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• When there's something strange ...

• Local reaction to economic growth

• Officials hope new Highway 12 stoplight will make road safer

• Stockton breaks ground on Delta Water Supply Project

• Get an early start trick-or-treating in Downtown Lodi

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi sales tax revenue less than expected

• Lockeford soldier Kyle Coumas' funeral set for Monday

• Roundup of Lodi-area Halloween events

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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Get an early start trick-or-treating in Downtown Lodi

From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, the Downtown Lodi Business Partnership will host the Downtown Trick-or-Treat Fall Festival and Pet Parade, a free event that enables families to get an early start on their candy collection and showcase their pets in outrageous costumes.

The event will pack School Street with kids dressed as their favorite super heroes and monsters, as well as princesses and athletes.

Last year's event drew more than 1,500 children, according to a DLBP press release. Executive Director Jaime Watts said she expects a bigger turnout this year. She said this event has been growing in popularity in past years, and the fact that it falls on Halloween this year will make it even bigger. She said what pleases her most about the event is how it focuses on the children in the community.

"This is a give-back event for the DLBP," Watts said. "This is not a revenue-generating event for us."

Watts said the response from local businesses and community members has been overwhelming, and she is grateful for the support.

Children 12 years old and younger who want to participate in trick-or-treating will need to get an official trick-or-treat bag from the F&M Bank booth in the Post Office Plaza, on the corner of Oak and School streets. Any business with an orange trick-or-treat poster will be participating and handing out candy.

There will be family-friendly activities at the event, such as pumpkin, and face-painting, a fortune teller, a bounce house, clowns, and people walking on stilts. The pumpkins are being provided by Phillips Farms.

At 1 p.m., the animal parade, hosted by the Animal Friends Connection, will begin. People are encouraged to dress their pets in costumes and parade them around Downtown. The Halloween Pet Parade will conclude with a runway walk and judging in front of the Post Office Plaza at 3 p.m. Animal Friends Connection is charging participants a $10 registration fee to enter the contest.

Mayor Larry Hansen, Chamber of Commerce President Pat Patrick, Councilwoman JoAnne Mounce and Watts are all scheduled to be judges.

After the pets clear the runway, kids will be given a chance to show off their costumes for the crowd. There will be no judging for the kids' portion of the show.

To combat the sugary snacks, the dental office of Yusuke Suzuki will be handing out toothbrushes, floss and small tubes of toothpaste to help kids fight cavities.

New York Life will also be providing identification bracelets for children.

"Everything we did was for child safety," Watts said.

Contact reporter Jordan Guinn at jordang@lodinews.com.