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Visitation is Monday, November 19th, 2012, from 9:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. at the Grunnagle Funeral Home. Family and friends will leave the mortuary at 12:30 P.M. to go to Sacred Heart Church for a Mass at 1:00 P.M. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery.

Multiple charges

Gavilan College won its first ever outright Coast Conference championship after defeating Chabot 25-19, 28-26, 25-21 Tuesday in the final regular season game. They shared the title in 2009 with Cabrillo. Gavilan (18-8) also finished with their most ever wins.

The Gavilan College women's basketball team played its first game Tuesday under new head coach Erik Nelson, who is rebuilding the program from scratch. It was the first game the team has played since the 2004-05 season.

Marcy Erico, the woman who allegedly used her 10-year-old daughter to steal groceries from Safeway, appeared in court to face criminal charges related to the incident Tuesday but the hearing was continued, authorities said.

Rusty is a 7-year-old red Australian cattle dog with a long tail with white on the tip. He is not neutered. He’s missing a tooth on the bottom front, is friendly and likes to lick. He’s wearing a tan collar and was last seen in the Masten Avenue and No Name Uno Road area. Send inquires to Kathi Groves at 408-591-7130.

Harley is an 8-year-old Chihuahua who is loving, gentle, good with other dogs and good on a leash. He also likes toys and knows tricks. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since August. If you are interested, please call 408-686-3900.

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.