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• Two arrested at Thornton bullfight

• Former Lodi journalist Adriel Hampton running for Congress

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• Lodi High School awards

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November 19th, 2009

• Logbook

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• 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

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• 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

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• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

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November 17th, 2009

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

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• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Regional Roundup

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

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• 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

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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

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• 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

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• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

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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?

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Bertha Schmitt

St. Paul's Church member

Bertha Schmitt, 97, of Santa Ana and formerly of Lodi, died May 29. She was born Bertha Bertsch on May 13, 1912, in Burt, N.D., and was one of 22 children.

Mrs. Schmitt lived for many years in Wishek, N.D., and La Habra before retiring to Lodi in 1971. In 2005, she moved to an assisted living home in Santa Ana. She married Jacob Schmitt, a North Dakota farmer, on Nov. 23, 1932. He died almost 10 years ago.

She is survived by her children, Loretta Blain, of Costa Mesa, Mary Ann Sheets-Hansen, of North Dakota, Larry Schmitt, of Washington, and David and Glenn Schmitt, both of Mission Viejo; sisters, Barbara Sanford, of Tracy, Regina Sommers, of Sacramento, Martha Lake, of the Sacramento area, Vi Prischmann, of North Dakota, and Freida Winterroth, of Washington; brothers, Hermann Bertsch, of North Dakota, Oscar Bertsch, of Sacramento, Herbert Bertsch, of Washington, Ted Bertsch, of Ukiah, Ben Bertsch, of South Dakota, and Rudy Bertsch, of Mississippi; of Taylor, S.D., Rudy of Jackson, Miss.; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of her life will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lodi. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cherokee Memorial Park.

Visitation, for family only, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home in Lodi and from 4 to 8 p.m. for the public.