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• Lodi man rescues elderly woman from oncoming train

• Hoping to succeed Nakanishi

• Galt considers first Farmers Market a success

• John McCain coming to Stockton next week

• 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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Galt considers first Farmers Market a success

Residents and vendors alike considered Sunday's inaugural Farmers Market in Galt to be a success, especially considering it was the city's first attempt at such a venture.

Carlos Dutra, manager of the Stockton Certified Farmers Market Association, estimated that 1,000 people or more went through the produce, pastry and flowers in Galt's city parking lot at Fairway Drive and Caroline Avenue.

The Farmers Market featured a few vendors from Lodi and Galt, but a majority came from places like Stanislaus County, Sanger and Watsonville.

"I think it's pretty nice," Galt resident Gayle Kloberdanz said. "I think it's nice to have it on a weekend when working people can come. It's nice to have an option."

Several shoppers noted that many people can't visit Galt's city-operated flea market because it is held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the day.

"I love it. I'm real happy with it," said Alrene Turbetti, who was selling cherries and onions for her family owned ranch, Lazy Man's Orchard in Morada. "I like the atmosphere. People are very polite, thanking us for being here."

For Sunday's inaugural event, the first 500 mothers to walk through the Farmers Market got a free flower.

The Galt Farmers Market will operate on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for six weeks on a trial basis. If there are enough customers, it will continue beyond the six weeks. Dutra predicts the Galt market will be a success.

In addition to Lazy Man's Orchard, local vendors include Four Seasons Flowers in west Galt, Ray Aoyama, of Stockton, who grew up in Lodi, and Acampo Nursery in Lodi. Another Galt vendor, Kim Lubich, will sell cherries beginning next Sunday at the market, said city Recreation Supervisor Dave Goldsberry.

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.