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CONTENTS General information and schedule of events Lodi Grape Festival honors nation with patriotic theme, ‘America the Beautiful’ Mural captures festival’s patriotic theme Fair talent guaranteed to rock Lodi with funk, alternative, blues Don and Jean Phillips head this year’s parade as grand marshals Festival parade comes from months of planning, effort Patriotic festival theme turns Grape Pavilion into a hall of flags Festival presents chance to taste fine local wines Good eats, from snacks to desserts, can be found at the festival Bobbie Norton: Invaluable behind-the-scenes person Answers to Grape Festival trivia questions Butler Amusements brings fun, games to Grape Festival Step right up and win a stuffed bulldog! Talented people make murals with grapes Hewlett-Packard brings technology exhibit to town Swan Brothers bring comedy circus to festival once again Don’t forget to visit the petting zoo Grape Festival features tobacco-free zones for fair-goers Festival Web site tells what to see, do 2002 president Caroline Lange has years of festival experience Board of directors plans for four-day event all year 2001 Grape Festival carried on despite terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. From Tokay to today: Evolution of the Grape Festival |
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2002 president Caroline Lange has years of
festival experience
By Layla Bohm The Lodi Grape Festival Board has 36 members. The executive board has nine members. And the overseer of everyone, also known as the president, is one person. This will be Caroline Lange’s 10th Lodi Grape Festival, and her first as president. Though it’s a large event involving a lot of work, Lange doesn’t mind the responsibility. “It’s my way of giving back to the community,” she said. And it’s not the only thing she does for Lodi. A 30-year member of Omega Nu, a nonprofit sorority that “raises money and gives it away,” Lange also sees that as a way to give back. After graduating from California State University, Fresno, with a degree in business and accounting, she married Stanton Lange and moved to Lodi 33 years ago. They built a home a year later, and the couple has been there ever since. Lange began working as an accountant, but decided to open her own accounting business when they decided to have children. Their two daughters have now moved away from home, but the Lange home is filled with pictures of the family. One daughter is married and lives in Washington, and the other is a senior majoring in civil engineering at California State University, Sacramento. Their country home, with only one other house in sight, is surrounded by grape fields, 130 acres of which belong to them. Lange works as an accountant in her home office, but has been making frequent trips to Lodi in preparation for the Grape Festival. In the past 10 years, she’s watched the festival become more “kid-friendly and family-oriented,” though she doesn’t take credit for the changes. “I preside over the board meetings and plan events for the directors,” she said. Lange, who was previously vice president, became president in January, and will serve for one year. When her term is up, though, she’ll still be just as involved in the festival. Home | News | Sports | Business | Features | Opinion | Obituaries |Classifieds | Archives |
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