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TID lands $20 million grant to see if placing solar panels atop canals makes sense

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An artist rendering shows how solar panels might be placed atop the California Aqueduct in western Stanislaus County. SOLAR AQUAGRID LLC
An artist rendering shows how solar panels might be placed atop the California Aqueduct in western Stanislaus County. SOLAR AQUAGRID LLC

The Turlock Irrigation District plans to use a $20 million state grant to demonstrate solar panels atop canals.

TID would be the first water agency in the nation to try such a thing if its board votes Tuesday to accept the money.

The panels would feed electricity into transmission lines already along the canals, helping TID boost the renewable sources for its 103,000 or so power customers. The devices also would shade the water, possibly reducing evaporation losses for farmers.

The pilot project grew out of a study last year at the Merced and Santa Cruz campuses of the University of California. Researchers said installing canal panels throughout the Central Valley could get the state halfway to its goal for climate-safe power.

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Hundreds of Oakdale students refuse to wear masks, in violation of California mandate

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About 375 Oakdale Joint Unified students refused to wear masks on Wednesday as parents protested California’s mask mandate outside campuses, Superintendent Dave Kline said. The student action continued Thursday, according to the district.

Students who did not wear or accept masks across all grade levels created a “difficult” and time-consuming situation for school officials, who are required by law to ensure students wear face coverings indoors, Kline said Wednesday. “Small numbers” of people protested, he said. “They’re very upset with the mask mandate,” Kline said.

“They want to see that going away.”

But, he added, “This is something that we’re still required to do.”

Numbers of students not wearing masks and parents protesting Thursday were not available by The Bee’s print deadline.

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Cast’s COVID breakthrough cases cancel Modesto’s Gallo Center show at last minute

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As the audience waited, breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among cast members suddenly canceled a performance Tuesday evening at the Gallo Center for the Arts.

The musical “Waitress” was due to begin at 7 p.m. at the downtown Modesto venue.

The show was sold out, according to texts from Chad Hilligus, chief executive officer at the Gallo Center.

“We were informed by ‘Waitress’ company management just after 7 p.m. that, due to breakthrough COVID cases in the cast, the performance would not be able to proceed,” a text from Hilligus said. “There was no indication up to that point that the performance was at risk.”

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Turlock mother makes the most of second chance after stroke with career college

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In 2019, I was in school working toward my associate degree while also juggling being a single parent to my five children. I was struggling, taking multiple classes at once, all the while taking care of kids. Then I had a stroke — at school.

I tried to go back but was having a hard time handling the workload. It quickly became clear that the recovery process from my stroke, coupled with my situation at home, meant a traditional higher education environment was out of the question for me.

I hated to have to give up — for myself and for my kids, who I knew were rooting for me. I decided I wasn’t going to let those challenges prevent me from getting an education. So when friends and family recommended Milan Institute, a private career education college, I decided to enroll.

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Turlock considers new council district boundaries. How do draft maps differ?

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The public can view drafts of potential new Turlock City Council district boundaries before officials are scheduled to select a map in March.

Three draft maps are available on the Turlock redistricting website as part of the process held once every 10 years to reflect population changes documented in the U.S. Census.

Turlock could stick with the existing districts, said Jeff Tilton, a consultant with the National Demographic Corporation firm. But the existing map could face legal challenges for not including a majority-minority district when it could, Tilton said. Out of current District 2 residents eligible to vote in southwest Turlock, 49% are Latino, a report shows.

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La Mo chef overcomes adversity, branches out with new food truck

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Name of business: Tito’s Parrilla

Type of business: Food truck and catering

Location: 401 S. Golden State Blvd., Turlock

Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday

Contact information: 209-585-8422

Specialty: “El Valle” style menu items

History of business:

Starting a new business is almost always an uphill climb, but Delhi resident Tito Alvarez could never have imagined the trials and tribulations he would face on his way to opening up Turlock’s newest food truck, Tito’s Parrilla, at just 26 years old.

The truck’s story began two years ago when Alvarez and his father bought a used food truck right before the start of the pandemic, and Alvarez planned on using the vehicle to expand upon his already successful catering business. Many Turlock residents are likely familiar with his cooking; he’s served as La Mo Cafe’s executive chef since 2018 and has worked at the restaurant since 2015.

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County to take over HOME Consortium following Council vote

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Although local service leaders and community members called in to last Tuesday’s City Council meeting to ask that no changes be made to the program, Turlock will no longer serve as lead entity of the joint HOME Consortium with Stanislaus County.

In a split vote, with Councilmembers Nicole Larson and Andrew Nosrati dissenting, the Council voted to reassign the lead entity of the program to Stanislaus County while Turlock remains a member city over the next three years — with the caveat that a shorter time frame be explored for the renewal agreement and that City staff assess the downsides and financial risk of the choice.

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Council finally appoints panel to develop veterans’ banners

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The wheels of government turn slowly. Nine months after he first proposed the idea of adding banners along Hatch Road to honor Ceres’ military personnel, Mayor Javier Lopez and the council on Jan. 24 finally appointed an ad hoc committee to investigate such a program.

Mayor Lopez first mentioned on April 12 wanting veterans’ banners displayed in Ceres. When the council talked about it on April 26, the council decided to form an ad hoc committee. Lopez recommended himself, Army Sgt. George King of the Turlock U.S. Army recruiting office, Freddy Morales of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Commander Pete Samaniego, resident and veteran Gene Yeakley, Nicholas Otero, veteran and Councilman James Casey and a city staff member.

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HONORING TURLOCK’S HEROES

The City of Turlock’s Veterans Day celebration took place at a new location this year, but support for those who

Why some Stanislaus school districts stopped directly notifying parents of COVID exposures

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Throughout this school year, parents have received calls or emails letting them know their child may have been exposed to COVID-19 at school. The message would at times arrive days late, due to contact tracing backlogs, but when it came, it would suggest next steps for testing and quarantine.

Now, as cases spread throughout the county and its schools in large numbers, districts in Turlock and Oakdale have stopped calling or emailing families to directly inform them of exposures.

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