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• Poor economy, debt force Lodi Memorial Hospital to lay off 44 workers

• Two accused of damaging sprinkler at Lodi courthouse

• Lodi man accused of assaulting his girlfriend, injuring child

• County to determine long-range planning for rural communities

• Outgoing and incoming Delta College trustees clash at board meeting

• 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

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 (62)
• 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 (24)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (18)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Sports Shorts

Lodi's Davis to play in college all-star game

Azusa Pacific senior wide receiver and Lodi native Jon Davis has been invited to play in the 8th Annual East Coast Bowl, which will be played on Saturday, Nov. 29 in Petersburg, Va.

The game showcases some of the top Division I-FCS, II, III and NAIA players across the nation.

Davis, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound wide receiver for the Cougars, led the team in catches (49), receiving yards (605) and touchdowns (5).

Tennis
Varsity
St. Francis 5, St. Mary's 4

The Rams came up just short in their championship bid, losing to St. Francis in Tuesday's Sac-Joaquin Section final.

All of St. Mary's victories came in singles play, with Christiana Ferrari, Megan Spencer, Alexis Ferreira and Kim Williams each winning their match.

Swimming
Lodi City Swim Club
Terrapin Meet

Led by Natalie Bowman and Jordan Litz, Lodi had 13 swimmers reach the finals at the Terrapin Meet last weekend in Concord.

Bowman (11-12 girls) broke a 40-year-old club record when she posted a time of 18 minutes, 50.71 seconds in the 1560 freestyle, eclipsing Cindy Enze Griffin's mark of 18:53 that had stood since 1968. Bowman also set a new record in the 500 free with a time of 5:26.60, breaking Lori Scheideman's old mark of 5:28.52 set in 2007.

Litz placed first in the 400 medley (4:4.94), 200 breaststroke (2:07.89) and 100 breaststroke (59.12).

Daniel Bowman was eighth in the 200 free (1:48.08) and also reached the finals in the 500 free (4:45.89) and 200 butterfly (1:59.83).

Also reaching the finals were Davis Ring in the 100 free (50.62) and 50 free (23.70); Scheideman in the 1650 free (7th, 17:53.01); Allison Naasz in the 200 free (2:05.18); Cayla Nishizaki in the 200 back (2:18.97); Devin Nishizaki in the 100 back (1:01.36); Grace Reichard in the 400 IM (4:56.60); Glory Reichard in the 200 free (2:06.83); Mary Griffith in the 200 fly (2:11.56); and Danielle Combs in the 200 IM (2:17.58).

Basketball
Norcal Hoops Camp

The NorCal Hoops All-Star Basketball Camp will be held Friday, Nov. 28 at the Lodi Grape Pavilion from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The camp features fundamental and advanced skill training for boys and girls ages 9-14.

Coaches scheduled to participate include:

The cost is $25 per player (pre-register online) and includes a camp T-shirt. For more information contact Ralph Cesena at 518-1331 or register online at www.NorCalHoops.net.

Equestrian
Aqha World Championship

Acampo's Brenda Joy Speer was a top-10 finalist in Yearling Mares with Design By Royal Te, a 2007 black American quarter horse, at the America Quarter Horse Association world championship show last week in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The show is the largest, richest single-breed event in the world, with more than $2.7 million awarded to 3,494 entrants from 48 states, eight Canadian provinces, Brazil, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. To qualify for the event, horses must have earned a predetermined number of points in AQHA-approved shows.

Soccer
Under-18
California Cougars

The Cougars wrapped up NorCal play with a 3-0 win over the County Line Heat this past weekend in Sacramento.

Michaela Scott led the Cougars with two goals and Desiree Herrera had one. Megan Mossman and Lauren Paul had one assist each.

Goalkeeper Stephanie Isenberg posted the shutout behind the strong defensive play of Rebecca Scott, Victoria Stotts, Amanda Cervantes and Alexandra Ruhl. The Cougars finished first in the NorCal Fall League.

In the opening round of the round-robin playoffs, the Cougars fell to the Elk Grove Pride 4-2. The Cougars led 1-0 at the half on an Alyssa Magana goal. Cristina Caporali had the assist.

The Pride rallied for four straight goals in a 15-minute span in the second half. Megan Mossman scored the Cougars' second goal on an Amie Gillett assist late in the game.