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• Surge of retail on Lodi's horizon

• Out of the classroom, but with lesson plan

• James Morris has raised six times as much as Phil Urie in race for San Joaquin judge

• Horse racing comes to Stockton next week

• Lodi man helps with trout rescue

• Regional Roundup

• Labor Day closures

• Corrections

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

• 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

• Chase ends in crash

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

November 17th, 2009

• Clarification

• 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

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• Regional Roundup

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

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Lodi man helps with trout rescue

Lodi resident and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance Web master Jerry Neuburger, along with 85 other trout rescue volunteers, helped remove thousands of trout from Caples Lake, near South Lake Tahoe, this week.

Two of the lakes' dam gates needed urgent repairs, and officials began to drain the lake, leaving the fish with less water each day. When El Dorado Irrigation District officials found the damage, they planned to fix the problems in 2009. But after finding needed parts for repair in Chicago, the district decided to start early.

When Neuburger heard about the situation, he started an online sign-up sheet for trout rescue volunteers. By Tuesday, the group made its first attempt to save the fish.

"The rescue was pretty much a seat-of-your-pants rescue because the lake was deeper than any rescue done before," Neuberger said, explaining in some parts of the lake, water was nearly 40 feet deep.

Volunteers and rescue workers used hoop nets, large nets that scoop fish; gill nets, nets that trap the fish by catching their gills; and electro fishing equipment.

The first day, volunteers caught 1,000 fish. However, some fish started to die in the nets, so rescuers began using only the electro-fishing equipment.

Electro-fishing equipment shocks the water in a 10-foot radius and stuns all fish in the area. The stunned fish are then removed and transported to new lakes.

However, since equipment only shocks small parts of the water at a time, rescue was slow and tedious, and could only be done at night when the fish stay close to shore.

During the second night, 1,700 more fish were caught, and the last night brought in 3,000 more.

After the captured fish were safely out of the water, volunteers brought them to other lakes.

Rainbow and brown trout went to Silver Lake while the brook trout headed off to Red Lake.

Contact Natalie Flynn at natalief@lodinews.com.