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Hughson electrical line project tabled after public outcry The Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors put the brakes on a planned $16.7 million, double-circuit 115-kilovolt transmission line from Hughson to southwest Ceres after an outpouring of opposition on Tuesday. |
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TID budget reflects tough economy On Tuesday the Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors approved a $466.5 million budget for the 2010 fiscal year that includes no electric rate increases for ratepayers, despite declining revenues. |
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Bring on the bells The Salvation Army celebrated their annul Kettle Kick Off on Tuesday, which signals the beginning of the holiday bell ringing campaign. The Salvation Army raised more than $41,000 within seven minutes during the event’s Kettle Klash along with an anonymous $50,000 donation. Over 700 people were in attendance for the kick off luncheon. 
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Leo returns to fair as interim CEO The Stanislaus County Fair (38th Agricultural Association) Board of Directors made several decisions on Monday that will affect the 2010 County Fair. Agenda items included the future hiring of a new CEO, an increase in gate ticket costs, and rearranging the dates for some FFA and 4-H events at the fair. |
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Construction begins on bike park Volunteers spent their Saturday afternoon building the long-awaited Turlock BMX bike park at the corner of Panorama and Springer avenues. City workers, bike shop employees, and Turlock residents showed up with shovels and other tools. They spent the morning and afternoon building jumps and berms. Over $10,000 dollars was spent on dirt, fencing and a water fountain for the park.
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Officer saves woman from burning home A disabled woman was treated for smoke inhalation, but escaped any further injuries after she was rescued from her burning bedroom by a Turlock police officer. |
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Friends of the furred host adoption event Casanova pranced around a pen in front of Turlock Tractor Supply with his tongue poking out of his mouth on Saturday. The tiny black and tan Chihuahua wore a green coat to keep him warm on the chilly fall morning. Nobody would have guessed that this same dog came to an animal rescue agency months earlier with a fractured hip and several rotten teeth.
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Bulldogs celebrate homecoming with parade The Turlock High School Bulldogs got psyched up for their homecoming game on Friday with a parade down Main Street. The THS marching band led the parade, followed by a caravan of convertibles carrying this year’s homecoming court. Campus clubs and organizations rode floats and marched down Main in support of the THS football team.
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Looking for a few good pies Dave Dubyak is once again throwing down the gauntlet for local bakers. His challenge: Bake the best pumpkin pie in the area.
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Number of H1N1 cases now higher than 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, says CDC Revised numbers from the Centers for Disease Control estimate that 22 million Americans have been sickened by H1N1 and as many as 3,900 have died since the novel influenza virus made its first appearance in the United States in April. |
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Local skiers share their love of the sport with disabled Over 200 blind, deaf, paraplegic, quadriplegic and developmentally disabled children and adults in Stanislaus county are able to hit the slopes every year as part of the Winter Skiing Unlimited program through the Society for Handicapped Children and Adults.
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Boys Scouts prepare for Veteran's Day Boy Scout Troop 451 and Club Scout Troop 451 placed flags next to the graves of veterans on Saturday at Turlock Memorial Park. There were about 800 flags placed on the tombstones of veterans. They also retired a total of 17 flags by burning them in respect to Section 8k of the United States Flag Code. One special flag they retired was from the grave of Efran Hunter who died in the year of 1936. The flag had a total of 48 stars.
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Journal celebrates 105 years of serving Turlock On Nov. 11, 1904 the first edition of the Turlock Journal rolled off “the presses” — in this case a single, very small press — and “hit the streets” which in those days were wide and dusty. Unless it was raining, then they were wide and muddy.
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Tobacco settlement benefits wetlands, waterfowl Ducks Unlimited, the non-profit conservation and hunting group with chapters across the nation, including Turlock, has been selected as one of the beneficiaries in a multi-million class action lawsuit against the makers of chewing tobacco. |
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CSU Stanislaus honors local veterans Cal State Stanislaus student Derek McGinnis was sitting in an ambulance rushing to help wounded Marines in the battle for Fallujah when, suddenly, the ambulance was hit by a suicide driver in a car loaded with explosive devices. From that moment on, McGinnis’ life was changed forever. He suffered severe brain injuries, his left leg was amputated and his hands were seriously wounded.
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Election Results 2009 Denair Unified School Board Robert Hodges 414 23.10% Louisa Allen 404 22.54% Ray Prock Jr. 311 17.35% Denise M. Hurd 234 13.06% Norma M. Cordova 219 12.22% Eric Andersen 206 11.50% Turlock Unified School District Bob Weaver 3,489 21.76% Josh Bernard 3,340 20.83% Lori Crivelli 2,572 16.04% Timm La Velle ... |
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Expectant mothers get first dibs for county H1N1 vaccine The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency has decided to use their limited supply of the H1N1 virus vaccine to inoculate pregnant women. |
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‘Historic’ water bill paves way for new infrastructure Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law what he termed a “historic package to reform and rebuild California’s water system” on Friday. |
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Pitman student’s dreams fly at 30,000 feet Pitman High student Jose Zapien knows why he chose the hobby he did. “It is the sensation you get when you take off,” Zapien said. “You aren’t looking at things like you normally do. You start looking at things from a different perspective.” Zapien took his first seat behind an airplane when he was 16 years old. Since he was a little boy, Zapien said he was fascinated with airplanes. This fascination has driven him ...
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In Becky’s honor Westside Ministries founder and director JoLynn DiGrazia will never forget the winter 20 years ago when she asked 11-year-old Becky Valencia, “Where’s your coat?”
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Road closure Due to the demolition and reconstruction of the road, North Olive Avenue between Minnesota Avenue and Tuolumne Road including the intersection of North Olive Avenue and Tuolumne Road will be closed Monday, Nov. 9 through Wednesday, Nov. 18. This road will not be open to emergency traffic. Detours will be posted. |
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Pink pride Over 1,000 Pitman High students and staff members donned pink to show their support for those affected by cancer on Oct. 29. The campus ‘Pink Out’ was organized by the Pitman FFA and ended a month-long cancer awareness campaign. Pitman FFA, along with the Pride volleyball team, Pitman Band and other individuals and school clubs, all raised money for cancer research and awareness throughout October. The final donation count came to $1,545.57.
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County reports success in mental health services About 15 years ago, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder caused Robert Hall to run away from home, as if he were a teenager again, and no one understood why, not even himself. |
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Holiday revelers find tricks and treats at downtown festivities Ghouls and ghosts, princesses and super heroes gathered in downtown Turlock on Saturday for Halloween fun. Participants in Saturday’s Downtown Trick or Trick event made candy stops at downtown merchants, while other Holiday revelers played games for prizes at the Halloween carnival held at Central Park. The carnival was hosted by the Iota Beta chapter of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority from Cal State Stanislaus. The scariest witch in town made a repeat performance this ...
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Frantz named TID director Michael Frantz, a Hickman farmer, was appointed to the post of Turlock Irrigation District Division 1 Director on Tuesday morning. The vote of appointment was unanimous among the other four TID directors.
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Unpaid debt motive behind fatal stabbing A fight over a debt of less than $100 built up into a physical confrontation that left a Turlock man dead from a stab wound, the Turlock Police Department reported. |
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Temporarily homeless Six members of Nu Alpha Kappa fraternity are raising awareness of homelessness in the community by experiencing homelessness first-hand. The members are spending a week in the quad at CSU Stanislaus. This includes sleeping, eating, and doing every day-to-day activity at their campsite in the grass. They gave up luxuries like cell phones and computers for the duration of the experiment, and fraternity president Humberto Sanchez said they can only leave the quad for classes.
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Battalion Chief says goodbye after 31 years After 31 years of fighting fires, responding to medical emergencies and in general, being there when he was needed most, Turlock City Fire Department Les Austin is hanging up his fireman’s ax and retiring.
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Challengers sweep TUSD board race It’s out with the old and in with the new at the Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees this Election Day.
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Halloween Events 2009 Turlock • The Turlock Downtown Property Owners’ Association will host “Trick-or-Treat Street” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Trick-or-treaters can visit tables set up along Main Street for free candy and treats. The event, previously called Downtown Trick-or-Treat, is now open to any Turlock business that wants to set up a booth at the event. The Turlock Police Department will also have a booth at this year’s event. Trick-or-Treat Street will include a maze ... |
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Alliance announces Turlock schedule The Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance has officially set up shop inside the Turlock Chamber of Commerce. |
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H1N1 cases rising as county awaits more vaccine The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a move to bolster the county’s H1N1 preparedness plan as the number of infections continue to grow locally and across the nation. |
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Local farmers, businessmen vie for TID appointment The applications are in — 11 will compete for appointment to the vacant Turlock Irrigation District Division 1 Director seat. |
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Turlock Gospel Mission prepares to open doors During the wind, rain and cold nights, most homeless people don’t have a place to take cover from the harsh weather. Their cardboard box homes become soaked and wet clothes only bring on flu-like symptoms. This is where the Turlock Gospel Mission steps in to help give the homeless a warm and dry place to stay along with a full belly before bedtime. They are planning on opening their doors Nov. 15 and will stay open through April 3, 2010. |
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Reality show contestant demonstrates what it takes to survive cancer A crowd of university students stared at Chad Crittenden in surprise, shock, and a little awe as he pulled off the lower portion of his pant leg to reveal a prosthetic foot. The California State University, Stanislaus students had just seen Crittenden walk, climb steps, and even hop off of the stage without any hint of a disability. That was the point of Crittenden’s sudden revelation, that his disability did not change who he was or what he was capable of. |
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Central Valley economy report shows expected increase in poverty and unemployment Challenges within the Central Valley are expected to come in the package of increased population leaving too many people with not enough jobs to offer them. As a result, the Central Valley will see an increase in poverty and unemployment rates, according to the third edition of The Economy by the Great Valley Center released Friday. |
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