STOCKTON - The Stockton Ports announced Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy will be making a rehab appearance with the Stockton Ports Wednesday evening at Banner Island Ballpark as the Ports face off against the visiting Bakersfield Blaze at 7:05 p.m.

McCarthy was placed on the disabled list in May with a stress reaction in his right scapula. Before his injury, McCarthy was 1-4 with 3.39 ERA through 63.2 innings of work with the Athletics.

Tickets for the Stockton Ports games can be purchased through the normal ticket outlets including the Banner Island Ballpark ticket office, online at www.stocktonports.com, and over the phone at (209) 644-1900.

STOCKTON - St. Joseph’s Foundation awarded scholarships to twenty-five students pursuing health care careers in nursing and nursing management, pharmacy, psychology, microbiology and clinical laboratory sciences, speech-language pathology, and medicine while attending San Joaquin Delta College, UC San Francisco, University of Phoenix, University of Nevada - Reno, Grand Canyon University, San Francisco State University, California State University at Stanislaus, Dominican University of California, and University of the Pacific. Candidate selection is based on academic performance and clinical excellence demonstrated in the patient care environment, as well as community service. The awards were made during an annual scholarship luncheon at St. Joseph’s Medical Center.

Monika Becker, Razia Dean, Jennifer Martins, Cassandra Vasquez, and Sue White received Sr.

STOCKTON - History buffs, meet Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt…up-close and personal. Don’t miss "The Rail Splitter & the Rough Rider: Speaking Honestly and Carrying a Big Stick for Education," at Delta College’s Tillie Lewis Theater, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. No doubt these two giants of U.S. history will convey words of wisdom for all!

Admission is $25 general; $10 for students with ID card and children 12 or under. One hundred percent of your tax deductible gift will go to support scholarships for Delta’s Passport to College program. For ticket Information call (209) 954-5110 or visit Delta’s Center for the Arts Box Office online at www.deltacollege.edu/div/finearts/dept/dca/boxoffice.html.

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