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• Shootings injure teens in Lodi, Galt

• Local seniors give their advice to young moms

• Public Meetings

February 8th, 2010

• Public Meetings

• Locals pick best, most memorable Super Bowl commercials

• Regional Roundup

February 6th, 2010

• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch

• Meet Larry, Curly and Moe

• Baboon business

• Regional Roundup

• Several Lodi venues let you watch the Super Bowl in style

• Lodi Library celebrates 100 years of serving the community

• Culinary craft

February 5th, 2010

• Kids, teachers help Haiti by collecting pennies for Learning Link

• Lodi, Galt students reach out to help Haiti earthquake survivors

• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam

• Hours of sweat and work go into putting on crab feeds

• Things looking up for state's real estate

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Stray bullet strikes Lodi home; police suspect gang activity may be factor

February 4th, 2010

• Managers at Geweke Toyota answer questions about recall

• Lodi City Council votes to replace play structure at Century Park

• Lodi extends ban on pot shops for another year

• Mokelumne River triathlon set for June

• Family, friends to run half-marathon in memory of Galt family

February 3rd, 2010

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Lodi-area senators Dave Cox, Lois Wolk admit to gifts; Tom Berryhill case pending

• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts

• Galt City Council avoids budget cuts — for now

• New Lodi Memorial Hospital emergency room opens to the public without a hitch

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

February 2nd, 2010

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future

• Former Lodian Erica Davis is first paraplegic woman to summit Kilimanjaro

• Jumpers across California

• Correction

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

February 1st, 2010

• Find cuddly alpacas not too far from Lodi

• Public Meetings

• Patients can expect faster, better service when Lodi Memorial Hospital's new emergency room opens

• Man killed by Amtrak train in Lodi

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• President Obama's first year (67)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (64)
• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future (58)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (49)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (39)
• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen (32)
• We need to conduct respectful conversations (30)
• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam (25)

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Notes and Notables

Olivia Macdonald is Teen of the Month

Olivia Macdonald, a junior at Tokay High School, has been selected as Teen of the Month for May by the Lodi Youth Commission.

Macdonald has a 3.83 grade-point average and is involved in girls varsity golf and girls varsity soccer, where she is one of three team captains. She is a member of the Christian Club and the Tokay High Teenage Republicans Club.

Olivia Macdonald

acdonald serves as the junior class treasurer and has been chosen as next year's senior class president. She is also involved in student government and coordinated prom and homecoming as well as helped with rallies and events. Over the summer, she has served as a nanny for many families and is active in the youth group at First Baptist Church.

Macdonald enjoys golfing, soccer, swimming, snowboarding, long boarding, ice skating, playing airsoft, painting, cooking and baking, especially cakes. She also enjoys going to Broadway plays and movies, listening to music, spending time outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

She lives with her parents, John and Lynn Macdonald, and 15-year-old brother, Eli. She has two sisters, Nicole, 26, and Lindsay, 24, and an older brother, Ben, who is 22. She says her family has been very supportive and has taught her valuable lessons she will carry throughout her life.

Following graduation, Macdonald plans to graduate from college, open her own bakery and travel to broaden her culinary abilities in different countries. Her ultimate dream would be to have her own show on the Food Network Channel.

Student receives critical language scholarship

David Azevedo, of Lodi, who is attending Loyola Marymount University, was awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic in Tunisia during the summer.

The program began in 2006 as a way to increase opportunities for American students to study critical-need languages overseas.

This year, more than 500 scholarships will be given to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying Arabic, Indic languages, Turkic languages, Chinese, Korean, Persian and Russian. Students will spend seven to 10 weeks in intensive language institutes over the summer in 12 countries where the languages are spoken.

Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.

The program recieved more than 5,400 applications. Recipients were selected through a merit-based selection process.

Azevedo is a 2007 graduate of St. Mary's High School. He is the son of Tom and Shelly Azevedo, of Lodi.