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More than 300 local students in kindergarten through eighth grade gathered at Dunne Park on Thursday to celebrate in the National Lights On After School event.

A saint, from the Latin word for “holy,” is a person recognized for a life of great virtue. Although originally a word used in Christianity, scholars say most world religions have terms for comparable historical figures.

Two men with a combined win-loss record of 58-2, who are both on a mission to distinguish themselves as the welterweight division's best, will try and send that message against one another Thanksgiving weekend. So Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and Andre Berto went through the formalities of making their Nov. 24 bout official Tuesday, delighting boxing pundits at a news conference in Los Angeles.

Halloween season is upon us and timing is, as they say, everything. Gracie and Emily, my 5- and 3-year-old granddaughters, are all over the holiday. The spookier, the better. Grandson Charlie, age 2 1/2 years, not so much.

Some of you sent in your “favorite pet story” in response to our last column. I gotta say, your pet tales really stirred our emotions and reminded us why we love our pets so much.

Renée and I recently celebrated a wedding anniversary marked by a large number that ends in zero. The number is so big that I naturally assume it refers to my parents and certainly not a couple as young and hip as Renée and I.

For the second time in three years, the San Francisco Giants will represent the National League in the World Series.