🌱 How one Manteca shop owner helped paint the town’s identity

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In today's newsletter:

• How one Manteca shop owner helped paint the town’s identity
• Why a new North Main crosswalk signal could change your commute
• How dominant was Manteca’s latest shutout win on the pitch?

Also on today's calendar: Rodger Lizaola and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Dense fog in the morning, with a high of 55 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds and fog may break, temps: high: 53, low: 48.
• Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 56 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Century Furniture owner honored for his continuing Manteca murals support from the beginning in 2001 ‘ART BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER' (mantecabulletin.com) — A longtime Manteca business owner is being honored for two decades of backing the city’s downtown mural program, including the landmark “Crossroads 1918” mural on Century Furniture’s wall at Yosemite and Main. His donations and support have helped preserve and maintain 32 murals that celebrate Manteca’s history and culture, and residents are invited to learn how to support future projects.
   

• Fourth HAWK in Manteca-Lathrop goes live Dec. 22 (mantecabulletin.com) — Drivers and pedestrians on North Main Street should prepare for a new HAWK pedestrian signal at North Main and Edison going live Monday, Dec. 22, as part of a major safety upgrade. The project targets a stretch with unusually high pedestrian injuries and fatal crashes, while additional HAWK signals are being added near Manteca High and in nearby River Islands.
   

• Soccer Recap: Atwater Takes a Loss (maxpreps.com) — Manteca High’s boys soccer team dominated Atwater 9–0, continuing a strong season that has them ranked 68th in California and riding a four-game win streak. The Buffaloes quickly followed with a 4–0 shutout of Edison on December 13, pushing their record to 7–1 and reinforcing their status as a regional contender.
   

📸 Around Manteca

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manteca

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• FREE Thursday Night Trivia and Skills w/Jacob Goss
  Deaf Puppy Comedy Club/Bar and Grill, 127 N Main St, Manteca
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Rodger Lizaola
  Deaf Puppy Comedy Club/Bar and Grill , 127 N Main St , Manteca
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Free Pictures With Santa
  Eagle's Nest Harley-Davidson , 13900 S Harlan Rd , Lathrop
  11:00 am

Sunday December 21

• 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

Tuesday December 23

• FREE Tuesday Night Karaoke
  Deaf Puppy Comedy Club/Bar and Grill , 127 N Main St , Manteca
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Davis vs Lathrop
  Lathrop High School , 647 Spartan Way , Lathrop
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Gregori Jaguars vs Tracy Bulldogs
  Joseph A Gregori High School , 3701 Pirrone Rd , Modesto
  4:00 pm
• Modesto vs River Islands
  River Islands Riptide Football and Cheer , River Islands Pkwy , Lathrop
  6:00 pm
• LINE DANCING WITH DEBBIE
  The Post Restaurant & Bar , 5801 Stoddard Rd , Modesto
  6:30 pm
• JULIO PRECIADO
  Mariscos La Ceiba Modesto , 1300 McHenry Ave , Modesto
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Winter Break
  Hart-Ransom Academic Charter Modesto, CA 95358

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Misdelivered Package
  Hello, A package of mine from Skin Care Essentials addressed to Navjoat (Navi) Dhaliwal was accidentally delivered to the wrong address in the… (Nextdoor Oakwood Shores)
• CHP Tracy reports that the roadway at Paradise Rd and Delta Ave is open following the clearing of a two-vehicle traffic crash.
  1:07PM on Dec 16: Traffic crash involving two vehicles on Southbound Paradise Road at Delta Avenue, with minor injuries and CHP on scene. (Nextdoor )

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Payroll Clerk in Manteca. Apply here.
• Manteca Unified School District posted a job opening for Custodian - Lathrop High School, 8 hrs./day (Full Benefits)(Shift Differential) in Manteca. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manteca here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lathrop

• Lathrop naming park after longtime mayor, Dhaliwal (mantecabulletin.com)
• Spartans exact revenge with one-sided win against Ceres (mantecabulletin.com)

Ripon

• ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jake Vander Veen, Ripon Christian basketball (mantecabulletin.com)
• Tesla Mega Pack battery storage proposed in Ripon (mantecabulletin.com)
• Ripon school board will select president tonight (mantecabulletin.com)

Tracy

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-- The Patch AM Team

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