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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.

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.

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.

I received a telephone call last week from the receptionist of a local business who had questions about a hummingbird nest outside her office window. The hummingbird had built a nest in a camellia tree and laid two eggs, which had hatched two days before. However, the mother hummer had not been seen since, and her entire office was worried about the baby birds.

GILROY — Nothing was going to stop the Avis Kelley Invitational from going on Saturday: Not the rain, not the condemned bleachers and not the semipro football game scheduled for that night.