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ENGAGEMENT: Paetz/Mickiewicz: Jenna Paetz and Kyle Mickiewicz are engaged to be married.

For the first time since its inception, CordeValle Golf Course will host a national championship.

As volunteers walked down the driveway after a day of feeding wildlife and cleaning enclosures at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center, they were mystified to hear an unusual whistling-chirping sound coming from underneath a parked vehicle. Getting low on the ground and peeking up under the car, they were astonished to see a large face staring right back at them. Looking and sounding like a super-sized ground squirrel (which in truth, it is), it turned out to be a yellow-bellied marmot, normally a denizen of the Sierra and Rocky mountains. We quickly learned why they're nick-named “whistle pigs” - they whistle when alarmed by predators, such as wolves, foxes, coyotes, badgers, bobcats, golden eagles, hawks, owls, weasels, humans and dogs (one of which had just chased this particular marmot under the car).

On June 28, Grinds, Vines and Automobilia Café celebrated the end of its first year in business with some loyal customers at a ribbon cutting ceremony with staff, ambassadors and board members of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce.

When Charles Dickens wrote “Oliver Twist,” a heart wrenching/sentimental story about the poor and the mistreatment of children in the early 1800s, I imagine the last thing on his mind was a musical about his hero's journey from orphan to finding his upper class family.

July 16

Lobo is a 1-year-old German shepherd mix who is a little shy, but sweet and loves to be pet and go for walks. He is good on a leash and great with larger dogs. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since June.  Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.  

The Women’s Club of Hollister collected enough donations and supplies to put together nearly 100 back pack kits for four local agencies. The back packs include school supplies such as notebooks and pens, toothbrushes and comfort items such as a plush toy.