Media Stories This Year

Adelle Barrette is our media specialist and works hard to make sure we get good coverage in the local paper. She has built a relationship of trust with Ross Farrow, religion editor of the News-Sentinel. The picture above shows her meeting with him in his office. She is always in touch with him, either by email, phone, or visits, and has been known to even deliver cookies to his office!
Here is a list of stories we have had published just this year:
January 19--Tokay graduate serving two-year mission in Japan
February 2--Lodi teens pay tribute to Hinckley (A story about how teenagers wore Sunday clothes to school to honor President Hinckley the day after he passed away.)
February--President of Mormon church dies at 97
February 4--Lodi churches enjoy getting together for Super Bowl (We had a comment in the story saying that we honor the Sabbath day and did not participate with the other churches in this activity.)
February--Publisher releases works of early Mormon apostle
March 1--Scrapbooking takes on new dimensions (See separate post on this article)
March 3--Cantata celebrates life of Jesus
April 15--Lodi Mormons condemn fundamentalist lifestyle (See separate post on this article)
May 12--Local gardener shares secrets
July 5--On a mission to teach (Long story about the missionaries that ran on the front page with two colored pictures.)
July 19--Copy-cat article on missionaries in Stockton Record
August 2--Lodi Mormons help at Guatemala orphanage. (See post for details.)
August 16--"Timeless Values," a story about the scout encampment Sons of Liberty. (See post for details.)
September 6--"Talking About Fire Safety," a picture with caption about Lodi First Ward children who were given a safety lesson by the fire department. They were allowed to climb on the fire truck.
September 6--"How do Lodi-area religious leaders feel about Sarah Palin?" An opportunity for Pres. Cook to comment on family values. (See post for details.)