A last minute substitution proved to do no harm to Turlock High’s tennis program at last week’s Central California Athletic League tournaments as the makeshift duo of Matteo Hernandez and Landon Tilby rallied to claim the doubles championship They headlined a list of five Bulldogs to qualify for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Individual and Doubles tournaments that take place later this month The Bulldogs intended to go into Wednesday’s CCAL doubles tournament with a top team of Hernandez and Damian Acosta who were the second and third top individual players for Turlock throughout the regular season Acosta was under the weather and unable to compete won all four matches in the afternoon in straight sets to claim the doubles title defeating team after team that consisted of regular No They opened by sweeping Modesto’s secondary duo with a pair of 6-0 set wins Similar dominance came in the quarterfinal against Gregori’s No They were then met in the semifinal by familiar faces from crosstown Pitman and their top doubles team of Ryan Yamamoto and Ethan Hoftseen The Pride duo swept their counterparts from Enochs with a pair of 6-0 sets before taking down Turlock’s third-ranked doubles team of Peter Buie and Yaqoob Tarakhail by a 7-6 (3) In the semifinal they have Hernandez and Tilby a run for their money in the opening sets going back and forth with the Bulldogs before their rivals pulled away for a 6-4 win Tilby and Hernandez won the match and advanced to the finals with a 6-1 set victory they faced the top overall group of Guri Gill and Rohan Sidhu the opening set proved to be the most difficult with the Turlock team pulling out a 7-5 victory before cruising to a title-clinching 6-2 final set “It was intimidating at first since I’m usually the No 5 player and almost every other team had their top two guys but not dropping a set through those first three matches definitely helped our confidence Tilby and Hernandez have been friends since elementary school despite the last minute change and the fact that Tilby has never played tennis in high school before He previously played in youth summer leagues Harris felt as if slotting in him next to Hernandez was an easy choice so all of that footwork definitely translates to tennis That basketball IQ also translates to tennis With Matteo who has just been so fantastic for us this season Tilby went 8-0 in singles play in the regular season Also qualifying to sections was Turlock’s No senior Abraham Wooley and junior Rashmeet Singh who lost to the runner-up Eagles in an extended second set — 7-5 They bounced back to clinch third place against Yamamoto and Hoftseen dropping the first set 2-6 before rebounding with a 6-1 victory in the second set and an 11-9 win in the tiebreaker Joining the two doubles teams at sections will be Turlock’s top-ranked individual player Erik Peterson who was a runner-up at Monday’s CCAL Singles Tournament who went 11-3 in the regular season and 9-1 in league play en route to the conference’s Most Valuable Player didn’t drop a single set in the opening three matches He won by the same set scores against Pitman’s Derrick Orth in the quarterfinal who had handed Peterson his only league loss of the year back on March 20 Peterson previously bounced back against Patel on April 16 but couldn’t repeat the success in the final “I started off strong and kept on hitting well He came off a little bit slow at the beginning “I’m excited to go into the playoffs and go against some really good players and get to watch our doubles players play The section tournaments will take place from Monday May 20 at the Johnson Ranch Racquet Club in Roseville The Turlock Police Department reported 286 calls generated from April 29 to May 1 They received 202 calls for service and reported 88 officer-initiated calls The department took 34 reports and responded to 12 traffic collisions • Assault and battery was reported at 7:16 a.m • Hit and run accident was reported at 8:13 a.m • Weapon violation was reported at 1:47 p.m • Indecent exposure was reported at 3:10 p.m • Damaged property was reported at 8:32 p.m • Driving while intoxicated was reported at 11:02 p.m • Aggravated assault was reported at 8:42 p.m • Damaged property was reported at 11:38 a.m 2025 – Turlock Police Department officials report that they are actively searching for 44-year-old Kelsy Ramos with a full sleeve of tattoos on her left arm in Newman and was last known to be in Turlock around 10:55 a.m. driving her white 2017 Nissan Versa near Fulkerth Rd Her vehicle was later confirmed to be in Fresno on West Shaw Avenue at 3:23 p.m Our detectives are actively investigating this case If you have seen Kelsy or know anything about her whereabouts please contact Detective Urban at (209) 668-6571 Please share this post to help bring Kelsy home safely Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again The Turlock Library holds special memories for many area residents From first trips to the library for story time and getting that first library card to finding the perfect resources for a finals paper or SAT test prep the library often plays an important role in the literary development in a person's life While funding cuts over the past 20 years have threatened to severely diminish the services offered at the library a group of dedicated community members are doing everything possible to make sure the public library is a resource for generations to come The Friends of the Turlock Public Library has been supporting the library with funding and volunteers since the group's founding in 1993 "Our very first project was to restore a half-time position for a children's librarian," said Hanna Renning are both past presidents of the Friends of the Turlock Library and have been members since almost the start of the organization Dieter Renning is retired from teaching at California State University Hanna Renning worked at both the CSU Stanislaus library and the Turlock Public Library "We were very attracted to helping the library in any way we could," said Hanna Renning the Friends of the Turlock Library have purchased items to make the library accessible to all like an automatic door opener and bean bag chairs in the teen books area The group also funds all the children's programs "We step in since the county doesn't really budget everything the library needs such as children's programs," said Hanna Renning the group hopes to help fund an expansion of the Turlock Library or the building of a whole new facility Being a regional library that provides services to the county's south and westside residents the Turlock site has long been in need of improvement The economic downturn has put any plans of library expansion on the back burner "We have set aside funds for the day when a project of that kind becomes reality," said Dieter Renning The nonprofit group raises funds to help supplement the library's budget year-round by selling books at Ritzy Rags consignment shop in downtown Turlock and at the Friends used bookstore inside the library The organization's most successful fundraising event More than 10,000 books will be for sale at this year's event Helping with the club's year-round and annual used book sales is how Patricia Portwood got involved with the Friends of the Turlock Public Library she was looking for something to fill her time the library was a perfect cause for her to take up "I started volunteering a couple of hours at the book store and then they asked me to lead Turlock's Measure T campaign (a 1/8 cent sales tax initiative to fund all county libraries)," said Portwood "It was an easy area for me to give my passion Portwood not only belongs to the Friends of the Turlock Public Library she also is serving as president of the Stanislaus Library Foundation Friends (of libraries) members are all passionate about the library We supplement and try to make exemplary programs," she said Foster Farms announced Friday that it will cease operations at its Turlock fresh turkey processing plant effective May 9 — resulting in the loss of 519 jobs According to a press release issued by the poultry giant the decision comes in response to changes in market demand and is part of Foster Farms’ “ongoing strategic plan.” “Foster Farms will continue to have a significant presence in the Central Valley and remain a key employer in the Turlock community with the continued operation of its fully cooked poultry facility there,” the press release said “No other Foster Farms facilities will be impacted.” The Turlock processing plant employees will be offered the option to transfer to available jobs at other Foster Farms facilities in the Central Valley Foster Farms said it will provide employees with individualized job placement and support services “We recognize that this decision impacts the lives of many of our committed team members and does not reflect their efforts,” said Foster Farms CEO Jayson Penn “We thank the team for their contributions and ongoing dedication as we support them throughout this transition.” “Foster Farms is closing its fresh turkey operations located at FTP1 The first employment separations resulting from this closure are expected to occur on or about May 9 2025 .The closure of these locations is anticipated to be permanent not all Foster Farms operations in Turlock are being closed “Your employment with Foster Farms will end on May 9 or sometime during the 14-day period beginning on that date Bumping rights are not available for affected employees.” Bumping rights allow an employee that’s been laid off to “bump” a retained employee (with lesser seniority) and take their job Turlock Mayor Amy Bublak released a statement about the closures commending the company for working with employees through job placement and transfer opportunities  “We extend our support to the dedicated employees affected by this closure and acknowledge the challenges they face during this transition,” Bublak said Newsom forgets his missing $24 Billion in homeless funds By Katy Grimes “Truly a ridiculous lack of local leadership — an absolute moral failure. California has invested billions to combat homelessness. In Turlock, their only shelter is at risk over a single dollar. The state has done its part. Local leaders need to step up,” Newsom posted to X: And Gavin Newsom is the arbiter of morality Newsom has “invested” to “combat homelessness.” I’m thinking specifically of the missing/unaccounted for $24 billion the governor spent on the “homeless” in the state which succeeded only in growing the homeless population exponentially Newsom’s record isn’t exactly stellar on homeless spending One year ago this month, the California State Auditor issued a scathing report on how very broken the state’s homeless programs are, the Globe reported The audit concluded that “spending money on homelessness actually increases the problem due to the induced demand (people from out of state coming for the benefits and yes it is a very high percentage,) and that the homeless-industrial complex – which stands between the state and the homeless person – is hoovering up vast amounts of cash with little or no oversight.” CBS reports that Turlock is calling on the county to provide assistance “We know the county has money to help other areas not put a gun to our head and say we have to support this,” Turlock Mayor Amy Bublak said The Turlock Journal reported: has resorted to starting a GoFundMe account in hopes of raising money.” homeless people are going to just go away?” Asked what the city’s plan would be if We Care were to cease operations “Then we’ll start having conversations with the county I wish We Care had been more pragmatic and less emotional “The governor’s attack on local leadership and the city of Turlock is a blatant overreach of executive power one-size-fits-all policies onto the Central Valley only drives up costs for local taxpayers and further erodes community voices in local decisions I stand firmly with Mayor Amy Bublak and support the city’s efforts to defend local control and act in the best interests of Turlock constituents.” and former member of the Turlock City Council I can assure you the organization in question “We Care” has a long history of doing vastly more harm than good in the community This Councils action is within their right & it’s commendable for them to make the best choices for Turlock The Globe spoke with Ted Howze who had this to say: Newsom is backing an organization that never did anything other than help themselves ‘We Care’ is the model for what not to do in dealing with homelessness.” A quick look at We Care’s IRS Form 990 from 2022 the most recent year available (isn’t it 2025?) That’s a very high ratio of salaries to revenue for a non-profit I’d like to see the most current Form 990 It appears We Care relies entirely on government grants $24 billion in homelessness spending in the last five years has resulted in a 30% increase in California’s drug-addicted And the millions of illegal immigrants who flooded across the border during the Biden administration only exacerbated the housing problem Newsom’s track record for reckless homeless funding and spending and the many dubious non-profit organizations and NGOs created to receive the funding will we ever see another legitimate audit of homeless spending Turlock Mayor Amy Bublak is on to something There isn’t a homeless shelter in the posh Marin County town of Kentfield where Gov Gavin “Hair-gel Hitler” Newsom and his Weinstein trollop wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom own a walled and gated mansion valued at over $9 million dollars If Newsom thinks that the town of Turlock should fund a homeless shelter The Newsom’s and their wealthy neighbors should be able to raise some big money for a homeless shelter in Kentfield (https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/15/gavin-newsom-buys-marin-mansion/) Gov. Failure spouts off at the mouth again. Here’s a tip. Do the opposite of what Gov. Failure says. Like George Costanza in “Seinfeld.” It worked for him, maybe Gov Gruesome should try it out. Gubers needs this push-back everyday until California is liberated. It’s therapeutic for all taxpayer citizens. Maybe this is a trend. While Newsom and Bonta are consumed with resisting the Biden administration with over 15 lawsuits filed so far, the citizens of California are coming up with a resistance of their own to Newsom’s ridiculous policies. No longer can Newsom claim the “moral” high ground on homelessness, as all he has been doing is distributing taxpayer money to his allies, who waste money and increase the problem. Better option, Homeless Inc grifters – go to your local community college and learn a real skill that is in demand in the private sector. And stop abusing state taxpayers rearranging deck chairs around on the “homeless” Titanic. Invested in homelessness? Noisome’s investment seems to be paying off as there are more “homeless” than ever. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a79056131cd4958be485d6741128bf86" );document.getElementById("b0150800dd").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); which also involves the closure of a feed mill was made because of changes in market demand Courtesy Foster FarmsFoster Farms will cease fresh turkey processing activities at its facility in Turlock County A press release from the company stated that this decision was made in response to changes in market demand and is part of Foster Farms' ongoing strategic plan “We recognize that this decision impacts the lives of many of our committed team members and does not reflect their efforts,” said Foster Farms CEO Jayson Penn and ongoing dedication as we support them throughout this transition.” The feed mill in Turlock is also scheduled for closure The Turlock Journal reported that these operational changes will affect 519 employees The company stated in its press release that it would continue to have a significant presence in California’s Central Valley and would remain a key employer in the Turlock community with the continued operation of its fully cooked poultry facility there No other Foster Farms facilities will be impacted The Turlock processing plant employees will be offered the option to transfer to available opportunities at Foster Farms’ other Central Valley facilities Foster Farms will provide its team members with individualized job placement and support services Foster Farms is not alone in its decision to cease turkey plant operations. Cargill recently confirmed that it would close its turkey plant in Springdale Butterball in December announced plans to close a turkey further processing plant in Jonesboro By submitting this form, you acknowledge that use of your data is governed by our Privacy Policy. you agree to receive texts or calls regarding your subscription or other WATT products and services Please call +1 (847) 400-5960 for custom support