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• Larry Hansen prepares to take helm as next Lodi mayor during continuing budget woes

• It's not quite a 'White Christmas,' but a wet one is in the forecast

• 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 (169)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (73)
• 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 (20)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Sports Shorts

Meier's 21 leads Flames to Grant consolation title

Kelsie Meier scored 21 points on Saturday night, helping the Lodi girls varsity basketball team defeat Fairfield 63-51 to win the consolation championship of the Grant Winterfest Tournament.

Meier went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line and hit a 3-pointer on the night. Gabby Munsch added 14 points for the Flames, Erin DeSnayer scored 13 and Kate Ehlers added 11. Jill McMillen and Jessie Saner each chipped in two points for Lodi (7-4).

Girls Basketball
Varsity
Mcnair 58, Tokay 50

The Tigers fell in the Linden Tournament on Friday night despite getting 25 points from the Schallberger sisters. Lynice scored 13 and Tori scored 12 to go with 10 rebounds for Tokay. Rachel Hernandez added nine points and had three rebounds, Nicole Gutierrez and Kelsey McCarty each scored six, and Olympia Lopez and Alyssa Whitson each added two.

Los Banos 53, Tokay 49

The Schallberger sisters teamed up for 28 points and 12 rebounds, but it wasn't enough for Tokay (2-5). Lynice finished with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Tori scored 13 points and pulled down four boards. McCarty scored 10 points, Hernandez recorded six, along with eight boards, Lopez had four points and six rebounds and May May Ryans added one point.

Frosh-Soph
Lodi 45, Merced 35

Autumn Stewart scored 16 points, helping the Flames when the consolation final of the Grant Tournament on Saturday. Taylor Sousa added 13 points for Lodi, Betsy Colburn netted 11 and Amanda Barba totaled eight as the Flames moved to 7-4. Stewart was named to the all-tournament team.

Freshman
Lodi 33, Linden 25

In beating Linden, the Flames (8-3) earned the Grant High School Tournament Championship. Kendra Sanguinetti led the way with 13 points and six steals, Nicole Hoffmann scored nine points and pulled down eight rebounds, Alyssa Magana had four points and six rebounds, Michelle Ono scored four points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Riley Enos netted three points and had four rebounds. Hoffmann was named to the all-tournament team and Sanguinetti was selected as the tournament's MVP.

Boys Basketball
Varsity
Lodi 68, Vacaville 27

Four Flames hit double digits in scoring as the Lodi varsity boys basketball team beat Vacaville to take seventh place in the Mesa Verde Tournament on Saturday. Mujihid Khan led Lodi with 11 points including three 3-pointers and Geeze Borges, Steven Cockrum and Thomas Miller each scored 10 points. Ryan Gaarder totaled nine, Conner Birtwhistle scored eight, Jon Herman added six and Brandon Sasaki and Kyle Larrabee each scored two for Lodi (7-5).

Bradshaw 60, Elliot 32

Despite 19 points from Bubba Wall, the Eagles fell to Bradshaw in the consolation final of the Viking Classic in Carmichael on Saturday. Bradshaw was helped by five 3-pointers from James Hackleman. Travis Dodd scored four points for the Eagles, Andrew Cotton had three and Phil Wiggins, Kona Olson and Cameron Elmore each added two points.

Wrestling
JV
Lodi 3-2 at Warrior Classic

Five wrestlers put up 5-0 records on Saturday at the Warrior Classic, helping the Flames go 3-2 on the day in the dual tournament.

Garrett Bertsch, wrestling at 103 pounds, was undefeated with four pins and Conner Silva, who also wrestled at 103 pounds, also won all five of his matches and totaled two pins. Ulices Vazquez, Lodi's 135 pounder, pinned all five of his opponents, Khenyada Beck, at 152 pounds, had four pins in his five wins and 171 pounder Dillon Smith had three pins in his five victories.

The Flames beat Natomas 64-18, Stagg 42-39 and Christian Brothers 50-18. They lost to Franklin of Elk Grove 48-30 and Sierra Ridge 48-39.

Soccer
Pasl
Stockton 11, Santa Clara 3

Brian Farber led the way with a team best four goals in Saturday's 11-3 Stockton Cougars win at Stockton Arena over Off the Wall Soccer Santa Clara. The win pushes the Cougars (4-1 PASL-Pro, 6-1 overall) to the third round of the United States Arena Soccer Open Cup Championship on Jan. 11 at Stockton Arena.

Pro Hockey
ECHL
Ontario 6, Stockton 2

The Ontario Reign scored four power-play goals, three on two-man advantage situations to send the Stockton Thunder (10-13-4, 24 points) to a 6-2 defeat before 4,306 at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Sunday.

Maxime Boisclair led Ontario with two goals while John Murray made 28 saves. Thunder left winger Mike Lalonde scored a goal in the second period to become the all-time leading scorer in Stockton Thunder history, surpassing Nathan Martz with 123 points in a Thunder uniform.