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• Local sports bars offer appetizers, atmosphere for Super Bowl

• Winemakers aim to study microloans

• After years on Lodi's streets, man conquers homelessness, addiction

• Suspect arraigned on assault charges, faces $186,000 bail

• Board approves Galt charter school

• Regional Roundup

• WOW science museum signs lease

• Logbook

November 20th, 2009

• Acampo woman killed

• Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

• Regional Roundup

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• Real estate market gets on more solid ground

November 19th, 2009

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

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

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

• Corrections

• Chase ends in crash

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

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

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

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

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

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

November 17th, 2009

• Clarification

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

• Regional Roundup

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

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• Regional Roundup

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

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

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

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

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

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

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

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• The country's mess is our fault (151)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (67)
• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise (56)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (48)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Lodi Flames slim playoff chances vanish in setback to Tracy Bulldogs (25)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Nightmares about America's future (23)
• Tokay Tigers blow late 27-point lead in loss to Wolf Pack (22)

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Regional Roundup

Lodi

Kindergarten roundup starts Monday

Parents of kindergarten-aged children are urged to join the "kindergarten roundup."

Registration is done for two weeks, from Feb. 5 to 16 at schools throughout the district. Children who will be 5 on or before Dec. 2 of this year may be registered. Generally, register at the elementary school closest to home.

Parents or guardians must provide the following:

• Official birth certificate

• A utility bill, rent or lease agreement or bill of sale, for address verification

• Record of required immunizations: Polio; diphtheria, pertussis/whooping cough, tetanus (DPT/DT/Td); measles, mumps, rubella (MMR); hepatitis B, varicella/chickenpox.

Incoming kindergartners must be able to sit and listen to a story, hold a pencil and crayon correctly, draw a "person," cut with scissors on a line, use the restroom and wash hands without help, and adjust well to being away from parents.

For more information or to find out which school to register at, call the Lodi Unified School District, 331-7000 or 953-8111, or go to www.lodiusd.net.

Galt looks to revitalize flea market

The Galt City Council has eliminated the $2 parking fee for its city-owned Tuesday and Wednesday flea market.

By a 3-2 vote, the council voted to drop the fee and refund money collected from parking tickets. Mayor Tim Raboy said the move was to attract shoppers to the 10-acre market.

"It is good will to get people to visit and tell their friends to visit," he said.

The council also voted 5-0 to reduce the fees for produce vendors at the Wednesday market. The Wednesday market, which had been waning in popularity, will also add new merchandise vendors, Raboy said.

Raboy said city staff was also looking at the possibility of adding an evening produce market in downtown Galt, similar to the Lodi Farmer's Market.

"We're hoping to bring people back to the market," Raboy said.

First published: Saturday, February 3, 2007