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Jake Wenger

Colony Protection Must Include Triangle Says Wenger

September 27, 2014 By Eric Caine 3 Comments

When Jake Wenger learned Modesto Mayor Garrad Marsh and Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow had begun formation of a compact between the city and county that would protect Wood Colony, he was elated. Wenger’s ancestors settled in Wood Colony in 1910. Besides farming and running farming related businesses, the family has a history of community involvement and activism. Jake’s father Paul is President of the California Farm Bureau Federation. Jake […]

Filed Under: Featured, History Tagged With: Jake Wenger, Wood Colony

Marsh Survives Wood Colony Brickbats

February 16, 2014 By Eric Caine 11 Comments

  Jake Wenger probably uttered the wisest words at Saturday’s town hall meeting in Wood Colony when he said, “It’s much easier to have a discussion with a clean slate.” Unfortunately for Garrad Marsh, he entered the Hart-Ransom school gymnasium with plenty of history on the “slate.” Many in the audience were still steaming from Marsh’s attempt to annex Salida, and others were furious that he and the Modesto City […]

Filed Under: Featured, Politics Tagged With: Alan Cover, Garrad Marsh, Jake Wenger, Save Wood Colony, Wood Colony Annex

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