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• Lodi resident recounts 35 days spent in jail, being released after all charges dismissed

• Lodi's resort destination — Wine and Roses — continues to blossom

• Galt Adult School offers free tuition to qualified students

• Regional Roundup

• Work continues on Japantown mural

November 19th, 2009

• Logbook

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Operation: Christmas

• Corrections

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Chase ends in crash

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

November 18th, 2009

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

November 17th, 2009

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Regional Roundup

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Clarification

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

November 16th, 2009

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Regional Roundup

• Correction

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Public Meetings

November 14th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• A first look at 2009 vintages at Lodi's First Sip wine-tasting event

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

November 13th, 2009

• What to expect with new homebuyer tax credit

• Lodi Muslim: Local mosque not involved

• Regional Roundup

• Burglary suspects are under arrest

• Lodi veteran recounts close calls in Vietnam

• Mayor Larry Hansen points out Lodi's economic progress

• First phase of Lockeford park by 2011?

November 12th, 2009

• Logbook

• Correction

• Robotics team at Jim Elliot invited to compete in Israel

• City of Lodi begins annual leaf removal program Monday

• Liberty Ranch construction at standstill as state pulls funds

• Will Lodi adopt a program that will allow volunteers to work at parks?

• With song and speech, veterans are recognized in Lodi

• 20 years later, Acampo man remembers the fall of the Berlin Wall

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• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (45)
• Lodi Flames slim playoff chances vanish in setback to Tracy Bulldogs (25)
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Yolanda Vallo

Bank teller

Yolanda Margarita Barajas Vallo, 61, formerly of Lodi, died Sept. 27. She was born Apr. 6, 1948, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Mrs. Vallo was raised in Lodi and attended schools there. She graduated from Lodi Union High School in 1967. She worked for The Timberline, First American Title and the Teton County Courthouse. She enjoyed her work, as well as making jewelry, crocheting, spending time with her grandkids, motorbike rides with her husband and friend, and visiting family and friends.

She is survived by her husband, Joe Vallo; daughter, Nichole Josephine Hansen; son, Jake Vallo; brothers, Steven, George, Mike and David; sister, Rebecca Lok; and 12 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father, Jose Barajas; and a stepson, Joe Vallo Jr.

In lieu of flowers, there is an account set up at the Bank of Commerce in Driggs under Nichole Hansen for the benefit of Yolanda and Joe Vallo.