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VALLEY HOME NEWS for the week of 9/1/10 It is always a pleasure to be able to share exciting news concerning one of our young Valley Home people that we have watched growing up in our community. On August 14th about 50 friends and family members attended the Graduation-Happy Birthday Party for Alanna Jones. Alanna graduated from Oakdale High School with the Class of 2010. Her birthday will be on September 12th, however she will not be ... |
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Knights Ferry News for the week of 9/1/10 At the MAC meeting last Thursday, Heather Wright, representing the U.S, Army Corp Parks, introduced the new Park Manager, Duane Johnson. They discussed the contract with the Sheriff Department and that the extra Deputy is on duty Fridays through Sundays, holidays and at sporadic times. The problem of noxious weeds in the park was discussed. Mr. Martine from the Fish and Wildlife Lancaster Road Project explained what was happening with that ... |
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Leon Watson Leon Watson, 90, died Sunday, Aug. 22 at Kaiser Hospital, Modesto.He lived in Escalon for 38 years.He was active in community service, coordinating the Escalon community dances since 1989 until the last dance was held in 2009. The dances took place every first and third Sunday of the month. He was also involved with the Riverbank and Oakdale community dances. |
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Shelli Thomason Shelli A. Thomason, 43, died Saturday, Aug. 28.She was born in Patterson and lived there six years. She moved with her family to Urbana, MO, living there for over three years. The family returned to California, and she has lived in Oakdale for over 30 years. She attended Oakdale schools.When she was 18, her father taught her to drive 18-wheelers. She loved driving ... 
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John Hannan John Earl ‘Jack’ Hannan, 85, died Saturday, Aug. 28 at Oak Valley Care Center.He was born in Santa Rosa and moved to San Francisco, where he was raised. He lived in Oakdale for 21 years.He attended Andrew Jackson and Alvarado grammar schools, Roosevelt Junior High, Lowell High, City College of San Francisco, and Samuel Gompers Trade School. His interests at that time were ...
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Richard Furino Richard Nicholas Furino, 76, died Saturday, Aug. 21.He was a native of Connecticut. He lived in Oakdale for 10 years.Mr. Furino was a consultant in the printing industry for 49 years.He is survived by his children, Richard Furino of Thousand Oaks, Lisa Catanzano of Fremont, Toni Furino of Georgia; sister, Rita Merrill of Sonoma; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. |
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Irene Dooley Irene (Lafoy) Dooley, 99, died peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 26 surrounded by family at Bethel Retirement Community, where she lived for the past five years.She was born to Eli and Clara Langford in Meeker, Oklahoma. She moved to Oakdale in 1945 and resided here until 2005.Mrs. Dooley worked as a psychiatric technician for the State of California for 30 years.
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Election Preview 2010 - Challenger Camp Critical Of Police Cuts This is the second in a series of articles profiling Oakdale City Council candidates. Five Oakdale residents are running for two council seats, while former council member Pat Paul is once again challenging Oakdale Mayor Farrell Jackson for that position. The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2.
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Oakdale Cowboy Museum Announces 2010 Honorees The Oakdale Cowboy Museum announced the honorees for their 2010 Dinner Auction fundraiser, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Rocha’s Valley Enterprises.Special recognition will go to Leo, Jerold and Reg Camarillo, renowned rodeo champions from Oakdale. Posthumously, the Museum will recognize Dave and Vi Ramont, a rodeo and ranching family also from Oakdale.The Camarillo trio moved to Oakdale in the ...
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City Expanding Volunteer Program If you have a couple hours a week to spare and are interested in doing volunteer work, Brea DeRespini has a place for you.DeRespini, the City of Oakdale’s volunteer coordinator, is preparing to expand Oakdale’s stable of volunteers into weekend and evening assignments, and is seeking residents who want to help their community.She currently coordinates volunteers who help out with everything from graffiti ...
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Volunteer Program Assists Seniors Janis Paredes, 75, of Oakdale, likely never imagined that when she hit her golden years she might not be able to function by herself. It’s likely she never thought her grown children might become so caught up in their own lives that they might overlook her needs. And most certainly, Paredes likely never imagined that her final years might be shadowed by the pervasive presence of Alzheimer’s disease.
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School District Adds Another K Class The numbers of Kindergartners in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District have exceeded the projections, with 25 more students than expected, according to the district office.“We added another kinder class at Fair Oaks to alleviate some high kinder class loads across the district,” said Marc Malone, OJUSD Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.Letters were recently sent to parents of kindergartners in the district offering ... |
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Moving On - OPD's Eggener Ready To Retire Oakdale Police Department’s loss will be another’s gain as Patrol Sgt. Michael Eggener, a 23-year law enforcement veteran, turns in his badge as of Aug. 31 and prepares for a career change in the private sector.
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Student Takes Seat On School Board Oakdale High School senior Daniel Dunning has officially assumed his position as a member of the Oakdale Joint Unified School District’s governing body – the Board of Trustees.
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Junior High Student Leaders See Changes Changes have been made to the face of Leadership and the responsibilities of student leaders at Oakdale Junior High School. |
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Weekly Farmers Market Wrapping Up Schedule The music will stop, all the farm-fresh produce will be gone, and Oakdale residents who are still looking for a taste of summer will have to wait until next year.
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Election Preview 2010 - Brennan Looking For Another Term This is the first in a series of articles profiling Oakdale City Council candidates. Five Oakdale residents are running for two council seats, while former council member Pat Paul is once again challenging Oakdale Mayor Farrell Jackson for that position. The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2. When Oakdale City ...
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Marine Corps Marathon Draws Pair Of Local Runners He’s been running in marathons for several years, but this October will be a little different for Mike Pitassi. |
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Sandra Joy Detmer Sandra Joy Detmer, 63, of Oakdale died in her sleep on Tuesday, Aug. 17.
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Bob L. Guthrie, Sr. Bob L. Guthrie, Sr., 82, died Friday, Aug. 20.
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Jack Elvin Whitt Jack Elvin Whitt, 81, of Oakdale died Monday, Aug. 16 at Emanuel Hospital, Turlock. |
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Valley Home News Sheriff Adam Christianson was guest speaker at the Valley Home MAC meeting held on August 18. He addressed issues with budgeting, loss of patrol, detectives and community deputies. He also addressed individual community member concerns regarding recent trespass, theft of personal property and other criminal activity. He also gave information on how to apply for a free service by STARS volunteers in which they stamp farm property with ... |
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Knights Ferry News Welcome to Knights Ferry School Kindergarten: Alek Barton, Alexa Boyajian, Benjamin Cassinetto, Grace Harden, River McCarthy, Ivan Meraz, Olvera Xavier, Vincent Peterson, and Degan Sweet. |
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School Is In Session Throngs of students and parents descended on Oakdale’s schools this past week for the official start of school on Wednesday, Aug. 11. As of that day, the district had 5,345 total students enrolled, according to the district’s Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Marc Malone.
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City Response Disputes Grand Jury Findings The City of Oakdale disagreed with findings made by the Stanislaus County Civil Grand Jury in a probe involving Police Chief Marty West, instead supporting the actions of West in a letter sent by City Attorney Tom Hallinan to the presiding judge of the Stanislaus County Superior Court. |
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Powerhouse Failure - OID Board Eyes Recouping Losses The Oakdale Irrigation District’s Board of Directors participated in discussion about recovering insurance funds for a Tri-Dam Project powerhouse failure at the Aug. 17 regular meeting. |
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Council, Hospital Elections Set The slate is set for fall elections for the City of Oakdale and the Oak Valley Hospital District, with newcomers and incumbents alike vying for seats on the city council and hospital board of directors. |
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Fatal Wreck Claims Modesto Man A 43-year-old Modesto man was killed Friday, Aug. 13 when the vehicle he was ejected from landed on top of him in a solo vehicle accident that occurred around 7 p.m. on Orange Blossom Road, west of Lancaster Road between Oakdale and Knights Ferry, said officials with the California Highway Patrol. |
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Valley Home News In last week’s column I stated that Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson would be at tonight’s meeting of the Valley Home Municipal Advisory Council meeting and I wish to make that announcement again. Yes, Sheriff Christianson is scheduled to attend tonight’s meeting of the Valley Home MAC. You do not want to miss this meeting as there has been some unwanted activity such as gang tagging of buildings, ... |
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Knights Ferry News Hannah Holland and mom Megan Peterson have returned from Moline, Illinois where Hannah’s fast pitch softball team played in the Nationals. Megan said the weather was crazy, thunderstorms, rain, humidity and good weather. Her team (California Breeze) won two and lost two with 151 teams playing for the championship. Hannah would like to thank the community for its support. ***** ... |
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Henri David ‘Hank’ Ethier, Jr. Henri David ‘Hank’ Ethier, Jr., 87, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 15 at home after a hard fought battle with Alzheimer’s disease, surrounded by his loving family.
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Doug Grossarth Doug Grossarth, 50, died Sunday, Aug. 1.
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Leanna Mae (Hinz) Sooy Leanna Mae (Hinz) Sooy, 74, died Friday, Aug. 13 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. |
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Elizabeth Gardien Paul Kalmus Elizabeth Gardien Paul Kalmus, 98, died Monday, Aug. 9.
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Hazel Esther Maxwell Hazel Esther Maxwell, 84, of Modesto died Thursday, Aug. 12 at Memorial Medical Center. |
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Veronica Rose Patron Veronica Rose Patron, 56, of Riverbank died Monday, Aug. 9 at Oak Valley Hospital. |
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James Bennett Wiley James Bennett Wiley, 81, died Tuesday, Aug. 10 at his Oakdale home. |
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National Night Out Brings Neighbors Together The annual National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 3 brought neighbors together in an atmosphere of family-friendly fun and camaraderie that included food, games, animals, and cars — depending on where you ended up. as there were multiple block parties throughout the city from The Estates on Atlas Road to Bridle Ridge on the west end of town. Brea DeRespini, Community Volunteer Coordinator, called ...
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Weekly Farmers Market Slowly Winding Down Only a few more Thursdays are left for Oakdale residents to enjoy fresh produce, mingle with neighbors, and enjoy a warm summer evening in downtown Oakdale as the city’s Certified Farmers Market ends its season at the end of August.
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Oakdale Teacher Stricken In Classroom Longtime Oakdale teacher Veronica Patron was found on the floor in her classroom unconscious and not breathing by a fellow staff member at Oakdale High School on the morning of Monday, Aug. 9. |
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Police Chief: Tioga Response Warranted Oakdale Police Chief Marty West told a police dispatcher that sending Oakdale police officers to an unincorporated area of Stanislaus County to assist a relative of Mayor Farrell Jackson might “pay off’ in budget negotiations, according to a recording of the phone call obtained by The Leader. |
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Students “Rounded Up” For School’s Start The school bells are ringing as school is back in session today, Aug. 11 in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District. However, before the hustle and bustle of the first day a lot of preparation took place at Oakdale Junior High School and Oakdale High School to process paperwork for the students and to orient new students to the campus in what are known as “Round Up.” |
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Mormon Battalion Exhibit At Museum When Oakdale resident Denny Hoeh retired from Stanislaus County a few weeks ago, he found himself with some extra time on his hands. A 32-year employee of the county, the former Department of Agriculture manager realized he would now have the time to pass along his love of history to local residents.
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Valley Home News Valley Home residents need to be on the lookout for vandals who have invaded our community. A report was received last week after the VH News had been submitted that our Valley Home School campus had been heavily gang tagged with the tags on the multipurpose room, portable, main building and playground equipment. Anyone seeing any gang colors or gang activity should call 911. We are told that ... |
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Knights Ferry News Tom and Denise Crom’s “Barn” in Escalon has a lot of stone fruit in and it is ripe and juicy for your eating pleasure. Their heirloom tomatoes are slow in ripening but they have over 100 plants! They are planning a vinegar tasting in the future. Stop by and check out the produce. |
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Philip Haydn Brock Philip Haydn Brock, 75, of Turlock died Monday, Aug. 9. |
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James Clayton Corey James Clayton Corey, 27, died Thursday, Aug. 5. |
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Frances Ann Flores Frances Ann Flores, 67, died peacefully at her sister’s home in Modesto on Thursday, Aug. 5, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on March 13, 1943 in Palo Alto and had been a resident of Santa Clara County for a very long time. She was employed at Tantam Computers in Cupertino and then moved ... |
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Donald Lee Jones Donald Lee Jones, 64, died Tuesday, Aug. 3.
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Bobby Ray Lewis Bobby Ray Lewis, 70, died Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Oak Valley Hospital. |
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