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SAN JOSE — Gavilan nearly pulled out a Coast Conference football victory over the host San Jose City College Jaguars, only to fall short 27-26 in a big-play, big-miscue afternoon.

ENGAGEMENT: Watson/Joyce: Jennifer Watson and Daniel Joyce are engaged to be married.

Morgan Hill’s haunted graveyard, “Terror on Lassen Way,” will return for the 17th year from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. this Halloween.

Bernice SHarer August 11, 1923 - October 21, 2013 In keeping with Bernice's wishes, a private gathering was held in her honor with her immediate family in attendance. Please join the family for graveside services December 21, 2013, at Calvary Cemetary, 1100 Hillcrest Road, Hollister, CA at 11:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to: Seasons Hospice Foundation First Class, 537 Solution Center, Chicago IL 60677. Please make checks payable to:Seasons Hospice Foundation. Online contributions can be made at seasonsfoundation.org.

A “hot load” of freshly roasted garlic caught on fire while being transported on a flatbed truck in southeast Morgan Hill Friday, authorities said. The truck, which was decorated with a George Chiala Farms logo on the driver’s side door, was traveling east on Middle Avenue when one of three large plastic boxes full of roasted garlic ignited, according to Morgan Hill Fire Battalion Chief Tim Main. The garlic had just been roasted at a different location, and was in transit to a nearby farm facility for processing, Main explained. Fire crews responded to the blaze about 3:40 p.m. Friday, Main said. “It didn’t take long for this truck to get fully involved,” Main said. Due to the gusty winds blowing south at the time of the blaze, fire crews took precautions to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby home on Middle Avenue, Main said. The only property damage reported was to the truck and two overhead phone or cable lines that were damaged by the blaze, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Crews from Morgan Hill Fire Department, South County Fire District and CalFire responded to the incident. Middle Avenue remained closed between Murphy and Sycamore avenues as of about 4:30 p.m. while crews cleaned up the scene. 

Here's your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a vehicle theft, child abuse, assault, sale and transportation of narcotics and an auto burglary.

Live Oak High School alumna Kassandra Pena, 24, will compete for the title of Miss California Latina 2013 Dec. 1.The competition will take place at Hotel Westin in Pasadena, and the winner will go on to represent California at the 2014 Miss Latina US, according to a press release from the Miss California Latina Pageant. Pena’s family moved to Morgan Hill in 2007, when she graduated from Live Oak, she said. Now a San Jose resident, Pena graduated from San Jose State University in 2011 with a degree in broadcast journalism. She was also a member of Lambda Theta Nu sorority at SJSU. Pena’s platform is gang prevention, according to the press release. She currently writes for LatinitasMagazine.com, an online digital magazine empowering Latina youth through the use of media and technology.Pena is the current title holder of Miss San Jose Latina 2013. Some of her sponsors are DryBar - Santana Row, and Mexico Lindo Restaurant, the press release says. Her parents still live in Morgan Hill, and Pena said she visits them every week. 

After six months of negotiations, City Council voted 5-1 during its regular meeting Monday night to approve a half-percent pay raise for local firefighters.