Twice-told Tales: Boom days
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
In 2003, Tracy’s population was 69,635 residents, according to the California Department of Finance — a 5.2 percent increase over the 2002 population estimate.
Twice-Told Tales: Crime climbs in Tracy
by TP staff
May 10, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
10 years ago — 2003 Crime statistics have shown that crime is on the uptick in Tracy. Increases have been reported in robberies, burglaries, simple assaults and aggravated assaults. Nancy Matthe...
Twice-Told Tales
by TP staff
May 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
10 years ago — 2003 Vanessa Kelly and Alexandra Ruiz have been chosen Junior Miss Tracy North and Junior Miss Tracy South at the conclusion of the annual pageant in the Emma Baumgardner Theater ...
Accolades: Teen completes Eagle Scout project, Locals embark on missions
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Ryan Mailhot, siblings Nicole and Devin Brown, and Kevin Carter are in the spotlight.
Accolades: Piano students perform; Volunteer celebrated; Art scholarship received
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May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Piano students to perform at convention Eight young pianists from Tracy performed in a regional honors recital in March and will play at the annual Music Teachers Association convention in July ...
In Service: West grad, Tracy grad go to training
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Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
West grad bound for helicopter-repair training U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Tomas Casas, a former Tracy resident, recently completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Feb. 14, following ...
In Service: West grad decorated; Airmen finish training
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Oct 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
West High graduate decorated U.S. Army Pfc. Andrea Leon, a 2008 graduate of West High School, has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal for meritorious service. Leon has served two years in th...
In Service: West High graduate complete training
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Oct 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
U.S. Air Force Airman Dustin J. Schaan has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas. Schaan, a 2004 graduate of West High School, finished an eight-we...
Pets of the week
by TP staff
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Petey, Tiger Lily and other dogs and cats are waiting to find homes.
At the Shelter: Keen Kenny
by TP staff
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Kenny, a 1-year-old male gray tabby at the Tracy Animal Shelter, is looking for a home. Several other cats and kittens are also available for adoption. The staff is seeking donations of canned food...
Remember When: Crab feed season
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Today’s Remember When mystery photo shows four Tracy men checking over crab to be served at a crab feed in February 1980. Who are they, and what organization was sponsoring the crab feed?
Remember When: Hard hat mystery
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May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Today’s Remember When mystery photo, above left, shows a woman wearing a hard hat standing in a Tracy street in August 1993. Who is she, and what was she doing in the street? Last week’s Rememb...
First Person: Aqueduct provides runner’s reprieve
by Scott Noack / For the Tracy Press
May 17, 2013 | 11 11 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
I’ve lived in Tracy for more than eight years now, and until a year ago, the aqueduct was something you drove over to get to Highway 580.
The Green Thumb: Nutrient deficiencies revealed by various symptoms
by Sue Davis / For the Tracy Press
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
As long as your trees and shrubs have normal-sized leaves and appropriate growth and color, the nutrients in your soil are probably adequate.
Reflections on Faith: For believers, the debt is paid in full
by Jim Bush / For the Tracy Press
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
How many of us could honestly say, “I did my best. There is nothing more I could have done. I’m well satisfied when I’m through — every time.”
Engagement: Noyes, Cunha plan October wedding
by TP staff
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Dana Ann Noyes and Philip Michael Cunha, both Tracy residents, are to be married Oct. 25 in University of the Pacific’s Morris Chapel in Stockton.
Wedding: Stroup, Bazzano exchange vows
by Denise Ellen Rizzo
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Tracy residents Angie Bazzano and Garrett Stroup were married Oct. 13, 2012, by Monsignor Ivo Rocha at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Tracy.
Who's New: The newest arrivals to our town
by TP staff
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
• Marcas Wayne Sanders , son of Elizabeth and Mark Sanders of Tracy, was born April 22, 2013, at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Marcas has a brother, Lucas, and a si...
Rotary awards scholarships
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May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
College scholarships totaling $26,000 have been awarded by the Tracy Rotary Club to 24 graduating high school seniors.
Through the Lens: Eyes on photography
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May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A black-and-white portrait claimed top honors at the Tracy Camera Club April meeting. The photo, titled “Pensive,” was taken by Rebekah Martin. • The Tracy Camera Club meets at 7 p.m. the second W...
Club Notes: Navy veteran leads Elks Lodge
by TP staff
Apr 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Gerry Saunders Sr., a retired Navy veteran who has been active in the Tracy Elks Lodge for the past five years, is the lodge’s new exalted ruler. He and other officers of the fraternal organization...
Lend a Hand: Holiday season warms up
Nov 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Local groups are offering plenty of ways to help fellow Tracy residents as Thanksgiving approaches
Kimball High choir offers holiday cheer
by Denise Ellen Rizzo
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
To help ring in the holidays, Kimball High School’s Classics choir is offering carolers for hire.
New holiday celebration welcomes locals
by TP staff
Nov 01, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Tracy’s new community three-day holiday celebration, “Tracy’s Home for the Holidays,” is just around the corner — Nov. 17 to 19 — and reservations for celebration events are due Nov. 12.
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