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• Lodi's latest fruit

• Galt Boys and Girls Club in danger of closing

• Man faces felony charges in Thornton burglary

• Census Bureau seeks to hire local workers

• Tough times put pinch on Tracy's chamber

• 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 (166)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (72)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• Public health care is a Christian option (33)
• 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 (18)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Records keep falling for Natalie Bowman

Accomplishment: A 40-year-old record recently crumbled last weekend fell to the swimming skills of Natalie Bowman, a member of the Lodi City Swim Club. Bowman, 12, swimming in the Terrapin Meet in Concord, swam the 1,560 freestyle in 18 minutes, 50.71 seconds to break Cindy Enze Griffin's time of 18:53 set in 1968. Bowman, a seventh-grader at Pilgrim West Academy who has made breaking and setting records a hobby of hers over the years with Lodi, also set record for the fastest mark in the 500 free at the meet. Her time of 5:26.60 came in more than two seconds faster than Lori Scheideman's 5:28.52 set last year.

Natalie Bowman

Family: Mark and Kimberley Bowman, parents; one brother.

Favorite sport: Swimming. Bowman has been swimming for Lodi City Swim Club for five years. "It is a great team sports but at the same time, you don't feel bad if you don't make the goal. You can help your teammates, but there's not a lot of pressure."

Favorite athlete: Natalie Coughlin. "I have heard she is a really good teammate."

Favorite hobbies: Bowman works with horses and rides them a lot and also volunteers for Animal Friends Connection where she loves working with cats.

Favorite subject: French. Bowman has taken French for three years. "My mom is fluent in French and I hope to be fluent after a few more years."

Would like to meet: Natalie Coughlin.

Crowning achievement: "The most recent record I broke in the 1560 that was my coach's record. She is my role model and I have looked up to her for so long and it was a surprise and an honor to break her record."

Plans: "I haven't decided what I am going to do yet, but it will definitely have something to do with horses or cats."

The Athlete of the Week is selected by the News-Sentinel sports staff. Nominations are gladly accepted. Bowman will receive a T-shirt courtesy of Lodi Sporting Goods for being selected.