St. Anne’s School holds cancer research fundraiser
LODI — Fourth-graders at St. Anne’s School will hold “Cookies for a Cause,” a fundraiser to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand — Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, from 3 to 3:15 p.m. today on the school steps, 200 S. Pleasant Ave., Lodi. — John Bays
Sandhill Crane Festival seeks volunteers
LODI — The Sandhill Crane Festival swoops back into Lodi from Nov. 2 to 4, and festival organizers are looking for volunteers to help keep things running smoothly at Hutchins Street Square over the weekend. For more information, visit www.cranefestival.com or email info@cranefestival.com. — News-Sentinel staff
Stockton brothers appear in court in molestation case
STOCKTON — Three adult brothers accused by authorities of having “substantial sexual contact” over a sustained period of time with a minor female family member appeared in court Wednesday and were ordered to return in three weeks to enter a plea.
The brothers were arrested Oct. 4 and remain jailed in lieu of between $2 million and $2.5 million, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office. They are scheduled to return for further arraignment at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 8 in Superior Court Department 8B in Stockton.
Pedro Castro Morales, 39; Bonifacio Morales Castro, 37; and Agustin Castro Morales, 30, each have been charged in court papers with two felonies suspecting them of “an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy” with a child 10 years or younger between April 3, 2013, and April 2, 2017, and continual sexual abuse of a minor under 14 years old.
Bonifacio Morales Castro and Agustin Castro Morales also are charged with a third felony. This alleged crime is said to have occurred between April 3, 2017, and Oct. 4, 2018.
If convicted of the first charge, sentencing guidelines call for 25 years to life in state prison. — Stockton Record
Former N.Y. Times publisher to speak at Pacific
STOCKTON — Arthur Sulzberger, former publisher and current chairman of the board at the New York Times, will hold a discussion with students at University of the Pacific about media, truth and its impact on democracy on Friday.
Pamela A. Eibeck, Pacific’s president, will lead the discussion. Journalism students from Stagg High School were also invited to attend.
Sulzberger served as publisher of the Times for 25 years, building a global audience and turning the newspaper into a digital-first news organization. The Times won 61 Pulitzer Prizes under his leadership.
The discussion will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the Don & Karen DeRosa University Center, 901 Presidents Drive, Stockton. For more information, visit www.pacific.edu. — Kyla Cathey