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• Housing crisis hits home in Lodi

• Financial aid: Not applying could be a terrible mistake

• Local flu season may get worse; there's still time to get vaccinated

• Many ways for local schools to fulfill 'patriotic exercise'

• Pacific student among top undergrads in U.S.

• Presidents Day closures

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

• 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

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

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

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Religion Briefs

AIDS exhibit coming to First Baptist

The community will have the opportunity to walk through the gymnasium at Lodi's First Baptist Church to experience what it's like for a child to live in an AIDS-infected community in Africa, on Feb. 28-March 3.

Produced by World Vision, people will become part of an audio tour with photography designed to transport you into the heart of Africa.

The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 28-29; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 1; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 2; and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 3.

The church is at 267 N. Mills Ave., Lodi. For more information, call 334-1332.

Lenten soup supper at St. John's

A Lenten series of soup suppers and classes will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church on Thursdays through March 13.

Evening prayer will be held in the chapel at 5:30 p.m., followed by fellowship and soup in the church from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Classes for the entire family will be held after dinner.

The adult class, led by Father Basil Matthews, will be based on the book "Pathways to God: Four Weeks on Faith, Hope, and Charity," by Robert F. Morneau.

For more information, call 369-3381.

Marriage retreat offered

A retreat intended to discover the love that God intended for you to experience in your marriage will be held April 18-20 on the Monterey Peninsula.

The retreat, organized by Lodi resident Loren Geiger, will be held at the Lighthouse Lodge and Suites in Pacific Grove.

Space is limited. For reservations or more information, call Geiger at 366-3493.

Spaghetti dinner at St. Anne's

The fifth-grade class at St. Anne's School in Lodi will host a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anne's Hall, Church and Walnut streets. Students will help plan, prepare, decorate, advertise and serve the dinners.

Takeout and drive-through service is available. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for seniors and for children under 12. Proceeds will be used to send the students to science camp.

Tickets will be sold at the door, or they can be purchased by calling the school at 333-7580.

Entertainment Sunday at Galt First Baptist

Richard Christenson, with a guest performance by the trio "Promise," will be at First Baptist Church of Galt, 653 A St., Galt, at the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday.

For more information, call 745-4665 or visit www.fbcgalt.com.

'Caring for People God's Way'

A six-week session about Caring for People God's Way will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday. The first session was this week.

Topics include life challenges, past hurts, feeling alone, being overwhelmed and needing encouragement.

For more information, call Loren Geiger at 366-3493.

Divorce recovery workshop

A six-week workshop for people experiencing the pain of divorce or the break-up of a long-term relationship will be offered beginning March 4 at First Baptist Church, 3535 N. El Dorado St., Stockton.

The workshop will focus on how to deal with grief, fear, anger, loneliness and depression. Topics will include how to let go, forgive and possibly love or trust again.

Children dealing with the breakup of their parents may participate in the "Banana Splits" program while their parent is attending the workshop.

The workshop will begin at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday through April 15. Cost is $40 and $25 for children. The fee includes classroom materials, books and dinner. For more information, call Sheri Dentone at 472-7550 or Glenda Baker at 466-4368.

News deadline

Please submit items for the Saturday Religion section no later than Thursday of the same week. Items submitted on Friday cannot be used that week. For more information, contact Religion Editor Ross Farrow at 369-7035 or send an e-mail to rossf@lodinews.com.