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Santa makes a few special visits
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Santa and his Kiwanis Club crew deliver presents at Elness Convalescent Hospital on Thursday. - photo by MAEGAN MARTENS / The Journal
Updated: Dec 12, 2009, 4:18 AM
Published: Dec 12, 2009, 4:20 AM
“Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas!” echoed throughout the halls of the Elness Convalescent Hospital on Thursday when the Kiwanis Club of Turlock crew including Santa (Ken Hood) and his elves (Donna Oppelt, Lois Pinkney and Verna and Warren Riopel) passed out presents. The Kiwanis Club of Turlock delivered a total of 537 hand-knitted pairs of slippers to residents in long-term care facilities throughout Turlock.
Hot Dogs and Hot Rods helps seniors ring in summer
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Tony Bianchi and Diana Lynn Kaysen pose with Bianchi’s 1956 Chevrolet Corvette at Friday’s Hot Dogs and Hot Rods event at the Turlock Senior Center (CHRISTOPHER CORREA/The Journal).
Christopher Correa
Turlock Journal
Published: Jun 14, 2025, 7:08 AM
A week after the popular American Graffiti Festival wrapped up in Modesto, the senior citizens of Turlock continued to build a similar annual tradition of their own.
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