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Police in Monterey and San Benito counties will be watching for drivers who are drunk or high on drugs on game day as part of the "Avoid the 20" campaign.

A new show at the Blak Sage Gallery features the work of 11 artists in a variety of materials. Listen to comments on the show from Jennifer Laine, the executive director of the San Benito Arts Council, while two artists show off their studio space.

There is a new full-service salon on San Benito Street where customers can get a range of treatments.

In past years, the budget hearing process in San Benito County has taken up to six days, allowing for department heads, members of the public and supervisors to discuss the details of every budget unit in the county.

Local Girl Scouts were recently honored for community projects with Gold and Silver Awards from the organization, two of the highest honors they can receive for community service projects.

Phil Leonard and Bill Heiderich have studio space just a few miles apart off Fairview Road in northern San Benito County, but the art they create is drastically different. Leonard uses metal as his canvass and he colors it with the same paint he uses to detail cars. Heiderich, a ceramics professor at West Valley College, devotes his studio space to three-dimensional artwork in clay or bronze.

SBSC Annual Members’ Choice Awards: The San Benito Stage Company will host its Annual Members’ Choice Awards Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m., at the Granada Theater. Doors will open with refreshments served at 6 p.m. The annual event is an opportunity to thank volunteers, supporters and participants for their involvement throughout the year. Attendees are welcome to wear their finest attire or a favorite costume. The event is free and open to the public. Details: Call 636-0122 or visit www.sanbenitostage.org.

The countywide intergovernmental committee will hold its next meeting in a week.

Hollister teenager Jesaiah Baer has advanced to the Hollywood round of "American Idol."