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• A hard look at death

• On the job experience

• Lodi pastor Leanne Wade finds a response to the dead goats found on church lawn

• Murders down, suicides up in San Joaquin County

• Regional Roundup

• Corrections

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 7th, 2009

• Lodi High graduate was at Fort Hood

• Lining up for flu shots in Lodi

• Tour packs buses as birdwatchers admire Sandhill cranes

• City of Lodi staff looking into possibility of limiting number of taco trucks

• Daytime thieves targeting Lodi homes

• Lodi High School rally featured on 'Good Day Sacramento'

• Out of control

• Homicide suspect Anthony Hubbard arraigned

• Regional Roundup

• New Lodi Memorial rule to combat spread of H1N1: Visitors must be older than 16

November 6th, 2009

• Short sales make up nearly half of Lodi market

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

November 5th, 2009

• A lower Lodi Lake

• Streetside scarecrows

• San Joaquin County considers moratorium on new Williamson Act contracts

• Speakers address Lodi Unified School District budget shortfalls, plea to keep programs

• Armed robbers still targeting Lodi shops

• Regional Roundup

• California voters have final say over $11 billion water bond

• Weekend bus service to continue until Lodi City Council makes decision

• Paul Tebbel shines spotlight on sandhill cranes

• Your complete guide to Sandhill Crane Festival

• David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy

• Man wanted in Acampo homicide gives up to San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives

November 4th, 2009

• Candle fire

• Rep. Jerry McNerney sets telephone town hall for Thursday

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi City Council weighs raising fares to restore some bus service

• Galt City Council argues over ordinance hiring residents

• San Joaquin County sues state over prison hospital planned for Stockton

• Big win for Allen Baroni in reclamation election

• California sends Democratic loyalist John Garamendi to Congress

• Bicycling father raising awareness of teen suicide

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

November 3rd, 2009

• 500 attend service for Kyle Coumas

• Correction

• Galt considers ordinance that would require city contractors to hire locally

• Regional Roundup

• Have you seen a missing guide dog puppy in Lodi?

• Galt man dies after weekend Highway 12 crash

• Jason Behrmann is top candidate for Galt city manager

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

• Clarification

November 2nd, 2009

• Downtown Lodi trick or treat

• Public Meetings

• Correction

• Kyle Coumas funeral today

• Regional Roundup

• Sandhill Cranes Festival comes to Lodi next weekend

• Lamborghini lovers gather for show, fine wine, luncheon in Woodbridge

• Lodi's 'Biggest Loser' Christy Richesin runs 5K Halloween race

• 27-year-old man shot to death Saturday night in front of Acampo home

• Group investigates reports of haunting

October 31st, 2009

• Area schools have no plans of closing due to H1N1 virus

• Tokay High evacuation

• Gated communities in Lodi

• Finishing touches on Hill House replica

• Regional Roundup

• In remembrance of Kyle Coumas

• Lodi-area Halloween events

• City of Lodi settles case of mistaken identity

• Lodi a reflection of Halloween's retail emergence

• Izzy Laviola and Seth Siddle-Mitchell crowned Tokay homecoming queen and king

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Athlete of the Week

Carlie Buchanan bounds into Junior Olympic regional

Accomplishment: Lodi Track Club jumper Carlie Buchanan bounded into the Junior Olympic regionals with a stellar showing at the Pacific Association Track and Field Championships this past weekend in Livermore.

Carlie Buchanan

Buchanan, 11, a Woodbridge resident and an incoming seventh grader at Ben Holt Academy, advanced in the high jump, the 80 hurdles and the long jump in the Midget Girls Division. She finished first in the high jump with a mark of 4 feet, 1 1/2 inches, a new personal record. She was third in the 80 hurdles with a time of 14.73 seconds and fifth in the long jump (13-3).

Buchanan will compete in the Region 14 meet July 10-12 in Bakersfield.

Family: Randy and Shauna Buchanan; sisters Caity, Cassie and Cori and brother Chuck.

Favorite sport: Track. "I like to sprint and jump," said Buchanan, who noted that she grew up watching older brothers and sisters compete at Lodi High.

Favorite athlete: Buchanan said swimmers Michael Phelps and her Chuck Buchanan served as motivation for her.

Favorite lodi restaurant: Rick's New York Style Pizza. Buchanan said she loves Rick's pepperoni pizza.

Favorite tv show: American Idol. "I'm really into singing and like to see people audition," said Buchanan, who has performed the national anthem at many local sporting events.

Favorite word: Fun.

Favorite hobbies: Watching TV and playing the piano and guitar.

Phone or e-mail: Buchanan prefers e-mails over phone calls.

"Phone calls cost minutes and can get me into trouble with my parents," Buchanan said.

Plans: To clear 4-2 in the high jump and reach 15-10 in the long jump, which she has done on one other occasion.

Dream vacation: Hawaii. Buchanan said she's never visited the island before.

Worst habit: "When I clean up or someone else cleans up its gets messy right away," Buchanan said.

The Athlete of the Week is selected by the News-Sentinel sports staff. Nominations are gladly accepted. Buchanan will receive a T-shirt courtesy of Lodi Sporting Goods for being selected.