I was raised in this town from 11 years on. What a great place ro raise your children. I had an…read moreincredible seven years here, before I joined the Air Force, which took me to Denver, CO. I moved to Florida after my service. I was there for seven years. However, there's this black hole that pulls everyone, from this town, back in. I brought my seven year old daughter, T-Money (haha, she'd kill me, if she read this) to grow up in this great town of mine! She suffered the your're-not-from-here phase (I think, I suffered worse, starting Junior High). But she's made the best of friends, since!!! I, sometimes, struggle with small town drama, but it's all worth it (MAYBE, MAYBE NOT)! We have an annual Rodeo,with that small town parade, the second weekend, in April, every year!!! Let me tell you how much fun we have every year. We always head straight to, the local bar, H-B Saloon. If your up for beer for breakfast, start your day here. Otherwise, bring your kids and sit out front and down 108 to watch the festivities (the 108 is closed for a couple od hours)! Then it's off to the Rodeo to start some real cowboy action. Bull riding, Broncos bucking, roping and more. The beer tent is fun as well! Put your boots on and skee-daddle on down!!! We also have a Chocolate Festival, annually. Who doesn't LOVE chocolate??? This town may be small, but it's MY TOWN!!! Da nah nuh nuh nuh !!!

~Journal Entry, February 25th, 2024 @ 0655 (Military Time)…read more In today's ~Journal Entry, I am going to share some helpful, useful & important information for those living in, visiting, or considering moving or traveling to, Turlock, California... Currently, I live here & have somewhere in the neighborhood (no play on words here) of greater than 10 years experience with both living here & visiting here while living with my kind Mother, Dar T. ....... Before I get knee-deep in detailing my experience here, I'd like to let you know, in the event you may not have experienced this situation just yet, that Turlock, California has a tendency of "flooding" during rainfall; light drizzles to heavy torrential rain-pours... Why you may be asking?; I honestly have not-clue-one. Best I have been able to ascertain, is that it's a rather "hilly-like-environment as far as the "ground & soil" are concerned... Sorta like a small roller-coaster is how it feels to walk on areas not covered in asphalt and/or concrete (cement= the "Wet" stage of concrete, Concrete=dried & cured "cement". Cement= The "Wet- Stage-Of Dried Concrete (that's my personal definition of Cement & Concrete; it helps me to be able to recall the differences as needed in this lifetime.) Having described & explained the "hilliness" of Turlock's soil areas, The City of Turlock pays a solid-forward when they offer at NO COST to it's residents; COMPLIMENTRY/FREE/ZERO COST Sand & Soil (it's a mixture of both), FILLED SAND~BAGS. Here's the Skinny (Details; Information): 1. IF YOU RESIDE "IN TURLOCK", I repeat: "IN TURLOCK", you are privy to obtaining PER DAY; I REPEAT, Per Day; 10 Sand~Bags PER Day / PER PERSON/PER RESIDENT. Mom & I drive down, together & load a total of 20 Sand Bags Each into her Trucks~Bed then we take them home for use in 'filling holes from her cherished Sheep & other areas ON and I repeat ON HER OWN PROPERTY... Your not supposed to use them for gardening purposes etc??. (That I am aware) If it turns out you learn something different about these details please PM (Private Message me and I will make the needed corrections; Thank you Sincerely, in Advance for the Assistance; I appreciate you) ... They are a gift from the City of Turlock, Even THOUGH we live in the County we are Zoned, City, for some unknown reason... It' makes communication with the County difficult most of the times as sometimes they say we have to go to the Cornucopia Locale and the rest of the limited time they say we are in the City Limits. Either way, the sandbags help greatly; I mean GREATLY... I have an area that floods pretty badly during medium to heavy consistent rainfall. The sandbags are a LIFE SAVER LITERALLY..... Seriously... I noticed the past 2-3 "loads", we obtained ourselves, were a mixture of "Sand" AND "CLAY SOIL" ... I don't know how I feel about this concoction.... On one hand, the clay holds it together nicely... On the other hand, once the clay is "DRY" it becomes a serious labor of love project to chip away at it. MY experience has shown me that it will be the most user-friendly, (the clay that is), if I smooth out the area just filled with the clay/sand mixture... That's just my experience as once dry it behaves like "concrete really" and "cement when wet/moist"... Either way it's super affordable & Mom and I are both on pretty strict regimens with our finances & resources so this really helps, as to purchase them would be very costly indeed... so THANK YOU CITY & COUNTY OF TURLOCK; you've got two ladies who want to thank you personally for your generosity, skillset & availability of a substance/product/item we need & use annually (we usually make several trips per annum to keep ahead as much as possible; on the unpredictable & predictable weather... We are long time residents/homeowner(s) who appreciate your efforts; immensely... One CONCERN I HAVE FOR YOU: CITY & COUNTY OF TURLOCK (located in Stanislaus County) : Have you given any thought to recycling the empty "SACKS/BAGS" of Sand once empty??? We've been trying to figure out a use for them and the only use I've been able to come up with is utilize them to for the excrement of my cat's litter boxes and they combined have 5 different litter boxes for them all to utilize at their discretion... I don't know what else to use them for really as we don't have mounds of dirt/soil/sand etc. laying around to re-fill them with. (QUOTED) "**During the raining season, sandbags will be available at a self-serve basis 24/7 at 901 South Walnut Ave, Turlock, California. During a storm, the City will man the sand bag station from 8AM-4PM Mon.-Fri." *** NOTE & QUOTED: AVAILABILITY for Sandbag(s). Info copied & pasted from their own website here: https://www.cityofturlock.org/neighborhoodissues/waterissues/flooding.asp#:~:text=During%20the%20raining%20season%2C%20sandbags,%2C%20please%20dial%20668%2D1200. YOU are FIRED City Of TURLOCK. (The End) Sincerely, ~Jana Leigh

I am a sucker for exposed I Beam, Diamond Plate, basically all structural steel shapes, trusses,…read morerivets, welds, etc. I have traveled past this bridge all my life as we trekked from the Bay Area to Sacramento, my birthplace and home to most of our extended family. I have loved it just as long. It must have been our Erector Set that started this fascination. Oddly, I had never crossed it. On our way back from Oakdake recently I was trilled to finally get an up close look. Retro thrill...they just don't make 'em like that anymore!

A lot of your workers are great!! However one of my favorite from Stockton would have to be Sandy…read moreshe's always super helpful and very friendly . My other from Stockton would have to be X always since day one when we meet him he was always super friendly and such a sweet kid!! Very respectful and an all around great person!! My favorite from Tracy would have to be Hailey she's very sweet and always making sure everyone is good. She does a good job of running the Tracy group!! Frank and Stephanie are great owners and run a great group!!!

Great place to play Bingo. Shout out to Hailey. Made my time there fun…read more Been going there for years.

Well it has been over 8 months now and like that lover you just can't get over, not a day goes by…read morethat I do not think of the arch. We will be together someday.

We were impressed! It started slow, but then the boats just kept comming. (Well over 50) We saw…read moresome huge yachts but our favorite was a lil dingy with a huge rubber ducky on it. Some had dancing santas, dragons & some fun light effects. Multi generational fun for everyone!

Delta Reflections Lighted Boat Parade -Saturday, December 7, 2013, 6-8 p.m…read more Location: McCloud Lake at the Downtown Waterfront, mwyc.org 2013 was the 31st year for the Stockton Delta Reflections Boat parade and it did not disappoint! Lots of folks braved the low 20's frosty night air to wait expectantly for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department Boat to lead the pack of festively decorated boats. They shot their water hoses high up into the air, careful not to douse all the chilled onlookers or other boats in the lineup. They shone their green and red lights up towards the spray to create a beautiful icy rainbow. Many other entrants cruised by many dressed in Santa attire and called out gleefully to the crowd, "Merry Christmas"! The onlookers respond in kind and added a nice round of applause. The Boat Parade is one Christmas tradition I hope will always be around.

I truly Love this small town , it has wonderful people,food , Riverbank grocery,Garcia's Market!…read moreForemost Riverbank has a Great Sheriff's department as well as fire department & ambulance . Wonderful library with amazing staff. The city comes & fixes any road repairs within a week when reported . All to protect the safety of the Residents . I love the small feel of the small town community..

This is a cute little town with nice neighborhoods and shops. It's small but bigger than Ceres, I…read morethink...there's also newly developed areas and parks that look family friendly. Check out the shopping plaza with the Target, there's a nice neighborhood with a large park great for walking your dog.

This was an interesting display of sidewalk art by sculptor Dan Snyder, surrounding the building on…read moreEast Weber Avenue (actually for several blocks), in a color and material that blends in with the concrete (glass and brass), somewhat hard to see when the sunlight hits the dirt-covered ground, unless viewed from just the right angle. A simple work of art easily overlooked by pedestrians. But I enjoyed the playful depictions of musical symbols, sea creatures, and whimsical shapes and figures galore.