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• Car crashes into Lodi home

• Lodi churches — Heartland and Crossroads — merge

• Memorial garden dedicated in girl's memory

• 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)
• Public health care is a Christian option (69)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (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 (25)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (18)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Regional Roundup

Two arrested after drugs, gun found in car

Two people were arrested after officers found methamphetamine, a loaded sawed-off shotgun and other items in their car Saturday morning, according to Lodi police.

Officers were called to the 200 block of Daisy Avenue at 10 a.m. after someone in the neighborhood saw what appeared to be a suspicious vehicle, Sgt. Chris Jacobson said.

Officers found a plastic bag of methamphetamine in an interior door handle, so they searched the car and found more methamphetamine, a large amount of marijuana, a digital scale, the shotgun and extra ammunition, Jacobson said.

Katrina Oswalt, 25, of Lodi, and Ralph Perez, 28, of Stockton, were arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana for sale, methamphetamine for sale, a sawed-off shotgun, a concealed weapon, a loaded firearm in a public place and narcotics while armed, police said. One of them also had a switch-blade knife, Jacobson said.

Armed robbery at Thornton gas station

Two teenagers reportedly committed an armed robbery at a Chevron station on Walnut Grove, just east of Interstate 5, in Thornton.

The teens, armed with a handgun, entered the gas station at about 4:30 a.m. Friday and demanded money and took an undetermined amount of cash, according to a sheriff's report. They were last seen running east from the station, according to the report.

One suspect was described as a Hispanic male, 16 to 17 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, thin build, wearing black-colored shirt, pants and a red-hooded jacket.

The other suspect was described as Caucasian male, 16 to 17 years old, 6 feet tall, medium build, wearing a black-hooded jacket.

Solar Discovery Faire this weekend

The public is invited to a Solar Discovery Faire sponsored by the city of Lodi this weekend.

Among other things, participants will learn about the magic of solar cooking, learn to make solar etchings and build a model solar car. Admission is free.

The faire runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be held at Woodbridge Elementary School, 1290 Lilac St. For more information, call the Electric Utility Department at 333-6815 or visit www.solarschoolhouse.org.

Galt group sponsoring candidates forum

The Galt Coalition for a Better Education is sponsoring a forum for candidates of the Galt City Council and Galt Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees on Friday. Translation services for Spanish-speaking voters will be on hand.

The Galt Coalition for a Better Education was formed by Galt community members in 2006 in response to parents' concerns about the state of their children's education in the local public schools. Since then, it has broadened its focus to include other social justice issues in the Galt community.

The candidates forum will be held in the Anthony Pescetti Community Room, located at the Galt Police Department, 455 Industrial Drive. The first half, for the school board candidates, will begin at 6 p.m., with the City Council candidates portion starting at 7:30 p.m.

For additional information on the forum, e-mail GaltEducation@gmail.com.

Countywide science focus group set

Educators and members of the public interested in the California Science Framework are invited to participate in a focus group later this month. San Joaquin County was chosen as one of only four sites across the state for such a study.

Participants will receive an introduction of the California Science Framework review process and participate and discuss the current framework, according to a press release issued by the county office of education.

The meeting will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the San Joaquin County Office of Education building, 2707 Transworld Drive, Stockton.

For more information on the meeting, contact Judi Wilson at the county office of education, 468-4880 or jwilson@sjcoe.net. To learn more about the focus group process, contact Cynthia Gunderson, consultant for the state department of education, at (916) 319-0451 or cgunderson@cde.ca.gov.