(BPT) - While organ transplantation is a remarkable story in the history of medicine, the need for organs is vastly greater than the number available for transplantation.

Claron V. Mc Ghie, 93, of Lodi, died April 5. He was born on Dec. 10, 1919 in Salt Lake City.

If repairs to two of Lodi's favorite pools aren't completed soon, residents will have slim options for swimming this summer.

You'd be surprised where rare collectable cars can be found. Sometimes, they're right under your nose.

1. Pianist Dr. Calvin Taylor to perform at Fairmont Seventh-day Adventist Church

(BPT) - Whether you are at risk for, have been recently diagnosed with, or are living with diabetes, it is essential to make sure you have the information necessary to manage your disease. It can also be overwhelming caring for someone with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association strives to make it easier and the organization’s EXPOs are a great place to start.

While standing between rows of children's books waiting for her photo to be taken, Library Services Director Nancy Martinez notices a book about pet rabbits is out of place. She plucks it from the bookcase and reshelves it.

Who: Wendell and Lana Houck of Herald, Gerry Bryant of Walnut Creek, Joanne and Dennis Seibel of Lodi and Bill Moersch.

The best goal in Major League Soccer this year came from an unlikely source. As a defender for the Seattle Sounders, Lodi native Patrick Ianni never gets many chances to find the net; drafted in 2006, he has four career goals. And on June 20 against Sporting Kansas City, he returned from a back injury that had sidelined him for the previous six games.

"I see something," Mitch said, pointing to a glint in the forest maybe 50 yards ahead.

Doug Holck lives for adventure. He traveled up and down the back roads of Mexico, passing signs on gravely roads that warned of “bandidos,” local bandits with pirate-like antics.

Hayward “Stew” and Myrna Robertson of Lodi celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family celebration.

In 1859, L. M. and Eva Morse were a young married couple with a toddler and a dream.

Corey Daniel sifts through a cardboard box from the dining room table in his Lodi home. He extracts a pair of brown, size 12 penny loafers.

Eleven-year-old Anthony Rosales reels in a black and white secchi disk as 12-year-old Ryan Solda watches for it to come into focus through the lake water.

There were only three hits and hitting machine David Cooper had one of them.

The Tokay High graduate went 1-for-1 and also drew a walk as a member of the Pacific Coast League All-Star team in Wednesday's Triple-A All-Star game against the International League All-Stars in Salt Lake City. The International League squad won 3-0 and held the Pacific Coast League to three hits in the game.

Zachary Bowman graduated as valedictorian of Lodi High School’s Class of 1996. He received the Frank H. Buck Scholarship in 1996 and attended the University of California, Irvine, before transferring to Point Loma Nazarene University. He graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina and did his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at University of California, San Diego Medical Center.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had a changing of the guard last weekend as Jim Cook stepped down as president of the Lodi Stake after almost 10 years overseeing congregations in Lodi, Galt, Amador County and Calaveras County.

Dear Barbara: We are going to have a picnic by a lake on the Fourth of July. I know every year at this time you talk about food safety, but I still have a question. I know there is a two hour limit on leaving foods out like potato salad, deviled eggs, etc. What if the dish contains no dairy? Does it still have a time limit?

This Fourth of July, get patriotic with Miley Cyrus, spruce up boring potato salad and impress your friends with holiday trivia

Who went: Jak and Barbara Flockhart and Jerold and Phyllis Kyle.

Two Lodi couples have had enough of the so-called "Great Recession" and are using their entrepreneurial spirit in an effort to guide themselves and others out of it by helping smalland medium-sized businesses find easy, safe and cost-effective ways to ship goods.

One of the best definitions of hypocrisy is "a pretense of virtue, piety." One of the best examples of a hypocritical act is to denounce others for taking an action while taking that action oneself.

Norman Shumway served the Lodi area in Congress for 12 years before retiring in 1991, but since that time, he and his wife have moved to Bountiful, Utah.

Dear Pharmacist: I'm taking Norvasc, Atenolol and a statin cholesterol drug, Crestor.