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• Marine's gift to little girl in Guam still resonates after 65 years

• Despite heat, red wine flows at A Taste of Lodi

• Pulse flows scheduled for Mokelumne River

• Lodi Community Hall of Fame

• Regional Roundup

• Public Meetings

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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Regional Roundup

County agrees to nearly $500,000 settlement

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved a legal settlement last week, agreeing to pay the family of Edward Waldo Jr., $425,000.

Waldo's family claimed medical malpractice at San Joaquin General Hospital, resulting in Waldo's death.

According to Chief Deputy County Counsel Kristen Hegge, the settlement was recommended because the release of any potential claims is in the best economic interests of the county.

— Ross Farrow

Lane closures on Highways 4, 99

The California Department of Transportation will make some lane and ramp closures in Stockton this week.

On Highway 4, also known as the Crosstown Freeway, various lanes and on- and offramps will be closed this week to treat bridge decks.

And on Highway 99, the median and the left and right shoulders will be closed in both directions at the Arch Road undercrossing and Main Street overcrossing northbound from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. southbound, also through Friday. Motorists can expect 10-minute delays.

— Ross Farrow

Ninth annual Binational Health Week scheduled

San Joaquin County's Migrant Education in conjunction with California Human Development, Consulate General of Mexico, YMCA of San Joaquin and Community Partnership are holding the ninth annual Binational Health Week.

The event, which runs Saturday through Oct. 15, consists of a week-long series of health promotion and health education activities that include workshops, insurance referrals and medical screenings.

This year, Binational Health Week will kick off with a presentation by Tom‡s Arag—n, MD, DrPH, Director, Center for Infectious Diseases & Emergency Readiness.

The presentation topic is "H1N1 and State of Preparedness," and will be held Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at San Joaquin County Office of Education, ESC building, Burwood Room, 2707 Transworld Drive, Stockton.

The week will also feature several health fairs throughout the area, including one at the Harney Lane Labor Camp, 14320 E. Harney Lane, from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 11. For more information, contact Olivia Ortiz at 468-9209.

The Lodi CHDWorknet office, 631 E Oak St., will also be holding a fair from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 14. For more information, contact Juan Francisco Prieto at 642-3462.

— Jennifer Bonnett

Tickets now available for Delta's arts day

The San Joaquin County Office of Education, in partnership with San Joaquin Delta College, will hold the 14th annual Fine Arts Seminar Day at the Delta Center for the Arts, Warren Atherton Auditorium at San Joaquin Delta College on Oct. 24 from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The theme is The French Revolution, featuring literature, art and music from this year's Academic Decathlon.

All-day tickets are $12, and half-day tickets are $6. Space is limited to the first 1,000 attendees.

Call 468-9030 or 468-4866 to order tickets, and for more information, visit sjcoe.org/sae/files/Fine_Arts_Day/FineArtsDayFlyer09-10.pdf.

— Jennifer Bonnett

Pacific hosts Italian music festival

University of the Pacific will host the Festival of Italian Music and Culture Oct. 18 through Oct. 24. Festivities will include four concerts, an art show, two short film festivals and a symposium.

Featured artists include the Prometeo String Quartet, composer/performer Matteo Pennese, cellist Walter Prati and visual artist Antonella Bersani. Pennese, Prati and Bersani will jointly present a multi-media performance.

There also will be a concert featuring the music of Verdi and Mascagni, an Italian Cabaret, and two presentations of Italian short films by emerging filmmakers.

"During the past several years, we have hosted a number of similar festivals to highlight the community's diversity and artistic richness," Robert Coburn, a music professor and one of the organizers of the festival, said in a press release.

"By choosing the art and culture of Italy this year, we have an extraordinary selection of creative experiences to offer to the public, from recent Italian films to the breathtaking operas of Verdi to new string quartets by Sciarrino and music/video performances by Pennese/Prati/Bersani. In addition the Reynold's Gallery will be featuring a display of new visual art by a variety of Italian artists."

Over the past two years, Pacific has hosted the Japanese Cultural Festival. Other art and music festivals include the "Celebration of Music from Across the Pacific Region" in 1998, "Drums and Voice" in 2000 and the "SoundImageSound Series" of new works for sound and image from 2003 through 2008. All featured music, performance and art from other cultures.

This year, the gallery will host a reception for the artists on the first night of the festival, Oct. 18. A full schedule of events can be downloaded online. Ticket price for all four concerts is $10 each for general admission or $30 for the series; $7 for seniors, students, IIC members and Pacific faculty and staff; and free for Pacific students with ID and children under 12. The lecture, symposium, film festival and art show are all free to the public.

All events will be on the Stockton campus of University of the Pacific. Tickets for the concerts can be purchased by calling the Pacific box office at 946-2474.

For more information, visit the Italian Festival Web site at http://go.pacific.edu/music/2009/ItalianFestival, www.

pacific.edu, or call the Conservatory of Music at 946-2417.

— Jennifer Bonnett

Three endorse Goehring for Congress

San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore, Assemblyman Bill Berryhill, R-Ceres, and Manteca Mayor Willie Weatherford have announced their endorsement of Republican Brad Goehring for Congress.

Goehring, a Clements vintner, is seeking the seat held by Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton.

Goehring serves on the Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission, the California Association of Winegrape Growers board and director at large for the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation.

— Ross Farrow