2011
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BY DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS
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Editorial
A special deliveryOne year ago this Saturday, Oct. 22, my husband and I welcomed our fourth child, Sydney Grace Garcia. As wonderful and amazing as all of our children's' births were, this was no ordinary birth. Sydney was born in the front passenger's seat of our Subaru Tribeca in the Comfort Suites parking lot. While en route to the hospital, my husband and I realized we weren't going to make it and needed to call ...
October 21, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
Farhadian named Love of Learning scholarIsaac William Farhadian, of Turlock, a graduate student in History at CSU Stanislaus, was chosen as the Love of Learning award recipient by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Farhadian completed his undergraduate at CSU Stanislaus in 2010. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a double-major in History and Political Science and received the J. Burton Vasché Award. He has also received the Miriam V. and John L. Keymer Student Leadership Award, ...
October 21, 2011
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Alex
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Education
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Archive site resultsGarcia gets redemption at nationalsAfter his bittersweet fifth-place showing at last month's CIF State Championships, it looked like Turlock High wrestler Fabian Garcia could no longer wrestle. His voice was low, his head was down. He couldn't hide his sadness and dissatisfaction in his post-match interviews.
April 05, 2011
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High School Sports
Saavedra survives, becomes national champFor his trip to Ohio, Pitman High freshman Emilio Saavedra carried with him more than just his clothes and wrestling gear. Metaphorically speaking, he had a giant monkey on his back.
April 05, 2011
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High School Sports
Clearing the airIn order for Alycia Wagner to describe the initial feeling she had during her first time pole vaulting, the Cal State Stanislaus senior traveled back to her childhood, when life seemed to be a little bit more carefree.
April 05, 2011
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NCAA Track & Field
TC student-athlete receives scholarship awardCheyenne Perry, a four-year volleyball and softball player at Turlock Christian High, has been awarded scholarship money as one of 49 winners of the A. Dale Lacky/CSEA Scholarships for outstanding performances in athletics, community service and academics during high school.
April 05, 2011
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High School Sports
University drama production chosen for national festivalThe California State University, Stanislaus staging of "Debris," an unflinching drama dealing with the consequences of lifelong abuse, has been selected for a performance in the national spotlight.
April 05, 2011
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Sabra
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Theatre
New CEO for Merced courtThe new Chief Executive Officer of Merced County Superior Court is Linda Romero Soles, a former Turlock resident.
April 05, 2011
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
Suspect flees, copper recoveredThe Merced County Sheriff's Department is searching for the man who tried to steal copper wiring from a Ballico farm.
April 05, 2011
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
Rape Aggression defense classThe Turlock Police Department and Stanislaus State University Police are providing Rape Aggression Defense training to women in Turlock. The training is offered at no cost to the public. The 12-hour course is broken up into two sessions over a period of two weeks.
April 05, 2011
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
Pipe band takes firstThe Turlock Police and Fire Pipe Band won first place at the recently held Bakersfield Highland Games Band competition.
April 05, 2011
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Sabra
Stafford
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Music
Collisions injure one on highwayA chain-reaction of crashes on Highway 99 in Turlock injured one and slowed traffic down for a short time Tuesday afternoon.
April 05, 2011
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
General Electric and the death of American outrageIf 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.
April 05, 2011
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BY MARK SHIELDS
Creators Syndicate
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Editorial
McDonald’s to hire 50,000 in single dayNow all those people who say "I'll flip burgers if it comes down to it," can put their money where their mouth is. McDonald's is hiring 50,000 new full and part-time people during a national hiring event on April 19.
April 05, 2011
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Jonathan
McCorkell
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Local
Keep Your Home California program expanded to allow more homeowners to qualifyThe 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.
April 05, 2011
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Government
Local business gives teachers money through grant programTwo years ago GDI president Grant Davis started the "Adopt-A-Teacher" grant program. But in two years Davis said he has only received a grand total of two requests for funds.
April 05, 2011
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Jonathan
McCorkell
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Education
Swarm surprises downtown workersRosemary Hughes is used to dealing with bees. A large jasmine bush located just outside of her downtown office building is a popular place for bees to congregate come warm weather. On Tuesday, however, the flying visitors were more than just a temporary nuisance.
April 05, 2011
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Kristina
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