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• Man dies in head-on crash on Highway 99

• Lodi company owes IRS more than $800,000, agency says

• Burglary reported at offices of law firm fired by Lodi

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi woman's 'Turd Birds' attract attention of TV show producers

• Lodi Finance Department prepares for tentative move in March

• Area ambulance firms, firefighters talk service

• Students from area place well in contest

November 19th, 2009

• Logbook

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Operation: Christmas

• Corrections

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Chase ends in crash

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

November 18th, 2009

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

November 17th, 2009

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Regional Roundup

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Clarification

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

November 16th, 2009

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Regional Roundup

• Correction

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Public Meetings

November 14th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• A first look at 2009 vintages at Lodi's First Sip wine-tasting event

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

November 12th, 2009

• Logbook

• Correction

• Robotics team at Jim Elliot invited to compete in Israel

• City of Lodi begins annual leaf removal program Monday

• Liberty Ranch construction at standstill as state pulls funds

• Will Lodi adopt a program that will allow volunteers to work at parks?

• With song and speech, veterans are recognized in Lodi

• 20 years later, Acampo man remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall

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• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved (94)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (60)
• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise (49)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (44)
• Lodi Flames slim playoff chances vanish in setback to Tracy Bulldogs (25)
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• Tokay Tigers blow late 27-point lead in loss to Wolf Pack (22)

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Students from area place well in contest

Students from all three Lodi Unified School District high schools competed in the annual Engineer and Technology Day at Delta College in Stockton.

LUSD students won the following awards at the competition:

Tokay High School

• Sophomore Miguel Hernandez placed first in advanced mechanical drafting.

• Freshman Juanita Chench placed first in introduction to mechanical drafting.

• Junior Ryan Laforteza placed third In architectural board drafting. Sophomore Kishan Patel placed first.

• Senior Kevin Foreman placed fourth in architecture computer aided drafting.

Lodi High School

• Sophomore Calvin Patel placed fifth in introductory drafting "A."

• Juniors Joe Donati, Robert McLane and Jeremy Somera placed first, second, and fifth, respectively in introductory drafting "B."

• Sophomore Andrew Conley placed third in technical drafting, manual.

• Senior Ryan Hoff placed first in technical drafting, computer aided drafting. Senior Danny Miladinovich placed fourth.

• Juniors Sarah Darsie and Gino Boccia and senior Matt Recker placed second, fifth, and fourth respectively in architectural drafting, cad.

• Seniors Cullen Riggs, Ryan Sani and Joshua Hines placed first, third and fifth respectively.

Bear Creek High School

• Sophomore Alex Suares placed third in introductory drafting "A." He also took second place in the Egg Launcher Design competition.

• Sophomore Peter Wei placed fifth in technical drafting cad.

• A team of sophomores -- Jonathan Bruns, Cynric Cho and Peter Wei -- took first place in Egg Launcher Design.

• A team of freshman -- Chris Hopson, Nick Fuentes and Steve Pham -- took fourth place in Egg Launcher Design.