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• Fire scorches buildings, vehicles in Lockeford

• San Joaquin County supervisors delay trip for heavy sheriff's vehicle

• For Lodi vintners, China is a dynamic, new possibility for wine sales

• Kevin Sherwood, founder of Van Ruiten Winery China, has a vision for the East

• Lodi grower Frank Gayaldo seeks a future in Chinese wine market

• Lodi Interim Utility Director Ken Weisel discusses challenges

• Regional Roundup

• Greater Lodi Leadership Prayer Breakfast to be held Thursday

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

City looking for draft General Plan feedback

Citizens can offer feedback on the draft General Plan at the Lodi Planning Commission meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in Carnegie Forum.

The document will guide Lodi's planning decisions for the next couple of decades. The plan has policies for land use, transportation, community design and growth management.

To view the document, go to www.lodi.gov and click on "General Plan." At the next screen, click on "Draft General Plan." Because the entire document is 102 megabytes, the city split the chapters into separate downloads.

There will be another chance for public comments at the commission's Oct. 14 meeting.

The public may comment on the Draft General Plan at the Planning Commission meetings, by e-mailing the Community Development Department at kchadwick@lodi.gov or by sending a letter to: Rad Bartlam, Community Development Department, City of Lodi, P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, CA 95241.

Bartlam is also available to speak to community groups about the plan. Call 333-6711 if your group is interested in a presentation.

— Maggie Creamer

Police find more victims in appliance store case

Two elderly women are now among the victims of a Lodi appliance store owner who allegedly took money but never delivered the goods, police said Tuesday.

The allegations mean that David Westerback could also face two charges of elder financial abuse, in addition to three felony counts of grand theft that were charged Monday. Police have now identified five victims, who have lost a total of about $22,000, said Lodi Police Detective Lee Patterson.

Westerback, 43, was arraigned Monday, where a judge set bail at $60,000. Before he posts bail, though, a judge will examine the money's origin to make sure it doesn't belong to the alleged victims, according to court records.

Westerback runs Anderson Maytag, 608 S. Central Ave., where victims allege they paid cash for appliances but never got them. Instead, Westerback allegedly made excuses for the weeks-long order delays, then ultimately told the customers they could take him to small claims court, Patterson said.

One victim has since gotten a civil judgment against Westerback for $3,759, and on Monday another victim served him with civil court papers in jail.

Since Westerback's Friday arrest, Patterson said two women, ages 72 and 74, have contacted him with similar allegations.

Westerback, who is being held in the San Joaquin County Jail, will return to court Sept. 30.

Patterson asked any other possible victims to call him at 333-6871.

— Layla Bohm

Lodi City Council invocations to be discussed Friday

Christian Community Concerns, a Lodi-based organization that promotes adding a Christian influence to government and public schools, will discuss on Friday the controversy surrounding invocations with Jesus' name at Lodi City Council meetings.

The Christian Community Concerns meeting, open to the public, will be held at 7 a.m. Friday at Richmaid Restaurant, 100 S. Cherokee Lane, Lodi.

The meeting will include a behind-the-scenes look at what has taken place in the past month regarding the community debate over invocations and discuss the City Council's upcoming hearing on the subject on Sept. 30, according to Ken Owen, the organization's president and founder.

For more information, call 368-0990.

— Ross Farrow

Paranormal writer in town tonight

Paul Dale Roberts, paranormal writer and investigator, will be the featured guest speaker for the Historic Anomaly Society at the group's meeting tonight.

Roberts has investigated paranormal activity, the Mayan prophecy that says the world will end in 2012, and UFOs. He has studied paranormal activity around California and the world, and is the general manager of Haunted and Paranormal Investigations International.

The Historic Anomaly Society is a group based out of Lodi dedicated to exploring and studying local legends, folklore and mysteries. The group will meet at Pizza World at 651 N. Cherokee Lane at 7 p.m. tonight.

— News-Sentinel staff

Oak Grove park will be sprayed for mosquitos

San Joaquin County mosquito officials will conduct ground spraying for mosquitoes at Oak Grove Regional Park in north Stockton and other locations tonight.

Oak Grove is south of Eight Mile Road and east of Interstate 5. Other spraying locations are: