Between the hours of 8 a.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. Monday, The Lodi Police Department received 255 calls for service. Below is a sample of those calls.

Jolene Jones has been singing her entire life. But now, working between her hometown and Nashville, Jones is making a name for herself with her country album “Where Angels Go to Cry.” Jones, whose biggest inspiration was her father, shares about her journey as a musician and what she likes to do in Lodi.

Accomplishment: Victoria Reiner helped the Lodi Flames girls golf team reach new heights — or on the scorecard, new lows — last week.

The young woman with a room-brightening smile who received a lung transplant last spring has died.

Whether it is working on a project together with new power tools or cooking some barbecue out in the backyard, Father’s Day has become an annual way to not only thank fathers for their hard work, but also to show them how much they mean to their family.

Rich and I took a quick biz trip to Sacramento Wednesday and when the lunch hour rolled around he surprised me with a trip to the last Sam's Hof Brau in existence.

Jeremy Trettevik owns Jeremy Wine Company with his wife, Choral, and their dog, Ladybug, at 6 W. Pine St.

Alebrijes Mexican Bistro: 10 W. Oak St., Lodi. 209-368-1831

If hunger is your driving motivation, Lodi and its surrounding areas have a multitude of flavors to satisfy even the heartiest of appetites

Rodney Schatz has been in the farming and grape-growing industry his entire life. He grew up in Victor, where his family still produces grapes for several area wineries.

Jim Murdaca was raised on fresh vegetables from the garden. Because of this, he believes in getting back to the basics.

The Lodi Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors tried its best to pick one business that encapsulated the criteria needed to be met for the annual Business of the Year Award.

Accomplishment: Lodi High School junior basketball player Anthony Gonsalves was dialed in from long range last week, hitting 15 3-pointers in the Cartwright Classic in Elk Grove to help the Flames go 2-1 in the tournament.

Plans are underway for the next dinner meeting of the Lodi Business and Professional Women’s Club, which will be held the first Tuesday in December instead of the regular meeting in November. This will be a special Christmas dinner party and a fun evening is planned for the members and their guests.

Accomplishment: Since the Lodi Flames have opened San Joaquin Athletic Association water polo play, the cage has opened up wider and wider for junior Joe VanderLans. His hat trick in last Tuesday's 23-8 league-opening win over Tracy was impressive enough — but then he dwarfed that performance two days later, racking up eight goals just to help defeat Lincoln. (No, that total wasn't a typo.)

Since 8 a.m. Monday, the Lodi Police Department received 183 calls for service. Below is a sample of those calls:

Catherine Bauer, of Lodi, celebrated her 90th birthday last month. She was born Aug. 17, 1921.

The Lodi Business and Professional Women’s Club will be holding its dinner meeting on Tuesday at Pietro’s Italian Restaurant, 317 E. Kettleman Lane. Time for networking is at 6 p.m. with dinner following at 6:30 p.m. Merry Donahue, president, will be conducting the meeting.

Past president and long-time member Pat Drouin has been selected as the 2011 AAUW funds fellowship named gift honoree by Lodi American Association of University Women for her many contributions to the group’s programs and goals. This is the second time she has been selected for this award, having previously received it in 1988.