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• California taxpayers soaked for out-of-state parolees

• Michael Jackson's ride featured at the Lodi Grape Festival

• Lodi Police arrest alleged thief of school surveillance cameras

• Firm hopes to unify Galt High School District, school board with new leader

• Working vacation: Grape Festival security chief oversees patrols

• Regional Roundup

• Former Flames gather for 70th high school reunion

• Six lucky students save with Bucks for Books

• Corrections

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

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• 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)
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• Many reject the politics of 'no' (45)
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• Police: Train victim was a Lodi teen (31)

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Former Flames gather for 70th high school reunion

Jokes about Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Stuck in Lodi" abounded as classmates came together Friday at the Richmaid Restaurant.

Ken Nelson, of Sacramento said, "I thought 'Stuck in Lodi' was the best song to rock and roll to," as he shared memories and talked about life now.

About 257 students graduated from Lodi Union High School in 1939 — 70 years ago. During this lunchtime class reunion, between 15 and 20 former Flames came together once more.

"Born and raised in Woodbridge. Stuck in Lodi," Nelson laughed as he spoke about being class president. He reminisced about his high school sweetheart, Jane Toliver Jacinto, chasing him all over campus and then tripping him. They have been married over 68 years.

Classmates traveled from Idaho, Nevada and Esther Heiser traveled from as far away as Ft. Meyers, Fla.

The class poet, with already 69 poems under her belt, read yet another on this day. The seniors all listened as Alora MacGregor Knight, of Gardenville, Nev. spoke her words.

Angelo Fanos, of Lodi, asked the class if they wanted to continue the tradition. A flood of clapping and "Yes!" came from the surviving members.

Lodi High Class of 1939 class poet Alora MacGregor Knight reads a poem to her classmates at the Richmaid Restaurant during a lunchtime reunion Friday afternoon. She has done so for the past 70 years. Knight now lives in Gardnerville, Nev. (Jennifer M. Howell/News-Sentinel)

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