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The City of Gilroy is “vindicated” after a U.S. Federal Court Judge in San Jose tossed out a controversial year-old lawsuit filed by former Fire Division Chief Edward Bozzo and current Fire Division Chief Phillip King, who claimed they were cheated out of a combined $30,000 in overtime pay.

Thousands of visitors and Morgan Hill residents attended the 2013 Kihncert, which was also the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Complex’s first attempt to pull off an all-day rock and roll concert complete with food, beer, wine and merchandise vendors. Kihncert organizers said about 7,000 people attended the show throughout the day. Performances started at 12 p.m and continued to about 11 p.m.“For a first-time effort, I think this was a good showing,” said Gary Harmon, President of Kihncert co-producer Arts Related Technical Training for Entertainment Careers (ARTTEC). “That says something about the capabilities of (the OSC).”The Kihncert is a South Bay live entertainment tradition emceed by Greg Kihn and featuring a full day of classic rock performers. Neil Marlow, 46, and his wife Christine traveled to the OSC with a group of friends from San Jose for the Kihncert. Veteran attendees of the annual South Bay classic rock concert, the Marlows were drawn to the event this year by one act - Greg Kihn himself.“He always puts on an awesome show - lots of energy,” Neil Marlow said. In previous years, the Kihncert has been held at larger venues such as Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. Earlier Kihncerts might have featured bigger names on the lineup than the 2013 Kihncert, Marlow explained while standing a few feet from the front of the stage between sets, but the OSC was a “more intimate” venue than places like Shoreline.The headliner at this year’s Kihncert was former Poison frontman Bret Michaels. Also performing were The Tubes, dada, Tommy Tutone and the Brodie Stewart Band. The event also featured an “emerging artists” stage featuring local and youth acts. Police reported no significant incidents related to the event, other than a few complaints of concert noise from nearby residents. The Kihncert was co-produced by ARTTEC, ISE Entertainment and the Morgan Hill Youth Sports Alliance. ARTTEC’s mission is to work with local youth who are interested in careers in video and concert production. About 50 students participated in the production of the 2013 Kihncert through ARTTEC, Harmon said. “My opinion is we’ve demonstrated to the music industry that the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Complex is a viable concert venue,” said Jeff Dixon, president of MHYSA which runs the City’s OSC. It was the first time the OSC had hosted an event as complex as the all-day Kihncert, with two stages, more than a dozen vendors and even a video arcade. Harmon and ISE Entertainment President Mike DiRubio said they “definitely” hope to produce more concerts - including hopefully the 2014 Kihncert - at the OSC and other Morgan Hill venues in the future. Kihn and Michaels have already offered the producers positive feedback on the venue and the city of Morgan Hill.“The show was great, the artists enjoyed being here, there was a lot of crowd from outside Morgan Hill,” DiRubio said. “We believe we definitely generated some revenue for the City.”Dixon called the event a “community success,” as scores of local businesses, volunteers, residents and local agencies worked together to make sure all the logistical details were taken care of, right up to the day of the show. ARTTEC’s only “disappointment” with the event was the cancellation of a flyover and transportation of military servicemen to the show due to the federal government shutdown, DiRubio said. Kihncert producers organized the show of support for the troops through the nonprofit Operation: Care and Comfort weeks before the Kihncert, but the effort was nixed due to lack of federal funding. “Greg Kihn is a big supporter of the troops and the military, so is Bret Michaels. It was really important to them that we recognize (the troops),” Harmon said. “But for everybody that did go, the feedback we got was very positive.” 

Halloween seems to bring out the creativity in pet owners who make the cutest, cleverest and funniest costumes for their dogs, big and small, to parade around in. There are even costumes for feline pets, but I wouldn't try putting one on my own cats unless I planned to look like a flesh-torn zombie afterward.

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GILROY — North Monterey County didn’t beat Gilroy. Gilroy beat itself.

Family and friends gathered together in his memory on October 6, 2013.

Police arrested two people on suspicion of possession of counterfeit currency Tuesday when one of them allegedly purchased items at Target using a fake $100 bill. Morgan Hill police responded to Target, 1066 Cochrane Road, about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a woman who used a suspicious $100 bill to purchase items at the store, according to a press release from MHPD. When officers arrived, they were told the woman, later identified as Shazda McCormick, 24 of Union City, was seen entering a white Cadillac in the store’s parking lot, police said. The vehicle was located in the same shopping center, in front of the Staples store. Officers contacted employees of Staples who told them McCormick made a purchase in that store using a counterfeit $100 bill, police said. McCormick was contacted by police as she attempted to leave Staples, according to the press release. A second suspect, Marcell West, 22 of Union City, was located inside the white Cadillac. A search revealed West had six more counterfeit $100 bills inside his pants pocket. McCormick and West were booked at Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of passing counterfeit currency, police said. A number of downtown Morgan Hill retailers last week reported incidents of customers trying to pass counterfeit $100 bills. It is unclear if the suspects arrested Tuesday are related to the reported counterfeit incidents last week. Anyone with information about this incident can call Morgan Hill Police at (408) 779-2101. 

The Christopher girls tennis team was at full strength and it showed. The Cougars defeated Parajo Valley 6-1 Tuesday at home. The No.1, 2 and 4 singles players all left victorious as did both doubles team.  No. 1 Emily Barham won easily 6-0, 6-2 as did No. 2 Adena Chen who won 6-2. No. 4 singles player Jade Bardrick had a bit of a tougher time with her set going to three matches, but emerged the winner 4-6, 6-4, 1006. The No. 1 doubles team of Tiffany Roberts and Kaitlyn Lombardo won their match 7-5, 6-1. Renata Vasconcelos and Kelly Nantais, the No. 2 team, downed their opponents 6-3, 6-2.  Christopher will play at Gilroy High at 4 p.m. Thursday.  Notre Dame shuts down Gilroy The Gilroy tennis team fell 2-5 to Notre Dame Tuesday at home. No. 1 Amiti Munshi won her match in three sets for Gilroy as did the No. 1 doubles team of Caitlin Filice-Hollar and Nicole Holder who won 2-0 against their opponent.  The Mustangs will be back in action at 4 p.m. Thursday to host Christopher.  FIELD HOCKEY Christopher edges Monterey The Christopher field hockey team went to battle at Monterey Tuesday and came out on top. The Cougars picked up a narrow 1-0 victory to improve to 7-1 in league play (8-3 overall). The lone goal was scored by Sherelle Butler off a shot from Melanie Tanaka as time expired in the first half. Christopher will be back in action at 3:30 p.m. Friday at York.  BOYS WATER POLO

The Gilroy cross country team got a taste of what to expect at the Central Coast Section Championships this year.