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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

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

• The country's mess is our fault (170)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• Public health care is a Christian option (50)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (22)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Police looking for auto theft suspect

Lodi police recovered a purple Mercury Cougar on Sunday that was stolen in Galt on April 23, police said.

Sgt. Chris Jacobson said he was parked on routine patrol in the parking lot at El Rancho Motel, 603 N. Cherokee Lane, when he saw the Cougar pull into the parking lot at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Knowing that a purple Mercury Cougar was stolen, Jacobson said he wanted to check out the one that had just arrived. The driver walked into a motel room, then climbed out the back window, jumped a fence and ran through some apartments, Jacobson said.

While waiting for other officers to arrive, Jacobson said he discovered that the car was stolen, but the license plates were of another purple Cougar that wasn't stolen. As it turned out, the license plates were registered to someone in Galt.

Although the driver got away, officers found that he left his wallet with his driver's license in the car, Jacobson said. It turns out that the driver is on parole for auto theft, police said.

The car owner got the vehicle back in good condition, but the radio was stolen, Jacobson said.

Galt classroom catches fire

The corner of a portable classroom on the east side of Fairsite Elementary School was damaged by a fire Sunday night, according to the Cosumnes Community Services District.

The school is located on Caroline Avenue between Chabolla Avenue and Lincoln Way.

Fire investigators think the fire, which began at about 8 p.m., may have been caused by a smoldering cigarette outside the building, Battalion Chief John Michelini said.

Firefighters from Cosumnes and Woodbridge had to tear out a small portion of the plywood floor in the corner of Room 22, but it appeared that no schoolwork was damaged. The classroom could be occupied again within a couple of days, Michelini said.