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🌱 Why are stolen cars suddenly burning along foggy Lodi backroads?

Good morning Lodi! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why are stolen cars suddenly burning along foggy Lodi backroads?
  • Which Lodi soccer teams are surging heading into the new year?
  • Why Lodi’s downtown feels straight out of a Hallmark holiday movie

Also on today's calendar: December Book Discussion.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 57 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Fog will lift in the morning, temps: high: 59, low: 47.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 55 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Foggy and fiery conditions in rural Lodi (lodinews.com) — Fire crews serving rural Lodi are battling a surge of suspicious vehicle fires, often involving stolen cars left burning at night along foggy roads near Clements, Lockeford, and Tokay Colony. With eight such incidents since early October, the Mokelumne Rural Fire District and San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office are tracking a troubling trend that could affect anyone driving local highways and backroads.
   

• Sports briefs: Flames shut out Elk Grove on the pitch (lodinews.com) — Lodi High’s girls soccer team shut out Elk Grove 2-0 at home, with goals from Sophia Sloan and Preslee Kofod and a clean sheet by keeper Hannah Simpfenderfer. The Flames resume play Jan. 2 hosting Bear Creek, while Tokay’s boys and girls squads also logged strong league performances against Bear Creek and Edison.
   

• 9 Quaint & Quirky Western Towns to Live Out Your Hallmark Movie Fantasies (7x7.com) — Lodi gets spotlighted as a cozy, Hallmark-style winter escape, with School Street’s walkable downtown, quirky local shops, and the iconic white Lodi arch setting the scene. The piece highlights wine-tasting at Lodi Wine & Visitor Center, relaxing stays at Appellation Lodi, and easy outings to Lodi Lake or Moo Moo’s Burger Barn, all framed as a romantic, small-town getaway.
   

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  • This small intact male dog was found on 12/5 in Lodi on Alpine and Realty Road.
    I’ve been fostering him but need to find his forever home. The shelters are full. He’s not chipped. The person who found him says he jumped in her… (Nextdoor Van Buskirk)
  • Found these two wandering around the back lumberyard of my work today, but they are very friendly.
    They are fresh haircuts. I just would like to get them back to their owners. I found them here in Patterson. (Nextdoor Guild)
  • Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitor in Lodi. Apply here.
  • Pacific Coast Producers posted a job opening for Head Industrial Fabricator/Machinist in Lodi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lodi here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lodi

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