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A celebration of his life will be held at Mike and Pam Dale’s, on May 18th, 2013, from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M., (with a Masonic tribute at 2:30) and a Masonic service in Gilroy on May 22nd, 2013, at 1:00 P.M. For more information contact Mike Dale at daisyhill13@sbcglobal.net / 707 525-9682, or Keith Dale at docdale@sonic.net / 707 595-4373. Condolences and Register Book at HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com

The idea to rename Airline Highway as Pinnacles National Park Highway seemed like a done deal with broad consensus. That no longer appears to be the case, with one supervisor altering his position in light of urging from detractors.

Since 2005, I've been writing monthly tales about the animals that have been cared for at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill. Eagles, owls, hawks, falcons, song and water birds, opossums, bobcats, rabbits, turkey vultures and snakes have been featured. But it took all these years to have a repeat of the very first “Animal of the Month” – a long-tailed weasel. The original was a healthy but hungry six-inch long orphan found abandoned in San Juan Bautista. WERC's latest arrival had a much more inauspicious circumstance: it was caught by a cat in a Gilroy resident's backyard and suffered puncture wounds on his head. It was feared the tussle might have caused grave trauma to the weasel's spinal cord, possibly paralyzing the back legs.

Are you tired of looking at that same old furniture arrangement in your living room? Has the wall covering in the guest bathroom seen better days? Or do your rooms just feel blah? Maybe now is the time to give your space a new look.

Principal Luis Carrillo of Rod Kelley Elementary School and parent club board member Christine West are determined to prevent convicted embezzler Lori McVicar from shortchanging the school when it comes to paying back the thousands she stole more than a decade ago.

The hearing for five young men accused of killing Morgan Hill teen Tara Romero in 2011 was continued again Monday, and a court-appointed doctor who evaluated one of the suspects who claimed to be mentally incompetent found he was faking his condition, according to authorities. 

The local Radiation Detection Company located at 8095 Camino Arroyo in Gilroy has entered into negotiations to purchase a building site in Austin, Texas, according to Vice President Ron Smith. The company intends to move its entire operation to the “Lone Star” state in 2014 because of what it views as an unattractive business climate in California.

Ozzie is a 5-year-old terrier who is sweet, mellow and would be best with adults. He loves to explore, go for walks and is great on a leash. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since January. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.

Isabel “Izzy” Quistian, a Gavilan College theater arts major and active member of the Associated Student Body, was awarded the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Program Scholarship.