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Santa's coming to town
Santa fire truck
Santa rides through the streets of Turlock atop a vintage 1955 fire engine. - photo by Journal file photo
Updated: Dec 5, 2012, 3:21 AM
Published: Dec 5, 2012, 3:22 AM

Every December  members of Turlock Fire Incorporated and their families volunteer to drive Santa around town on a vintage 1955 fire engine spreading holiday cheer through the neighborhoods of Turlock.

This year, Santa and his elves will be on the streets Dec. 3-22. Keep an ear out for the sirens and Christmas music to catch of glimpse of Santa and his elves.

To find out when Santa will be in your neighborhood, visit www.cityofturlock.org.
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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