Here is the list of Liberty High School graduates for 2013:

Graduates of Jim Elliot High School brought their Christian faith front and center for their graduation ceremony at Temple Baptist Church on Saturday. 

Had Galt Police Officers Mark Fewel and Jose Ramirez not performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on an elderly woman who had suffered a heart attack and driven into the Napa Auto Parts Store on North Lincoln Way, doctors said she would have probably died.

2012 has been widely hailed as an exceptional year for film, but I’m at a loss as to where all these great films are supposed to be. (But then, if we’ve lowered our standards of “greatness” to the point that something like “Silver Linings Playbook” is being proclaimed as a masterwork ... .)

Happy holidays to one and all! It’s getting to be the most wonderful time of the year, and one of the most wonderful things about it is the bevy of movie options that typically grace us during the last couple months of the year.

Trinidad and Irene Haro, of Lodi, celebrated 50 years of marriage last month. They were married on Sept. 2, 1962 in Reno, Nev.

Lodi Fire Capt. Joe Hansen spent more than 25 years in the service of saving lives. However, in the cold, dark hours of May 3, there was no one present to try to save his life as he lay on a mountainous shoulder of Highway 88 — the latest victim on a stretch of highway that has killed numerous motorcyclists and harmed many more.

Hope you all had a great Christmas and are enjoying the final hours of 2011. My holiday season has been quite relaxing indeed, with the exception of the screening blitz I’ve been embroiled in since I realized the first draft of my year-end top 10 list was woefully inadequate. I’m trying to cram in as many movies as I can before my list is due for publication next week, and the experience has been mind-reeling but, of course, invigorating in  its own way.

I had promised reviews of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “The Sitter” this week, but those plans were altered by the fact that my online source for such matters had listed an incorrect wide release date for the former, and the nation’s critics and moviegoing public have convinced me that I should skip the latter. So we are left with “The Descendants,” now playing in general release after generating incredible word of mouth during its run on the art-house circuit. I found it to be consistently engaging yet slightly disappointing given the buzz, but your mileage may vary.

See, I told you things were looking up for the summer movie season. This weekend sees the debut of “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which is garnering some very favorable early reviews (I’ll have a look next week), and I hear that “Captain America: First Avenger” is an increasingly rare example of a superhero flick done right. (I was supposed to do a dual review this week to include it, but life intervened. Assume that you have my blessing to see it.)

The summer movie season, after a horrifyingly dull couple of months, may come to a decent close after all. The impeccably written and acted “Horrible Bosses” will be around for a few more weeks (catch it if you haven’t, or face my ire), and the final “Harry Potter” recently opened to great audience approval.

Sometimes — not often, but sometimes — I see a movie so completely worthless that I wish I could dispense with a full review and simply say something like, “‘Larry Crowne’ should be avoided on the grounds that it is stupid, and also Julia Roberts is a hag.’” It’s simple, succinct and tells you everything you need to know.

Entering the second and final day of the Tokay Junior Golf Classic, Lodi High golfer Marissa Hinchman and Folsom’s Paige Lee were tied for the lead at Woodbridge Golf and Country Club.

Here is a list of awards presented to Tokay High School graduates for 2011:

Here is the list of Tokay High School graduates for 2011:

Dear Santa,

This weekend saw the releases of “The Expendables” and “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” the final two “event” movies of Summer 2010. One or both will be reviewed next week, followed by looks at “Piranha 3D” (behold, the triumphant reunion of Elizabeth Shue and Christopher Lloyd!) and then “Centurion” to finish out the season ahead of the George Clooney vehicle “The American.”

Seven candidates filed for three open positions on the Lodi City Council. Below are the names of the Lodi residents who signed in support of their candidacy. The names were transcribed from written signatures.

Ten candidates filed for three open positions on the Galt City Council. Below are the names of the Galt residents who signed in support of their candidacy. The names were transcribed from written signatures.

Here is a list of awards presented to Tokay High School graduates for 2010:

Here is a list of Tokay High School graduates for 2010: