Bill’s Bullpen to host Halloween Comic Fest, giveaway
Bill’s Bullpen in downtown Hollister is hosting a Halloween Comic Fest at which the store will give away free comics.
Updated: Fire near Paicines grows to 600 acres
A wildfire that erupted close to Cienega Road southeast of Hollister on Monday afternoon spanned 600 acres by Tuesday afternoon, according to the Calfire website.
Police: Gas leak prompts evacuations
Hollister police detected a gas leak Monday night in the area of Locust Avenue and Virginia Street, according to a press statement.
Calfire fighting blaze southeast of Hollister Hills
A wildfire erupted close to Cienega Road south of Hollister on Monday afternoon.
Hollister recruits ready to roll as firefighters
When 14 people marched in cadence onto the stage at the Veterans Memorial Building in Hollister on Thursday night, they were recruits. After they took the oath of office from Assistant City Clerk Christine Black and received their badges from family members, Fire Chief Bob Martin Del Campo was the first to introduce them to the audience as “firefighters.”
Olive branch for tourism in San Benito County
In 1999, Barbara Rever and Jerry Ginsburg decided to pick olives from the trees on their property and their neighbors as well (they had permission of course). Out of that came a bounty of 800 bottles of olive oil, and life hasn’t been the same since for the married couple of 40 years.
Hitchcock’s allure comes to life in San Juan
Movie buffs in general, and Alfred Hitchcock fans in particular, gathered Sept. 26 to walk where the famously rotund director once strode in the historic center of San Juan Bautista in 1957 while filming the psychological thriller, Vertigo.
Kosmicki: Hypnotized at the county fair
Since witnessing my first hypnotism show 13 years ago at the San Benito County Fair, I’ve wondered the same question many others have pondered: Is it possibly real, or do the participants merely go along with a staged act?
County fair attendance up 11.5 percent with extra day
The San Benito County Fair on Monday announced attendance figures and other numbers. Attendance was up 11.5 percent to 18,907, but there was one extra day in 2015 over the three-day event in 2014.
Lee: Whole food for thought
Chronic inflammation damages the body and can result in several health consequences, including a variety of diseases along with cancer, heart disease and obesity. Although eating an anti-inflammatory diet is important for everyone, it’s even more crucial for people who regularly engage in intense exercise.
