The iconic skull symbol of the Grateful Dead, the backdrop of many of the band’s tours in the 1960s, was most likely the handiwork of Tracy-born artist Ron Farnsworth.
A local car dealership is donating a portion of its May profits and opening its showroom to art sales to support a nonprofit that reintegrates members of the military into a civilian lifestyle.
In 2003, Tracy’s population was 69,635 residents, according to the California Department of Finance — a 5.2 percent increase over the 2002 population estimate.
10 years ago — 2003
Crime statistics have shown that crime is on the uptick in Tracy. Increases have been reported in robberies, burglaries, simple assaults and aggravated assaults.
Nancy Matthe...
G. Archer “Archie” Bakerink has been named Professor of the Year by the 2013 graduating class of Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law in Stockton.
West grad bound for helicopter-repair training
U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Tomas Casas, a former Tracy resident, recently completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Feb. 14, following ...
West High graduate decorated
U.S. Army Pfc. Andrea Leon, a 2008 graduate of West High School, has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal for meritorious service.
Leon has served two years in th...
U.S. Air Force Airman Dustin J. Schaan has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas.
Schaan, a 2004 graduate of West High School, finished an eight-we...
Today’s Remember When mystery photo shows four Tracy men checking over crab to be served at a crab feed in February 1980. Who are they, and what organization was sponsoring the crab feed?
• Marcas Wayne Sanders , son of Elizabeth and Mark Sanders of Tracy, was born April 22, 2013, at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Marcas has a brother, Lucas, and a si...
A black-and-white portrait claimed top honors at the Tracy Camera Club April meeting.
The photo, titled “Pensive,” was taken by Rebekah Martin.
• The Tracy Camera Club meets at 7 p.m. the second W...
Local families observed Ugadi, a Hindu festival that originated in Andhra Pradesh, India, with a day of song, dance, fashion and food at Questa School in Mountain House.