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Nate Perry and his father, Joe Perry, will lead the West High Wolf Pack boys varsity soccer team this fall. Joe Perry coached his son as a competitive youth player and also as a student on West High’s first soccer team. The pair coaches the Tracy High girls varsity soccer team in the spring. Glenn Moore/Our Town In the Spotlight: Coaching becomes a family tradition for Perrys
About this time of year in 1993, soccer coach Joe Perry and his son, Nate, set out on an endeavor that still defines their lives.
Aug 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Michael Klinkner, a retired public works supervisor and one-time police reservist, is the newest member of the Mountain House Community Services District board of directors. He was named to the board after former director Matt Balzarini was elected to the Lammersville Unified School District board and gave up his seat. Glenn Moore/Our Town In the Spotlight: Veteran takes up duties on Mountain House board
A new member of the Mountain House Community Services District board of directors takes more than just his public works experience to the board.
Aug 13, 2010 | 2 2 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jill Costa, recently appointed to the Tracy Unified School District board of trustees, has helped locals get boxes of discounted food through SouthWinds Church in Tracy thanks to a food company called The Treasure Box. Glenn Moore/Our Town In the Spotlight: Trustee finds a treasure
The newest member of Tracy Unified School District’s board hooks up locals with cheap eats.
Aug 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mountain House resident Leo Apostol, 37, who began taking pictures after his son was born seven years ago, keeps busy with his photography and a real estate job. Glenn Moore/Our Town In the Spotlight: Life through the lens
Leo Apostol spends most of his time helping people in the Central Valley find new homes — a career he says makes him feel good because he gets to help others.
Jul 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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In her travels around town, Elizabeth Kirby collects fruit that would rot on local trees and offers it to area charities. Glenn Moore/Our Town In the Spotlight: Harvesting an urban bounty
Local woman shares with the less fortunate the extra fruit of Tracy’s laden trees
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jeremy Wood checks out the spark plug wires on his Legends auto race car July 8. Wood is in North Carolina this weekend for a race with a $1 million purse. Glenn Moore/Our Town In the Spotlight: Chasing a dream
Passion for racing could mean big payoff for Tracy driver
Jul 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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In the Spotlight: A shining Knight
by Jon Mendelson / Our Town
Jul 09, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
World-traveling entrepreneur opens shoeshine stand in Tracy’s downtown
In the Spotlight: Dedicated to her work
by Sam Matthews / Our Town
Jul 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
Six decades later, one lifelong local is still on the job as a legal secretary.
In the Spotlight: Country club a lifelong favorite for Tracy golfers
by Bob Brownne / Our Town
Jun 25, 2010 | 3 3 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Two of the men who helped create Tracy Golf & Country Club in the mid-1950s still play the course more than five decades later.
In the Spotlight: Tennis player turns teacher for summer
by Bob Brownne / Our Town
Jun 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
With a few months off from college, Quinn O’Brien figured the best summer job would be a chance to get more involved with his favorite sport.
In the Spotlight: New challenges await scholar-athlete
by Bob Brownne / Our Town
Jun 11, 2010 | 3 3 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
This summer, Tracy High graduate Mark Lanfranki begins a journey that will put his accomplishments as a top Bulldog scholar and athlete to the test.
In the Spotlight: An ‘angel’ against the odds
by Justin Lafferty / Our Town
Jun 04, 2010 | 3 3 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
Dave Manzeck and Janet Hogan both swear it’s by the grace of a higher power they’re still here today.
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