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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 9th, 2010

• Middle College High School rated one of the best — and a bargain, to boot

• Lodi decathlon boasts top team in county

• Man who sparked counterfeit case pleads guilty

• Local businessman will visit Haiti to look for family

• Man who claimed to be Yosemite Sam pleads guilty to meth charge

• David Harmer seeks Republican congressional nod

• Lack of evidence in case against suspect in 'drug deal' stabbing

• 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

• Delta College trustees again collide over stipend committee

• Bad bugs, weeds are hot topics at Grape Day

• 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

• Regional Roundup

February 2nd, 2010

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

• Correction

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

• Regional Roundup

• No snow leopards, otters for Micke Grove

• McNerney leads in campaign cash

• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen

• Big rig plows 7 cars

• Jumpers across California

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

• Will terrorists be given Miranda warnings? (75)
• Lodi Unified School District president issues warning to speakers over cuts (64)
• President Obama's first year (45)
• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
• Islamic symbol in mosaic — what is all the fuss? (44)
• 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)
• We need to conduct respectful conversations (30)
• Tasered suspect claims he is Yosemite Sam (25)

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Athlete of the Week

Patrick McCarthy helps Tokay run away with 4 TDs

Accomplishment: Despite only carrying the ball eight times, Tokay High senior running back/linebacker Patrick McCarthy rushed for 192 yards and scored four touchdowns as the Tigers defeated Bear Creek 54-6 on Friday night to open up the 2009 football season.

McCarthy scored three times in the second quarter alone. He first reached the end zone on a 36-yard run on the first play of the second quarter. He then recovered a fumble and returned it 42 yards for another score. He then scored again on a 29-yard run.

Patrick McCarthy

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Less than a minute into the third quarter, McCarthy scored again, this time on a 40-yard dash.

Family: Parents Mark and Cathy; three brothers, two sisters.

Favorite sport: Football. McCarthy has played since sixth grade. "I like everything about it: The smell of the grass, the lights, the crowd, the hard hits, I love everything," McCarthy said. "There is nothing I don't like."

Favorite athlete: Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis. "I gotta have one for offense and one for defense," McCarthy said.

Offense or defense: Defense. "I the hitting more," McCarthy said.

Favorite hobbies: McCarthy said he likes to ride his quad, hang out with his friends and wake board with his brother. He is also in his first season as a coach for the Tokay Thunder JV Pop Warner football team.

Favorite subject: English. McCarthy said he likes to read. He is currently reading "One Knee Equals Two Feet" by John Madden.

Favorite movie: "The Hangover."

Dream car: Shelby Mustang.

Dream vacation: Hawaii

Favorite local restaurant: Casa Flores. "I like the No. 14 — chicken enchilada and a pork burrito.

Worst sports moment: "My freshman year I scored four or five touchdowns vs. St. Mary's and at the end I had a 80-yard touchdown run with 20 seconds left in the game, but then it called back for holding," McCarthy said.

Would like to meet: "Jerry Rice — just to learn more about the game," McCarthy said.

Plans: McCarthy is hoping to go to college next year and play football at the next level.

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