There are hundreds—perhaps thousands—of individuals in our community who give freely of their time and energy to improve to improve the lives of others and to improve the image of our city. The “Celebrate Stockton is Magnificent” event committee and the Record wish to honor five of these individuals in the upcoming city-wide celebration on Saturday, October 5th from noon to 3 PM.
The YMCA of San Joaquin County is pleased to announce that Jeff Gilbert of Verve Networks has been elected as President of the Board of Directors. Jeff assumes the leadership post from Scott Harper of Shore, McKinley, Conger & Scott, LLP. During Harper’s two terms as president, the Y grew by 28% and served a total of 16,000 kids.
San Joaquin Delta College is seeking applications from qualified citizens to fill four open positions on its Measure L Bond Citizens' Oversight Committee (COC)
Stockton Art League is hosting its 3rd Regional Juried Show September 3 – 26, 2013. The show is open to all artists, both locally and regionally with acceptance of art in the following categories: Oil/Acrylics, Water Media, Photography, Pastel, 3-D/Sculpture, Graphics and Mixed Media.
Entering its first season in the West Coast Conference (WCC) the Pacific women's volleyball team will have its work cut out for it as the Tigers were picked seventh in the preseason coaches poll as released by the conference office on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The newcomers and the unknown to the conference, Pacific garnered 33 points in the poll to finish behind the six NCAA tournament teams from a season ago. BYU, the reigning WCC champions were picked to finish first with 74 points and enter the 2013 season ranked No. 13 in the AVCA Preseason Poll.
Head Start workers, family members, child advocates, residents and politicians of Stockton are holding a rally on August 14th from 11AM – 2PM at De Carli Waterfront Plaza, as a part of the National Day of Action to highlight the impact of sequestration cuts on Head Start programs in Stockton and throughout California.
Janssen-Lagorio Gymnasium will serve as host to the 14th Annual Orange & Black Ball on Saturday, August 24. With over 600 attendees confirmed and 200 auction items, this year’s Ball is shaping up to be the best one yet!
Join the San Joaquin Bicycle Coalition's first Family Bike Ride this Saturday, August 10th! Meet at 9:00AM at the DeRosa Center at University of the Pacific.
Come be apart of the 4th Annual Bathtub Race on the Delta either be a contested or a part of the crowd on August 25.
By Tim Viall
Weekend Gateaway with Tim Viall - Wine, beer, classic cars, good eats…it’s Lodi, CA, of course. And, September is the perfect time to visit! It’s the wine grape harvest season, the Lodi Road Trip Passport is back for its second year...