Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Later that month, five Stockton businesses were damaged in a fire at Lincoln Center. The blaze, whlch was believed to have started in Don Qulk's Market storeroom, caused a total of 52 million in damages. And then there were the holier happenings. St. Mary's Church in Stockton underwent a complete renovation. In early March, its steeple was removed so that constuction could begin on the weakened foundation. It was believed to have been the first time an entire church steeple was removed to be later replaced. Floods of students were not the only floods encountered by Lodi and Stockton residents. The new year 1. Hyacinth plants choke Delta waterways. 2. In what would normally be a soccer field, a holding area is filled with local rainfall. 3. St. Mary's Church receives major steeple reno- vation. brought with it a raging storm that caused more than S2 million ln damages to the San Joaquin County. Conditions ln Delta levees accounted for 51.5 mllllon of this figure. A break in the Consumnes River levee, for example, closed northbound Highway 99 to traffic. The storm was also responsible for S350,000 in damages to flooded roads and bridges and S200,000 to homes and small businesses. For Stockton and Lodi residents, 1981-82 was a year of increasing growth. It reflected itseU' in everything from urban development to Delta hyacinths to the Lodi Unified School District. It caused concem among the people. And the people responded, working to prevent the various growths. Someone once sald, A clty's as great as the little people that live there, lf so, Lodl and Stockton can't be that bad Oli by Angie Garcia ,i , Local Essay 141

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40 Growth in the Lodl-Stock- ton area reached fantastic heights as residents battled urban expansion, hyaclnths in the delta, and over- crowded schools during 1981-82. Even before Green Belt, a growth-limiting measure, was swept into law last August, future growth ln Lodi had been a blg Issue. Green Belt opponents dumped 562,192 into an unsuccessful campaign to defeat the measure, but the lnltlatlve was voted lnto law by a 60-40 margin. Lodl faced a major an- nexation--and a lawsuit threat--less than two months later 210 acres adjacent to the southwest corner of Lodi would be added lf the con- troversial Woock Annexation was passed. hold an election to decide the issue, the Lodl City Council decided to first request the approval of the Local Agency Formation Commission ILAFCOQ. In October, the commission denled the an- nexation and recommended rezoning. A second request to LAFCO was made, but ln This was the beglnnlng ofa 'ffrlendly lawsuit. Green Belt opponents approved of the proposed annexation, and now they questioned the con- stltutlonallty of the growth- llmlttng measure. Green Belt supporters, on the other hand, strongly opposed the Woock Annexation. An at- tomey representing the Rural Land Owners' Association was hired ln December. In February, the lawsuit was still lumbering slowly in- to court, despite the time lapse. But by mid-March, tly worse. About 130 river businessmen appealed for protection at a public hearing held last November. Navlgatlon and business were impossible, they said, with the blocked boats and fouled equipment that the hyaclnths had caused. Immediate action was finally taken ln January, when Assemblyman Pat Johnston and Senator John Garamendl worked for fun- ding through leglslatlon. Together they authored a bill Lodi city councllmen had which transferred S125,000 l Consequently, the city of rezoned an 88-acre parcel from the Harbors and Water- l from unclassmed holding to craft Revolving Fund to a l planned development ln the hyacinth control program. first major test of the growth- The program would be led by 9 Ifmfff'19fUfff0ffUe- the state department of j Stockton was no exception Bgqtjng and Waterways. h OCC QYOLU ISSUES , L I th ' O l domznate - year V l to this trend of urban expan- Through an unanimous sion. Bulldlng volume during vote, the proposed funding j the first two months of 1982 was P09904 by the Staff f Rather than immediately reached q three-year high, Assembly in March. j although home construction lf! 0'l0fl'lef baffle 090509 j remalnedin the doldrums. Qmwfh, the Lodi Unified l Another local project dealt School Dfsfffcf intensified its with flndlngasolutlon for the Search f0f CXYVU SPUCC tv l exeeeegve growth of the house the increasing number hyaclnth ln an estimated 200 of students Pouring fn fmm Delta waterways. Called the Noun 'Stockton' Af the end rabbit of the flower world, of Oenfbeff 11 Pe' een' of the the water lily had flourished districts students we' e In the Dena for the past already estimated to be on mid-November, lt was with- drawn agaln and a court bat- tle was planned. several years. lt was not until the summer of 1981 that the situation became significan- double sessions. Projected growth figures were over- whelmlng.

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Tiger teams take usual turn-around One of many areas of Tokay's short road toward experience, 1982 sports con- tinued Tokay's tradition of fluctuating rank and spirit. Tigers ranked inferior in comparison to the accom- plishments of the Alma Mater's student body ten years ago. This unique year of 1982 delivered to Tokay its share of uninvolved, non- spirited students. Tokay lived its history with spirit in 1973, determination in 1974, vic- tories over Lodi High in 1975, teamwork in 1978, individual achievements in 1979, and a rest in 1981-82. Mediocrity became Tokay's new stereotype, though activities such as waterpolo ranked high for its fourth season. Attendance at games was low, but one specific basketball com- petition delivered life and spirit to the unusually high number of spectators. This Lodi vs. Tokay basketball game ended with a hope- shattering, spirit-exploding 43-41, Tokay losing in over- time to Lodi's final basket in the last second. For those who watched the Tiger team give it all they had, the night developed in- to the symbol of 1982 Tiger sports--a fight drowned in blood, sweat, tears, and cheers for the few who at- tempted to rescue Tigers from their hopefully short rest from spirit. 42