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• Reynolds Ranch expansion OK'd

• Lodian Reid Cerney, an advocate for social justice, dies at 80

• A Llopis oven — only one of two in California — being installed in new Downtown Lodi business

• Lockeford man facing fraud, animal cruelty charges

• Investigators look for cause of deadly warehouse fire

• Regional Roundup

• Correction

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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• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
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• Public health care is a Christian option (49)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
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• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Ida Rode

Enjoyed singing

Ida W. Rode, 95, of Lodi and formerly of Sacramento, died Sept. 11. She was born Ida Wahl on June 24, 1913, in Woodrow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Mrs. Rode was the youngest of 11 children. At a young age, she and her family moved from Canada to Tracy and later settled in Lockeford where she grew up and was educated. Mrs. Rode met and married Reinhold Rode and eventually moved her family to Sacramento where they lived for many years. She made her final moved to Lodi, where she spent her remaining years.

Mrs. Rode was a member of the choir at Capital Christian Center, formerly Bethel Temple, in Sacramento for 45 years. She sang in the first Christmas Tree presentation offered at the church as well as many other performances throughout the years. She was also a member of the Temple Baptist Church in Lodi. Mrs. Rode enjoyed caring for her family and spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed singing, crocheting, embroidering and visiting with friends.

She is survived by her daughter, LaVerne Isbill, of Lodi; son, Leonard Rode, of Fair Oaks; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-granchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Reinhold O. Rode; and 10 brothers and sisters.

A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Sacramento Memorial Lawn, 1600 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento. Interment will immediately follow the funeral. Visitation will be held from noon until the service at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Women's Missionary Fellowship at Temple Baptist Church, 801 South Lower Sacramento Road, Lodi, CA 95242.

Sacramento Memorial Lawn is assisting the family with arrangements.