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• Some say Cherokee Lane's plethora of liquor stores a problem for area

• First big storm of season blankets Sierra with snow

• Two Lodi schools locked down as police search for suicidal man

• Woman avoids major injuries as car is trapped under big rig

• Revisions and additions to city compensation

• Regional Roundup

November 21st, 2009

• Logbook

• Holiday drive spreads cheer to U.S. troops

• Galt High students want board to approve open-campus policy

• Poisoning victims remain hospitalized

• Expert: Half a mushroom cap can be deadly

• Tokay grad files claim over Lodi's Grape Bowl

• Lodi Middle School holds annual Turkey Trot

• Regional Roundup

• No motive or suspect in shooting

• Sacramento cop arrested for alleged kidnapping

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

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Chase ends in crash

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

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

• 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

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

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

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

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

November 17th, 2009

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• 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

• Clarification

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

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

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

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

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

• Regional Roundup

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

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

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First big storm of season blankets Sierra with snow

Get your thermal underwear ready.

Find your gloves and goggles, and wax up your skis and sleds.

The first major snowstorm of the season has left more than a foot of fresh, white snow in the Sierra Nevada.

"It was about time," said Mark Hildenbrand of Lodi, as he gathered skis, boots and poles for his young son and daughter at Dobler's Ski Cottage on Church Street.

"We've been waiting for it," he added. "That's why we came in today — so we could get ready to head up."

Between one and two feet of snow dropped in the Sierra from Thursday to Friday, on meadows and peaks above 4,000 feet, said Johnnie Powell, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Sacramento.

The storm — which was expected to clear, leaving sunny skies for Saturday and Sunday — should allow two area ski resorts to open this weekend.

Kirkwood and Bear Valley mountain resorts expected to have limited ski runs open, depending on Friday's final flurries.

"This is the storm we have been waiting for," Allon Cohne, Kirkwood's director of marketing, said in a statement. He added that at least two chair lifts will be open this weekend, and that two additional lifts could be available.

Bear Valley will have at least one chair lift open, and as many as two more, according to a marketing representative.

Dodge Ridge Ski Area will not open this weekend, said marketing director Andy Willie. The Highway 108 destination needs "another foot or so" of snow at its base before it can greet skiers and snowboarders, he said.

Powell, of the National Weather Service, said this was the season's first storm to dump up to a foot of snow on the mountains.

He said the timing of the snowfall was just about right, as storms typically arrive in earnest just after Thanksgiving.

"It's a normal, nice December storm to start the season," he added.

Contact reporter Chris Nichols at chrisn@lodinews.com.