Common poorwill mistakenly ‘saved,’ brought to WERC
Garlic ice cream, garlic Jelly Bellies, garlic cheesecake, garlic grasshoppers. Well, maybe the last won’t be offered at the Gilroy Garlic Festival (July 27-29) this year, but who knows? The parents of this unusual little baby bird just might have acquired a taste for spicy bugs when they set up “housing” next door to a Gilroy garlic stand.
Briefs: Earth Day events set for next weekend
Pinnacles National Park will be hosting an Earth Day Habitat Restoration Event on April 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. There will also be a San Benito River clean-up April 20, also from 9 a.m. to noon, in honor of Earth Day.
Courthouse construction on schedule for year-end finish
Construction of the new San Benito County courthouse has been moving at a brisk pace on the lot at the corner of Monterey and Fourth streets. Judge Steven Sanders said last week the court staff members estimate the first proceedings will be held at the new courthouse location by the end of this year or early in 2014.
