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Holiday parade lights up downtown
Christmas Parade pic2
Dancers from Backstage Dance bring a little “Nutcracker” to Main Street. - photo by MAEGAN MARTENS / The Journal
Updated: Dec 4, 2010, 5:01 AM
Published: Dec 4, 2010, 5:08 AM

 Hundreds gathered in downtown Turlock for the annual Christmas parade on Friday. Dancers, musicians and an elf or two were seen prancing along Main Street amid a variety of brightly lit vehicles. This year's parade theme was "Miracle on Main Street."

Turlock Downtown Christmas Parade Winners

·         Themed Entry: Denair Lions “Pirates of the Caribbean”

·         Equestrian: Cal Crush Clydesdales

·         Youth Group: Turlock Youth Cheer

·         Commercial Entry: Century 21 M&M

·         Antique Vehicle: Casale Farms and Friends

·         Unique Entry: Backstage Dance

·         Best Overall Use of Lights: Turlock Unified School District Transportation
Turlock melons making a splash at U.S. Open
Honey Deuce
Turlock Fruit Company melons are the key to this year’s “it” drink at the U.S. Open tennis tournament — the Honey Deuce cocktail (Photo via Facebook.com/GreyGoose).
Joe Cortez
Turlock Journal
Published: Sep 6, 2025, 7:05 AM
The U.S. Open tennis tournament concludes this weekend, with the women’s final today between No. 8 Amanda Anisimova and top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, while the men’s final will be contested Sunday afternoon between No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, who faced each other in the French Open and Wimbledon finals this year.
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