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Kool bus offers monster rides for a cause
monster bus pic
Proceeds from rides on the Monster Kool Bus will go towards food outreach ministries in the area. - photo by CANDY PADILLA / The Journal

A new bus has rolled into town and found a temporary home in front of Turlock Stadium 14.  'Monster Kool Bus' is a 1956 school bus that has been transformed into a super-sized monster truck that stands 13 feet high and 22 feet long and weighs 19,000 pounds.  

The bus is used for various charity events and will help raise money for The House Modesto. The Nineveh Outreach will receive 100 percent of all proceeds to help fund their food outreach and Hope Medi Van that offers dental care and assistance to the homeless and those in need.

The Kool Bus will start giving rides today at 4 p.m. in the Turlock Stadium 14 parking lot on West Main in Turlock.  Passengers will experience three laps around the lot that is sure to be fun. The bus is equipped with seat belts and offers rides to those who are 6 months and older.

The prices are as follows: $7 for children and $10 for adults.  Bus hours are 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday,  and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

For more information about Monster Kool Bus call 310-941-1917 or visit www.monsterkoolbus.com

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).
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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