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Blues musician Shane Dwight highlights a list of local acts that are set to rock the Sept. 28-29 weekend in downtown Morgan Hill for the 24th annual Taste of Morgan Hill.

FIELD HOCKEY

Robin is a 15-year-old Abyssinian mix who is very sweet, loves to be brushed and is good with other cats. She would make a perfect lap cat. She is available for adoption at the San Martin Animal Shelter. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900. 

Kim Rossi, new owner of Leedo Art and Framing, 7436 Monterey St. in Gilroy, invited customers, family, friends and the Chamber of Commerce to a celebratory open house on Sept. 7.  Although Kim is a new owner, she has been working at the shop for more than 18 years. She is a certified framer and looks forward to helping with your art and framing needs. She can be reached at (408) 842-8118.

The Gilroy Police Department has announced that its traffic unit will be conducting a DUI and driver's license checkpoint beginning 9 p.m. Friday and ending at 3 a.m. Saturday at an unknown location within city limits.

BOYS WATER POLO

Authorities arrested a southern California man who traveled to Morgan Hill with the intent of having arranged illegal sexual relations with two minors, according to Morgan Hill police. Stephen Lewis, 21 of Oceanside, was arrested Saturday following a multi-agency sting involving Morgan Hill Police, Homeland Security Investigations and the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, a press release from MHPD said. Lewis, who lives in southern California, contacted a man over the Internet who agreed to allow Lewis to have sexual relations with his two minor children, police said. The man contacted by Lewis was in fact an undercover agent. The undercover agent and Lewis arranged a predetermined time and location in Morgan Hill to meet, police said. When that meeting happened, Morgan Hill police took him into custody without incident. Lewis was later booked at Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of meeting a minor to engage in lewd or lascivious behavior and possession of child pornography, police said. “Law enforcement works diligently to protect everyone in our communities, especially children who are the most vulnerable,” Morgan Hill Police Chief David Swing said. “I am very proud of the dedicated professionals who worked as a team to keep this predator from victimizing children.” Joseph Vincent, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Security Investigations in San Jose, added, “Many child sexual predators mistakenly believe they can act on their unconscionable urges with impunity and anonymity online, but as this case shows, nothing could be further from the truth. Homeland Security Investigations will continue to work closely with its law enforcement partners here and around the globe to target those engaged in the sexual exploitation of children to see that they are held accountable for their crimes.” Anyone with information about this case can contact MHPD at (408) 779-2101, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867. 

With football season in full force, it’s still unclear exactly when Gilroy High School will have its own set of home-side bleachers for fans to sit on, and Mustang football coach Brian Boyd isn’t holding his breath for a permanent solution by the end of the season.