With friends and family present, new San Joaquin Delta College trustees Catherine Mathis, M.D., and student Richard Vasquez, were sworn in at Delta’s Tuesday, December 9 board meeting. In addition, trustee Janet Rivera, who ran unopposed in Area 3, North Stockton, renewed her oath of office. San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge, José L. Alva, administered the oaths.

Festival of Trees, the Lodi area's annual family event to launch the holiday season, is set for Dec. 6-7 at the San Joaquin County Historical Museum.