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• 'All I saw was a face full of teeth'

• Delta drafts grand jury reply

• Man struck, killed by train in Lodi on Sunday evening

• Reynolds Ranch developer wants hotel, senior housing, more commercial space

• Bus service to Elkhorn cut for good

• 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

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

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• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
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• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
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Gaukel, Lao to marry at Oak Farm Vineyards in September

Brian P. Gaukel and Cua Wendy Lao, both of Stockton, were engaged last September.

Gaukel graduated from Tokay High School in 2000, and then from California State University, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science degree in fire science in 2006. He is employed by the Stockton Fire Department. He is the son of John E. Gaukel and Christy Gaukel-Babin, of Lodi.

Lao graduated from Tokay High School in 2001, and then from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology in 2006. She is employed by Pine Street Physical Therapy in Stockton. She is the daughter of Chieng Kai and Chia Lo, of Stockton.

The couple met after a high school pep rally in 1998. They became engaged on Sept. 13, 2007 in South Lake Tahoe. While in the middle of a dried up riverbank on a hike along the river, Gaukel proposed. They announced their engagement on Jan. 19 at Villa Vicencio Vineyard in Lodi with 100 guests in attendance. Those in attendance included the parents of the bride and groom and all of the wedding party, Rob Babin, of New Orleans; Brad Vassor, Julie Byun, Linda Lach and Gail Ruiz, all friends from the Stockton Fire Department; and Archie Acosta, Trung Le, Jeff Lant and Tony Slotz.

The two plan to marry on Sept. 13 at Oak Farm Vineyards in Lodi.