Robert Sieler is a third-generation employee of the Lodi Unified School District. A 15-year district employee and now head custodian at Houston School in Acampo, Sieler was named the district’s Classified Employee of the Year. He was honored at Tuesday’s Lodi Unified school board meeting.

The Tokay 1913 is a paperbound Lodi Union High School yearbook, about the size of a small town's thin telephone book. It's a glimpse into the past a century ago when student life was much like it is today and yet so different.

Sometimes we get too busy

(NewsUSA) - It's been said that "Music gives life to everything." Combine that with the adage, "Variety is the spice of life," and you've got the perfect description of the entertainment found in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

(StatePoint)  If your daily routine has you wanting more out of life, you’re not alone. Work, chores and other day-to-day responsibilities may make the concept of “living life on one’s own terms” sound unattainable.

The Arts at St. John’s will present multi-instrumentalist Tim Rayborn and vocalist Rita Lilly, who will perform secular songs of medieval Portugal, northern Spain and southern France from the 12th and 13th centuries.

Shines Through

There’s a girl named Rhonda Sue,

The media, the Internet, the television

Truth is light

The buoys are ringing

Stella oh Stella, my Darling wife,

Here I am,

We’ll meet amidst the silence of the seas.

So if you think you’re part of God’s election

It is someone who is dear as they can be

All have heard you have begun

Since I moved from Lodi to Pittsburgh five years ago, I miss my home state every day. But never do I miss Lodi more than during winter's darkest days. With a foot of snow in my yard, the Christmas and New Year festivities ended and the lopsided BCS Championship Bowl game a boring Alabama rout over outmatched Notre Dame, there's not much to do around Pittsburgh except patiently wait for Spring Training.

Mean what you say

How do we see our filth rags

Sometimes I forget you have gone

1. Elvis Tribute Show at Jackson Rancheria

My mind is consumed.

What is the attraction? Columbus Avenue in Chinatown-North Beach offers an eclectic experience of bars, local stores and old haunts from the Beat generation. Set aside an afternoon to spend some time exploring where one of the largest literary scenes blossomed in San Fran.

A dance with death