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VALLEY HOME NEWS Valley Home residents are looking forward to an evening of good food and fun on this coming Friday night at the 2nd Annual Bunko Night sponsored by the Valley Home School PTC. We are told that tickets will be on sale for a $20 donation to Valley Home PTC at the door if there are some left, however, once they sell out, then the doors close. To make ... |
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KNIGHTS FERRY NEWS At the last Community Club meeting, new officers were elected. President is Linda Morris, Vice President is Allan Oberst, Secretary is Kim Whittey, and Treasurer is Lisa Dolling. Carol Watson is the new cleaning person. Allan Oberst reported on the inspection by the Fire Department, only a few things need to be fixed. Raffle prizes are being collected for the March 20 Spaghetti Dinner by Gayle Lund and ... |
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George Costello George Costello, 77, died Wednesday, March 3 at Alexander Cohen Hospice House. |
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Susan Dawn (Barraclough) Dimas Susan Dawn (Barraclough) Dimas, 47, died Thursday, Feb. 18 from a blood clot at Oak Valley Hospital. |
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Robert Joseph “Bob” Fraga Robert Joseph “Bob” Fraga, 73, died Friday, Feb. 26 in Fremont surrounded by his wife, daughters and grandchildren. He had recovered from esophageal cancer surgery in February 2007 but suffered recurrent health issues in 2009 and passed away following an 11-week series of treatment and surgeries at Stanford Hospital. 
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David John Handley David John Handley, 68, of Las Vegas, NV died Wednesday, March 3 in Las Vegas. |
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Leafy A. Gardner Leafy A. Gardner, 86, died Friday, March 5 at the Alexander Cohen Hospice House, Hughson.
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Michael Wayne Harrell Michael Wayne Harrell, 48, died Sunday, March 7.
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Robert Franklin ‘Bob’ Miguel Robert Franklin ‘Bob’ Miguel, 76, died Wednesday, Feb. 24 at his Oakdale home, after less than a year of battling cancer.
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James Michael ‘Jim’ Pollard James Michael ‘Jim’ Pollard, 62, died Saturday, March 6 in Modesto with family at his side.
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Sherman Mead Porter Sherman Mead Porter, 73, died Tuesday, March 2 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, NV surrounded by his family.
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Larry Shaddix Larry Shaddix, 73, of Oakdale died Sunday, March 7 at Oak Valley Hospital. |
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Richard Wayne ‘Ricky’ Smith Richard Wayne ‘Ricky’ Smith, 35, died Thursday, Feb. 25 in Berkeley.
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Henrique ‘Henry’ Goncalves Vieira Henrique ‘Henry’ Goncalves Vieira, 85, passed away at his home in Riverbank on Thursday, March 4. |
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Acie Wilmore Wilkins Acie Wilmore Wilkins, 74, died Sunday, March 7 at Oak Valley Hospital. |
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UC Davis Students Visit Brennan Park For Field Trip Local landscape architect Monica Perrone, ASLA, brought 18 of her UC Davis landscape architecture students to Brennan Park in Oakdale on Tuesday, March 2 to generate specific designs for the park in coordination with Cheryl Bolin, Director of Parks and Recreation, as part of their quarter final project.
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Public Invited To General Plan Open House The City of Oakdale will host its second General Plan Update Community Workshop and Housing Roundtable on Thursday, March 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Gene Bianchi Community Center, 110 So. Second Ave. in Oakdale. |
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School Staffers Protest Cuts Teachers and school employees in the Oakdale Joint Unified School District showed up to school on the morning of Thursday, March 4 wearing black clothing and decorated their cars with black balloons and signs. Banners also hung along school fences and walls, and flyers were distributed to show parents and passersby their opposition to statewide budget cuts to education. “Budget Cuts Don’t Heal,” “Quality Education Is Priceless,” and “Save Our School” ...
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School Board Fills Vacant Seat The Oakdale Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the appointment of former school trustee Rick W. Jones to fill a vacant seat on the board at the March 8 regular meeting. |
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City Shake Up Costs Bolin’s Job The City of Oakdale is in the process of a reorganization plan that will contract out all city building division services to a private provider, transfer a popular after school program to the Oakdale Joint Unified School District and move park maintenance employees from the city’s recreation program to public works, according to city manager Steve Hallam. |
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Oakdale Teams Advance In Science Olympiad Oakdale High School science teacher and Science Olympiad coach Cameron Nickerson said it best when he reported, “Oakdale Science Olympians rocked the Regionals.”
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed On F Street A 48-year-old Oakdale man was struck by a truck while crossing West F Street in the 1100 block on Saturday, March 6 around 8:15 p.m. He suffered major injuries and later died at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto. The man, identified as Michael Harrell, was not in a crosswalk when the accident occurred and preliminary tests revealed a very high BAC (blood alcohol content) ... |
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Numbers Dwindling - Economy Chews On Local Daycare, Preschool Enrollment The struggling economy continues to cause ripples in the water, including that of the kiddie pool as preschools and daycares face dwindling enrollment. |
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KNIGHTS FERRY NEWS Thursday, March 4th is the Knights Ferry Community Club meeting at 7:00p.m. at the clubhouse. It is a dessert meeting. Please bring any raffle prizes you have collected so far for the spaghetti dinner. Gayle or Lisa will be collecting the prizes. The spaghetti dinner will be March 20th at the clubhouse at 5:00p.m. after the last Civil War battle. The Civil War will ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS Valley Home residents are looking forward to two evenings of fun this month starting off with the Valley Home School PTC sponsored 2nd Annual Bunko Night being held on Friday evening, March 12th. Dinner will commence at 6 p.m. in the School Multipurpose room with the game of Bunko beginning at 7 p.m. Remember that seating is limited for the fun event so interested parties should give Lisa ... |
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Ronald J. Bennett Ronald J. Bennett, 64, died Monday, Feb. 15.
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Joann B. Cardoso Joann B. Cardoso, 71, died from a stroke on Monday, Feb. 15 at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco.
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Inez Center Inez Center, 77, died Friday, Feb. 26 at her Oakdale home. |
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Lawrence E. ‘Lance’ Corbett Lawrence E. ‘Lance’ Corbett, 69, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Feb. 24. |
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Troy Allen Plant Troy Allen Plant, 40, died Sunday, Feb. 21.
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Emma ‘Jane’ Sagaser Emma ‘Jane’ Sagaser, 90, died Monday, Feb. 22 at Laurel Crest Manor, Oakdale. |
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Marvin Wayne Wamhoff Marvin Wayne Wamhoff, 60, died Friday, Feb. 26 after battling cancer for more than two years.
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Leonel Ray ‘Sonny’ Ward Leonel Ray ‘Sonny’ Ward, 77, died Sunday, Feb. 28 at Oak Valley Hospital.
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Schools Join In Read Across America Fair Oaks Elementary School Principal David Kindred made a special visit to Linda Kraus’ second grade class at Sierra View Elementary School on Feb. 26 to kick off Read Across America, which was on March 2. Kindred read “Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss, and taught a draw-along lesson of the Cat in the Hat to Kraus’ students. “Mr. ...
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Long Time City Employee Thompson Enjoying Retirement Dave Thompson of Oakdale has finally found some time to go fishing.
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Sierra View’s Willy Wonka, Jr. Tickets On Sale Oompa Loompas, candy creations, and Willy Wonka will take center stage at Sierra View Elementary School in its upcoming student performance of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka, Jr.” The elementary students have been rehearsing almost daily since late January with help from Oakdale High School drama teacher Bryan Mills and some of his drama students.
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FFA Auctions Cakes, Raises Dough In celebration of National FFA Week, the Oakdale High School FFA chapter held its annual dinner and cake auction fundraiser on Feb. 24, bringing out supporters who were there to open their wallets for the sweet stuff.
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Hospital Union Issue Heats Up With an appearance before the state Public Employment Relations Board looming March 9 between the Oak Valley Hospital District and the United Steelworkers Union, a group of Oak Valley Hospital District employees spoke at the Feb. 24 hospital board meeting to dispute accounts provided by other employees and union officials at the January meeting. |
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Cash Slash - Revenue Picture Dire For City At a time when demands for city services are rising, the City of Oakdale’s sales tax revenue continues to plummet, according to City Manager Steve Hallam. |
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Friendships And Finalists - Wallace Earns 2011 Junior Miss Medallion Oakdale High School Junior Emily Wallace has earned the medallion as Oakdale’s Junior Miss 2011.
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Fair Oaks Celebrates Olympic Spirit The Olympic Spirit is alive and well at Fair Oaks Elementary School. Organized and spurred on by self-proclaimed Olympic buff and fifth/sixth grade teacher Michelle Danner, the whole school joined in the activities and learned about the games.
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Young Scientists Prep For Regional Science Olympiad Oakdale student scientists from the junior high and high school are gearing up for the 24th Annual Stanislaus County Science Olympiad on Saturday, March 6. They will be competing amongst more than 550 students representing area junior and senior high schools in the daylong event.
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KNIGHTS FERRY NEWS Get out your calendar, electronic or on paper, and jot down these March happenings: March 4th – Community Club dessert meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the clubhouse, finalizing Spaghetti dinner plans. March 7th – Breakfast Sunday at the Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street. March 10th – Garden Club at Elaine Holts home. March 11th – School Board meeting at 6:00 p.m., March 13th – Benny’s ball feed ... |
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City Forced To Dip Into Reserve Fund Even though it was a step they didn’t want to take, Oakdale City Council members voted at the Feb. 16 council meeting to dip into the city’s reserve fund to balance its budget heading into the end of the 2009-2010 fiscal year. |
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Joint Staffing - Fire Agencies Fuse The two local fire agencies — Oakdale Rural Fire Protection District and Oakdale City Fire — are blending families as of March 1 in a joint staffing agreement that will run on a trial basis for six months. |
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Pond Mud Permit Modified The second application to spread byproduct mud from Oakdale’s Con Agra plant aerated ponds has been modified. This permit modification included the removal of properties adjacent to Oakdale’s Woodward Reservoir. The JND Thomas Company, Inc. that represents two separate Oakdale farming operations planning to use the byproduct pond mud as soil amendments from the Con Agra ponds filed a withdraw of three parcels ... |
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Sierra View Students Go A Little Batty Birds and bats both fly, but they are very different animals. Second graders at Sierra View Elementary School recently learned about the similarities and differences between these animals during a presentation that dovetailed with a story they’d just read called The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story.
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Council Decides Against Erecting River Fence Oakdale City Council members revisited the issue of river access and the nuisance it causes in some neighborhoods at their Feb. 16 council meeting. |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS We have just received a message from Lisa Jones, president of Valley Home School PTC. She would like to thank everyone for their continued support, hard work and dedication for Valley Home School’s fundraisers. She states with everyone’s help the PTC has been able to provide students, teachers and staff with the essentials that our school budget lacks. With that in mind, Valley Home PTA members are approaching ... |
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Area Teen Expands Literary Horizons When 17-year-old Taylor Hobbs left home for Oregon in late October of last year, the task at hand was pretty cut and dry — 50,000 words in 30 days. The task was presented as 1667 words a day, the equivalent of a 175-page novel in a month. As a home schooled student, Taylor’s mother Bridgette Hobbs, shared that as parents, she and her husband ...
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