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• In search of a buffalo's head? John Wayne? Soy candles? Street Faire offered it all

• Regional Roundup

• Public Meetings

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

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

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In search of a buffalo's head? John Wayne? Soy candles? Street Faire offered it all

Sunday's Lodi Street Faire drew one of the biggest turnouts in quite some time.

So says Pat Patrick, president and CEO of the Lodi Chamber of Commerce, about the twice-a-year Street Faire, where several Downtown Lodi streets are closed to traffic, especially School and Church streets.

Street Scene: What was your favorite item at the Street Faire?

The Street Faire had its usual share of novelty items, sunglasses, clothes, tools, quaint and humorous signs for the house, motorcycles, antiques and two food courts for all appetites.

The Faire also had some new and unusual attractions in Lodi on Sunday. They include:

• Two beer gardens, one in the food court off Church Street, and one on Elm Street in front of the music stage east of School Street. Lodi firefighters manned the beer gardens to raise money to fight muscular dystrophy.

What was the best bargain you found at the Lodi Street Faire?

"I really like my "Three Bears" welcome sign. The lumbar support is really teriffic. Then there's my cat tent. Ah, the jewelry."

Valerie Von Elsner
Stockton

 

"I like my Buddha. It's solid wood. I've been collecting them for a long time. I don't have one that size. I have about 50 or 100."

Ralph Schmitcke
Elk Grove

 

"An old hanging light — like a chadelier. We needed the part that hangs. Ours broke. We got the whole thing for $5."

Gene Rose
Wilton

 

"I bought a European food scale for $20. It's excellent. I collect scales. I had been looking for a flat European scale ... online they're expensive"

Lori Eskew
Bakersfield

 

• A large buffalo head for a mere $600.

• Small Christian poetry books by Woodbridge resident Sandy Holtz.

• More old photos of John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe than you can shake a stick at.

• LaDeana, who goes only by her first inning, singing songs karaoke style for tips to battle breast cancer. LaDeana, a Herald resident, is the daughter of the late Dorean Rice, who died of cancer shortly after last October's Street Faire. Rice was known as the "Mother of All Street Faires" and was the driving force for more than 30 Street Faires in Lodi.

• Appearances by Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty to greet shoppers. Sleeping Beauty was seen walking down School Street wearing a long pink dress and a crown, waving to the crowd and talking to children. She is also known as Heidi Benjestorf of Stockton.

One of the more unusual booths was one that offered scented candles made of soy instead of oil. They're healthy, environmentally friendly, support the American farmer and reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, according to Michelle "Mickey" Navarro, who makes soy candles out of her Modesto home.

Speaking of oil-made candles, Navarro said, "It's the No. 1 pollutant in the American home. It's like starting a car in your house."

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.

LaDeana, who goes by her first name only, sings at the Lodi Street Faire on Sunday. (Courtesy photo)