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• Mokelumne may soon have life jacket loaner program

• City to begin fixing aging Eastside Lodi alleyways

• National Night Out canceled

• San Joaquin County budget cuts: Some suspects may not be prosecuted

• Regional Roundup

• Tree to be planted in memory of Sandra Cantu

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

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (75)
• President Obama's first year (67)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• Local business leaders say tourism, Costco, Home Depot may play roles in city's future (60)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (49)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (34)
• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen (31)

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Joseph Higgins

Retired

Joseph J. Higgins, 93, of Galt, died on June 20. He was born on March 5, 1916, in Chicago.

Mr. Higgins was a boy scout troop leader at St. Bernardine Catholic Church. He was active in Knights of Columbus at St. Isabel Catholic Church and at St. Christopher Catholic Church. He enjoyed fishing, reading and listening to classical music. He was active with conservation groups and the Galt Library. He retired from Corn Products, Argo, Ill. in 1978.

He is survived by his daughter, Beth Gemkow, of Wheaton, Ill.; son, Michael Higgins, of Yerington, Nev.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Garrett; sisters, Gertrude Danielson, Mary Bonette and Kathleen Deady; and parents, James and Margaret Higgins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Galt on Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

Committal will be Thursday at Galt Cemetery following mass.

Visitation will be held at Ben Salas Funeral Home on Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Rosary will begin at 7:00 p.m. following visitation.

Ben Salas Funeral Home is assisting family with arrangements.