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The Gilroy Police responded to a variety of crimes Jan. 8 through Jan. 14, including a lewd and lascivious act, vandalism, assault, narcotics possession, fraud and a number of auto burglaries.

Don Belt talks about how he got involved in meditation when he was a student at Stanford University while offering a tour of the Hollister Japanese Temple Garden, where he has started construction on a Buddhist temple.

Joshua Valdez is back on his feet six months after the hit-and-run accident that left him with a busted knee and traumatic brain injury, but he thinks the woman who hit him while he was walking home one night more than six months ago should have been locked up for more than a year, and supervised on probation longer than the five years the judge ordered for her at South County Courthouse Monday.

Arrests from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Blotter, Dec. 27 through Jan. 8.

This past week, Gilroy's Sister City in Takko-Machi, Japan, sent a group of five senior high school students to spend a week in Garlic Capital. The group was hosted by local families who very generously opened their homes to the visitors and provided them not only with gracious hospitality, but a great experience of American life and entertainment.

With a new collegiate semester just around the corner, students planning to pursue careers as farmers, ranchers or in other agricultural occupations may now apply for 2013 California Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation scholarships.

With the start of a new year, the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council is asking for new contributions to their fire prevention and protection programs.

A memorial service will take place at 3:30 P.M., Friday, February 8, 2013, at the Hollister Elks Lodge. The family would like to have any friends and family who can attend to bring their memories and/or pictures to share with all of us. Donations to American Stroke Association or Pacific Whale Foundation.

The Gilroy Historical Society is holding its 3rd Annual Museum Bowl-A-Thon at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at Gilroy Bowl, located at 7554 Monterey St. in downtown Gilroy.

South County wineries continue to eke out a stellar reputation for themselves alongside industry bigwigs from Napa, Paso Robles, Sonoma and beyond, leaving 57 judges with a positive impression on their palate during the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition last week.