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• Stockton, Lodi rivalry growing more intense?

• New improvement projects are reincarnating Lodi's soul: The train

• Renowned artist, Lodi native Viola Frey dies

• LUSD to discuss attendance boundaries

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi pastor becomes third to file for City Council

• Officials work to control spread of West Nile virus

• Lodi rides the rails again thanks to Amtrak

• Tracking down Lodi's railroad history

• County supervisors question fairness of Stockton's 911 fee

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

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Bartlett called up to the big leagues

Lodi's Jason Bartlett couldn't sleep last Monday night. The former St. Mary's High and Delta College baseball standout was too busy living out his dream.

Bartlett, 24, got the call he's been waiting for his entire life when the Minnesota Twins notified him late Monday that he was being promoted to the big leagues.

Jason Bartlett

The Twins needed to fill the roster spot of utility infielder Nick Punto, who went down with a broken collar bone and was placed on the disabled list.

Bartlett, who was the starting shortstop with the Twins' Triple A affiliate in Rochester, N.Y., was told to catch a plane Tuesday and report to Chicago, where the AL Central-leading Twins were set to begin a key three-game set with the White Sox.

"I was waking up every 15 minutes," Bartlett told MLB.com. "I had a lot of things running through my head."

Bartlett was back in Minnesota for the first of a three-game set between the Twins and Boston Red Sox on Friday and attempts to reach him were unsuccessful.

Lodi's Jim and Delie Bartlett got a call from their son on Monday night and they couldn't sleep either.

"My husband and I just looked at each other and started jumping up and down," said Delie Bartlett.

She and her husband flew to Chicago on Tuesday to see their son's first major-league game.

"He was excited. This is what he was looking forward to all along," Delie Bartlett said.

Although Bartlett, who was hitting .310 in 39 games at Rochester, has yet to play, patience has proven to be one of his strong suits.

After two years at Delta, he transferred to the University of Oklahoma and was a two-time all-league selection.

Bartlett was drafted by the San Diego Padres in 2001, and came to the Twins a year later in a trade that sent outfielder Brian Buchanan to the Padres.

He spent two years in Class A ball and another season at Class AA before moving up to Rochester this season.

The 6-foot, 180 pound right-hander was on his way to the big leagues earlier this year when he was struck by bad luck -- or a bad pitch.

The Twins had placed Punto on the DL with an oblique injury and were prepared to call up Bartlett in May.

But Bartlett was hit by a pitch that broke his right wrist, sidelining him for nearly two months. He returned from the DL just a few weeks ago.

"The way I see it, it happened for a reason," Bartlett said of his injury. "I know Alex Prieto came up and played second base. When I saw that, I started taking ground balls at second base when I came back from the injury. Now I feel like I'm more prepared," he told MLB.com.