Category: The Home Front

ModBee: “Modesto police ordered forensic analysis of a 10-inch knife reportedly found in the back yard of the home where Scott Peterson likely killed his pregnant wife. Police questioned whether the knife recently had been planted in a dirty cabinet, only days after a tabloid magazine published rumors that Laci Peterson’s throat was slit. Gerry…

Gallo Wine is one of the largest employers in Stanislaus County. In fact, it used to be said you were one of 3 things if you lived here. 1) A farmer, 2) a cannery worker, or 3) a Gallo employee. It’s true, in this town you know someone who works for Gallo. A few years…

The Modesto Bee: The Modesto Police Department sent more than a dozen officers to crack down on motorcyclists at a downtown bar Wednesday night. I saw this happening. I was downtown dropping off bills when I noticed an awful lot of police activity. The motorcyclists weren’t “Hell’s Angels” though, so don’t stereotype them too quickly….

Oh……….boy. Tell me why I keep telling people I’m from here again? Oakdale Cowboy Museum: “If Oakdale is famous for its cowboys, it’s infamous, perhaps, for something else. A very unusual festival, where people line up every year to eat…something you could call ‘cowboy cuisine’. ‘People call them ‘mountain oysters’ but they’re not fishy, I…