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The annual Downtown Holiday Parade, an event sponsored by the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, will likely see swarms of attendees descend upon downtown Gilroy on Saturday afternoon.

GILROY — Shoes of all shapes and sizes are piled outside the door of the new wrestling room at Gilroy High. If you even think about stepping inside with shoes on, you better be prepared to answer to the Mustangs wrestlers.

WEDDING: Perez/Schwab: Perez/Schwab Alma Cecilia Perez and James Michael Schwab were married Nov. 16, 2013 in San Jose. Alma, daughter of Carlos and Yolanda Perez of Morgan Hill, graduated from UC Berkeley, and is a consultant to the State Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations. James, son of Margaret Schwab of Davis, graduated from UC Davis, and is a legislative consultant to State Senator Alex Padilla.

Rufus is a 5-year-old Chihuahua mix who weighs 8.9 pounds, is sweet and quiet. He is house trained and good with children and dogs. He has been with the San Martin Animal Shelter since November. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.

If you choose you may login to the Grunnagle Funeral website to leave condolences for the family at www.grunnagle.com. In lieu of flowers the family would be grateful for donations to Pet Friends or the SPCA.

The bodies of a husband and wife who had a preexisting agreement to take their own lives if one was unable to take care of the other were discovered last week in Campbell, according to a news release issued Tuesday by the Campbell Police Department.

Residents of Almaden Valley have recently been suffering from an invasion of wild pigs. These creatures have severely damaged a local golf course and many private yards, leaving lawns looking like a rototiller was set loose upon them. Needless to say, golfers and homeowners are dismayed, angry and frustrated at the extensive damage.