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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.

When most people think of the Gilroy Garlic Festival, they think of the delicious food associated with it.

Mi Pueblo Foods, a San Jose-based Hispanic grocery store chain with a location on First Street in Gilroy, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday, according to the company.

The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donors of all types to come forward and donate after blood donations dropped by 10 percent in June. That meant 50,000 fewer donations than expected.