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One of our local avian citizens has some wonderful people for whom to be thankful this year. At a field near downtown Morgan Hill last month, it's believed that this red-shouldered hawk was being attacked by a pair of much larger red-tailed hawks, who knocked the competing red-shoulder to the ground and badly bruised her wing. After being rescued and transported to the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center, the hawk's exam showed that the right wing had painfully limited extension and the hawk could not stand well, but instead would totter over onto her side. A more visible and serious injury was feared – her left eye was covered by thick mucus surrounding the cornea. WERC staff cautiously cleansed the eye with warm water, which moved the tip of a foreign object into view. With tweezers, two foxtails were delicately removed from under the top eyelid and from the inner corner of the eye. Apparently, the hawk's desperate flailing on the weed-covered ground had allowed the offending foxtails to enter the eye, causing the secondary injury.

Gilroy's season came to a close Tuesday in the Central Coast Section semifinals by the narrowest of margins. The No. 3 Mustangs lost 2-1 in the second 5-on 5 shootout to No. 2 Mitty. The Monarchs won the shootout 4-3 on their final shot.

A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, November 17th, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. at the “In Christ Church” 2300 Airline Hwy, Hollister, CA.

A Gilroy local is among four former service members hand-picked by Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) to receive the 2012 Veteran of the Year Award.

A lawsuit brought on six months ago by two Gilroy firefighter battalion chiefs who are accusing the City of cheating them of thousands of dollars in unpaid overtime is dragging its way to a settlement conference before a judge in January, according to court records.

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