Officials herald removal of 1933 Dennett Dam for safer river
Two rafts carrying Modesto city officials and others
took a ceremonial paddle down the Tuolumne River Thursday morning, floating
over a spot in the shadow of the Ninth Street Bridge where the Dennett Dam imperiled
swimmers and restricted the flow of fish. Councilwoman Jenny Conoyer extended a
giant pair of scissors to snip a blue ribbon where the dangerous dam sat up
until last summer.
