The Man About Town - Manteca

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This week on the Manteca Podcast, a 3rd generation HVAC specialist, and to hear the story told back to me, my guest was in the local Manteca area family heating and air business. By the time he was old enough to make decisions in life, he was leaving this town Manteca to get away from the family business and heating and air, it was all he knew from a young age. So, this Manteca patriot decided at the time, which was around the 9/11 attack that he wanted to go to college. The way to do that inexpensively was to do it, by entering the Armed Forces and that is where the Air Force grabs a young Manteca man headed for a new career in the military..  Mark was headed for a new career, that was in the nuclear missile silos in Cheyenne Wyoming, the job? HVAC / Heating and Air Conditioning, you heard me right.  Mr. "I’m tired of Manteca and I’m tired of HVAC' goes into the military…  That is where he had an epiphany and that was to go with what you know and to appreciate what he had learned at home and what he was learning in the military..  After his service Mark comes home and ends up at some point carrying on the family name that has grown to be such a big name in the Manteca and Ripon area over multiple decades in the HVAC trade.  From his grandpa, Tony to his uncle and dad, Tony and Mark Sr. this MHS graduate, last name Souza, has built a very successful heating and air business continuing the family legacy and this week he’s on my show.. Mark Souza-Souza's Heating & Air

Brought To You By Souza's Heating and Air - Manteca. @souza360.com for Mark Souza. There is a parcel of land on the corner of Louise and Union road in Manteca. That piece of ground is Manteca’s only cemetery and most of the pioneers and settlers of Manteca, it's military heroes from Manteca, all if not most, were, and have been laid to rest, there, on that parcel known as the East Union Cemetery. It has been run for a century here in Manteca. There have been lots of people taking care of this private property/parcel/non profit and for the past few decades, some of the business practices were being taken into question, and rules weren’t necessarily being followed as they should if you are going to be an accredited cemetery and its future was up in the air. It was not looking too bright for the day-to-day of this Manteca Historic Landmark. There were some ladies that have, and had, ties to people buried there and family members who were on the cemetery board luckily these 3 ladies did some homework and learned what was happening at the cemetery and were worried, about its issues and possible fear of a very realistic closing. They thought that’s out of the question, we have generations buried here. while inquiring about the place that houses so many resting Mantecans. 3 ladies who met at a small meeting decided to dig around and do some learning and in the process resurrected it and now preside as fully accredited cemetery operators. These are three ladies that were inducted into the Manteca Hall Of Fame for what they have done to save this place and they don’t want any notoriety for it that’s too bad..  I am here and you’re going to hear why so many people love them and with a father whose final place happens to be that address, I sleep well now knowing who is responsible for fixing up the cemetery’s issues and making sure That I still have a spot to visit to see what I have to remember him by along with many generations of Manteca buried there.. It’s a small stone in the East Union Cemetery. He has a home because of this week's guest they call em the 3 Amigos. I am going to say Amigas as that would be proper for their gender. Anyways tighten em up here we go on the podcast about Manteca and its heroes still living. Gloria, Janet, and Janice are on.. from the East Union Cemetery.

Brought to you by Souzas Heating & Air at souza360.com This week I jumped on an airplane to go see my son and grandkids and his family who live just outside of Austin Texas.. The podcast was weighing heavy on my mind as I made a promise to do 52 weeks without a hitch putting on a show weekly without fail. With just a few shows left, and some changes in the roster of interviews sort of shifting around it's been a little. Tough to get these things done in 7 days quite a task and throw a week's vacation into the mix it was all weighing heavy on my mind I thought to myself " wait a second there is possibly one of the BIGGEST success stories to come from Manteca , he was a short kid who lived way out on 120/Yosemite west near what used to be called the R CLUB and he went to Nile garden grammar school and graduated from Manteca High. Maybe the most popular name in all of professional sports to come from here, and he lives in TEXAS even though you may think he was from Oakdale, the cowboy capital of the world as we’ve been told all of our lives here on the west coast and in the central valley of California. To hear this week's guest, who is an American rodeo ICON tell it. He used to think that too. Until he moved away and traveled around cowboyin' and eventually found himself in Stephenville Texas and found this is where all of his idols and fellow riders live… he now has a little ranch in Gustine Texas near Stephensville where he and his wife homeschool their boys and dad gets up early to teach his sons the ways of cowboyin'. I would normally do a lil bio thing here but its coming in the first part of the show and you may know exactly who I'm talking to here live in Texas.. his name is TED NUCE American sports champion Olympic medal winner the inaugural first champion at the inception of the PBR and so many more accolades, if you look closely in the Amarillo By Morning video by George, Ted Nuce is a majority of the footage rodeoing’ there for America to see and this was back in the ’70s and ’80s. Such a colored life he has led and now I am in Texas he’s in the hottest here at his ranch/compound in Texas i got lost coming here as you’ll hear me talk about

Brought to You by Souza’s Heating & Air - This week's guest started teaching martial arts after returning home from Vietnam in 1969 and is now a 7th-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do professor 8th dan in go shin Jitsu kai. he started teaching police officers combat tactics at the San Joaquin delta college in 1970 by 1974 he opened a martial arts school teaching until 1982 when the Manteca boys and girls club opened its doors. in the 80’s he married Janis Delaney. Robin wanted to give back to his community here around Manteca where he was born and raised. He started volunteering at the club in 1983 as a martial arts instructor giving free classes to the youth of Manteca for almost 40 years, teaching thousands of youth from age 6 to 17 In 1987 he was given the volunteer award from President Ronald Reagan in 1992 inducted into the Black Belt Hall Of Fame by the International Martial Arts Competitors Federation In 1995 awarded his second Presidential Volunteer Award from Bill Clinton, In 1996 my guest was inducted into the Manteca Hall Of Fame for athletics, and given the 15-Year Volunteer Award from The Boys And Girls Club Of America. In 2002 he received a volunteer award for 20 years of service to the youth of Manteca. In 2004, inducted into The World Martial Arts Masters Hall Of Fame. also that year, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Grandmaster Leo Fong. In 2007 Robin was put in the Manteca Sports Hall Of Fame Voted Manteca’s Best Athlete. In 2008 he was certified as a master instructor by the United Martial Arts Association in 2009 he won 2 Gold medals in the California Senior Olympics in martial arts events, sparring, and traditional weapons forms. In 2013 my guest was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall Of Fame, n 2019. The USA National Martial Arts Association made him The Grandmaster Of The Year, no longer a Sabonim, he also is a father to two great adults as well. this week he is also a guest on my show about the greats of Manteca California that I do every week. Robin Taberna is Mantecas martial artist…and a guest on the Manteca podcast that I call the Man About Town- Brought To You By Souza’s Heating And Air  Contact Mark for great service he’s also about to release a new book. See this 3rd generation family Heating & Air company in Manteca and their story at Souza360.Com

Brought To You By Souza's Heating & Air - souzashvac.com In 1972 at the age of 4, his parents Rick and Judy, and sister Kristen moved to Manteca. This young Manteca boy, always had an interest in athletics; taking up the game of golf at age 7, with his father and grandfather Everett. I am going to continue to read this but my personal addition to this guy is "The best all-sports athlete ever and all of the athletes will tell you the same that have ever played against him on a ballpark field or a real sports competition game etc…. Let me continue. my guest continued to play and began with the Northern California Golf Association at age 10 and continued to age 18. He participated in approximately 50 golf tournaments during this time. He attended Manteca High School (1983-1987). He played football and basketball for Manteca High, but where he really shined was in the game of golf. Playing for Manteca High he was named all VOL 1984-1987; Section Champ 1986-87; VOL Champ 1984-87; Nor-Cal Individual Champ in 1985 and State Champ 1986. During this time he also played in the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championships 1984-87. He attended Oklahoma State University 1989-91; Winner of 7 College tournaments; Ben Hogan Award and the Dave Williams Award for Top Senior in College Golf in 1991. joined the Professional Golf Association (PGA) 1992-2003.  was the winner of 10 professional golf tournaments, most notably the 1998 Philippine Open; Finished in the top 17 on the Asian Tour Money List from 1993-96. In 1996 finished top 10 in 15 of 25 events and qualified and played in the 1993 US Open. He no longer swings that often now he does his hometown well with is business and doings with his church is married to Diane; they have a son named Tyler. His hobbies are family, basketball, fishing and of course golf. Well catch up with him, now on the podcast about my favorite place MANTECA California.. I'm born and raised His name is Kevin Wentworth

Brought to you by Souza's Heating and Air - Manteca This week on the Man About Town Podcast - My guest and the entire family with a dad who wasn’t around and a mom who made ends meet by moving into most of the low-income neighborhoods in South Stockton.  Mom ended up bringing her family to Manteca a little impoverished area of town north of the town's P.G+E Station.  I think of Mini-Park and all the families that lived on Greenbriar. There was one Mexican kid with a chip on his shoulder, why? This young man stuck out like a sore thumb when he was with other Mexican kids or black kids.  Out of their family, this young man had red hair and freckles and none of the other children in the family had red hair or freckles and in downtown Stockton at that time Crow Valley, Sierra Vista, Boggs tract, these areas were Black Neighborhoods Mexicans were already having trouble in those communities due to the ways of race and the streets. Let alone, a redheaded Mexican. So he learned to fight and boy could he fight.  That red-headed boy in the 80s, introduced himself and Manteca to the fights that would happen at the Stockton Civic..  If it wasn’t for a career-ending injury his name would have been on the top of everybody’s mind and lips in the boxing community for years to come there’s no doubt. But that hand injury sidetracked Red as they called him and instead of the world champ he is Manteca’s champ.  He said to me why me? I didn’t win the belt. Well. he's bout to find out why people love him like I do a treasure to Manteca. I’m going to interview this young boxer who in those days brought this place Manteca to his fights in Stockton the Stockton civic and other places putting the world of boxing on notice.  He’s going to tell the story about never being knocked out never hitting the canvas and more as I highlight a big name from my days growing up and just a great human and great example Tony Dominguez is my guy this week. The Manteca champ.

The Willis family got their start in Stockton California where dad Jerry Dean Willis the first was a bar operator. His young sons were trained in the fine art of lawn care. Detailing cars and others by himself. Years later friends would talk of the skills those young men learned so many years ago. I say that in jest.. My guest played under all of the great football coaches at MHS and he then went on to play college ball. And then a business marketing class sent home an assignment to start a business on paper For this college student/MHS graduate, he did that homework and on paper designed a sports bar. Which were the new type of bars being built in the late eighties. Now there are a lot of em, that seem to be on steroids. Compared to one of the originals I am sure in the state, that is the reason I picked this gentleman to be on the show.. He and his father scouted out many locations and were doing research on taking that dream from a piece of paper and making it work bringing it to fruition. This club in Manteca was named ROCKO’s based on a nickname given to the owner by some college friends. It stuck and all these years later after a terrible fire gutted and killed the place. The owner, you’ll hear re-invented himself and is nowhere near bringing a bar back at his age now. You’ll find out in the show here what he has been up to the story of its inception and the life of my guest Jerry Dean Willis JR. or as they call him JD Willis he was the proprietor of Rockos sports bar and he has put in the time here, that’s the reason I am here with JD he will tell us about his life and I know I am a little jaded but this gonna be great podcast so settle in adjust your headphones and here comes the story of JD WILLIS and the legend of Rockos on the Man About Town Podcast

Brought To You By The TRUSTED SONS- Handyman Company 209 269-2727 trustedsons.com  Right next door, south, to the Manteca Post Office there is a small shop still in day-to-day operations and about to be transferred to a new set of owners. They will be continuing a new family set of traditions which is great news. Redi-Mark is a family-run business that has been going since the mid-’70s at a variety of small buildings downtown.  Far from the old days from a small room in a house on Airport Way where mom and dad were starting a rubber stamp business. That business flourished into where Diane Givens continues the Lamar family tradition of rubber stamps trophies, plaques and so much more to this day.  This gal has got ants in her pants…. You’ll hear that story because we’re digging in and scratching the surface at the same time. Like an audio tug of war in your brain and in the lives of the Lamar tradition and family shadow  Diane at Redi mark operates in today. She is the guest she will tell her story and the story of Redi Mark on this week's show 

Brought To You By The Trusted Sons- America's Handyman Company 209-269-2727   Mike Mallory, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties (SHFB) located in Manteca, will tell you “it takes an army to accomplish their mission”, and it does.  Fighting Hunger-Feeding Hope!  It is a daily challenge accomplished by a committed and dedicated group of stakeholders led by Mike.  He will tell you “others make it happen”.  Others will tell you “Mike makes it happen”.  The reality is with Mike’s guidance and leadership, and with the dedication of staff and the commitment of community-minded individuals, together, they accomplish this monumental feat every day.
 Mike began as a member of the Board of Directors in 1998.   Mike was invited to become the new CEO in 2008.  At this time the economy was experiencing significant challenges, and the food bank was faced with equally significant organizational and operational issues.
 Mike’s leadership led to a restructuring of the board and increased the effectiveness of the food bank.  The food bank has grown to include many additional communities including Merced and the Mother Lode that rely on the food bank for food.  There is a collaboration of over 100 non-profit agencies that distribute over 15.8 million pounds of food to food pantries and after-school programs serving 365,000 adults, seniors and children that suffer from food insecurity.
 Current programs that have expanded or were created under his leadership include: Food 4 Thought, Senior Brown Bag, Mobile Fresh, Green Bag (Go Green for Seniors), Chef Program, Farm to Family and events such as The Chili Cook-Off, Hit the Streets for Hunger, Empty Bowls and Turkeys R Us.
 Mike has become the face of Second Harvest Food Bank, but his service continues by being involved and serving on the Wells Fargo Advisory Board, California Food Bank Association, Mountain Valley Express Board and Stanislaus County Healthy Aging Association.  Because of his involvement, he has been able to expose the food bank and garner additional support and resources that extend the impact of the agency.  Mike and the staff at SHFB are tireless and innovative, working every day to eliminate hunger.  
 Mike attended and graduated from Sacramento City College in 1975 and Cal Poly-Pomona in 1977.  He is married to his best friend Suzanne and is a proud father and grandpa

Brought to you by the Trusted Sons - America's Handyman Company 209 269 2727 - When Dino Cunial started his career as an educator for Manteca schools, it was a one-horse town.  Manteca High School, where he taught orientation and world history to freshmen, was the only high school in the town of roughly 7,000 people – the same population as the Northern California town of Susanville where he grew up and graduated from Lassen High & for the next four decades, Cunial served the youth of the community as a teacher, a coach, and an administrator – earning him the honor of having his name on the stadium at the high school where he worked for 34 years. East Union.  But before he achieved legendary status for his time at East Union – where he is a part of the school’s Hall of Fame – Dino Cunial was a Manteca Buffalo. In the fall of 1961, Cunial started teaching geography and orientation to freshmen at Manteca High School recruited by Don Reed and Joe Handy to help coach basketball.  He became an official coach the following year when he took over the freshman football program and would hold that position until East Union High School opened up – effectively splitting Manteca, and its high school loyalties, in half.  While the opening of East Union High School split the town in half – and led to some very tense opening years where rivalries got out of control – Dino never lost touch with his Manteca High School colleagues or lost sight of where he came from.  Over the years he has worked with a who’s who of local coaching and education legends – Vern Gebhardt, Rick Arucan, Dick Durham, Bill Stricker – and the same year that he walked away from coaching and assumed the role of athletic director at East Union, longtime friend Walker Vick assumed the same role at Manteca High School. Dino is An avid traveler and now relishes watching his grandchildren play sports both locally and in other parts of California. While he misses the town that he knew when he first arrived more than 50 years ago, Cunial said he still loves Manteca and those that call it home. He and his wife Sharon live here still and now I am going to scratch the surface of the life of DINO CUNIAL 

This week's guest, for four decades came into your home primarily on a piece of paper.  His entry to your mind was in ink and black and white.  Ron did this by reporting the local sports scene and keeping his hometown of Manteca in the minds of people who were part of the Modesto Bee circulation. He went to school at MHS for a year and wore the green, but was then transitioned to the new high school in town back in the late 60’s  East Union High school where he graduated and got his love for people, sports, and writing, now here we are 40 years down the road.  It was a road that started in Selma after Fresno state, with duties at local newspapers in Merced and Manteca over the years. Ron's pushed No. 2 pencils and pens, for many a gateway into the media from a small city where his name is synonymous with sports writing. He loves golf, his wife, daughter brothers and sisters, Manteca, and sports.  Ron is a great family man and loves keeping the tradition of his lineage, by working hard, doing service work around town and his church. This was all handed down from the Agostinis, his parents, who farmed this land so many years ago.. I bet he and I, are the same. I think it's about time to get him into the Manteca Hall of Fame what an honor that would be, to be there with his Dad who holds the honor already.. Ron Agostini is on the Manteca Podcast.

From his high school days as president of the Hanford High Future Farmers of America, through his college years at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, to presently serving his second term on the Manteca City Council, most of Steve DeBrum’s life has been spent serving his community. After arriving in Manteca in 1984, Steve immediately became involved in his church, the Manteca Sunrise Kiwanis Club and several other activities. He has been a tireless worker in these groups, having served the Kiwanis as president, later being named Super Distinguished Lieutenant Governor of the Cal-Nev-Ha District and named to its Hall of Fame. Other past presidencies have included those of the Manteca Chamber of Commerce (2002-03) and the Boys and Girls Club of Manteca (2004-05). He is the current president of the Manteca Convention and Visitors Bureau. He is a past board member of the San Joaquin County United Way and the American Heart Association. At present, he serves on the boards of the Manteca Unified Student Trust and the Boys and Girls Club. For the past 25 years, Steve has been employed as Northern Area Manager for the California Cooperative Creamery/Dairy Farmers of America.  He and his wife, Veronica, are parents of two children, with four grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys being an auctioneer, traveling, hunting and being with his family.

Brought to you by the TRUSTED SONS @ 209 269 2727.  This week I chat with a man that started his career in Manteca.  After schooling at Delta and CSU Turlock or Stan state as it's known, he landed in Manteca. This fan of Bill Walton and all sports rather "rotated like seasons" to a young son of a Delta College football coach and his Stockton friends in the Colonial Heights area of the Port City. No one thought he’d stay when he came to Manteca in 1985 and here we are. 2022 and he is still doin' his thing as a Lathrop high principal these days at 62 years old, he says retirement isn’t a thing for him yet.. Let's talk to him and see what makes him tick and the life of GREG LELAND he is this week's guest on the Man About Town Podcast. I ask you to subscribe, share, and listen to the labor of love that I do weekly for the heroes of my Manteca youth and modern-day… The mantecapodcast.com

This week on the Man About Town Podcast brought to you by the Trusted Sons Handyman Company call em at 209 269 2727.. My guest was born in Bakersfield, 1934.  His family then moved to Manteca as you will hear, when he was young. The 1952 Manteca High graduate was hired as a sixth-grade teacher for the then-new K-8 - New Haven School.  After a two-year stint in the Army at White Sands in New Mexico Marion was awarded a medal.  Later on, you will hear us talk about it.  The Fresno State graduate who obtained his master's degree in education from Stanislaus State in 1979, was employed for 37 years in the Manteca Unified School District.  He taught at New Haven, Golden West, and Lathrop. His administrative career included stints as vice principal at Lathrop School and Manteca High and 17 years as Lincoln School principal when he retired in June of 1995. He was a part-time recreation director for the City of Manteca, responsible for starting the adult softball league.  He was involved in the first Manteca Babe Ruth Baseball League and has served as a district, state, regional, and international commissioner for the baseball organization. He was a high school baseball umpire and has officiated basketball and football in previous years. He is a big fan of Manteca history, writing the "Backward Glances" and "Sports Yesteryear" columns for the Manteca Bulletin. He is already a member of the Manteca High Hall of Fame.. This week he is my guest. Thanks to Marion for being here online, his first piece of social media.

This week on the Man About Town Podcast brought to you by the Trusted Sons Handyman Company call em at 209 269 2727.. 30+ years at one school.. Leaving Manteca High School better than it was when he started. This teacher schooled in Oakdale during his youth years. Then onto play football for and lift weights at UC Davis. He did all this while establishing his degree, to put him in the identical footsteps of his father Leroy. Who along with two other generations. The 4 of these family members inducted into the Oakdale hall of fame. And then all these years later at retirement time, he ends on a nomination and was put into the Manteca Hall Of Fame for Teaching Art to 30 years of students.. He is a well-loved MHS football coach, who also started the new decade called the 80’s.  My art teacher from the MHS 40 wing. A man who only taught at one school and coached at one school. He is proud to bleed green even though he comes from the cowboy capital, its time to peak into the life of a great coach, teacher, and mentor, who devoted his working years to the youth of Manteca and its time now to tell the story of Kurt Giovannoni as he is this weeks highlight on this podcast I call the man about town Manteca or the Manteca Podcast lets get the headphones Kurt is here and its time. Let’s goooo

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE TRUSTED SONS 209 269 2727 - This week's guest is a schoolmate of mine and was one the baddest players and coaches to ever do it at Guss Schmidt field. An offensive lineman whose name is Manteca royalty. His family might’ve just developed the land or built the house you live in this day.  Dan’s dad and his grandpa spent their life developing and building in this area, and now it's his generation’s time for the Eavenson to remain true to TECA town and to make sure everything runs right for you. These things could vary from sewer and drainage and things to do with building and land etc. things I am just not paying attention to he does it all. This all, while maintaining a family life. He is a philanthropist and the head guy at an engineering firm in town that he runs along with coaching taking care of wayward kids he comes into contact with. His hobbies are many including playing piano scuba diving and traveling.. he’s one of the nicest guys ever he’s a big ol’ boy who is just looking out for Manteca. As you will hear today he is a treasure and there just isn’t enough time to tell it all, but I am gonna try right now to highlight the Eavenson tradition in town and my buddy Dan Eavenson is this week's guest, brought to you by the Trusted Sons every week where ever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe so this show shows up in your inbox every week. Thank you

Art Perry was born in 1944 to George and Violet Perry. He has always lived in Manteca, where his passion for agriculture began at a very young age. He attended Manteca High School and graduated in 1962. During high school, he was very involved in the Future Farmers of America. He attended California Polytechnic State University from 1962 to 1966, where he majored in Dairy Science. He was Agriculture Council President, Vice President of the Alpha Zeta Honor Agriculture Fraternity, and was a member of the dairy judging team that competed at the national level in Waterloo, Iowa. Although Art went to college to become an Agriculture teacher, his passion for farming and his love for his family kept bringing him back to the family farm. Working alongside his dad and family members, the family farm grew into a sizable farming, and produce marketing company, George Perry and Sons, Inc. The various crops grown and marketed by George Perry and Sons include watermelons, pumpkins, hard-shell squash, tomatoes, beans, alfalfa, grain, and some seed crops. Art had been instrumental in the development of higher quality and sizing standards in both the watermelon and pumpkin industries that is now used across the country. Art and his wife Diane have two sons and one daughter. Art carries on the family tradition of being involved in the community, donating watermelons and pumpkins to various organizations and events. And he will tell you they have a creed at Perry and Sons.. Jesus First Then Family well he’ll tell you about as we get into the life of Art Perry and the story of Perry Sons starting now. On the show that spotlights the greats of Manteca, I call it the man about town

This week on the man about town podcast the story starts in South Stockton with a young Latino boy who idolized his father a musician as in households where there is music being introduced you start picking up things here and there and in that home on hunter st. where you could hear any kind of noise from a gunshot to siren to who else knows in the ’60s.. But it is there that one of Manteca’s most beloved music teachers was imitating dad practicing and noticing he had the talent and feels for instruments to where he could pick them up and play them. I always say savant when I see those types, I have a friend like that. Just hear and play..  Moving all over the valley as a traveling music teacher in Tracy. Lathrop Manteca and landing at the home of the lancers for the next two decades teaching music. he was Director of activities/administration. This guest is “East union”.. and along with a couple of guests are the reason the lancers became the lancers and a certain amount of respect built up to the school by these folks. He now travels around with one of Stockton’s oldest mariachi bands after retiring and RV'ing and traveling all around. Nowadays he’s been married 60 years he’s a grandpa to many and still a shining example for the community and I am sure he would want me to say or include him being Latino Hispanic whatever word you use. I still say, Mexican..A shining example of a young kid from the barrio who made good and has affected thousands of kids over numerous years by just using that horn and experience to make the lancer kids better all the way around.. He is one of the originating members of Los Elegantes a popular band who has had many reincarnations and to be quite honest, I don't have too many lancer friends. Or know a whole lot of em, But I consider him a pal, now and as you will see He is a treasure to the town and is in the EAST union hall of fame put there last week. He was already in the city of Manteca’s hall of fame. so here comes Jose Barron. this week's guest On the man about town podcast that I call the Manteca Podcast Let’s go..