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Council approves deficit budget; city to find funding for firefightersThe Turlock City Council unanimously approved a budget for the 2013- 2014 fiscal year with $29.7 million in expenses and $1 million in deficit spending. Although the approved budget does not include any layoffs, it eliminates four police department positions and means reducing staffing at Fire Station No. 3 to only two personnel due to the exhaustion of overtime funds. These cuts in public safety were ...
June 11, 2013
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Jay
Bhatia
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Government
Parents, students should expect tighter security at Turlock schools come fallSecurity will be much tighter at all Turlock Unified School District campuses after the Board of Trustees approved a new comprehensive school site safety plan at Tuesday's board meeting. The district's safety plan will require identification badges for students in grades 7 through 12 to be worn at all times starting next school year. Administration and staff will also be required to wear ID badges. "If we're going to talk the talk, ...
June 11, 2013
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Nancy
Angel
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Education
Tigers take City ChampionshipThe American Little League majors champion Tigers defeated the National League champion Rockies 11-1 on Saturday at Julien Field for the Turlock Little League City Title. "It was an emotional day, these guys worked so hard for it, seeing the look on their faces is priceless," Tigers head coach Leon Curtis said. "We played a great team in the Rockies and we knew it was not going to be handed to us and ...
June 11, 2013
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Eddie
Ruiz
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Youth
Rivercats beat Thunder for minors city titleThe Rivercats from the Turlock American Little League Minors won their second consecutive city title after defeating the National League champion Thunder, 7-2, on Saturday at Julien Field. "It's pretty cool because I graduated high school with their (Thunder) coach and we played ball through high school and stuff like that, so I am happy for them," Rivercats head coach Corey Rodriguez said. The Rivercats saw a total of three home-runs hit ...
June 11, 2013
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Eddie
Ruiz
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Youth
East bests West in baseball All-Star gameThe East took down the West, 5-2, in a defensive grudge battle in the 24th annual Modesto Sunrise Rotary Baseball classic on Saturday - a tradition that dates back to 1990. "These groups of guys are coming from some of the more competitive teams around here in the Central Valley and they meshed together extremely quickly in our one day of practice and it seems like they have been playing together all year," ...
June 11, 2013
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Eddie
Ruiz
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High School Sports
Clay shooting rising in popularityClay pigeon shooting is gradually gaining attraction here in the Central Valley and also becoming a very popular sport in the United States. Clay shooting is the art of shooting at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets, with a shotgun. There are many clay sports, the one most people are familiar with are trap and skeet, and then others are five sand, which involves five different positions and clays ...
June 11, 2013
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Eddie
Ruiz
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Community
Nate Costa to host first annual football campIn 2006, the hottest quarterback prospect from the Valley was Hilmar High's Nate Costa. With a combined 6,861 yards and 63 touchdowns to show for his junior and senior year efforts as a Yellowjacket, Costa was a highly coveted recruit, who garnered attention from the likes of the University of Utah and Boise State University before finally settling on the University of Oregon. Though he suffered through multiple knee injuries during his time ...
June 11, 2013
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Frankie
Tovar
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Community
Hot day of racing ends with cool winsMatt Scott remained perfect for 2013 by taking both ends of the twin Western Late Model features while veteran drivers Jay Lindstroth and Scott Winters split the spoils in the twin Modified mains that highlighted the five division NASCAR Whelen All American Racing Series program at Stockton 99 Speedway on Saturday night. The blistering hot afternoon weather mellowed to perfect racing conditions by the time Lindstroth and Winters led the 13-car field to ...
June 11, 2013
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BY DALE BOSOWSKI
Motorsports columnist
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Sports Columns
Christian, country, classic rock and Latin artists to perform at Merced FairIt's fair time in Merced County and the five-day run festivity is bringing a variety of entertainment to the stage. The Merced County Fair opens tonight and runs through Sunday evening. Gates open at 5 p.m. tonight, Thursday and Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Fair admission is $5 and includes all the performances on the Outdoor Theatre. All shows are sponsored by Table Mountain Casino and Budweiser and start at 8:30 ...
June 11, 2013
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STAFF REPORTS
Turlock Journal
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Music
Man gets 15 years for child pornA 54-year-old Turlock man was sentenced to federal prison Monday for possession of child pornography. Charles Albert Risley was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, the Department of Justice reported. Risley received more than 600 images of child pornography between July 20, 2012 and Sept. 1, 2012. Many of the images depicted prepubescent minors, and several depicted violence or sadistic or masochistic conduct, according to the ...
June 11, 2013
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
Parole denied for bar murderA Ripon man previously convicted of shooting a man to death outside a Turlock bar, has been denied parole. According to court records, Efrain Rodriquez was at Lupe's Bar in Modesto around midnight on Feb. 26, 1994 and got into a fight with Rene Martinez after Martinez knocked over his beer. Rodriguez pulled out a semi-automatic Ruger pistol and shot Martinez three times, killing him. Less than a month later Rodriguez shot ...
June 11, 2013
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Sabra
Stafford
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Crime
Fracking vote jolts political alignments in SacramentoDid you feel the earth shift earlier this month? In a vote that received inconsequential coverage compared to the massive political aftershocks it could trigger, the California Assembly voted 37 to 24 to reject a ban on oil and natural gas hydraulic fracking. A dozen Democrats joined 25 Republicans in essentially handing the Sierra Club something it isn't used to in Sacramento - a defeat. And to show that the next Peripheral Canal-style issue ...
June 11, 2013
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BY DENNIS WYATT
Turlock Journal
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Editorial
Farmers' Market: Delicious memory boostIt's safe to say that virtually anyone nowadays wouldn't mind gaining an edge in sharpening memory skills. Besides the obvious usefulness of a keen memory in remembering where you placed the car keys or trying to recall your day's busy agenda, years worth of knowledge and experiences captured in your own personalized storybook is always comforting to draw back on. Most of us are quite familiar with the traditional methods of honing memory ...
June 11, 2013
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BY HENNA HUNDAL
Youth Columnist
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Editorial
Ann's brings English style fish and chips to TurlockName of business: Ann's Fish & Chips Type of business: Restaurant Location: 428 E. Main St., Turlock Hours of operation: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday Contact info: 656-9494 History of business: Owners Teresa and Rick Donnelly did not grown up in the land of the queen and Big Ben but ...
June 11, 2013
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Jay
Bhatia
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Local
Road Work ReportCaltrans has construction and closures planned for the following areas this week:
June 11, 2013
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Local
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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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Chhun
Sun
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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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Chhun
Sun
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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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Chhun
Sun
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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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Chhun
Sun
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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
Stafford
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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
Hacker
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Local
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