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As the temperature kicked up last week so did the anticipation for the fun-filled week of Kids Rule Theatre Camp. Kristy Burchard, the founder and director of the program, and her team of volunteering teens and adults were ready to rock another summer of phenomenal performances. After much preparation, everyone was ready to kick off the program’s 11th year at Sacred Heart Parish School. Many of the people who helped make this program possible can be described as one big theatrical family. I was extremely fortunate to be part of this family once again as a camp counselor for one of the groups.

ENGAGEMENT: Smith/Para: Amanda Rose Smith and Brandon Joseph Para are engaged to be married.

Buffy is an adult cat who is sweet, vocal and loves people. She would be best as an only cat. She has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since April and would love to find a forever home. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.  

A band of law enforcement agencies seized more than 10,000 illegal marijuana plants with alleged links to the Mexican cartel from steep terrain of Henry Coe State Park on Wednesday afternoon.

County management and confidential employees reduced banked vacation time by 10 percent since the last update to the supervisors in December. Last spring, supervisors voted to limit vacation accrual to two times the annual accrual rate for employees.

See what happened in the past week, as reported by Hollister police.

Hollister firefighters experienced a "test of the system" recently when there were several fire calls simultaneously.

An accident occurred at around 1 p.m. Tuesday at Airline Highway and Union Road in Hollister. No one was injured seriously. See video of the scene here.

Nobody was injured in a Tuesday afternoon accident at Airline Highway and Union Road involving a car, pickup trick and van.

The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon cutting June 27 at the new performing arts themed preschool in Morgan Hill.  Along with Morgan Hill Chamber staff and ambassadors, owner Vineeta Bhandavi and the school’s manager and primary teacher, Pattie Fernandez, attended.