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• Accident victims both loved skydiving

• Youthful Father Brandon Ware takes major role at St. Anne's Catholic Church

• Feedback sought on master plan to improve services for Galt youths

• Volunteers needed for Lodi Lake, Mokelumne cleanup Saturday

• Regional Roundup

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' (43)
• Writer comments on Neely column (42)
• The Home Depot hopes to join Costco at Reynolds Ranch (41)
• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen (31)
• Time to shed the convenient sham of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy (31)

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Regional Roundup

Auditions for Senior Follies to be held

The city of Lodi is seeking talented seniors for its 2009 Senior Follies. The auditions for the performance will be held on Sept. 17 between 4 and 7 p.m., and Sept. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Charlene Powers Lange Performing Arts Theatre at Hutchins Street Square.

If you are over the age of 50 and can sing, dance, play an instrument or perform any other talent, you are wanted. Acts may be performed solo or in a group with at least one senior member.

The Senior Follies is set up in the style of an old-fashioned Broadway Revue as a venue to feature talented seniors in the community. Each performer is asked to audition with the act which they plan to perform in the show. Acts selected for the Senior Follies are expected to provide their own costuming, choreography, music and props for the performance. All performers cast in the show will be given two complimentary tickets to the final performance.

This is the fifth year for the Senior Follies, which originally started in 2001 in coordination with the senior center located at Hutchins Street Square.

The performance will be Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for seniors and students with ID. Tickets will go on sale Sept. 1 at the Hutchins Street Square box office and may be purchased online at www.lodi.gov, by phone at 333-5550 or in person. Box office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and one hour prior to each performance.

— Lauren Nelson

New community activity guide now available

The city of Lodi's Division of Arts & Culture and the Department of Parks and Recreation has released their 18th edition of the Lodi Community Activity Guide.

The directory identifies individuals and organizations who contribute to the arts community of Lodi. It also provides access to artistically talented individuals, organizations and arts-related businesses, and provides a complete listing of the arts specialty classes and sports offered through the city's programs.

The directory is available for free throughout Lodi or online at www.activenet.active.com/lodipandrhss. You may request a copy be mailed to you by calling 333-5511.

Also included this directory are new classes for the winter/spring, including: Delta Discoverers, Conceptual Illustration, Claymation I, Moviemaker I, Creative Building with Simple Machines, Radical Robotics with Roamer, The Art of Oral Storytelling, French for Kids, French for Fun, Dance Inspirations, Dance & Creativity, Mommy & Me, Movement Fun for Children, Theatre Arts Workshop/Technical Design, and Lotions, Potions & Notion.

There are 44 additional arts classes to choose from.

— Lauren Nelson

Dog kennel expansion approved

The San Joaquin County Planning Commission recently approved Alicia Kahler's request to expand her dog kennel west of Lodi from 120 dogs to 180, plus 50 cats, in four phases during a 20-year period.

The kennel is at the northwest corner of Ray and Sargent roads.

— Ross Farrow

Appeal filed on Highway 12 retail sign

The San Joaquin County Planning Commission will hear an appeal of the Community Development Department's approval of an illuminated 672-square-foot sign on the south side of Highway 12, east of Star Street.

The appeal will be heard at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the public health conference room, 1601 E. Hazelton Ave., Stockton.

— Ross Farrow

Flood control, peripheral canal to be discussed

Update on flood control in San Joaquin County will be discussed at Wednesday's county Advisory Water Commission meeting in Stockton.

The commission will also discuss the proposed peripheral canal designed to ship additional water to Southern California and the southern San Joaquin Valley, and the release for public comment on a draft environmental impact report on the eastern county's conjunctive use program.

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Public Health conference room, 1601 E. Hazelton Ave., Stockton.

— Ross Farrow

Workshop for students interested in military

Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, will conduct information sessions for high school students interested in attending a military academy, from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Karl Ross American Legion Post, 2020 Plymouth Road, Stockton.

McNerney nominates students from the 11th Congressional District each year for appointment to the U.S. Military, Naval, Merchant Marine and Air Force academies. Appointed students receive a free four-year university education, room and board, medical and dental coverage, and a stipend in exchange for a five-year military service commitment upon graduation.

Representatives from McNerney's office and service academies will offer information and answer questions about the application process.

A second session will be held at the same time on Thursday in the Amador Valley High School library, 1155 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton. For more information, call 476-8552.

— Ross Farrow

Medical school tour stops in French Camp

The drive for the University of California, Merced School of Medicine to serve the San Joaquin Valley will be in French Camp today.

The Community Listening Tour, launched July 7 in Fresno, is presented by the Valley Coalition for UC Merced Medical School as part of its outreach and education efforts to gain support for a medical school in the Valley.

The tour has stopped in six counties to date.

Larry Ruhstaller, a San Joaquin County supervisor and member of the coalition's San Joaquin County committee, said the input from San Joaquin Valley residents and leaders is critical, because the medical education program will be built on the needs of the nine-county region.

In February, the coalition received a $147,000 grant from The California Endowment to ensure communities throughout the San Joaquin are involved in the planning of the medical school through events such as the Community Listening Tour.

The 90-minute session will open with short introductory statements by representatives of the coalition executive committee and of the San Joaquin committee, and be followed by a PowerPoint presentation of the medical school planning process and audience input.

The free public session will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Health Plan of San Joaquin Community Room, 7751 S. Manthey Road, French Camp.

For more information, call The Rios Company at (559) 485-1320, or e-mail info@theriosco.com.

— News-Sentinel staff