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During Monday night’s regular City Council meeting, members agreed to take a hard look at cutting down legal costs to the City, extended a temporary moratorium for check cashing and payday lending businesses and continued closed session negotiations with unions representing city employees and firefighters.

The Gilroy Police Department will be conducting a DUI/driver's license checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the city on Saturday night, said Gilroy PD Sgt. Kurt Ashley.

Visitation will be held Thursday, April 18th, 2013, at 4:30 P.M., and the Vigil at 7:00 P.M., both at Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 4th Street, Gilroy. Funeral Mass will be Friday, April 19th, 2013, at 10:00 A.M., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 11 First Street, Gilroy followed by entombment at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, Gilroy. Condolences can be made at www.HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com

For the first time ever, Gilroy is partaking in a nationwide annual celebration of healthy lifestyles for children and their families next Saturday.

Justin Hale pitched a five-inning shutout and Ron Reed went 3-for-4 to lead Gilroy High’s baseball team to a 10-0 win at Alisal on Monday.

Gilroy women’s mixed martial artist Brianna Van Buren will fight as part of the Xtreme Fighting Championships card XFC 23: Louisville Slugfest on Friday night at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky.

Sobrato High senior Ryan Corvese won the male 5K at the AAUW Morgan Hill 30th Wildflower Run on Sunday, covering the course in 16 minutes, 15 seconds.

Haley Romero won two events and placed in two others to lead Christopher High’s girls track and field program to the team title at the North Salinas Invitational on Saturday.

Authorities are investigating a collision in west Morgan Hill that sent two children to the hospital, and police think one of the adult drivers involved in the accident was impaired.