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• Parade of Lights puts Downtown Lodi in holiday mood

• Action! Film crew shoots movie trailer in Lodi

• Galt Market seeks to attract more vendors by lowering fees

• Another sign of the times: Area light artist forgoes holiday sculpture

• Regional Roundup

• Corrections

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 (66)
• 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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Sports Shorts

Lodi boys rout South Lake Tahoe; Girls roll past Grace Davis

Thomas Miller had a game-high 18 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Lodi High's varsity boys basketball team to a 63-43 victory over South Lake Tahoe on Thursday night in the opening round of the South Lake Tahoe Tournament.

The Flames (3-0), who led 20-7 after one period and 37-17 at halftime, will play North Valley of Nevada in the second round today at 5 p.m.

Steven Cockrum added 16 points for the Flames in Thursday's victory. Ryan Gaarder and Kyle Larrabee each netted seven points, John Herman sank six, Conner Birtwhistle had four, Alex Niktaris and Brian Simpfenderfer each had two and Mujihid Khan added one.

Freshmen-Sophomores
Jesuit 82, Lodi 29

Collin Rhoads had 10 points to lead the Flames (1-2) in the Vista del Lago Tournament.

Matt Smith and Justus Panzarello both scored five, Luke Simon netted four, Brandon Howland and Ryan Carter each had two and Chris Newkirk added one.

Lodi will play Antelope-Granite Bay winner today at 3:45 p.m.

Bear Creek 58, Tokay 40

Nick Camarena had 16 points and five rebounds for the Tigers in the first round of the Stagg Tournament.

Thomas Davis and Gabe Ramirez each had five points, Kyle Eggers netted four, Greg Munson had three, R.J. Barsam, Zane Schallberger and Aaron Hinkle each had two and Mack Bertrum added one.

Freshmen
Lodi 55, Downey 28

Jeff Dickerson had 15 to lead the Flames (4-1) in the final round of the Central Valley Tournament. The Flames went 2-1 in the tourney and placed fifth.

Colton Machado and Dominic Ornelas each had 10 points for the Flames, Andrew Todd and Greg Herzfeldt both netted eight and Pini Silva and Garrett Hanna had two apiece.

Girls Basketball
Varsity
Lodi 52, Grace Davis 27

Erin DeSnayer had 17 points and Gabby Munsch added eight points and 10 rebounds to lead the Flames (1-0) in the first round of the Sonora Tournament.

Lodi led 13-8 after one period and then broke the game open by outscoring Grace Davis 15-4 in the second quarter. The Flames held Davis to single-digit scoring in three of the four quarters.

Jill McMillen had 11 points for Lodi, Kelsi Meier had seven, Jessie Saner netted six, Kate Ehlers had two and Allison Ming added one.

Lodi will play Alameda today at 6:30 p.m.

Victory Christian 76, Elliot 36

Leslie Huber had 19 points and seven steals for the Eagles (1-1) in the first round of the Victory Christian Tournament.

Emily Nitschke had 10 points, five steals and five assists, Brittany Gross and Elizabeth Thiesen both had seven rebounds and two points, Marissa Jolley and Katie Kishi each had three points.

Elliot plays Wilton Christian today at 7:30 p.m.

Freshmen-Sophomores
Lodi 53, Stagg 9

Jillian Burkhard had 20 points to lead the Flames in the first round of the West Tournament.

Brie Day scored eight, Autumn Stewart netted seven, Taylor Sousa sank six, Amanda Barba had four and Betsy Colburn, Alex Gundert, Maranda Dean and Corinne Knierim had two apiece.

Freshmen
Lodi 48, Sheldon 28

Kendra Sanguinetti had 15 points and three steals and Nicole Hoffmann added 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Flames (1-0) in the first round of the Kennedy Tournament.

Alyssa Magana had six points and four steals for Lodi, Riley Enos had six points and six rebounds, Michelle Ono had four points and six rebounds and Christina Grishaesa and Audrey Simon each had two points.

The Flames will play Kennedy today at 5 p.m.

Tokay 28, Los Banos 15

Priscilla Gutierrez had 14 points to lead the Tigers (1-0) in the first round of the Tracy Tournament.

Paige Kininmonth had six points, Aeriel Hobbs had four and Victoria Villanueva and Perla Chavez added two apiece. Tiffany Barriga had three steals.

Tokay plays Linden today at 6:30 p.m.

Golf
Hole-in-one

Mike Wedlake recently hit a hole-in-one at Woodbridge Country Club's Middle Course. Wedlake aced the 152-yard eighth hole and witnesses included Ed Leveroni, Susan Leveroni and Nina Wedlake.