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Two years ago, the Lodi Unified School District was forced to lose its band program due to budget cuts. As a response, Bear Creek High School music teacher, Joe Sandoval, created the Bruin Elementary Bands program in an effort to keep music alive for local kids. Today, more than eighty elementary school students gather at Bear Creek High School each Tuesday afternoon to participate in Sandoval's program.

I'm a new mother of a very busy 10-month-old boy named Aiden and the wife of Tyler Kurtzer, an amazing husband. I am a woman with ambition, drive, and the desire to make positive contributions to my community while at the same time being the best mother and wife that I can be.

For the first time ever, Stockton will be the motorsport entertainment epicenter, as the nation's most competitive Monster Trucks and Metal Mulisha FMX Stunt Riders invade the Stockton Arena for this exciting, family-friendly event. See the biggest performers on four wheels weighing in at 10,000 pounds as they compete in racing, wheelie contests and much more. Then rock the house with amazing freestyle action during the Metal Mulisha FMX! Plus, you can meet the drivers and see the trucks up close at the pre-event Autograph Pit Party.