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Save The Date
Dear Editor, We would like to ask the people in the Oakdale area to mark their calendars on Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Community Baptist Church is having an old fashioned church bazaar! We will have lots of homemade items: quilts, tie-knot blankets, embroidered pillow cases, Christmas ornaments, knitted scarves, hats, bakery items, jams, jellies, gift bags, bards, and much, much more. Stop by and do your Christmas shopping, have a ...
Job Well Done
Dear Editor, As an Assistant Veterans Service Officer, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Karen O'Bannon, Director of the Family Support Network, for the use of her building and the support she provided to the recent VA Health Care Clinic. Thanks also to the VFW Post 2922 for their assistance that day. Thanks also to Mountain Mikes and the Oakdale Café for their generous donations. This is the largest clinic we have ...
Focus On Youth Accomplishments
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the Athlete of the Week section in the Aug. 24 edition of the Leader. You chose a professional MMA fighter. I feel that this section is for local school athletes and should not include anyone outside of the school age children of our town. In this busy society we live in children are overlooked on a daily basis and just one "great job" or "well done" can ...
Business-Friendly City?
Dear Editor, With so much emphasis being put on "Shop Local" I have a question for the "Powers That Be" at the Parks and Rec. Department. How is it with two dance studios in Oakdale, their dance programs are being handled by a studio out of Turlock? I could not believe it when I heard this and thought surely there was a mistake. Is this how the City supports our local businesses and encourages other ...
Effort Showcased Giving Spirit
Dear Editor, There have been serious concerns for the safety of pedestrians in wheelchairs or motorized carts who must cross the highway to get to the Senior Center for lunch or other activities. On behalf of our seniors, the Senior Commission would like to acknowledge all of the community-spirited citizens who worked so hard to provide the new sidewalk access at the corner of Yosemite Avenue and "A" Street. This project is another example of ...
Anonymous Worker(s) Appreciated
Dear Editor, We of OCGC, the Oakdale Community Garden Club, want to thank whoever came to our rescue this past week. We normally do the planting and maintenance of the downtown flower pots and medians but, about a month ago at the urging of members who were veterans and had family in the military, we took on the Fish Park Veteran's Memorial. It had become infested with weeds. In all we spent several hundred dollars ...
Measure ‘O’ Is Needed
Dear Editor, No one likes taxes, including me. Even more disturbing are unsafe, dark and dirty streets. The citizens of Oakdale have to make a decision this November to approve or not a short-term (3 years) half-cent sales tax. Food and medicine are not taxed. The revenues (average of $20/year per person) will go into the general fund and will be spent with a citizen oversight committee, to preserve our public safety, street maintenance and ...
Seize Regional Opportunity
Dear Editor, In the July 20, 2011 edition of their newspapers, the Oakdale Leader and the Riverbank News carried the same story regarding city councils' study of a JOINT single Police Department. The story written by John Branch set forth the details of a joint meeting to take place on Monday, Aug. 29 of both Riverbank City Council and the Oakdale City Council. Hopefully, the councils, or at least some council members of Waterford and ...
Flag Etiquette
Dear Editor, As a veteran and American Legionnaire, I had noticed that the City of Oakdale has not been observing proper flag etiquette for the flag of the United States of America. The flags had been displayed 24/7 with no illumination and when the weather was inclement. I have brought this to the attention of Mayor Pat Paul, Chief Marty West and Mr. Joe Leach (Public Works Director). I thank Chief West for being expedient in having ...
Music Boosters Say Thanks
Dear Editor, With the fireworks booths empty and the Independence Day Holiday events fond memories, we graciously and gratefully want to acknowledge the support of the Oakdale Community, The Foothill Oaks Shopping Center, the musicians and Color Guard students who performed, the volunteers who staffed, the backing from TNT Modesto, the band-choir-and-Color Guard Teachers, the support from the school district, school administrators, and Oakdale Educational Foundation. Thank you for your on-going support of the Oakdale ...
Help Going Green Appreciated
Dear Editor, OCGC, the Oakdale Community Garden Club, wishes to thank the Oakdale Irrigation District for their generous supporting Community Donation toward our continuing efforts to beautify Oakdale through maintenance of the downtown flower pots and medians. Our club is small but hard working, doing regular plantings spring and fall and monthly care in between. We continue to seek new members as we extend our efforts into our website, participation in the Rodeo Parade, and ...
Smelling The Roses
Dear Editor, I would like to first thank the Oakdale Leader for their full page story about Oakdale Golf and Country Club and thank Ike Dodson personally for his article. As the general manager of OGCC, I sometimes forget what a privilege it is to work at such a beautiful course and to be able to play it whenever I basically want to. So, it's stories about days like Ike had, on our course, that ...
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