Escalon News

San Joaquin County and Onsite Electronics Recycling are partnering to sponsor Electronic Waste Recycling Events where people can drop off not only electronics such as computers, telephones, and microwaves, but also mercury devices such as fluorescent light bulbs, household batteries, and #6 polyethylene.

A calf raised by Escalon Future Farmers of America member Casey Schmidig recently took home the first-ever Best San Joaquin Locally Bred and Raised award from the San Joaquin County Fair.

Cows wait to be milked at the Faria Dairy Farm in Escalon, California. As milk prices continue to plummet due to a weakening international and national demand, dairy farmers across the U.S. are struggling to turn a profit prompting many to sell off their cattle for slaughter and turn fields into corn crops.

Info: The Modesto California Highway Patrol is offering a free driver safety interactive presentation for parents and teens ages 14-19. A certificate will be awarded to each teen upon completion.

A Modesto man was arrested Monday after he was caught allegedly trying to cash stolen U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds from Guaranty Bank at 3380 McHenry Ave., according to the Escalon Police Department.

Monday was a busy day for the San Joaquin County civil grand jury. The 2008-09 panel of 18 jurors issued its final law and justice reports before being thanked and discharged by Superior Court Judge George Abdallah Jr., who then oversaw the random selection of 19 new members and 10 alternates for the 2009-10 grand jury.

Escalon Community-M2: 2 to 7 p.m. today, 2203 California Street. Information: 943-3855. Tracy Tracy Walmart-Bus: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 3010 W. Grant Line Road.

A tanker overturned early Tuesday and spilled 6,500 gallons of milk on East Carter Road just north of Escalon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

For most graduates, last week's commencements signified the end of childhood and the beginning of adulthood.

A milk truck overturned early Tuesday in a rural area near Escalon, the California Highway Patrol said.

They happily gathered up pens, pencils, Band-Aids, key chains, magnets, stress balls and pill boxes given away at each booth.

Dairy Farms Struggle For Profit Dairyman Frank Faria pulls a piece of plywood over an opening in a calf barn at the Faria Dairy Farm June 3, 2009 in Escalon, California.

Some San Joaquin County agencies and cities work on computer systems that lag behind technological expectations, according to a civil grand jury report published Tuesday in the first such countywide review of its kind.

In a countywide investigation, a San Joaquin County civil grand jury found only two cities - Lathrop and Escalon - were meeting or addressing expectations for Internet security, while three county organizations were operating on outdated server systems, including the Public Defender's Office and the Sheriff-Coroner's Office.

County supervisors Tuesday shot down an appeal attempting to block the expansion of a Catholic church west of Escalon.

Ceremony: 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2009, at Engel Field at Escalon High, 1528 Yosemite Ave., Escalon Number of graduates: 240 Commencement speakers: Wong, Dunbar and senior class President Eva Chavez-Cisneros Comment: Chavez-Cisneros, on the Class of 2009's role in bolstering Escalon's academic profile: "We take a lot of pride in that.

A water district that forever changed the face of south San Joaquin County celebrated 100 years Wednesday.

Lou and Judy Lombardi's walnut orchard stretches half a mile from their house to the Tuolumne River.

David Philpott came up with a successful strategy for the longest race of the season so far at Stockton 99 Speedway.

Special Parents Advocacy, Resources and Knowledge will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Sherwood Executive Center, 5250 Claremont Ave., Suite 246, Stockton.