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LEADS UNCHANGED IN TURLOCK RACE

With all the county's absentee votes counted, Amy Bublak and Mary Jackson continue to hold their leads for two seats on the Turlock City Council. Modesto police officer Bublak now has 8,955 votes, or 25.92 percent and Jackson, a journalism instructor at Merced College, has 8,757 votes, or 25.35 percent. Incumbent Kurt Vander Weide stood 475 votes behind Jackson, with 8,282 votes, or 23.97 percent. County workers still have thousands of provisional ballots to count. Rounding out the Turlock race are candidates David Fransen, with 5,199 votes, or

15.05 percent, Jim Sarnowsky, with 1,916 votes, or 5.55 percent, and Jeff Anderson, who dropped out of the race but remained on the ballot, with 1,353 votes, or 3.92 percent.

HEALTH CLUBS OPEN TO ACTIVE STUDENTS

In an effort to reduce childhood obesity and increase the overall fitness of youth, the Stanislaus County Office of Education, Kaiser Permanente, AT&T and Roberts Auto Sales embarked on a campaign called "Fit for the Future." To learn more, visit www.stancoe.org/fitforthefuture.

Did you know ...

In-Shape Health Club and the YMCA will provide free 30-day access to students (ages 13-18) and teachers who sign up for the Governor's Fitness Challenge.

HOLIDAY CLOSURES FOR VETERANS DAY

Today is Veterans Day. Most government offices will be closed. Here's a list:

CLOSED

Most schools

City and county government offices, including libraries

Post office. Mail will not be delivered.

State and federal offices

Turlock's BLST bus service, though Modesto and Stanislaus County lines will run

Most banks and other financial institutions

OPEN

Most shops and restaurants

YESTERYEARS

25 YEARS AGO: Oakdale blanked Sonora 19-0 in front of a drenched crowd to give the Mustangs the 1983 Valley Oak League championship and with it an invitation to the Sac-Joaquin Section AA playoffs.

-- Karen Aiello