Mother’s Day workshop benefits new mothers

Local lifestyle blogger Maddie Shinn of Little City Naomi and floral designer Anna Sinclair of Huckleberry Blooms collaborated to host their first charity event, Babes and Bouquets, on May 7 in honor of Mother’s Day.

This event was created with the heart to encourage and celebrate women of all ages. Each guest at Babes and Bouquets attended a floral workshop taught by Sinclair, where they created a Mother’s Day bouquet to bless mothers at the Pregnancy Resource Center. Guests learned the tips and tricks to make the perfect flower arrangement.

Shinn and Sinclair delivered the beautiful arrangements to PRC just in time for Mother’s Day. After a successful first event, they look forward to hosting the next Babes and Bouquets.

Changing Faces Theater holding a fundraiser

Changing Faces Theater is having a fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Lodi Chipotle. Customers eating at the Mexican-style restaurant can ask to support Changing Faces when purchasing their meals. The theater company will receive 50 percent of all money spent.

“Superhero Ultraferno,” the group’s 16th annual summer production, will run from July 6 to 8 and July 13 to 15 at Jessie’s Grove Winery. Tickets are on sale at

or by calling 209-327-2754.

Delta Valley Diving offers summer camp

Delta Valley Diving will offer summer camps at Tokay and St. Mary’s high schools this summer.

Robert Wimberly, the head coach at San Joaquin Delta College and St. Mary’s High School, will be leading the diving camp. Wimberly has more than 10 years experience and is a USA Diving Level 1 certified coach.

Sessions will run from today through June 29 and July 11 to 27. Camp runs from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tokay, and from 1:45 to 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s.

Cost is $150 per session. All participants must register with USA Diving for a small additional fee.

For more information or to register, call 209-327-9597 or email

Grace and Mercy Charitable Foundation hosting yard sale

Grace and Mercy Charitable Foundation will hold a yard sale from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday at 425 and 4251⁄2 N. Sacramento St.

Donations for the yard sale will be accepted until 2 p.m. Wednesday. For more information or to schedule a donation drop-off, call 209224-5273. earned a Bachelor of Science in engineering management.

• Emily Sprague of Clements has been named to the spring dean’s list for Marquette University. Sprague is studying nursing.

• Roman Butler of Acampo and Stevonte Young of Stockton were named to the dean’s list at Greenville University this spring. Both are in their fourth year of study.

• Emily Angela Johnson of Stockton was named to the dean’s list at Baylor University.

Day-2-Day Diabetes Support Group

The next monthly meeting of the Day-2-Day Diabetes Support Group will be Thursday at the Lodi Public Library, 201 W. Locust St., Lodi.

The meeting starts at 6 p.m., and doors open at 5:30 p.m. to give guests a chance to mingle an d get to know one another.

Several attendees will give testimonies about their personal struggles with diabetes, discussing what has and hasn’t worked for them as well as sharing encouraging stories.

The meeting is open to Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, prediabetics as well as their friends and family. Professionals will be in attendance to answer any questions guests my have.

For more information, call Duane Simpfenderfer at 209369-1599.

Computer classes at the Lodi Public Library

The Lodi Public Library will hold the following computer classes:

• Windows 10 Essentials: Features, setup, security and file management. The class will be at 9 a.m. June 15, 21 and 22.

• MS Word: How to create and edit various types of Word documents. The class will be held at 3 p.m. June 20, 21, 27 and 28. Both classes require students have basic computer skills.

All classes are free, but require advance registration. They will be held in the library’s Computer Learning Center, 201 W. Locust St., Lodi. For more information or to register, visit the library, call 209-333-5554 or email

New beginning yoga series begins next month

Now and Zen will offer a new yoga class series for beginners starting on July 1. Classes will be held at 4:15 p.m. Mondays, 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Fridays and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays.

An informational meeting for those interested in yoga teacher training will be at 5:45 p.m. June 28.

For more information, call 209-369-7841 or visit

Now and Zen is located at 617 S. Lower Sacramento Road, Suite C, Lodi.

Lodi Republican Women to meet

The Lodi Republican Women will meet at 11 a.m. June 21 at the Woodbridge Golf and Country Club.

The guest speaker will be Andrew B. Manson, who entered duty with the FBI in September 1999. He then served on the Stockton Violent Crime Task Force, working with fugitives, gangs and drug investigations. After Sept. 11, 2011, he was reassigned to fighting terrorism and public corruption.

In 2015, he was selected to become the supervisory senior resident agent over the Stockton/Modesto offices. Manson is responsible for coordinating all FBI investigations in San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. Reservations must be made by Friday. For more information or to make a reservation, call Jane Loney at 925212-5914.