The 39 and Holding Club picked March 22 as the official 39 and Holding Day. It must be hard to pick a date because people turn 39 every day of every year. However, March 22 is a great way to start spring, which generally falls a day or two before. As a line in a favorite song, “You Make Me F…
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Back around 1900, Galt had a section house located at the northwest intersection of F Street and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks (now Union Pacific). A section house is a building or house located near or next to a section of railroad used for housing railroad workers or storing equipme…
March 26, 1943
Capt. Elwood Tufts, post hospital executive officer at McClellan Field, has received orders March 17, 1943 to transfer to the new air base at Reno. He will be commanding officer of the Reno Air Base hospital. He was born and raised in Galt and is a graduate of Galt High School. His wife is the former Elizabeth McEnerney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William McEnerney of Galt.
GTC book club starts March 22
HCC seeking volunteers
Wednesday, March 22
Herald Happenings
Let’s begin by saying that there should be no confusion on when Buzzard Day is celebrated because the turkey vultures return to Hinckley Township, Ohio, every March 15 without fail. In March 1957, according to brownlielocks.com, a few members of the Hinckley Chamber of Commerce got together …
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The cornerstone-laying ceremony for the third high school took place on March 12, 1927. A parade from Fourth and B streets (pictured) led the way to the site. Galt Masonic Lodge No. 257 conducted the rites with George Jones, grand master of California, and Fletcher Cutler, grand orator. Scou…
March 19, 1943
The new Galt High School gymnasium and shop building were opened to the public at a dedication ceremony and basketball game series on Friday, March 12. A crowd of approximately 650 people attended. Donald Ladd, student body president, spoke for that group.
Marengo Ranch Elementary School second trimester perfect attendance 2022-23
GTC book club starts March 22
HCC seeking volunteers
Wednesday, March 15
Honesty is a fundamental value of American life and life in our Galt community. People in the Galt area feel so strongly about the importance of honesty that they selected it as one of the six most important character traits for our community. When the Galt Community of Character Coalition c…
Herald Happenings
Happy National Peanut Cluster Day! Always celebrated on March 8, it is the perfect day to indulge in this delicious, decadent treat. As National Today puts it, peanut clusters combine the sweetness of chocolate and the crunchiness of peanuts to bring you the best of both worlds. With a flavo…
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In a photo from 1969, a group of Galt citizens poses for a publicity shot promoting the Galt centennial. Dr. Obed Harvey founded Galt in 1869 by donating part of his property for the Western Pacific Railroad to pass through. In turn, the railroad helped lay out the town of Galt. In the photo…
March 12, 1943
Miss Ruby Beers, county home demonstration agent, met with a group of girls and their leader at the Herald school Feb. 27 to organize a 4-H club. Mrs. Rose Kappeler volunteered to be local leader with Mrs. Inez Hauschildt as assistant. Girls present were Betty Stering, Dora Mingo, Clara Liebig, Betty Liebig, Pauline Liebig, Maxine Hauschildt, Ruth Hauschildt, Elaine Mullins, Irene Johnson and Evelyn Albertini.
Corned beef and cabbage dinner March 11
HCC seeking volunteers
Wednesday, March 8
Herald Happenings
National Pig Day, observed annually on March 1, recognizes the domesticated pig or swine or hog, whatever is your choice to call the animal that gives us bacon. According to National Day Calendar, this national day includes events and celebrations at zoos, schools, nursing homes, barbecues, …
Last week’s Herald Happenings column misstated how many chickens the city of Galt allows on residential properties. You can have up to four chickens on a single-family lot, according to city code, not six.
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Galt has had many favorite ‘watering holes’ over the years, and the 417 Club fits the bill for many a Galt resident. The building in the photo is a remodel of an old Phoenix Saloon establishment. The 417 Club appeared sometime in the 1920s. The name came from the fact that it was at 417 C St…
March 5, 1943
Last Tuesday afternoon the Women’s clubhouse was the setting for a birthday party in honor of Mrs. Alice Valensin, a pioneer resident of this community. Prominent religious, professional and businessmen attended along with large number of neighbors and friends from Galt and surrounding territory. Mrs. Valensin carried on the family ranching business near Arno following the death of her husband, Count Pio Valensin who died in 1892.
Groundwater workshop March 4
Senior Bingo weekly at Chabolla
Wednesday, March 1
Herald Happenings
Today, we not only celebrate the first president of the United States, George Washington’s birthday, we also celebrate National Margarita Day. Although the margarita drink was created in the early 1930s, according to Checkiday, National Margarita Day came about in the late 2000s when Todd Mc…
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John Rae and his second wife, Catherine ‘Kate’ Rae, raised four children in their Galt home on Oak Avenue: Agnes Jessie, Mary Catherine, Alice Regina and John G. Rae Jr. The youngest daughter, Alice Regina Rae, graduated from Galt High School in the class of 1915. After attending the Califor…
Feb. 26, 1943
Mr. Chester Caldwell Jr. of Galt underwent an appendectomy at the hospital in Sacramento the forepart of the week. Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Rose Mingo visited him Monday evening and reported that his condition is very satisfactory.
Groundwater workshops on Feb. 22, March 4
Senior Bingo weekly at Chabolla
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Herald Happenings
On Feb. 11, 2011, representative Carolyn Maloney of New York introduced the Susan B. Anthony Birthday Act to the 112th session of Congress to honor the birthday, Feb. 15, of Susan B. Anthony. Anthony is known for her leadership in the long campaign for women’s right to vote in the United Sta…
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George Segale (top center) poses with the band from Galt Elementary School around 1950. Segale graduated from Bret Harte High School in 1942. During World War II, Segale worked in the Stockton shipyards. He then attended University of the Pacific in Stockton on a baseball scholarship, gradua…
Feb. 19, 1943
St. Martin fundraiser dinner Feb. 18
Senior Bingo weekly at Chabolla
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Herald Happenings
Boy Scouts Day, Feb. 8, commemorates the anniversary of Scouting in America. In 1909, according to Checkiday, William Dickson Boyce, a Chicago publisher, was lost in thick fog in London when a boy came up to him and helped him find his way. The boy, who became known as the “Unknown Scout,” r…
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A stagecoach begins to pull away from the front of the McFarland house. By the time this photo was taken (circa 1900), the stagecoach was a novelty. By 1890, rail travel became the preferred method to get from one town to the next, with stagecoaches moving travelers to the train depot from r…
Feb. 12, 1943
A telegram was received from the United States War Department last week by Mr. and Mrs. Rathjen of Galt stating that their son, who was reported missing from Pearl Harbor and whom they had believed was dead, was alive and a prisoner of war in Japan.
Free culinary workshops in February
Senior Bingo weekly at Chabolla
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Galt resident Wendell Houck (pictured at right) recently celebrated his 102nd birthday. His wife, Lana Houck (left), said the former Galt police officer celebrated his birthday, Jan. 14, with family and friends.
What better way is there to start off February than with chocolate? Chocolate may be associated with decadence and gluttony, but when dark chocolate is involved, a little bit of indulgence is okay, especially when it happens to be National Dark Chocolate Day. Made up of cocoa beans, a bit of…
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An eighth grade boys football team from Oak View School poses for a photo in 1947. Before the turn of the 20th century, there were two schools in the northern area of San Joaquin County south of Dry Creek: Telegraph and Elliott. Both were one-room schoolhouses with 25 to 30 students each. In…
Feb. 5, 1943
Galt has a family that is 100 percent in war work, the Reginald Wards. There are two sons in the armed forces, and the father is in war work. Mrs. Ward – not to be outdone by the male members – is now employed in essential war work.
Adventist school sign-up expo Feb. 2
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