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If you’re looking for a little racing excitement head on out to the Delta Speedway.  The Delta Speedway is located at San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, off Charter Way in Stockton.  The track is an 1/8 mile dirt oval for micro-sprint cars, with driver ages ranging from 5 years and up.  The little carts may seem small but they sure do whip around the track a super fast speeds.

 The Delta Speedway will continue to have races through October.  See the schedule below.

September 11th
September 18th
September 25th

The Fall Classic Race is scheduled for October 16, 2010.
Turkey Bowl X has been scheduled on  Friday, October 22nd and Saturday, October 23rd. 

Adults $10
Seniors $5
Ages 6-12 $5
5 & Under – FREE!

1658 S. Airport Way
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (408)595-8922

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Another FREE event is on it’s way.  Starting August 26th, the 6th annual, Visions of Clay exhibition and awards ceremony kicks off.  The event will last for about a month starting August 26th and ending on September 23rd.  The kick off event happens on Thursday the 26th from 7-9pm.  The exhibit will be held in the LH Horton Gallery on the Delta College campus (see below).

This exhibit features 72 ceramic works by 51 artists from around the country, including two from Stockton, Joel Blum and Ilona Finocchi. The exhibition includes functional/decorative and sculptural works, and is dedicated to unique form, surface and texture qualities.  The best of show award of $1000,  is funded by the Stockton Arts Commission, see them on Facebook, so it’s important that we keep the special group going strong.

The LH Horton Gallery is located on the campus of San Joaquin Delta College, on the ground floor of Shima Center, and is wheelchair accessible. Admission is free and open to the public. Recommended parking is available in the Shima lot for a nominal fee of $1.

For more info contact:

Jan Marlese
LH Horton Jr. Gallery Director
(209) 954-5507
jmarlese@deltacollege.edu

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Go over and check out all the great pieces of art.  We hope to see you there!

If your not in the loop of some of the “things” taking place around town then you may not know about this one.  The Miracle Mile Night Street Festival is happening this Saturday night from 5-10pm.

Scheduled to entertain you will be a classic car show with cars pre 1979.  Check out some of the pics on the Miracle Mile Night website from last year.  There are some awesome looking cars!  That evening will also feature the final round of the of the pin-up girl contest.

While you browse through viewing the classic cars and checking out the arts & crafts, antiques and kid zone, live music will be playing on 3 different stages located along the Miracle Mile.  Im suer the evening will not go without good food and beverages too.

We hope you get the the festival and explore all the Stockton has to offer.  See you there! David

Check out the video for last years fun event!

 Looking for an adventure?  Head out to Oak Grove (Day 10 of 365 Things to do in Stockton) this Friday August 20th, as they will explore the trees and other plants for galls caused by tiny insects laying their eggs IN the plants. Dr. Kathy Schick will lead this wonderful adventure with a slide presentation and a walk through the oaks around the Nature Center.

This program is FREE and open to all in the public, however there is a $5 entrance fee into the park.

Check out the flyer for this event.

Date: Friday, August 20, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: Oak Grove Regional Park
4520 W. Eight Mile Rd.
Just east of I-5

Last night was one of those nights. After a long day and no one felt like lifting a finger to make dinner, clean up and everything that goes along with it.  So, we head over to Payter’s Grill in Lincoln Center. 

Payter’s is an American grill that is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  The sandwiches and french fries are a big hit, but mostly I love the old-fashioned milkshakes which are made with real ice cream, nothing fake there!  Some say Payter’s has slower service, but all their meal are made fresh over the grill one at a time.  This type of cooking is worth the wait.

If you’re a sport fan, one of the dining rooms is filled with pictures and autogrpahs of former and current athletes from various sports.  It’s cool to check out while grabing a bit to eat.   The owner, Pete Pijl,  has owned Payter’s for the last 27 years and has been a baseball coach for 23 years at St. Mary’s high school

See the article in the Stockton Record about Pete and his Payter’s Restaurant.

As if there wasn’t enough things going on this weekend, here is one more event to choose from.  It’s a FREE event on the Delta at the KOA Tower Park.  There will be music, vendors, kids activities, lots to do for the whole family including a k-9 demonstration, Splash from Stockton Ports and Thor from the Thunder.  So, if your not planning on going into downtown Stockton to the Barrio Fiesta this weekend, head out on the Delta and have a good time at TowerFest.

This event is from 10 am to 9 pm on august 14th at the Stockton Delta KOA at Tower Park Marina off highway 12.

Check out the flyer for the event.  Here are the schedule of events.

Saturday August 14th
Stage Performances:
11a-2p Kid Red Entertainment, DJ
2:30-3:15p New School Aikido from Lodi, demo
3:30-5:30p Marvin Zeller Band
6p-7:30p Tropical Productions, Luau and fire dance show

10a-5p Dunk Tank, $1 for 2 balls and bounce house (I love dunk tanks!!!!)
4p-4:30p Sheriff’s Dept K-9 Demo at the Dog Park
5:30-6p Hula Hoop and Potato Sack Race by the stage
8:30pm The Movie, ” Lilo and Stich” in the Backfield
9p-2a The band, “Sinister Blues” at Rosa’s Night Club

Sunday August 15th
2p-6p The band “Firestorm” at Rosa’s Night Club

Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010
Time: 10:00am – 9:00pm
Location: Stockton Delta KOA at Tower Park Marina

Call: (209) 992-6575 for more info or to make camping reservations for the weekend.

Another great event is coming your way in Downtown Stockton! Tomorrow, Friday the 13th, yep its Friday the 13th tomorrow, the Latin Magic Band, Art Walk, and Craft Beer Garden will all take place in Janet Leigh Plaza. 

It’s the 2nd friday of the Month, and on 2nd friday’s good things happen downtown.  You will be able to sample craft brews for only $2 a fill. Featuring Blue Moon and Pale Moon!
Time: 5 – 9 pm
Place: Janet Leigh Plaza

Music:
Latin Magic, free live performance, 7-9 pm. Latin Magic will rock the plaza!  This 11-person band plays an exciting mix of cumbias, oldies, latin rock, and old school music.

Art:
Meet the Artist Reception at the Tidewater Art Gallery (day 73 of 365), 5-8 pm. Entitled “4 the Joy of It” the August exhibit is a group show featuring three resident jewelry artists, Gay Lynn Saunders, Susan Winton and Rebekah Burr-Siegal, and a guest artist from Lodi, Debbie Kafton.  The show presents a collection of wearable art showcasing unique talents and different artistic visions. For these artists, jewelry design is both a labor of love and a constant source of joy.

What is your favorite filipino food?  Comment below!

The 38th Annual festival Barrio festival takes place this weekend as will be jam-packed of activities, native food and entertainment.

For those of you who have had Filipino food you know that it will be great!  And for those who have not, get ready for some delicious stuff.  Bring and empty stomach and come hungry!  You don’t want to miss this one.

When: August 14-15, 2010

Time: 11:00 a.m.  to 8:00 p.m.

Place: Filipino Plaza – Downtown Stockton

Check out the intro video from the Barrio Festival:

Find out more at the www.filipinoplaza.org

Check out the demo from last years Bahalanamulti-style.com.  Very proud father.  My son Zachary will be performing in this years demonstration!

Filipino Center Plaza
6 West Main St
Stockton, California 95202
Tel: 209-466-1416

When in Downtown Stockton and are looking for a quick bit to eat, head to the waterfront warehouse and eat at Dok Shoons.  Dok Shoons is a long standing hot dog stand which serves two main types of fabulous hot dogs. Chili Dogs and Hot Dogs.  Both are great. 

Now, Dok Shoons has very limited hours.  They are only open during lunch time hours.  11-2:30pm.  Check them out and eat a dog overlooking the beautiful downtown Stockton waterfront.

445 W Weber Ave Ste 142
Stockton, CA 95203
(209) 467-7178

July has come and gone and its time to take a look at the effect  to the Stockton Real Estate Market with the expiration of the home buyers tax credit.

July sales by area 2010 vs. 2009

AREA                          July 2010 Sales                  July 2009 Sales

Stockton                      369                                           571
Lodi                              62                                            67
Manteca/Lathrop     145                                           214

Impact of tax credit was enormous

Sales and For Sale in the last 12 Months

The monthly sales stats paint a very clear picture– the effect of the tax credit on the Stockton area real estate market was ENORMOUS.

Here are some things that jump out at us, when we look at these numbers:

• Sales in the San Joaquin County dropped 32% in July
• Stockton was the loss leader– a whopping 34% fewer July sales
• Lodi saw only a small dip in sales, relative to the other areas.

What does the rest of 2010 hold?

It is not obvious that the tax credit was holding the real estate market up and had increased the demand for housing.  Now that it has expired, we will see how the buyers react and will get a true demand and gage of the market strength.

Traditionally, July and August are when buying is at its yearly peak.  The slow-down begins in the fall and into the winter months.  But with the peak of the market already taken a dive it doesn’t look to good for the remainder of 2010.  The one positive aspect to this market is the historically low interest rates.  However, I’m not sure this will convince buyers to continue their activity as shown earlier in the year.

For reference, there were 510 sales in Stockton area in the month of August 2009.  In order to reach that mark again, demand in the area is going to have to do a dramatic turn around.

If you have any questions about any of these real estate stats, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment on this post.

Inventory of homes for Sale in past 12 Months- Click for larger image