The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 2

TURLOCK SO EDITION B-2 Sun June 26j 1983 The Modesto Hre Residents near levees bail water and hope for best just a lot of Because of perennial flooding Walt Mees chief of security for Two Rivers has had to move to drier ground every spring for the past four years But usually only lasts for three to four he says in better shape now as long as the levee holds be Mees pauses and the grim prediction is expected it hold though going to get flooded Residents of the Delta region have cause to worry about those worn levees The entire 1100-mile-long tracery was built nearly a century ago by settlers and Chinese laborers After enduring countless temporary repairs the levees today look more like a patchwork quilt than protective barriers The California Conservation Corps applied repairs to the breaks throughout the Delta as a result of this snow runoff and more problems for the Valley Bill Helms of the state Flood Control Center says the worst threat of flooding will be over within about a week He said residents are better off now than they were in January when the all-time high tide reached 1046 feet above sea level at Rio Vista the (most recent) high tide the water level was just under 9 he said Helms expects two more major high tides one in July and one in August "Hopefully the inflow in the Delta will be lower by that he said reducing the threat of flooding One of the areas hardest hit by the most recent levee break along the San Joaquin and Stanislaus rivers was the Two Rivers recreation vehicle park in Manteca With 144 RV sites still submerged under 27 feet of river officials of the American Trails membership park understate the obvious havoc The primary Delta islands that suffered levee breaks and flooding since last November included Mildred Little Franks Tract Fay Prospect and Shima Tract Also flooded were Van Sickle Island and the adjacent Grizzly Island in Suisun Marsh southern Solano County and Edgerly Island in the Napa River flats between Vallejo and Napa Both of the levee breaks in Manteca have been repaired The first was 300 feet long and cost $199-772 to fix The second was made on March 31 by farmers who had to carve a gap in the levee to allow some of the floodwater to return to the river channel The Army Corps of Engineers has estimated it could cost as much as $3 billion to completely rehabilitate the entire maze of eroding Delta levees but Helms says the Legislature has not yet decided what to do about the problem By MARGARET De R0SBY McClatchy Newsservice SACRAMENTO When spring flooding is at its worst residents of southern San Joaquin County expect temporary moats to surround their homes But five solid months of wetness is a bit more than theycan handle On March 29 torrential winter rains and winds Caused an already embattled levee to break southwest of Manteca just downstream of the confluence of the Stanislaus and San Joaquin rivers The floodwaters inundated 5000 acres of farmland and forced an estimated 200 people from their homes Two months later evacuated residents have returned but some landowners still pump out water and try to restore agricultural lands Others shake their heads in dismay and calculate losses opt With warm temperatures come the mountain i uspect caught quickly in $400 purse snatching inbrief traffic stop and said she identified Stanley Allen Ford 25 also known as Stanley Jour-denais as her assailant The suspect allegedly used his alias in an effort to prevent deputies from finding out there were several outstanding warrants in his file said Unruh Ford was held on $17200 bail accused of robbery three counts of driving without a license driving a vehicle with expired registration child support failure and providing false information Unruh said none of the cash nor the purse was recovered Ford posted bail at 1030 pm and awaits his preliminary hearing in court with her hand Unruh said The thief won the tug match and sped off between buildings One witness ran after him but keep pace Unruh said A description of the thief was broadcast over radio channels without result Several people came forward however including two juveniles who said they saw a man matching the description get into a small foreign car and drive away While giving deputy Dave Yonan their account the youths spotted the vehicle Yonan gave pursuit in his cruiser stopping the car nearby Unruh drove Gilliam to the scene of the Bv HAROLD GEREN Bee Staff writer Only 38 minutes after a thief took an 83-" year-old purse containing $400 Saturday afternoon Stanislaus County deputies had arrested a suspect Deputy Doug Unruh said Eva Gilliam was jT pushing her shopping cart and heading for the bus stop after completing her shopping 7 at Crows Landing and Hatch roads shortly aftet 5 pm when a young man in his early 20s approached on a bicycle and grabbed the purse Jjilliam had wrapped her purse strap around the shopping cart handle securing it obeiito modesto POR VELIA VIRGINIA GUERRERO tScludes desde Boston! Boston Mass es un lugar encantador ipiclado de todo lo antiguo lo nuevo en un 1 metropolis Americano Sus magnificos ras-aeielos form an parte de la stractura colo- Boston fue undado en 1630 fue una ciu-1 did cultural cuando la mayoria del conti-Ippte Americano era solamente una fronte- jgiTUieva historia de la ciudad incluye tratos con jefes de indios de las muertes de bru-pffMi la violencia del Boston Tea Party la jgaftalla de Bunker Hill el Masacre de Bos- jvffbston es una ciudad de diversas culturas Ill Yankee primero governo la ciudad los Jtlandeses los desafiaron Elementos cultu-importantes han sido ananidos a la jpezcla de restaurantes italianos griegos Elrirtces La poblacion incluye judios chinos Farmington men die in crash Two men from Farmington were killed in the crash of a small plane early Saturday in Geyserville Dead were the pilot Greg Hawthorne 22 and a passenger Richard Armenta Injured were Freddie Sinclair 34 who suffered burns over 60 percent of his body and Michael Hopkins 29 both of Farmington and Walter Sinclair Jr 20 of Aztec NM Both Hopkins and the younger Sinclair were reported in fair condition Sonoma County Deputy Rick Krout said the small single-engine fixed-wing plane severed power lines above the Geyserville Bridge at about 9 a The plane crashed into an orchard approximately one-half mile south of the bridge Fisherman missing in San Luis forebay LOS BANOS Faye Carmichael 52 of Santa Ana who was fishing with relatives in the forebay of San Luis Reservoir disappeared in the water riday evening and is presumed to have drowned according to the Merced County Department Sgt Bill Allen said divers searched all day Saturday without success Allen said Carmichael was fishing with relatives and decided to wade into the water to wash his hands apparently stepped off one of several ledges hidden beneath the water in the Allen said A swift current in the area compounds the sudden change in water depth he explained Allen said Carmichael disappeared about 6: 30 pm Miss Saddleback Valley wins pageant Miss Saddleback Valley Shari Ann Moskau was named Miss California Saturday night at the 60th annual Miss California Pageant Moskau 19 defeated 39 other competitors for the title to represent California in the Miss America Pageant later this year First runner-up was Miss Northern Santa Clara County Karin Renee Rosander 22 and second runner-up was Miss Placentia Karen Sweeney 19 Third runner-up was Miss San rancisco Judy Anderson and fourth runner-up was Miss Costa Mesa JoNel Dayen 24 Miss Stanislaus County was Teri Galvez of Modesto Sumrrier computer classes have openings It is not too late to enroll in either of two 16-hour computer education classes being offered by Modesto City Schools next month Classes are scheduled to begin July 5 and July 18 and will be held at Roosevelt and La Loma junior high schools and at the Media Center at 426 Locust St Cost per person is $50 No previous experience with computers is required Skills such as using the computer as a calculator and an electronic filing system and training for children 8 9 and 10 years old will be shown More information is available at the Media Center or by calling 576-4106 de Benjamin Franklin uno de los que firma-ron la Declaracion de la Independencia escritor inventor experimentador repre-sentantea Francia La Sala de Juntas fue una iglesia fundada en 1729 Alii hubieron muchas juntas durante la revulucion el Boston Tea Party Mas delante un busto de Benjamina Franklin marca el lugar donde el nacio La Silla de Govierno bajo el reinado ingles guarda muchos documentos ingleses El 5 de marzo de 1770 nuevo de las tropas inglesas fueron atormentadas con piedras hasta que dieron fuego materon un negro Crispus Attucks Christopher Snider el primer nino de morir en la Revolucion El barco mas famoso en la historia naval de los Estados Unidos es el USS Constitution Old Ironsides Varios lugares de sitios importantes estan puestos en Boston en el Parque Historico Nacional La mansion colonial en 1759 que el General George Washington utilizo como cuartel en 1775-1776 El poeta Henry Wadsworth Longfellow vivio trabajo alii desde 1837-1882 Este edificio es mantenido por el Parque de Servicio Nacional Este ha sido un viaje historico placentero ymuy agradable teres El paseo es un viaje a los eventos histori-cos como el Paseo Historico de Paul Revere la Revolucion Americana El parque publico mas antiguo es desde 1634 donde empezo de lugar de entrema-mientopara las tropas militares El capitolio es un edificio designado por Charles Bulfinch desde 1795 El museo de archivos consiste de tratados con los indios la Carta de la Compania de Massachusetts de 1628 la constitucion mas vieja todavia enexistencia En la esquina de Park Tremont esta una iglesia donde quardaban la polvera durante la guerra de 1812 Enseguida de la iglesia esta un cemente-rio donde se encuentran los restos de John Hancock Robert Treat Paine Samuel Adams firmadores de la Declaracion de la Independencia La Primera Iglesia de Inglaterra en Boston fue terminada en 1754 tiene una torre con la campana que toco Paul Revere para darlaalarma En 1635 una escuela fue edificada La Escuela Publica Latina de Boston fue dedi-cada para educar a todos los ninos no solamente a los ricos En frente del Municipado esta una estatua legpanolesy negros isten varios museos instituciones de ejasenanzay medicos 1 Camino de la Libertad Camino de la Libertad es un paseo fjigradable que cubre varios puntos de in- Reunion TINUEDfrom B-l CON on other Terry said report played definite part in my decision But Mike Morris around two years ago and it pass Morris too credit himself or the Ministerium with persuading the board the Ministerium passes a resolution that represents 10000 to 15000 people sure some clout there not Morris said "But I really believe it was the ministers who persuaded them I think it was the actual statistics of how many churches and schools have actually gone into agricultural school said Annette like all the mothers accepted you as their own child Everyone got along real well" Pattie broke into a class yell: the KF the mighty mighty KF Everywhere we go people want to know who we are so we tell them we are the KF mighty mighty George Orser arrived on the scene the time (Merle Dolling) stole those The day flowed with sweet memories The had come back to Knights erry School CONTINUEDfrom B-l i Mrs Huddleson around in those days went to school for 30 years after that and I just coasted from then What was school recreation like Robert Winkler was asked taking salmon out of season catching rattlesnakes sliding downhill on the dry grass Say remember when Oscar or Ralph Robock put a rattlesnake in Mrs Annette Sharp and Pattie Koster Hennings recalled the Easter egg hunts and other activities was fun going to Assembly of God said there just lsDt room to locate inside the Tly You have to go out of the city to'Jind a place to he the churches are growing and no place to go except The board turned down the same ordinance two years ago by 9 3-2 vote Starn cast one of the-dissenting votes He said his vote was not changed because of lobbying pressure had as many calls on one side as I did the other" he said get the numbers that call pressure like we get setting it straight We want to make sure stories in this newspaper are correct If you feel an error has been made please call it to our attention promptly You can call The Bee Metro Desk at 578-2330 or write to PO Box 3928 Modesto 95352 GOOD SELECTION ONE GROUP off off COMFORTERS BEDSPREADS PILLOW SHAMS RUFFLES TOWELS PRINTS SOLIDS "BATH RUGS 30 off TABLECLOTHS off CHAIR PADS KITCH PILLOWS 30 off UMM FtATHKRS A DOWM 14 999 rranoAiio 19 1299 16'" 1099 auoiN 1399 1299 mo 2s lfc99 Daily Thursday til 9 pm Sunday 12 to 5 BRIDAL REGISTRY A TURLOCK TRADITION SINCl 1912 DEALERS ARE WELCOME IN A recliners SOFAS LAMPS mmtbessk LIVING ROOM BUNK beds BEDROOM SETS DIVIDERS CURIOS Bfoadway.