10 years ago — 1997

Doug Unruh, president of Grupe Communities of Stockton, has told members of the Tracy Planning Commission that the Tracy Hills urban village project has been carefully planned. The proposal calls for Grupe to build as many as 5,499 homes on more than 3,000 of hillside land south of Tracy at the mouth of Corral Hollow Canyon.

Tracy schools are trying to deal with a major surge in enrollment. A 4.7 percent increase in student population is expected for the new school year.

Tracyites joined people around the world watching televised services in London for 36-year-old Princess Diana of the United Kingdom. She died in a Paris car crash.

Members of Tracy Friends of the Arts (later renamed the Arts Leadership Alliance) are meeting with city officials to discuss the possibility of developing a cultural arts center in Tracy.

25 years ago — 1982

Graduates of Banta School from 1921 to 1926 gathered in the school auditorium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the old school building in 1926.

Michelle Adams has been named Tracy’s Junior Miss at the conclusion of the annual pageant. She is student president of Tracy High School as the school begins the 1982-83 school year.

Tracy Youth Soccer League kicked off its new season with a parade of team members in downtown Tracy.

Doane Products, a major producer of private-label pet food, received 352 applications for eight open positions at the firm’s Grant Line Road facility.

Arnaudo Bros. is offering free you-pick tomatoes in a field on Fabian Tract that couldn’t be harvested because of a processor quota.

50 years ago — 1957

California Army National Guard officials have confirmed that they prefer Wainwright Village as the site of a proposed National Guard Armory in Tracy.

The Tracy City Council has decided to look into the city’s lease of New Jerusalem Airport land with the Kaiser & Lindeman farming firm to determine if the city is receiving “a fair rental return.”

Jennie Gonzales tops the voting for queen of the 1957 Tracy Tomato Festival. Diane Brawley and Carmen Lima are close behind.

Preliminary work has started on Tracy’s first general plan with the gathering of information on population trends and land uses, reported Beth Gawain, Tracy’s first full-time planning director.

Cedric Trujillo hit and pitched The Mart American League youth baseball team to a 10-7 win against Rose Pharmacy and the league championship. He had two hits and scored three runs.

Ronald Anthony is the name Carl and Dena Fagundes have given their son, who was born Aug. 31 at Tracy Community Memorial Hospital.

75 years ago — 1932

Tracy High classes opened with 362 students in attendance, a gain of 25 students over last year. Another 10 students are expected to enroll in the next week. Tracy voters helped elect C.E. Steingul to a new term as fifth district supervisor.

The West Side Super Market opened Sept. 2 on Central Avenue.

Two “madams” were charged with vagrancy and fined $50 after police raided what they described as houses of ill fame. Ten other women were given $25 fines.

Coach Bill Nichelman put the Tracy High Bulldogs through a stiff scrimmage in preparation for the 1932 season.

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