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Oakdale High senior Trent Noon pinned his final opponent to ensure first place honors among 34 wrestlers in the 171-pound 18-year-old division at the Cliff Cleen Reno World Championships on Sunday.
April 13, 2011
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Ike
Dodson
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Local Sports
The innards of the Oakdale MMA complex near the corner of First Avenue and F Street is a bustle of activity these days as youth and adults undergo vigorous exercises to learn the art of Kajukenbo, kickboxing, boxing and Brazilian Jui Jitsu.
April 13, 2011
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Ike
Dodson
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Local Sports
The Valley Oak League's newest program, Kimball High, was all but mute in a fall schedule that saw traditional conference powers maintain their pace at the front of the pack.
April 13, 2011
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Ike
Dodson
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Local Sports
Having already defeated East Union High on the Lancers' home course, Oakdale's prep golf team is in prime position to break a first place tie and gain good footing on a Valley Oak League title when the two teams square off at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club on Thursday, April 14.
April 13, 2011
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Ike
Dodson
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Local Sports
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April 13, 2011
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Local Sports
After a few months of hibernation and quality family time, along comes April.
April 13, 2011
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Teresa
Hammond
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Mommy Musings
Roberta Anderson Ingram, 83, died Wednesday, March 30 in Oakdale.
April 13, 2011
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Obituaries
Carl 'Singie' Merrill, 73, died Tuesday, April 5 at Oak Valley Hospital.
April 13, 2011
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Obituaries
Shirley Raney, 76, died Thursday, March 31 of complications from bone fractures.
April 13, 2011
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Obituaries
Joyce Hermione James Rice, 94, died Saturday, April 9 in Dallas, Texas with family at her side.
April 13, 2011
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Obituaries
Rodeo entertainment and weekend antics kept people kicking up their heels in Oakdale as the 60th Annual Oakdale Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo took place on April 9-10 at the rodeo grounds. Celebrating rodeo week in Oakdale is an annual tradition that kicks off each year with the Cowgirl Luncheon to raise money for the Oakdale Cowboy Museum. Find out what happens when you put 430 women, 60 good-natured cowboys, and free-flowing champagne in a room together.
April 12, 2011
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Dawn M.
Henley
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Local News
The search is over for a new Superintendent for the Oakdale Joint Unified School District and the Board of Trustees didn't have to look too far. Current Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Marc Malone was tapped to fill the Superintendent position after a comprehensive search and two full days of interviews. "Simply stated, a comprehensive search and interview process was always foremost in the minds of the trustees," said Board President Rick W. Jones. "The interview process was arduous and fair, with top-quality candidates applying. It was unequivocally clear that Marc Malone truly earned the Superintendent's position."
April 08, 2011
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Dawn M.
Henley
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Education
Oakdale Rodeo Queen hopefuls were shivering in their custom leather outfits Thursday, April 7 at the annual Cowboy Museum mixer as they waited to learn who had earned the title of this year's rodeo royalty. The rain began around 5 p.m. and for a brief moment, snowflakes started to drift from the sky. Of course, nothing stuck and it was over before most people realized it had begun, but it certainly made for good conversation. For complete rodeo coverage of all the week's festivities and competition, don't miss the April 13 issue of The Oakdale Leader.
April 08, 2011
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Kim
Van Meter
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Local News
In an expected move on Tuesday April 5, the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors approved a 135-acre mine located in southwest Tuolumne County, adjacent to Stanislaus County, off Cooperstown Road. Jack and Tricia Gardella and The Resource Exploration and Drilling Company proposed the project that will mine over 55 million tons of crushed rock over a 75-year period. The mined rock would be used for road construction, railroad track ballast and other industrial uses.
April 07, 2011
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NEWS
If you want to see crazy in action, just catch Oakdale before and during the rodeo weekend, and while it's a wild good time for most, for law enforcement and certain city agencies, it spells overtime, a black out on vacation time, and most certainly all hands on deck.
April 06, 2011
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Kim
Van Meter
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Local News
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