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• Stopped pumps an undiscovered marvel

• A night of smiles, tears for Tokay high graduates

• Tokay High valedictorian hopes to be an ophthalmologist

• Tokay High's top graduates for 2007

• Tokay High School awards for 2007

• Tokay High School list of graduates

• Galt's Jim Henke hanging up his hat after 30 years on the bench

• Vandalism rising at Lodi parks; costs may reach $25,000

• New service offers tours of delta, Port of Stockton history lessons

• Regional Roundup

• Tokay student to be honored at Community Band concert

• Dead whale spotted near Golden Gate was gray whale, not humpback

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 8th, 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 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

• Rep. Jerry McNerney sets telephone town hall for Thursday

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

• Regional Roundup

• 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

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

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

• 27-year-old man shot to death Saturday night in front of Acampo home

• Regional Roundup

• Group investigates reports of haunting

• Sandhill Cranes Festival comes to Lodi next weekend

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Tokay High valedictorian hopes to be an ophthalmologist

Anthu Do has dreams of becoming an ophthalmologist some day. After seeing Lasik surgery being done, she decided that was something she'd like to do.

"I thought it felt right," she said.

Do, 17, was surprised that she became valedictorian of Tokay High School, but she is excited about the honor.

During her years at Tokay, Do was president of the Vietnamese club, a member of the California Scholarship Federation, Spanish club, Conflict Management and SPIRIT. She was a tutor for the Vietnamese voluntary foundation, a teacher's aide at Hung Vong Vietnamese Language School and participated in the Storm Drain Detectives. She also played badminton, which her brother used to do.

"It runs in the family," she said, adding that she placed sixth in the league last year. "It's fun and competitive. I like it because I'm good at it."

Do's role models are her parents because they worked hard, as she aspires to be like them to accomplish her goals.

She plans to attend the University of California, Davis in the fall and go to medical school. She had the chance to see Lasik surgery at a Decision Medical program. At the conference, she was exposed to many different career choices in the medical field, and she decided to become an ophthalmologist.

In high school, she liked meeting people and having great teachers. She especially liked her AP chemistry teacher because he was "cool" and taught her a lot.

As for words to live by, she says, "Take life one day at a time, but don't be afraid to dream big."

Contact Features Editor Jennifer Gokhman at jenniferg@lodinews.com.