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Calfire announced a prescribed burn is scheduled for Sunday in San Benito County and that its smoke will be visible throughout the region, according to a statement from the state agency.

See photos from Friday's annual San Benito High School Homecoming Parade in downtown Hollister.

ENGAGEMENT: Watson/Joyce: Jennifer Watson and Daniel Joyce are engaged to be married.

Community leaders this week discussed possible solutions to revamp the library system in San Benito County at a forum, where local officials on a panel committed their support to finding more revenue streams and updating the 60-year old library.

Comedy night

The Hollister Downtown Association is set to host a float-building workshop from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 5 at Paine's Restaurant to precede the Lights On Celebration later in the month. RSVP by Nov. 1 to Kris Waller at (831) 636-8406 or [email protected].

Food & Wine for Emmaus House

Since the 1960's, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has worked to protect open space in northwestern Santa Clara County and southern San Mateo County. Twenty years ago, realizing the need to extend protection to the rest of Santa Clara County, the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority was created by an act of the California legislature. They have been busy ever since.

The Gilroy Bizzness Center opened its doors as an ‘Internet café’ Oct. 18 and was promptly shut down seven days later when the Gilroy Police Department raided the store for “illegal gambling.”

Ghosts, goblins and ghouls – and aliens – are especially thrilled this year with the multitude of Halloween activities available to unsuspecting children in the Hollister area, including Swank Farms Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch near the Hollister Municipal Airport.