The Woodbridge Municipal Advisory Council, meeting Thursday night, will discuss efforts to bring a Bookmobile to Woodbridge, road safety improvements, trespassing on irrigation canals and other topics.

Experienced wine drinkers in Lodi will tell you the best place to get a bottle of vino is right from the source: one of dozens of local tasting rooms offering the fruit of their fields. But once you’re in the winery, there’s a wider range of gift options than what you can pour in a glass.

The senses are a driving force for many, and none are more demanding than the sense of taste. It is the driving force that compels the young and young-at-heart to seek out new and exciting ways to satisfy their culinary desires. And Lodi and its neighboring areas are willing to oblige.

If you listen closely, you might be able to hear it. The thumping. The ringing. The crooning.

The Central Pacific Railroad gave birth to Lodi in the summer of 1869. Beginning as a simple rail stop with a couple merchants’ simple wood buildings and a few scattered homestead farmers, Lodi grew to become a bustling city of more than 75,000 with a thriving and increasingly famous grape and wine industry.

From hitting the water to cycling and running, there are always exciting events going on in and around Lodi.

Favorite place to eat: Mazatlan Cafe (125 N. Sacramento St.), because my friend and I have eaten there for 12 to 15 years every Friday night.

Favorite Place to eat: With the wineries popping up in and around Lodi, and the influx of more and more visitors, the dining options have perked up accordingly. Good news to the local foodies.

Favorite place to eat: If I am going out to dinner with my wife Shelby, we like The Dancing Fox. It has great food, a great environment and great pies for dessert.

Micke Grove

You just gotta love and appreciate our elected leaders for some great TV. Every day they come up with yet another "you can't make up this kinda stuff." We learned that shortly after the Benghazi massacre, the president was on his way to a fundraiser in Vegas. Good to know what he thinks is important. Don't blame him. Best to get as far away as you can when the alleged lies and cover-ups start.

Fire departments throughout California have been expecting an active wildfire season this year following an extremely dry winter. Statewide it's proven true, and local departments have sent strike teams to help fight flames in Northern and Southern California much earlier than usual.

Sunday’s seventh annual Avenue of the Vines through southeast Acampo was the “biggest event ever,” event organizer Tony Vice said.

Micke Grove

Thanks to a restaurant owner with a foundation in politics, Republican political consultant and policy adviser Karl Rove now knows where Woodbridge is.

Jean Devine shot a three-round total 215 to capture the Woodbridge Golf and Country Club 18-Hole Ladies Championship.

Mother’s Day — and HOT. This day should be gently spring-like: warm in the sun, cool in the shade, with a very soft breeze.

A 56-year-old Lodi man was in fair condition Monday afternoon at Kaiser Hospital in South Sacramento after crashing into a tree on West Turner Road early Saturday morning.