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05-07-13--jp-cemetery--Richard Roberts of Martinez-based C&L Construction helps build a niche wall in Patterson District Cemetery on May 7.--Photo by Jonathan Partridge/Patterson Irrigator
05-07-13--jp-cemetery--Richard Roberts of Martinez-based C&L Construction helps build a niche wall in Patterson District Cemetery on May 7.--Photo by Jonathan Partridge/Patterson Irrigator
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Cemetery gets $120K worth of upgrades
by Jonathan Partridge | Patterson Irrigator
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
It may seem unusual, but Patterson District Cemetery feels alive with activity these days, with about $120,000 worth of upgrades under way.

City makes budget adjustments, sees increase in revenue
Patterson city officials plan to offset most of $416,000 in unexpected general fund expenditures for this fiscal year with a $411,000 boost in revenues, as City Council members approved adjustments...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. Firefighters fought the blaze for two hours before extinguishing it.--Photo by Nick Rappley
West Side fires destroy homes, consume brush
Local firefighters received more action than they bargained for when several detached fires ignited on the West Side on Tuesday, May 21. One of those blazes destroyed two homes on Jake Creek Drive ...
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sports
Prep Sports
DeLaPorte leaves Ceres to take Patterson job
Brian DeLaPorte has resigned after five seasons as varsity coach of the Ceres High boys basketball team to take a similar job with Patterson High, another Western Athletic Conference squad.
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Five Tigers advance to Masters meet
Patterson displayed nine of its top athletes during the two-day Division IV-V championship May 14 and Thursday, May 16, at Sierra High School, and five qualified for the next level of competition.
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Swimming: Tigers end season at section meet
Five Patterson High athletes added a few more memories to their 2013 high school swimming season Thursday, May 9 at the Sac-Joaquin Section championships at Tokay High in Lodi.
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Girls soccer: Local athletes earn All-WAC recognition
Four girls soccer players from Patterson High were recently picked as all-league performers by coaches of the Western Athletic Conference.
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Baseball: Tigers’ season ends with 12-inning loss
The Patterson High varsity baseball team came up short May 7 in an 8-7 defeat against visiting Livingston High in 12 innings to end its Western Athletic Conference season.
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Youth Sports
Walnut Grove athletes to be honored at banquet
Local athletes will be feted at the first Walnut Grove School Sports Banquet on Thursday, May 16.
May 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Judo training offered for beginners
Patterson Judo is registering students for beginning judo classes.
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Adult Sports
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Jackson adds more honors to impressive career
Patterson native Bethany Jackson added another honor to a growing list of accomplishments in her four-year collegiate career. She helped her country secure gold for the third straight year at the 2...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bomb squad called for suspicious backpack
Patterson Police deputies responded to a call of a suspicious package on the grounds of the former Patterson Vegetable Co. plant at E and First Streets just before 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, accordi...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local tax preparer pleads guilty to tax evasion
A 54-year-old tax preparer from Patterson pleaded guilty Monday, May 20, to tax evasion and using a money laundering technique to hide more than $1 million in a plea agreement she made with federal...
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opinion
Our Voice
District should think twice about special bonds
It’s hard not to be shocked when evaluating the long-term costs of Measure V, a $50 million ballot initiative approved by voters in 2009 to support Walnut Grove School, Patterson High’s Ag-Auto bui...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Your Voice
A welcome jest
EDITOR, The humor that Ron Swift injects into his weekly Fast Talk column in the Patterson Irrigator is greatly appreciated; life would be boring without humor.
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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His & Her Voice
Kudos to schools reporter
EDITOR: On Saturday, May 4, Region 7 of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) honored Maddy Houk with its annual Outstanding Media in Education award. We at Patterson Joint Uni...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Columns
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Tech Talk: High-tech gifts offer new ways to honor moms
Sunday, May 12, was that important day set aside to show our moms the love they deserve. Mother’s Day always has been about flowers, a thoughtful card or other traditional gifts, but many of us in...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vitals
Spring Extravaganza of student talent
Spring Extravaganza of student talent Patterson Irrigator The Patterson Joint Unified School District will showcase the talents of local students at its annual Student Art and Music Extravaganz...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Faith
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Called with the greatness of God
I am so glad that God’s thoughts are not like our thoughts and that his ways are not like our ways. So many times, people judge a book by its cover. If the graphics and design on a book appear subp...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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