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Final Six Months Of 2015 Reviewed
ROBY FRONT
Recent Escalon High School graduate Adam Roberson who battled colon cancer his senior year wraps his mom up in a heartfelt embrace during a special mother-child dance following a symbolic balloon release on Saturday evening at Relay For Life of Escalon. Marg Jackson/The Times
Kicking off with the city’s annual ‘Park Fete’ festivities in July to lots of holiday celebrations helping wrap up the year, this week we take a look back at the top stories from July through December for Escalon and the surrounding communities, taken from the pages of The Times. JULY Weather that was hot – but not unbearable – was the backdrop as nearly 300 participants gathered at Escalon High School’s Engel Field for the fifth annual Relay For Life of Escalon. The goal for the 24-hour signature fundraising event of the American Cancer Society was $48,000 and, with money raised prior to the event and more than $10,000 brought in during the June 27-28 Relay itself, this year saw the effort raise $51,124.