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• Risky Lodi waters

• Numbers down: Will geese drop lakeside habitat in Lodi?

• Out of the loop

• Stranger breaks into home in attempt to rape Lodi woman

• Five years after Lodi shooting, murder suspect's trial begins

• Regional Roundup

• On Saturday you can 'Walk for the Health of It'

• Lodi teen Adrian Cortez's murder trial heads to jury

• Solar Schoolhouse Olympics sending kids on this year's hottest power trip

• Wine sales at farmer's market may be doomed

• Conservationists to campaign for McCloskey

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 7th, 2009

• Lodi High graduate was at Fort Hood

• Lining up for flu shots in Lodi

• Tour packs buses as birdwatchers admire Sandhill cranes

• City of Lodi staff looking into possibility of limiting number of taco trucks

• Daytime thieves targeting Lodi homes

• Lodi High School rally featured on 'Good Day Sacramento'

• Out of control

• Homicide suspect Anthony Hubbard arraigned

• Regional Roundup

• New Lodi Memorial rule to combat spread of H1N1: Visitors must be older than 16

November 6th, 2009

• Short sales make up nearly half of Lodi market

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

November 5th, 2009

• A lower Lodi Lake

• Streetside scarecrows

• San Joaquin County considers moratorium on new Williamson Act contracts

• Speakers address Lodi Unified School District budget shortfalls, plea to keep programs

• Armed robbers still targeting Lodi shops

• Regional Roundup

• California voters have final say over $11 billion water bond

• Weekend bus service to continue until Lodi City Council makes decision

• Paul Tebbel shines spotlight on sandhill cranes

• Your complete guide to Sandhill Crane Festival

• David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy

• Man wanted in Acampo homicide gives up to San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives

November 4th, 2009

• Candle fire

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• Regional Roundup

• Lodi City Council weighs raising fares to restore some bus service

• Galt City Council argues over ordinance hiring residents

• San Joaquin County sues state over prison hospital planned for Stockton

• Big win for Allen Baroni in reclamation election

• California sends Democratic loyalist John Garamendi to Congress

• Bicycling father raising awareness of teen suicide

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

November 3rd, 2009

• 500 attend service for Kyle Coumas

• Correction

• Galt considers ordinance that would require city contractors to hire locally

• Regional Roundup

• Have you seen a missing guide dog puppy in Lodi?

• Galt man dies after weekend Highway 12 crash

• Jason Behrmann is top candidate for Galt city manager

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

• Clarification

November 2nd, 2009

• Downtown Lodi trick or treat

• Public Meetings

• Correction

• Kyle Coumas funeral today

• Regional Roundup

• Sandhill Cranes Festival comes to Lodi next weekend

• Lamborghini lovers gather for show, fine wine, luncheon in Woodbridge

• Lodi's 'Biggest Loser' Christy Richesin runs 5K Halloween race

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October 31st, 2009

• Area schools have no plans of closing due to H1N1 virus

• Tokay High evacuation

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• Finishing touches on Hill House replica

• Regional Roundup

• In remembrance of Kyle Coumas

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Solar Schoolhouse Olympics sending kids on this year's hottest power trip

Gas prices may be soaring, but this Saturday some locals will turn their attention to a different power source — the sun.

The Third Annual Solar Schoolhouse Olympics, sponsored by Lodi Electric Utility, will give kids a chance to shine as they show off their own solar-powered creations, including cars, cookers and art projects.

More than 200 students from local schools will convene at Lodi High School at 9 a.m. where, on sun-drenched tennis courts and soccer fields, they will test the merit of their designs.

This year's Solar Olympics will be more than an exercise in academic prowess, it will be a lesson about the potential solar power will have in the future as an alternate to fossil fuels.

Everything from 3-watt solar module cars to cookies baked entirely by the heat of the sun will be at the event said Lynne Greulich, who helps organize the event.

Participants will also compete in the Energy Expert Game, modeled after the TV game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire."

Model car races and solar cooker tests will be held at 10 a.m., followed by a model solar home demonstration at 10:30 a.m and the Energy Expert game at 11:30 a.m. The day will conclude with an awards ceremony.

Partnering with Lodi Electric to hold the Solar Olympics is the Rahus Institute, a nonprofit research organization whose focus is resource efficiency.

Contact reporter Sara Cardine at sarac@lodinews.com.

First published: Thursday, May 11, 2006