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One run was all the Gavilan baseball team could muster up in its 11-1 loss to Ohlone Saturday. 

Cheers and applause break out in the room as music blares and a group of about 60 people socialize and eat pizza. This family-friendly event isn't your typical house party, local concert or even a basketball game.

Pat Herbert's Hollister farm – which once provided lettuce, cooking greens, carrots, melons, peppers, onions and squash for dozens of his neighbors and friends – now yields a full-time business.

Gilroy's only overnight homeless shelter closed on March 31 and is slated to reopen in December. Now, the hundreds who used the shelter each day this year may have no other legal—or secure—place to sleep in town.

With names such as Blind Pig, Hop Logic, Pliny the Elder, Wookey Jack and Old Rasputin, craft beers have become a popular and tasty alternative for those who enjoy a frosty brew over a warm glass of Merlot or Pinot.

A good coach is remembered by the trophies and banners he leaves behind. But great coaches, those who shape the character of their players, are never forgotten.

Perhaps it’s the family name - Mercado - that made Vito Mercado destined for the career he began during his senior year at Gilroy High School.

Carpets will glide across the stage and lovers will sing as the city of Gilroy presents a whole new world of magic with this year’s play: “Aladdin Jr.”

You can pick up a package of Silva Sausage, crafted and packaged here in Gilroy, on nearly every continent. Across the country, major retailers - including Costco, Walmart, Krogers, Whole Foods and others - stock their traditional Portuguese and Italian linguiça, Spanish and Mexican chorizo, hot dogs, hot links and other seasoned sausages.

While serving as a missionary overseas, Pam Tebow experienced pregnancy complications and was told to abort.