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🌱 How Manteca’s Buffaloes closed the showcase with a clutch shutout
And on the Manteca Patch calendar - FREE Thursday Night Trivia and Skills w/Jacob Goss
Hello Manteca! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Manteca’s Buffaloes closed the showcase with a clutch shutout
Also on today's calendar: Rodger Lizaola and 3 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Low clouds, with a high of 53 and low of 47 degrees.
- Wednesday: A shower early in the morning, temps: high: 58, low: 45.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Manteca, EU, Lathrop win Buff Collegiate Showcase finales (mantecabulletin.com) — Manteca High’s boys soccer team edged Los Banos 1-0 at Guss Schmiedt Field to close out the Buff Collegiate Showcase, with keeper Alberto Gutierrez posting seven saves. East Union and Lathrop also notched dominant shutout wins as all three local squads tune up for league play starting this week. 
📸 Around Manteca
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manteca
★ Featured events ★
- FREE Thursday Night Trivia and Skills w/Jacob Goss
Deaf Puppy Comedy Club/Bar and Grill, 127 N Main St, Manteca
6:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Rodger Lizaola
Deaf Puppy Comedy Club/Bar and Grill , 127 N Main St , Manteca
7:00 pm - Free Pictures With Santa
Eagle's Nest Harley-Davidson , 13900 S Harlan Rd , Lathrop
11:00 am - Roast Battle League
Deaf Puppy Comedy Club/Bar and Grill , 127 N Main St , Manteca
7:00 pm - Ugly Sweater Social
El Don Cocina & Cantina , 16925 S Harlan Rd Ste # 101 , Lathrop
7:30 pm - FREE Tuesday Night Karaoke
Deaf Puppy Comedy Club/Bar and Grill , 127 N Main St , Manteca
6:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
📣 Manteca Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Pacheco vs Lathrop
Lathrop High School , 647 Spartan Way , Lathrop
4:15 pm - ChapLip Library Launch
The Catalyst , 926 N Yosemite St , Stockton
7:00 pm - Escalon vs River Islands
River Islands Riptide Football and Cheer , River Islands Pkwy , Lathrop
7:00 pm - Ripon vs Ripon Christian
Ripon High School , 301 N Acacia Ave , Ripon
4:30 pm - Ugly Sweater Extravaganza
Intermission Modesto , 1301 J St , Modesto
5:00 pm - A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Bob Hope Theatre , 242 E Main St , Stockton
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lost baby at Evans park.
Near Rina Dr in Manteca. Very scared would not let anyone get him. (Nextdoor Manteca South) - Is someone missing their Dog ?
Looks like he is been out of the someone’s house or something he is right by the Lathrop exit of I-5 South between Lathrop rd and Manthey Rd https:… (Nextdoor Daniels)
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (07940) - 1205 S Main St in Manteca. Apply here.
- Mclane Company posted a job opening for Delivery Assistant in Manteca. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manteca here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lathrop
- Find out which California cities are getting a Sam's Club in 2026 (vvdailypress.com)
- Soccer Recap: Enochs Gets the Win (maxpreps.com)
Tracy
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