2020: The year in photos
BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Unit assistant Jennifer Pena and EKG technician Rebecca Fuentes are touched by the display of thanks and love during a drive-by parade thanking the staff at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial in Lodi Thursday morning, April 9, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Dad Paul Ziegele holds a picture of his daughter Hannah as she approaches the car after walking across the stage during the Lodi Academy 2020 Commencement Ceremony at the Lodi School Saturday evening, May 23, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL City of Lodi staffers, first responders and community leaders meet at the newly-established Emergency Operations Center inside Crete Hall at Hutchins Street Square in Lodi Wednesday morning, March 25, 2020. Since Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement of a statewide emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic, City of Lodi staffers, first responders and community leaders have been meeting at 8 a.m. every weekday to review COVID-19 statistics and formulate a gameplan mapping out logistics, resources and duties.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL A line of customers at the Walmart Supercenter in Lodi Sat. April 4, 2020. New guidelines at Walmart limits the amount of customers allowed at the store to no more than five customers for each 1,000 square feet at a given time.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL LVN Melissa Heffington puts on personal protective equipment (PPE) in the donning tent adjacent to the testing tent as she gets ready to perform a COVID-19 test at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial in Lodi Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL John Flores, chairman of the Lodi Mexican-American Lions Club, grills hotdogs as volunteers with the Mexican-American Lions Club in Lodi volunteer to serve hosptial workers at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial in Lodi Saturday, April 18, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Ginger Bugs' Kelli Powell hands out a goodie-bag to Lodi Christian teacher Tiffinie Nielsen (CQ) as Macaroni Kid Lodi put on a Teacher Appreciation Drive-Thru event at First Baptist Church,in Lodi Friday, May 8, 2020. The community and businesses have donated items for over 200 goodie-bags for teachers.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Jennifer Willis, who is a school teacher, reads 'Going on a bear hunt' as she and the children act out scenes from the book during her daily storytime in her neighborhood in Lodi Tuesday, May 12, 2020. It's the fourth week of daily storytime, and so far she has read 22 books to them. After storytime they dome an activity. "The parents love it, and the kids love it too," Willis said.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Pat Patrick, CEO and President of the Lodi Chamber of Commerce and Marina Navarte, the chamber Director of Membership, puts out social distancing markers before the first 'Essential Farmers Market' in the new temporary location in the parking lot at the First Baptist Church of Lodi and Millswood Middle School in Lodi Thursday, May 15, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL a sign urging people to maintain social distance is displayed at the entrance during the first 'Essential Farmers Market' in the new temporary location in the parking lot at the First Baptist Church of Lodi and Millswood Middle School in Lodi Thursday, May 15, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Donna Brown meets with Sunset Theater owner Terry Clark as her wallet is returned to her on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Her wallet was taken from her during a visit to the old Sunset Theater in Lodi in 1961 or 1962 when she was a Lodi High student, and was found in the wall during renovations.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Patricia Pulido smiles as she participates in a Support Parade for residents at Arbor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Lodi Thurs., June 11, 2020. Her mother Shirley Elam is a resident at the facility.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Grandmother Susan Reeb, mom Amber Gomes and daughters Alivea Castillo and Jacqueline Pickett chat asa they wrap up their meal at Porters Pub in Lodi Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Only outdoor dining will be allowed as Gov. Newsom reinstates bans on indoor dining in 19 counties in California.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL McNair High school teacher Danny Cardenas holds a sign as Lodi Education Association members protest at the Lodi Unified School District office to show the board social distancing won't work if kids return to school, in Lodi Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Michelle Orgon makes a video explaning the six foot distance demonstration of a classroom behind her as Lodi Education Association members protest at the Lodi Unified School District office to show the board social distancing won't work if kids return to school, in Lodi Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Dr. Inez Ruiz -Houston, Vice President with El Concilio, hands out a kit to a migrant farmworker as members from El Concilio, UCSF via Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, Carbon Health and Migrant Farmworkers Organization hand out kits of educational material, masks, and hand santizers to migrant farmworkers at the migrant farmworkers camp on Harney Lane in Lodi Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. They also interviewed the residents about their experiences with COVID-19 for research and an upcoming educational video about COVID-19 for the community.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Peter Babry, 94, and daughter-in-law Nena Gabry, left, wave to passersbys during a 'drive-by' birthday celebration for Peter Gabry, 94, who just recovered from COVID-19, in Lodi Friday evening, Aug. 7, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Lodi police Officer Erika Urrea saved a man in a wheelchair, who was stuck on the railroad tracks in Lodi Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, 2020 as a train approached. Pictured in Lodi Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Rita Ann Brogle, of Lodi, is tested for the Coronavirus during a free COVID-19 testing event at the First Baptist Church parking lot in Lodi Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. Adventist Health Lodi Memorial teamed up with El Concilio to provide free drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Lodi.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Eunice Friederich, of Lodi, left, gets tested for COVID-19 by phlebotomist Samoia Johnson, with HRSupport, (no space) during free COVID-19 testing at Woodbridge Fire Station in Woodbridge Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. The San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services hosted the free testing.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Carl Ellis puts up plywood before a defund the police rally Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, Protesters and counter-protesters, separated by law enforcement marched through city streets, but not downtown School St, before both groups ended up back at Legion Park.
BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Protesters and counter protesters, separated by law enforcement, march through Lodi streets during a defund the police rally Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, which started at American Legion Park in Lodi. Both groups then ended up back at Legion Park. The protest was hosted by Progressive Unity and Black Lives Matter Stockton 2.0 and featured Empact and JUICE (Justice Unites Individuals).
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Dionne Smith-Downs of BLM Stockton 2.0, reacts as she talks about her teenage son, James Earl Rivera Jr., who was killed by Stockton police officers in 2010, at Legion Park during a defund the police rally Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, Protesters and counter-protesters, separated by law enforcement, marched through city streets before both groups ended up back at Legion Park. The protest was hosted by Progressive Unity and Black Lives Matter Stockton 2.0 and featured Empact and JUICE (Justice Unites Individuals).
BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Police line up at Legion Park during a defund the police rally Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, Protesters and counter-protesters, separated by law enforcement, then marched through city streets before both groups ended up back at Legion Park. The protest was hosted by Progressive Unity and Black Lives Matter Stockton 2.0 and featured Empact and JUICE (Justice Unites Individuals).
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Protesters and counter protesters have conversations at Legion Park during a defund the police rally Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, Protesters and counter-protesters, separated by law enforcement, then marched through city streets before both groups ended up back at Legion Park.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Protesters and counter protesters, separated by law enforcement, exchange words as they march through Lodi streets during a defund the police rally Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, which started at American Legion Park in Lodi. Both groups then ended up back at Legion Park.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL A protester holds a sign at Legion Park during a defund the police rally Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, Protesters and counter-protesters, separated by law enforcement, marched through city streets before both groups ended up back at Legion Park.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Resiratory therapist Kierra Brooks, followed by RN Madeleine Still, run thrugh the hallway as some 20 members of the Department of Defense medical team from Travis Air Force Base are given a warm sendoff from Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The team had been deployed on July 22 to assist with the COVID-19 surge that hit San Joaquin County.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL A Lodi Memorial staff member holds a sign as some 20 members of the Department of Defense medical team from Travis Air Force Base are given a warm sendoff from Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The team had been deployed on July 22 to assist with the COVID-19 surge that hit San Joaquin County.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Respiratory therapist Andy Anchell holds a sign with his mouth so he can applaud as some 20 members of the Department of Defense medical team from Travis Air Force Base are given a warm sendoff from Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The team had been deployed on July 22 to assist with the COVID-19 surge that hit San Joaquin County.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Doggie Massage's Candace Ambeil massages Montana, a three-year-old pure Belgian Malinois, as his owner Sondel Fermer sits by his side, at All Dogs Sports Park at Sycamore Lane Kennels in Lodi Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Reina Martinez, of Stockton, puts down roses with names of poeple killed by police, at the Lodi Police Department during a slient march and prayer vigil to eradicate hate in downtown Lodi Sat. Oct. 3, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Pennywise, played by 11-year-old Cooper Powell, scares a dcar full of people during Changing Faces Theater Company's 'The Haunting' in the parking lot of Idol Beer Works in Lodi Saturday night, Oct. 24, 2020.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Jojo San, 8, and Kyson Vang, 4, with dad John Vang, all of Sacramento, look at the animals as Micke Grove Zoo reopens under new guidelines, in Lodi Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. With the new guidelines, a maximum of 75 guests is be allowed in the zoo at one time to ensure proper social distancing, and masks are be required for all guests older than 2 years of age. An increased number of handwashing and sanitizing stations are located throughout the zoo.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL Mom April C. (last name withheld) and son Wyatt C., 8, react to a scarecrow during the Scarecrow Stroll at Lodi Lake in Lodi Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. The event was free to attend and people could vote for their favorite by “liking” it on the Lodi parks department Facebook page. Winners will be announced November 2.
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BEA AHBECK/NEWS-SENTINEL City of Lodi city council candidate for District 5 Mikey Hothi reacts to the first election results as he checks them with Chris Smith, holding laptop, during his election party during election night in Lodi Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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