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High-Speed Rail faces changes at the top
A major leadership shakeup faces the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Last week, just days after strong calls to the State Legislature to abandon funding the $98 billion plan for a statewide 220-mile-per-hour train system, both the authority's chief executive officer and chairman of the board announced they would step down. Roelof van Ark, who has served as CHSRA CEO since May 2010, will resign effective March. He will remain available to the ...
Alzheimer’s Association offers advice for families
January is a busy time for the Alzheimer's Association. The organization receives an increased number of calls from concerned family members who noticed a change in a loved one during holiday visits. For some families, the holidays are the only time they see elderly relatives. Those visits can be a challenge for children, grandchildren and other family members who see personality changes in their loved one. The Alzheimer's Association's Northern California and Northern ...
Local Home Depot employees volunteer time, expertise
Team Depot, a volunteer program for Home Depot employees, is making a difference across the Central Valley. Team members from Sacramento to Turlock volunteer their time to work on construction projects that give back to their community. Team Depot's latest project took them to Oakdale, where they helped a local family regain independence in their own home. Home Depot employees from Riverbank, Turlock, Ceres, Manteca, Modesto, and Tracy all pitched in on ...
AB 12 offers support to foster youth after age 18
Turlock high school student Miranda Scoles is one of the approximately 5,000 foster youth in California and 40 in Stanislaus County who turned 18 this year, automatically aging-out of the system. In the past, Scoles would have had to face the world without financial support or the help of a social worker. But thanks to the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (Assembly Bill 12), she will remain in foster care and receive ...
Turlock Gospel Mission expands with new property, daytime services
In January 2008, the Turlock Gospel Mission started serving nightly meals to local homeless and in-need families. Exactly four years later, TGM staff and supporters gathered to celebrate the over 45,591 meals served and prepare for the future of the mission. What began as a few concerned community members looking for a way to help out the homeless who were seen every day taking shelter in parks and downtown storefronts has turned into ...
Rain on its way; Irrigation season outlook still bleak
An irrigation water outlook termed "critical" just a week ago appears much rosier today, with new forecasts showing heavy rainfall this week. But even torrential downpours for the rest of 2012 would only result in an average water year, according to the Turlock Irrigation District, following a historically dry start to January. "We think things are going to change from where they are today," said Bob Nees, TID director of water resources ...
Blaze burns Crowell School classrooms
Construction for a modernization project at Crowell Elementary School ignited a fire inside an empty classroom wing, prompting a school-wide exodus onto the adjacent ball field and track. Thick, black smoke could be seen billowing up into the clear blue sky just after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, raising the alarm in the parents en route to the school to pick up their children. "I was coming to pick up my son from kindergarten ...
Workplace accident claims life of mechanic
An accident at a Turlock auto body shop claimed the life of one of the employees Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as 41-year-old Ernesto Zazueta. The accident occurred just before 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Discount Tire and Wheel shop at 210 S. Center St., the Turlock Police Department reported. Zazueta, a mechanic at the shop, was working on an older model BMW when it slipped off a lift and ...
Local couple shares experiences with Nazi Germany
Hanna and Dieter Renning both survived an episode of world history that most Americans have only read about. Both Hanna and Dieter were born in Germany during WWII, but they had vastly different experiences. Dieter was made to join the Hitler Youth, and Hanna's family fled the Nazi Party for their lives. The Rennings will share their story at the Jan. 25 meeting of the Association of American University Women Turlock Branch. Dieter ...
Mother’s persistence leads to correct medical diagnosis
The determination of a mother to help her children can be of a boundless supply. Just ask Turlock resident Sarah Mascorro, who for years has been struggling with obstacles in her efforts to have her son, Andrew Mascorro's, medical conditions diagnosed and treated. Andrew, 16, has been afflicted with autoimmune disease, which has opened the door to a myriad of conditions that have affected his health. With autoimmune diseases the body's immune ...
PUNJABI SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Jaskeerat Kaur was named the Turlock Sikh Temple's Student of the Month. She is a second grader at Harmony School in Delhi.
Fair replacement heifer deadlines approaching
While the Stanislaus County Fair is still six months away, entry deadlines are fast approaching for replacement heifer exhibitors. The application deadline for the Stanislaus County Fair replacement heifers for one-year projects and the second year of a two-year project is Thursday by 5 p.m., with first year of a two-year project applications due May 17 by 5 p.m. For registration forms and complete rules and requirements, visit the Stanislaus County Fair ...
Sierra Vista seeks mentors for foster youth
January is National Mentoring Month, and the Community Moms Guild, a program of Sierra Vista Child and Family Services, is recruiting mentors for local foster youth. The Sierra Vista mentoring program has been in place for several years, and there are currently between six and 10 mentors. The program matches mentors with foster children who could benefit from the consistent attention of a caring adult. "It's all about building a trusting relationship… ...
Future of gas prices not ‘rosy’
As gas prices continue to climb, reaching the highest level ever recorded at this time of year, GasBuddy released its 2012 projections which see prices reach $4 a gallon by late spring. "While the 2012 outlook isn't what I'd call rosy, we can look to Europe at their $6-$9/gallon gasoline and be happy that we're still not paying as much as some countries," said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy. The ...
Vehicle vs. pedestrian collision critically injures one
A woman crossing a street in a Turlock neighborhood Tuesday morning was struck by a pickup truck and critically injured, the Turlock Police Department reported. The woman sustained life-threatening injuries from the collision and was transported by helicopter to a Modesto hospital. Her current condition has not been released by the police department, nor her name, age and city of residence. The collision occurred around 8 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block ...
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Local craftsman makes furniture for local stores
Name: Ernie Threet Location: Woods Furniture, 4918 Taylor Court; Just Cause Consignment, 100 N. Palm Contact: (209) 604-9233 Hours of Operation: Woods Furniture 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Just Cause Consignment 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. History of Business: After years of working as a general contractor, Turlock resident Ernie Threet ...
Turlock Police Department offering citizens’ academy
The Turlock Police Department will be hosting a Citizens' Police Academy starting Jan. 16, 2014. The program is designed to provide citizens with information and resources, mutual learning, critical analysis of issues, and an exchange of ideas and perspectives within the police department and the criminal justice system. The program consists of a series of 12 classes and discussions held once a week, on Thursday evenings typically from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ...
Men’s breakfast to bring faith, food and fellowship
Every month, men of all ages from around the community gather at Monte Vista Chapel for the Sharpen Breakfast - a gathering held on the first Saturday each month to help bring men together to discuss their faith while enjoying a hearty breakfast and coffee. "It is a chance for men of all ages to gather, to share a meal and to enter into conversations regarding their faith in God and how that ...
Lacey Chabert takes star role in Turlock film
Lacey Chabert, the brunette beauty whose first brush with fame started with a leading role on "Party of Five" and then a memorable turn in "Mean Girls" is the leading lady in Corbin Bernsen's movie filming in Turlock. Chabert was seen in downtown Turlock prior to filming Tuesday and spent most of Wednesday filming at Lisa's Cookie Jar on Broadway. Bernsen's movie is about a woman who turns to a faith-based dating ...
Hilmar Forest offers authentic Christmas experience
Most people look forward to a certain moment when they know it's officially the Christmas season, such as hearing Christmas music in the grocery store or bringing down decorations from the attic. But for some locals, the holiday season has only begun once they have made their way out to Hilmar to cut down their Christmas tree from Hilmar Forest. Jan and Sam Minturn of Hilmar have owned and operated Hilmar Forest since ...
SANTA'S COMING TO TOWN
Every December members of Turlock Fire Incorporated and their families volunteer to drive Santa around town on a vintage 1955 fire engine spreading holiday cheer through the neighborhoods of Turlock. This year, Santa and his elves will be on the streets through Dec. 20. Keep an ear out for the sirens and Christmas music to catch of glimpse of Santa and his elves. To find out when Santa will be ...
Turlock gun shop to expand next year
The long lines that snaked out of Alquist Arms during the past busy shopping weekend were nothing out of the ordinary for Turlock's downtown gun shop, as they've experienced a boom in business that has been spurred in part by impending gun laws. The increased interest in bearing arms by locals has prompted the store to expand its operations in the coming year. Alquist's plans include a new store location at 1400 Frettas ...
Dollar General to open Saturday
The old Hollywood Video storefront on Geer Road will no longer be vacant following the grand opening of a new Dollar General store this Saturday. With free prizes and special deals, the grand opening of Dollar General is sure to draw in scores of community members looking for great giveaways. According to the company, the first 50 adult shoppers at the store will receive $10 Dollar General gift cards while the first 200 ...
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