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Turlocks top stories of 2017
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The entire Turlock High School student body made its way out to Joe Debely Stadium on Aug. 21 to watch the eclipse as part of a special educational activity planned by Science teacher Ryan Hollister. Thanks to Hollisters relationship with Science Friday, a Public Radio International program, he was able to secure 2,600 solar eclipse glasses so that over 2,400 THS students could watch the solar event safely. - photo by FRANKIE TOVAR/The Journal
Water: Rising rivers, rates and penalties After years of drought in California the Tuolumne River Watershed had its wettest year in recorded history in 2017. On Feb. 20, rains pushed the water at Don Pedro Reservoir past its maximum capacity of 830 feet and forced officials to open one of three controlled spillway gates for the first time in 20 years, sending water rushing out at 18,000 cubic feet per second. Rivers rose and in turn drownings increased throughout the area, specifically in the month of June.
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Drake Milligan rocks, tractor pulling roars and temps rise as 114th Stanislaus County Fair starts
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StanCoFair influencers Jocelyn McKay and Kristina Cornejo and their kids enjoy the opening day of the fair (CANDY PADILLA/The Journal).
A recurring theme at the opening night of the 2025 Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock — the 107th edition of the annual event — was the heat. Sure, it's not 108 degrees like last year, but 102 on Friday afternoon wasn't too far off.
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