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GILROY—A growing hub of outlet stores in the East Bay stands to challenge one of Gilroy’s revenue-generating powerhouses: the 145-store Gilroy Premium Outlets.

GILROY—HD Auto Glass held off Recology 12-10 to improve to 3-0 in the Men’s Fall Softball League standings at Las Animas Veterans Park Sept. 1.

GILROY—For the 26th consecutive year, Gilroy’s elementary school-aged children can take a break from the summer heat and hone their art skills at free workshops Saturday. Kids Discover Art, which includes 15 workshops ranging from Japanese origami to caricature drawing and pastel painting, takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the grassy area just south of the Gilroy Library and north of Gilroy City Hall. Children ages 5 through 11 are invited to participate.

On Aug. 22, five local teens obtained the rank of Eagle Scout—the highest in the Boy Scouts of America program. Aakash Vashee, Richard Carini, Garrett Pipkin, Nestor Lopez and Daniel Fisser were all promoted to Eagle Scout during a ceremony at the Gilroy Elks Lodge. Each scout needed at least 21 merit badges and to complete extensive services projects to be eligible for promotion. Photos by Andrew Marquez for the Dispatch.

GILROY—The Bash Brothers moved to 2-0 atop the Wednesday Men’s Fall E Softball League with a 17-8 nod over the Expos at Las Animas Veterans Park.

GILROY—More than 100 people turned out for the 40th annual Mt. Madonna Challenge Aug. 22. Runners came from as far away as Flagstaff, Ariz., but it was the locals who took home the lion’s share of the race’s awards.

GILROY—ACT needed nine innings to trim No Soup 4 You 4-3 in the Thursday Men’s EE Fall Softball League opener at Las Animas Veterans Park.

GILROY—A small group of pro-life demonstrators picketed the Gilroy Planned Parenthood facility Saturday to protest the organization’s selling of body parts of aborted fetuses, an issue that has made national headlines for weeks, since video tapes of the alleged practice surfaced.

GILROY—The dates go back to the 1700s and the names ended up on houses, roads and a hospital and then it all stopped in 1994. That was the last year residents, dead or alive, were inducted into the Gilroy Hall of Fame.

GILROY—The number of low-income homeowners gouged on property tax bills since 2002 has grown to more than 200 and authorities expect more.