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• Outgoing Mayor Mounce talks priorities, is looking forward to volunteering more

• Galt council elects Randy Shelton as mayor

• The canine controversy

• 2 teens stabbed in separate incidents

• Regional Roundup

• Morada group sues Stockton over development, water

• Galt Council not ready to make final decisions on Nueva Vision

• Shackled teen escapes

• Record 3.1 million California kids getting school meals

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 7th, 2009

• Lodi High graduate was at Fort Hood

• Lining up for flu shots in Lodi

• Tour packs buses as birdwatchers admire Sandhill cranes

• City of Lodi staff looking into possibility of limiting number of taco trucks

• Daytime thieves targeting Lodi homes

• Lodi High School rally featured on 'Good Day Sacramento'

• Out of control

• Homicide suspect Anthony Hubbard arraigned

• Regional Roundup

• New Lodi Memorial rule to combat spread of H1N1: Visitors must be older than 16

November 6th, 2009

• Short sales make up nearly half of Lodi market

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

November 5th, 2009

• A lower Lodi Lake

• Streetside scarecrows

• San Joaquin County considers moratorium on new Williamson Act contracts

• Speakers address Lodi Unified School District budget shortfalls, plea to keep programs

• Armed robbers still targeting Lodi shops

• Regional Roundup

• California voters have final say over $11 billion water bond

• Weekend bus service to continue until Lodi City Council makes decision

• Paul Tebbel shines spotlight on sandhill cranes

• Your complete guide to Sandhill Crane Festival

• David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy

• Man wanted in Acampo homicide gives up to San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives

November 4th, 2009

• Candle fire

• Rep. Jerry McNerney sets telephone town hall for Thursday

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council argues over ordinance hiring residents

• San Joaquin County sues state over prison hospital planned for Stockton

• Big win for Allen Baroni in reclamation election

• California sends Democratic loyalist John Garamendi to Congress

• Bicycling father raising awareness of teen suicide

• Lodi City Council weighs raising fares to restore some bus service

November 3rd, 2009

• 500 attend service for Kyle Coumas

• Correction

• Galt considers ordinance that would require city contractors to hire locally

• Regional Roundup

• Have you seen a missing guide dog puppy in Lodi?

• Galt man dies after weekend Highway 12 crash

• Jason Behrmann is top candidate for Galt city manager

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

• Clarification

November 2nd, 2009

• Downtown Lodi trick or treat

• Public Meetings

• Correction

• Kyle Coumas funeral today

• 27-year-old man shot to death Saturday night in front of Acampo home

• Regional Roundup

• Group investigates reports of haunting

• Sandhill Cranes Festival comes to Lodi next weekend

• Lamborghini lovers gather for show, fine wine, luncheon in Woodbridge

• Lodi's 'Biggest Loser' Christy Richesin runs 5K Halloween race

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John Aschwanden

Head of maintenance

John Aschwanden, 84, of Galt, died Dec. 1. He was born on Feb. 7, 1924, in Vallejo.

Mr. Aschwanden was a lifelong resident of Galt. As his first job, he was a milk truck driver for Pet Milk in Galt. Later, he became a maintenance supervisor for Super Mold Corp. in Lodi and eventually retired as head of maintenance for the Galt School District.

Mr. Aschwanden was a member of St. Christopher's Catholic Church and an active member of the Ripon Swiss Club. He enjoyed dancing, traditional Swiss music, restoring old tractors, gardening and troubleshooting all types of mechanical and engineering problems for family, friends and neighbors.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Arlene Aschwanden, of Galt; sons, Carl Aschwanden, of Elk Grove, and Gerald Aschwanden, of Stockton; brother, Harry Aschwanden, of Herald; sister, Aileen Heim, of St. Louis; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Galt. Committal will follow at Galt Cemetery. The rosary will be recited and visitation will be held at 10 a.m. until the service at the church.

Ben Salas Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.