Escalon News

Plans to eliminate Sunday Dial-a-Ride transit service in Lodi are on hold. The service was among the most controversial to get the ax late last month when the City Council approved cuts to its bus and shuttle system to cover a $343,775 state funding shortfall.

Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, will be calling constituents of his 11th Congressional District at 6:40 p.m. Thursday for a telephone town hall meeting on health care reform.

There has been a change in location for the three-hour Medicare Part D assistance event in Escalon later this month hosted by pharmacy students from University of the Pacific.

Firefighters were busy over the weekend battling fires that caused significant damage to two homes.

Is it part of a city manager's job description to get fired, or resign by "mutual agreement," or does it only seem that way? Hughson's City Council began dismissal proceedings against City Manager Joe Donabed last week and replaced him, for the time being, with planning and building director Thom Clark.

When it comes to real estate prices, some small towns are doing much better than big ones in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.

Hogan Manufacturing Inc. of Escalon will pay a $34,050 fine for failing to submit reports on its use of toxic chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday.

WHEN: Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. WHERE: California Mortgage Associates, 1217 Standiford Ave.

A lingering abdominal pain brought Jorge Vega to the health fair at Escalon's Van Allen Elementary School on Thursday afternoon.

There were 72 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday.

Motorists between Modesto and Escalon can expect delays, but no long detours, for four to six months as crews upgrade the busy intersection of McHenry Avenue with Ladd Road.

Photo Credit : Sherry Adams. Left to right, PVCRA Summer Barrel Racing Series Buckle Winners Roxie Jimenez of Auburn, Tammie Richardson of Auburn and Pamela Bailey of Escalon.

Auditions set for 'Christmas Carol' Kudos Children's Theatre will be holding auditions for a musical, "A Christmas Carol," at 3 p.m. Saturday at Kudos Theatre, 1955 Lucile Ave., Stockton.

WHEN: Today, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. WHERE: Stanislaus County Sheriff's Regional Training Division, 3805 Cornucopia Way INFO: All donors receive a free gift courtesy of Delta Blood Bank.

The Escalon United Methodist Church will be hosting its second annual Build Your Own Omelet Dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2000 Jackson Ave.

Someday, someone could harvest sunshine as well as almonds near the Fink Road Landfill in west Stanislaus County.

The Valley Sun Catchers will display their paintings in the art show "Expanding Creativity" at Turlock City Hall gallery.

The body of Petty Officer 3rd Class James Layton of Riverbank returned to the valley Tuesday, a week after he was killed in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, bringing home the reality of the war in that part of the world.

Police, firefighters and the public will pay tribute today to a Riverbank Navy corpsman killed in Afghanistan.

A memorial service for Navy corpsman James Layton of Riverbank will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Burwood Cemetery on East River Road near Escalon.