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• School budget woes have districts turning to other pockets besides Uncle Sam's

• It's in the mail: One Galt school turned card-making into fundraising

• Teens learn art of Christian murals at Lodi youth rally

• For many people, the Super Bowl is just no big deal

• Richard Blackston, longtime Lodi Republican, now a Democratic activist

• Regional Roundup

• Public Meetings

November 19th, 2009

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• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Operation: Christmas

• Corrections

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Chase ends in crash

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

November 18th, 2009

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

November 17th, 2009

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Regional Roundup

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Clarification

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

November 16th, 2009

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Regional Roundup

• Correction

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Public Meetings

November 14th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• 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

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

November 12th, 2009

• Logbook

• Correction

• Robotics team at Jim Elliot invited to compete in Israel

• City of Lodi begins annual leaf removal program Monday

• Liberty Ranch construction at standstill as state pulls funds

• Will Lodi adopt a program that will allow volunteers to work at parks?

• With song and speech, veterans are recognized in Lodi

• 20 years later, Acampo man remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall

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For many people, the Super Bowl is just no big deal

Traffic was light in Lodi as the clock struck 3:30 p.m., but that doesn't mean everyone was watching the Super Bowl, or simply drinking beer while pretending to watch the Steelers and Cardinals.

Parents with small children could be seen at the park or at Lodi Lake. A man at Lodi Lake was walking his three dogs, while young people were hanging out outside Starbucks in Downtown Lodi.

Bob Pulido

"We went to see a movie this year," Lodi resident Bob Pulido said. "We're taking care of our granddaughter (age 8), and she doesn't like football. It's a change in tradition, and my team (the San Francisco 49ers) isn't playing this year."

Samer Sublaban, who spent Super Bowl Sunday at Emerson Park at Elm and Hutchins streets, said one reason he didn't watch the big game is that no local teams were involved.

"The economy's too bad for me to think about the Super Bowl," Sublaban said. "We came out here just to relax."

Outside the Downtown Starbucks, a group of young people were hanging out at a table — definitely not watching the Super Bowl.

Shelby Munsch

"I think it's ridiculous," Lodi resident Shelby Munsch said. "It's just a football game. I know people who think it's their life."

Chris Coppick, another Lodi resident hanging out at Starbucks, doesn't understand why people have Super Bowl parties — especially as a "matinee version" of New Year's Eve.

Chris Coppick

"They need to get a life if they have to have a party to watch TV," Coppick said.

Lodi resident Aaron Garcia was among the people who enjoyed Sunday's balmy weather more than watching the Super Bowl indoors. He brought friends from Gilroy to Lodi Lake, where they took a walk, played cards and brought a bunch of board games.

Aaron Garcia

"I don't hate it," Gilroy resident Ed Van Deventer said of the Super Bowl. "I'm just not excited about it."

Sometimes cultural upbringing is a reason one chooses an alternate activity.

"I never watched it; I watch soccer," Woodbridge resident Maria Ochoa said as her husband filled up his gas tank in Woodbridge.

While football is not her game, Ochoa understands the phenomenon that the game is in America.

"I work at a convalescent home, and they even had their party there," Ochoa said. "They went to the dining room and they had a big-screen TV there."

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.