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Six couples celebrate over 50 years of marriage
Wyamah knew it was love at first sight when she first laid eyes on Paul Toupin. Fifty-six years of marriage and four kids later, Paul and Wayamah Toupin were one of six couples that were honored by the Turlock Senior Citizens club on Thursday night for being married over 50 years. "These couples deserve to be recognized," said Turlock Senior Citizens President Liz Ford. "Not only are they a testament of ...
Water line break closes Fulkerth through Saturday
A water line break was discovered early Friday morning on Fulkerth Road, east of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, which closed the Fulkerth intersection at Golden State Boulevard for most of the day. City crews worked throughout the day trying to locate the leak, and were successful around 7 p.m. Friday. Due to failing soils surrounding the break and the late hour, repair work is set to begin Saturday morning, according to Turlock ...
Business booming at Monte Vista Crossings
Two much-anticipated new Turlock businesses are just days away from opening. The Olive Garden Italian restaurant, located at 2749 Countryside Dr., will open at 11 a.m. Monday. Turlock's Old Navy clothing store will open at 9 a.m. Sept. 20., with a grand opening currently set for 6 p.m. Sept. 21. The Olive Garden's 7,441 square-foot restaurant will host up to 246 guests and employ 185, in a building inspired by traditional Tuscan ...
Family escapes fire; suffers minor injuries
A Turlock couple sustained burn injuries Wednesday when they rushed through the flames to rescue their children from their burning home. The 27-year-old man, his wife and a young child sustained first and second degree burns from the blaze at their home in the 700 block of High Street. The Turlock Fire Department reported that all three refused medical treatment at the scene. The fire was reported shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday ...
West Nile virus claims life of Merced County woman
As the number of West Nile virus cases ratchet up locally and nationally, Merced County announced their first fatality from the virus. The Merced County Public Health Department reported the death of an 86-year-old woman from West Nile virus. The woman was infected in August and died this month. There have been five human cases reported in Merced County, as of Thursday. Stanislaus County, as of Thursday, had 12 human cases of ...
Powering up local motor enthusiasts
Name of business: Powersports Supply Type of business: Motorcycle, ATV, and watercraft parts, apparel, and gear Location: 335 S. Golden State Blvd. Hours of operation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, closed Sundays Contact info: 634-5718, powersportssupply.com History of business: Powersports Supply owner Jack Cudia grew up a power sport enthusiast, riding on Pismo Beach or simply wherever he could. <p ...
Cast a line on Saturday for Free Fishing Day
"Gone fishing" is the motto the California Department of Fish and Game are hoping Californians will adopt on Saturday, the last of two free fishing days offered this year. On Saturday, state residents can fish without a sport fishing license. In conjunction with Free Fishing Day, the Don Pedro Recreation Agency will waive vehicle day use charges for anglers at Don Pedro Lake. Also, the shoreline areas within the developed recreation facilities of ...
Hantavirus cases in Yosemite increase
Four more visitors to Yosemite National Park have tested positive for the hantavirus, bringing the total number of park visitors infected to six, the California Department of Public Health reported.
Sky's the limit at balloon festival
The enthusiasm for a successful hot air balloon festival was not diminished by the wind that kept the balloons grounded during a planned media event at Mistlin Sports Park in Ripon on Saturday. Organizers for the two-day fund-raising event in support of the Children's Hospital Central California located in Madera introduced Color the Skies' 9-year-old ambassador Bella Gardette to the press as the Re/Max balloon team filled their massive envelope with hot air ...
Downtown hosts third night market of season
When the lights go down in Turlock, many residents moan there's little to do. But this Friday evening, downtown Turlock will come alive with a nighttime edition of the Turlock Certified Farmers' Market. The market is traditionally held on Friday mornings, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 4 through Oct. 26. But on some first Fridays the market starts again in time for twilight shopping, running from 4 p.m. to 8 ...
Economic recovery on its way, finds report
California's economic recovery is on the horizon though challenges remain numerous, according to a new report from the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific. "While the U.S. recovery is wobbling, the California recovery is continuing to make slow, steady progress, and is now marginally outperforming the national economy," the report reads. "…Our baseline forecast is for the painfully slow recovery to continue through 2013, before accelerating slowly in 2014." <p ...
County campaign touts water over soda
The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency is asking residents to make a pledge to put down the sugary drinks and pick up glasses of water instead. The health services agency is promoting the "Rethink Your Drink" campaign as part of an ongoing effort to combat the diabetes and obesity epidemic growing across the country and in the county. According to the recently published Public Health Report by the health services agency, 68.8 ...
Labor Day travel on the rise
High gas prices and continued economic recession aren't expected to keep holiday revelers off the road this Labor Day weekend.
County reaches record high ag income in 2011
Local farmers enjoyed yet another bounce-back year with a gross agricultural farm gate increase of nearly $497 million for an all-time record of total income of nearly $3.6 billion in 2011, over 18 percent increase from 2010 gross production, according to the Stanislaus County Agricultural Report. Activities suggest that an increase in the fruit and nut crops, most notably almonds along with walnuts and grapes, attributed to the increase, ...
Library looks for votes to win Lego contest
The Stanislaus County Library is hoping to build up its children's programs with the help of some Legos. The library is competing in the "Read! Build! Play!" project sponsored by LEGO DUPLO and the Association of Library Services to Children. The library that receives the most votes during the contest period will win $5,000 for books and supplies. The top 200 libraries receive a special LEGO DUPLO Read! Build! Play! early literacy programming ...
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Turkey Trot offers pre-feast fitness
The City of Turlock's 39th annual Turkey Trot brought in more than a hundred runners ready to get their daily fitness in just before the Thanksgiving holiday. The day began bright and early at 10 a.m. Saturday when the children's 1-mile race, otherwise known as the children's stampede, took to the starting line. Running one lap around Turlock's Donnelly Park, smiles and laughter filled the area as kids exercised while having fun. <p ...
TID appoints Macedo as board president
Turlock Irrigation District Director Ron Macedo was appointed to the position of president on Tuesday morning, filling the shoes of Director Michael Frantz who has served as president for the past two years. Director Charles Fernandes nominated Macedo during the meeting, which was met with a unanimous vote from the Board. Following Macedo's appointment, the board unanimously voted for Joe Alamo as vice president, following a nomination by Director Rob Santos. Alamo ...
Starbucks campaign to help local foster youth during holidays
The spirit of gift giving is on the minds of many as Christmas gets closer each day. This holiday season, coffee empire Starbucks is joining alongside local social services agency Aspiranet to help bring holiday gifts to youth in foster care. Starbucks customers can help bring joy to a child in foster care as the coffee shop hosts its annual gift drive. By working with Aspiranet, an organization dedicated to supporting foster children, ...
Firefighters stay fit through mandatory exercise
That a fire fighter needs to remain physically fit is a given. Every shift work is going to include some physical element and now the Turlock Fire Department is trying to add some fun into it. All city departments have been embracing a health and wellness program and for the fire department that includes more offsite workouts. Recently, the crews have been spotted at city parks playing tennis, soccer and running circuits - ...
Over 1,000 show up for Bernsen movie call out
In her younger days, Lisa Massey had stars in her eyes. "I had dreams of going to Hollywood and becoming an actress," Massey said. "But then I started a family here in Turlock and while I still loved everything about performing, I couldn't imagine going to L.A. I loved it here in Turlock." Like so many others, Massey's dreams of stardom were put on the back burner. But now, Hollywood - via ...
Contest brings in 160 pies for homeless
Over the past 18 years, local chiropractor Dave Dubyak has been helping feed the homeless through his annual pumpkin pie contest. Bringing in over 160 pumpkin pies, the delicious desserts will be donated to the United Samaritans food trucks that pass out the pies to the homeless during their Thanksgiving lunch every year. Twenty-six of the 160 pies were judged by local 'taste-testers', on a scale of zero to five for the ...
Judicial candidate workshop open to public
Clerk Recorder and Registrar of Voters Lee Lundrigan has scheduled a Candidate Filing Workshop for judicial candidates in preparation for the June 3, 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election. The workshop is scheduled from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Dec. 5, at the Clerk Recorder Administration Conference Room located at 1021 "I" St., 3rd floor, at the corner of 11th and "I" streets in downtown Modesto. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss ...
Jewish-Americans celebrate Thanksgivukkah
For the first time since the 1800s, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah are falling on the same day giving birth to the newly formed celebration of 'Thanksgivukkah'. As thousands of Jewish-Americans prepare to enjoy the two holidays in one big celebration, fun ways to mash the two have come about. "We'll be celebrating with both a Thanksgiving and a Hanukkah table," said Turlock resident Rita Nystrom. "We've come up with some fun recipes that ...
Turlock presidential turkeys pardoned, peaceful
The average turkey lives a relatively short life, rarely making it past three years old. This fact makes the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation pardoning ceremony a significant event for the turkey community. Turkeys from across the nation are selected each year to be officially pardoned by the President and live out their years at George Washington's historic Mount Vernon estate. The pardoning ceremony occurs at the White House Rose Garden in the ...
Holidays bring more work for Turlock turkey plant
From sandwiches to burgers, turkey is consumed year round but it is the final months of the year when turkey takes the spotlight as a staple of Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Foster Farms' Turlock plant produces turkey for the West Coast with fresh turkey distribution ranging from San Diego to Seattle. The turkeys are raised locally in Northern California and then brought to the Turlock plant for production purposes that require slaughter, dressing, ...
Local company makes cooking turkey easy as Pop
Preparing a turkey for Thanksgiving is usually the most cumbersome task of the holiday, often becoming a chore that is annually passed off among relatives. The Volk family of Turlock has been easing consumers' turkey cooking concerns for years through their company's trussing and temperature devices. A family owned business that has expanded internationally with offices from Brazil to England and a manufacturing facility in Turlock, Volk Enterprises has made its mark in the ...
We Care gets $10,000 donation
The We Care Program, which just opened its cold-weather shelter for men Nov. 15, received a hefty donation to keep its services running. Sierra Health Foundation donated $10,000 to the shelter to help provide warm beds and hot meals to the 49 homeless men seeking refuge from the streets. We Care's Interim Executive Director Barbara Olave said the donation will help fund access to counseling services, a computer lab, life skills training ...
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