Archive By Author - Marg Jackson
The most dramatic hit in the era of the modern day San Francisco Giants – a three-run, pennant clinching blast off the bat of journeyman Travis Ishikawa – landed in the hands of Oakdale's Frank Burke.
October 22, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
The most dramatic hit in the era of the modern day San Francisco Giants – a three-run, pennant clinching blast off the bat of journeyman Travis Ishikawa – landed in the hands of Oakdale's Frank Burke.
October 17, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
Technology is tremendous.
October 01, 2014
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Marg
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Local Columns
It's a day those who lived through will never forget – Sept. 11, 2001.
September 17, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
Amid plenty of pomp and circumstance, Oak Valley Care Center welcomed a new resident on Friday.
August 29, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
Teams from Oakdale made plenty of noise at the weekend Cassy Rowe benefit soccer tournament hosted at Cherry Island Soccer Complex near Sacramento.
August 27, 2014
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Marg
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Local Sports
Taking three wins in four games played over the weekend, the Oakdale Insanity U19 soccer girls came home with consolation honors from the Dublin Shamrock Tournament.
August 13, 2014
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Marg
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Local Sports
For the first time in I can't even count how many years, the 'Back to School' sales did not instill a sense of panic in me.
August 06, 2014
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Marg
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Local Columns
Four games over two days and a battle for top honors added up to an exciting weekend of soccer.
July 23, 2014
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Marg
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Local Sports
School supplies are being collected now, as Oakdale Joint Unified School District officials look toward the fast approaching start of the new school year.
July 16, 2014
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Marg
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Education
When Emmy McDaniel's son Clayton joined the Navy after graduating from Oakdale High School in 2013, she became one of many parents who are part of a special group, facing uncertainty as she waits to find out where his career takes him.
July 16, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
By definition, 'vacation' means an 'extended period of recreation' either at home or in travel. The word has also gained the reputation of meaning you get some rest while you are on vacation but that particular four-letter word did not seem to be on the itinerary for this trip.
July 02, 2014
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Marg
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Local Columns
Sometimes writing a monthly column seems like putting together my life, chapter by chapter. I have even had more than one person suggest all the columns be put together into a book but who knows if that will ever happen.
June 04, 2014
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Marg
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Local Columns
Even his mom is amazed.
April 30, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
Though a downpour, lightning and thunder dampened preparation efforts on Friday, the 13th annual Relay For Life of Oakdale went on undaunted over the weekend, hundreds of participants raising thousands of dollars in the fight against cancer.
April 30, 2014
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Marg
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Local News
