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Feature photo: GHS prom

Saturday was prom night for Gustine High students and their guests, who gathered on campus for photos before boarding chartered buses for an enchanted evening at Diablo Grande. Among the prom-goers were, from left, Dominic Carreiro, Alyssa Faria, Andrew Salazar, Taylor Camacho, Alberto Rios and Stormi Flores.
May 17, 2013 | Posted in: Community, Media Gallery | 0 Comments | Full Story »

Slideshow: Crows Landing Festa

The Crows Landing Pentecost Association held its annual festa last weekend. The event included the traditional bodo de leite, or parade of animals, held Saturday. On Sunday, visiting queens joined the procession to mass. New Crows Landing senior queen Terrah Vitorino and her sidemaids Hannah Cordeiro and Katelyn McElroy took part in the procession. They were joined by new junior queen Amanda Lopes and her sidemaids, Matney Oliveira and Rylie Silveira.
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4-H, FFA participate in Spring Fair

Gustine FFA and Westside 4–H were well represented in the livestock show rings of the 2013 Spring Fair in Los Banos. Jenna Borba showed the FFA reserve champion pig, Thomas ...
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Newman FDES festivities this weekend

NEWMAN – The Newman FDES will host its 2013 festa with activities throughout the weekend. The annual celebration of Portuguese heritage includes processions, traditional meals and entertainment, dancers and much ...
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Feature photo: Rummage sale

The Newman 4-H held a rummage sale recently on the Orestimba campus. Members working the fund-raiser that day included, front from left David Drumonde, Samuel Sequeira and Eric Schmidt. In back, from left, are Frank Bettencourt, Clay Freitas, Miranda Stearns, Joshua Spears, Morgan Bettencourt, Anthony Drumonde and Alyssa Brasil.
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Celebrations – May 16

Happy Birthday May 19 Marlayna I. Barcellos, Manuel Gonzales, Jr. (In Memory), Raylen M. Barcellos, Sergio Elizalde Jr., Madeline Bridges, Mica Nitsclike, Matthew Azevedo, Rene Springer, Everett Silveira, Rosita Diaz, ...
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News Briefs – May 16

Ag Day is today The Newman FFA chapter will host its annual Ag Day today (Thursday) at the Joe Terra School Farm. Community members are invited to attend. Guests will ...
May 16, 2013 | Posted in: Community | 0 Comments | Full Story »

GUSTO sets new scholarship mark

GUSTINE – The Gustine Unlimited Scholarship Trust Organization, better known as GUSTO, celebrated its 15th year by awarding the largest amount of scholarship assistance in its history. The community-based scholarship ...
May 11, 2013 | Posted in: Community, Schools | 0 Comments | Full Story »

Newman promotes ‘Bike to Work Day’

NEWMAN – Local employees are being encouraged to ride their bikes (or walk) to work Thursday, May 16, as part of a campaign to raise awareness about alternate means of ...
May 11, 2013 | Posted in: Community | 0 Comments | Full Story »

Audience plays a role in solving murder mystery

“Murder in the Manor” opens May 17 at the West Side Theatre in Newman. The cast for the dinner theatre mystery show includes, sitting from left, Chris Cross, Sam Davis, Gayle Chapman, and standing from left, Joe Moitozo, Jr., Linda Garret, Melanie Braun, Juan Botello and Michelle Riddell.NEWMAN –Dinner theatre returns to Newman this month with the opening of “Murder in the Manor” presented by the West Side Players. The murder mystery will run for two weekends ...
May 11, 2013 | Posted in: Community | 0 Comments | Full Story »