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Library usage and expectations for library services by Americans ages 16 to 29 differ dramatically from older library patrons, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.

A week of living green, coupled with heightened efforts to consume less and reuse more, is kicking off next month with South County’s 11th annual Second Chance Week 2013 and Garage Sales Days.

Following a major disaster, fire, law enforcement and emergency services might not be able to meet the demand for services, according to Morgan Hill’s Emergency Services Office. Individuals and families will need to be self-sufficient for at least three days. That’s where training as a volunteer for the Community Emergency Response Team can be helpful, improving your understanding of how to be prepared and respond to a major disaster, according to Morgan Hill Emergency Services Director Jennifer Ponce. The FEMA-developed CERT curriculum delivers emergency preparedness skills and trains students in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. CERT basic training classes are free to South Santa Clara County residents. High school students are welcome, and will receive community service hours for this training, Ponce said. To register for CERT training, go to www.mhcert.com. Courses are on Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Morgan Hill Police Department’s Emergency Operations training room. On the last day of training, students will test their skills in a disaster simulation Saturday, Oct. 26. For more information about CERT training, contact the Morgan Hill Office of Emergency Services at (408) 776-7310, or [email protected].

On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended. The signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement put into force a cease-fire, established a new border between the nations of North and South Korea and finalized the repatriation of prisoners of war.

The Gilroy Sister Cities Association has a selection of leftover flowers and herb plants that were used to decorate Garlic Festival booths. These will be on sale at "bargain" prices today until noon at LJB Farms, located at 585 Fitzgerald Ave. in San Martin, according to 2013 Festival President Dennis Harrigan.

The Learning and Loving Education Center has put together a special afternoon of wine tasting from area vintners and hors d’oeuvres, as well as tasty desserts, from local eateries as part of its Sept. 21 “Together at the Center” fundraiser.

A man who claims to be a homeless Army veteran has been seen at a north Morgan Hill intersection asking for money for bus fare to leave the state, but passersby and witnesses say his story doesn’t add up.

A party with Tommy Bahama shirts, leis and dancing might sound like a luau straight out of Waikiki, Hawaii, however the festivities were closer to home at the Gilroy Senior Center where members of South County’s disabled community boogied at their annual Adaptive Learning Luau.

Thirty five years after Gilroy's garlicky extravaganza officially kicked off for the first time, one name – at least in these vampire-free parts – has grown to become synonymous with the aromatic herb and the world renown festival it inspired.

About 100 bags of charcoal weighing 20 pounds each and wrapped in heavy plastic were heaped in a pile at Christmas Hill Park Tuesday afternoon – charcoal that in a matter of hours from now will be used to cook up several of the famed garlic dishes expected to draw 100,000-plus patrons to Gilroy this weekend.