Thornton News

Jul 23, 2008 7:14 PM By GARANCE BURKE, AP In this June 2, 2008 file photo, Josefina Flores, right, carries a photograph of Maria Isabel Vasques Jimenez during a march to protest her death, near Thornton, Calif.

Teens are invited to a special Xbox 360 Game Night at 4 p.m. today at the Thornton Library, 26341 N. Thornton Road.

A free digital fingerprint and photo program for children is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Sexton Chevrolet, 321 Spreckels Ave., Manteca.

Robert "Bob" Thornton is now affiliated with Brent Eastman Insurance Services Inc.

Lunchtime traffic snarled Thursday on northbound Interstate 5 near Woodbridge Road when a Ford Escape, clipped by another vehicle, flipped and overturned.

There were 105 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Golden Gate National Cemetery staff invites the public to its flag retirement ceremony at 11:30 a.m. June 14 at 1300 Sneath Lane at Interstate 280 in San Bruno.

Josefina Flores, right, carries a photograph of Maria Isabel Vasques Jimenez, an undocumented farm worker who collapsed and died in a vineyard last month because her employer denied her water, during a march to ...

There were 108 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday.

“We see this as a stepping stone to help out music departments”

It's an equation all too familiar in California. A big state budget deficit equals big cuts to music and performing arts programs in public schools. via Inside Bay Area

Teens invited to day of video games Enjoy an afternoon of video games at Teen Gaming Day at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fair Oaks Library, 2370 E. Main St., Stockton. via RecordNET

There is little criminals can do that won't leave a trace. At least, that is what the Stockton Police Department will prove with its "Crime Scene Preservation and Processing" presentation to be given at library ... via RecordNET

Paperback covers topic of discussion The Art of the Paperback Cover will be discussed and illustrations shown when Art Scott, a longtime collector of vintage paperbacks, speaks at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cesar ... via RecordNET

The Thornton Branch Library is hosting a game day during which anyone can play tennis, bowling, baseball and golf on a Nintendo Wii video game system. via RecordNET

“I'm not intimidated by that process.”

"The state and feds have those pretty well in hand, it's mostly a matter of cooperating with them," Allan said. via Vallejo Times-Herald

“I think it's important for everybody”

Local Census Bureau officials are continuing to recruit a team of temporary workers and to hone strategies for reaching all members of San Joaquin County's diverse communities as the agency's May 1 dress ... via The Record

“I have a lady who does accounting for a technical company in San Jose.”

California, once a global leader in providing Internet access to its residents, is now falling behind some other countries and even some U.S. regions, according to a state report. via The Record

The Museum of Contemporary Art's "Monte Carlo in Casablanca " gala transported patrons to a swanky nightclub and casino in 1940s Morocco. via San Diego Magazine

“There was mass pandemonium -- people running”

There's a fortune-cookie-style proverb that sounds like a blessing but, legend says, is really a curse: 'May you live in interesting times.' The saying is usually attributed to ancient China, but it is, by ... via The Morning Call

“Koreans wouldn't think of eating without kimchi”

Cooking in Common: Korea's kimchi addiction catches on in the West Janet Fletcher, Chronicle Staff Writer No matter how succulent a Korean restaurant's shortribs or how savory its tofu stew, it's the kimchi ... via San Francisco Chronicle