Merryhill Elementary students and preschoolers in Stockton celebrated reading and early childhood literacy in honor of Read Across America Day. Preschoolers came to school dressed in comfy pajamas and listened to elementary students read popular children’s books such as “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”

The San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host its 12th Annual Latina Business Conference: Celebrating Women in Business on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Hilton Hotel, 2323 Grand Canal Blvd, Stockton, California 95207. The event will begin at 8:30 am with a Business to Business Expo, workshops and the luncheon to follow. This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Commissioner Catherine J.K. Sandoval of the California Public Utilities Commission.

The Tournament will return to a double-bye format in 2013, with the first and quarterfinal rounds slated for the Bren Events Center on the campus of UC Irvine on Tuesday and Wednesday. The semifinals and championship game will take place at Honda Center Friday and Saturday. BigWest.TV will carry the first through semifinal rounds, while the championship game will be on Prime Ticket at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 16. All games involving Hawai'i will also be shown on the islands on Oceanic Time Warner Cable.

On the heels of winning the program's first Big West regular season title, head coach Lynne Roberts was named the Big West Coach of the Year for the first time in her career at Pacific as the post-season honors were announced by the conference office. Additionally, the Pacific women's basketball team was well represented on the all-conference teams as all five of Pacific's starters took home the individual honors.

Join the Pacific Tigers on Saturday March 9 for a memorable night of Pacific Men’s Basketball as the Tigers honor Head Coach Bob Thomason in his final home game during his 25th and final season with the Tigers.

The Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library is partnering with the San Joaquin Reading Association to give children throughout the county an opportunity to participate in the California Young Reader Medal program.

Pacific Women's Soccer Head Coach Keith Coleman has announced the signing of Lena Perry for the 2013-14 season.

The Stockton Thunder, a two-time recipient of the ECHL "Award of Excellence," announced its annual "Easy Being Green" event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Mar. 8-9 at Stockton Arena for two games against the Las Vegas Wranglers at 7:30 p.m. "Thunder's Easy Being Green" is presented by Port of Stockton California with California Water Service Company, The Solar Company, The Surtec System, KAT Country 103, 99.3 KJOY and 97.7/98.3 KWIN.

The Weston Ranch Community is invited to be present to hear first-hand what the VISION is for Stockton, and the WESTON RANCH community.

Attended UCB Berkeley in the 60’s and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the U. of Oregon in 1972.  She produced in the field of Architecture from the 60’s through the 80’s creating concept designs for hundreds of large commercial projects while pursuing with passion her art career.