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Fastest guns in the West meet, compete in Oakdale
Shooting competition
Director of the California Fast Draw organization, Quick Cal, along with some other competitors took a moment to pose for a photo at the weekend competition. - photo by VIRGINIA STILL
VIRGINIA STILL
Turlock Journal
Updated: May 23, 2018, 8:50 PM
Published: May 23, 2018, 8:53 PM
The cowboys were out with their six shooters, holsters and hats this past weekend, showing their skills at the 2018 California State Cowboy Fast Draw Championship. The three-day competition held at the Oakdale Sportsmen’s Club was attended by over 100 contestants, competing in three groups including men’s, ladies, and juniors.
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Local Rite Aid stores prepare to close
Rite Aid closing
The shelves are slowly emptying at the Rite Aid on Monte Vista Avenue as the national drugstore chain prepares to close all its locations (KRISTINA HACKER/The Journal).
Kristina Hacker
Turlock Journal
Published: May 24, 2025, 6:15 AM
The shelves at Turlock’s Rite Aid drugstore on Monte Vista Avenue are slowly being emptied and signs posted on the store’s popular Thrifty counter state “No More Ice-Cream” with a cartoon cone sporting a frowny face. An employee of the local drugstore on Thursday confirmed to curious customers that the store will be closing its doors, but he didn’t know exactly when.
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