🌱 How a deadly tunnel accident could affect Lathrop’s future water reliability.

Greetings Lathrop! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a deadly tunnel accident could affect Lathrop’s future water reliability.
• How did Lathrop’s Spartans fare in their tense rematch with Pacheco?

Also on today's calendar: Forejour (A Premier FOREigner and JOURney Tribute Band) Returns to Tracy! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 45 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 50.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rock fall inside tunnel project for SSJID kills a consulting team member (mantecabulletin.com) — A worker was killed this week when a rock fall struck crews inside the Canyon Tunnel project that helps move Stanislaus River water. The $80 million bypass tunnel is crucial for reliable deliveries to Lathrop, Manteca, Tracy, and 52,000 acres of SSJID farmland, so residents should know this tragedy involves infrastructure that supplies their water.
   

• Boys tennis tops the Pacheco roundup for sports this week (thewestsideexpress.com) — Lathrop High’s Spartans boys tennis team came up just short in a tight 5–4 road loss to Pacheco, snapping the Panthers’ early-season frustration against them. The roundup also highlights Pacheco’s boys volleyball and swim teams in recent league action, giving Lathrop fans a look at how one of their key rivals is performing this spring.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lathrop

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Forejour (A Premier FOREigner and JOURney Tribute Band) Returns to Tracy!
  Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 715 N Central Ave, Tracy
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Tracy Bulldogs vs Monte Vista Athletic Boosters
  Islanders Field , 1051 River Islands Pkwy , Lathrop
  1:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Lathrop Spartans vs Ceres Bulldogs
  Lathrop High School , 647 Spartan Way , Lathrop
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Manteca vs Lathrop
  Lathrop High School , 647 Spartan Way , Lathrop
  5:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Lathrop Spartans vs Johansen Vikings
  Lathrop High School , 647 Spartan Way , Lathrop
  5:00 pm
• BHCPA Varsity Baseball @ River Islands
  River Islands High School , 16601 Riptide Wy , Lathrop
  6:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Lathrop Spartans vs Ceres Bulldogs
  Lathrop High School , 647 Spartan Way , Lathrop
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
  El Don Cocina & Cantina , 16925 S Harlan Rd Ste # 101 , Lathrop
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• JV Baseball vs Bear Creek
  Edison High Stockton, CA 95202
  4:00 pm
• Badminton vs Davis
  Edison High Stockton, CA 95202
  4:00 pm
• V Baseball vs Bear Creek
  Edison High Stockton, CA 95202
  4:00 pm
• Native C.O.R.E. Annual Youth Powwow
  San Joaquin County Fairgrounds , 1658 S Airport Way , Stockton
  4:00 pm
• Steve Spiffler with Zeps, Celador
  The Catalyst , 926 N Yosemite St , Stockton
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Manteca

• Clark is new Manteca Parks, Recreation and Transit Dept. Director (mantecabulletin.com)
• New Walmart Supercenter planned for Manteca's Atherton and Main (abc10.com)
• Singh, Morowit give credit where the credit is due (mantecabulletin.com)

Tracy

• Teens looking for ways to dress to impress at county library's prom drive (stocktonia.org)
• Donors raise enough money to keep El Campanil Theatre afloat (thepress.net)
• Spears CARS Tour Southwest Event Preview: Impact Transportation 225 at Stockton 99 Speedway (speedwaydigest.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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