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• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

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• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• Regional Roundup

November 19th, 2009

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• 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

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• 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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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November 12th, 2009

• Logbook

• Correction

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• 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?

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Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

Ashlee Brink is a precocious 7-year-old who loves to talk and help her community.

The second-grader at Joe Serna Jr. Charter School was declared the 200,000th person to assemble a care package for caregivers assisting people suffering from AIDS and HIV around the world. The kit included antibacterial soap, latex gloves, petroleum jelly, oral rehydration salts and antifungal cream.

It takes her five minutes to assemble each kit, the majority of which is spent writing a note in each kit. She'll write a biblical verse or something like, "I'm praying for you."

The daughter of Lisa Boyle and Josh Brink, Ashlee has assembled 12 kits since last year at Temple Baptist Church for the World Vision program, a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with families and their communities worldwide. She wants to go on mission trips to other countries when she's old enough.

"I like helping people," Ashlee said with a smile.

Not only has Ashlee assembled caregiver kits, but she helps in other ways as well. Through the Serve Lodi Day project, she was part of a team that painted a living room of a house the One-Eighty Teen Center recently purchased, according to her grandmother, Janet Brink.

"She hears something in church, and she's the first to sign up," Janet Brink said. "Our church gives a lot of opportunity to serve."

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.