Just in time for Cal Fire's "Wildfire Awareness Week," fire season has unofficially begun in Tracy.
At least four engines and a water tanker were called to battle and extinguish a grass fire on the northeastern bank of the Delta-Mendota Canal off Chrisman Road south of town today.
No damage was apparent as I drove by the smoldering scene, but it — along with the Altamont Hills that have shed their spring green in favor of their warm-weather gold — is a reminder that grass fire season has arrived in the Valley.
News items off the cutting room floor of Tracy Press editor Jon Mendelson.
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- is the editor for the Tracy Press, an award-winning newspaper columnist and has been a staple of the Voice section since February 2006. This is his space for random thoughts, cheap shots, and bon mots.
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- Wine yes, lines no
- A sign of progress
- Remember, it's all about me
- Downtown on display -- again
- Awesome! But don't hold your breath
- Ride on — if you can
- That sucking sound returns
- Former Wine Cellar awaits rebirth
- Morbid curiosity, or true news value?
- Candidate puts his foot in it
- One more murder under wraps
- Well, we asked for it
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- The agricultural water picture
- Flame on, 2010
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