United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of San Joaquin, Calaveras, and Amador Counties is the recipient of a $3,000 grant from Stockton Rotary Club. This generous grant will enable UCP to continue remodeling the kitchen at its Benjamin Holt Adult Day Center program, one of its many programs for adults and children with cerebral palsy.

In recognition of National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, June 23 through June 29, 2013, San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) will be distributing mosquitofish free to residents of all cities and surrounding rural areas within San Joaquin County. Attached is a list of locations and times where the mosquitofish will be distributed to residents who live within San Joaquin County.

To accommodate night work required for reconstruction of the Interstate 5/French Camp Road Interchange, one northbound lane from ¼ mile south of the French Camp off ramp will be closed on Sunday, June 23, 2013 from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. through the morning of Thursday, June 27, 2013.
 

Judith Buethe Communications is pleased to announce that Miranda Winters has joined the staff as an Associate/Project Manager.

Stockton City Manager Bob Deis, announced his impending retirement, to be effective November 1, 2013, after three years of steering Stockton through what may prove to be the most difficult period of its 163 year history.

Some cities, like Sacramento or San Diego, create more festive and welcoming atmosphere by brightening up streets with LED lights installed on trees or structures. To light up our downtown, DSA's Board of Directors set aside funds for purchase and installation of lights on Weber Avenue.  22 trees between El Dorado and Sutter Streets are currently decorated with long lasting LED strings.

BloodSource and the Stockton Ports are now on deck for the Second Annual Stockton Ports Blood & Marrow Drive to be held June 25, 2013 from 12 noon – 5:00 p.m.

Theresa Caputo(pronounced Cap-you-toe), the star of TLC’s Long Island Medium, performed in front of two capacity audiences on Saturday, June 8th at the historic Bob Hope Theatre.  Her two sold out shows capped a three show in two day stretch for SMG Stockton, following the Latin Comedy Jam on Friday.

The Tokay Radio Control Modelers, a local RC aeromodeling club, is pleased to announce an exciting remote control airplane aerobatics event to be held at our flying field in Walnut Grove.

The Stockton Thunder, a two time recipient of the ECHL “Award of Excellence,” has announced that President Dan Chapman will be leaving the organization at the end of this month and has accepted the position of Associate Athletic Director at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.