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HONORS: Jim Zamzow: Jim Zamzow was named Gavilan College's Employee of the Month for July 2013. He is a facilities maintenance worker and has been with Gavilan College since 2011.

“Lost in Reverie: Solo Exhibition by Chenoa Warner” will be on view at the Blak Sage Gallery at 727 San Benito St. in  downtown Hollister through Sept. 21.  

Police are looking for a man they believe is in the company of a 14-year-old missing girl from Hollister.

Starlight Evening Dinner and Train

On Saturday, Aug. 24, 30 members and parents of Cienega 4-H club gleaned one of Filice Farm's tomato fields. 4-H members picked 1,648 pounds of tomatoes which were then brought to Community Pantry and distributed to families. Cienega 4-H would like to thank Filice Farms for their gracious hospitality in hosting us.

The American Legion Auxiliary San Benito Unit 69, through membership donations, has provided much-needed school supplies to three of the local schools, according to the organization.

Former sheriff's deputy Jason T. Lei, accused of embezzling from the deputies union while acting as its treasurer, accepted a plea deal Wednesday that could land him in jail for up to three years and eight months.

Police on Thursday responded to bomb threats made over the phone to a local women's shelter, but found no evidence of an explosive, according to the Hollister Police Department.

The U.S. Supreme Court's June order for California to release 10,000 prisoners by the end of the year – citing the state's prison overcrowding as a violation of the 8th Amendment – has left Gilroy police balking at the thought of thousands of convicts being dumped on the streets.

Rascal is a 5-year-old Chihuahua mix who is loving, mellow and would make a great companion. He is good with other dogs and has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since June. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900. Adoptions for animals 4 months and older are free through August.