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We’ve talked about some of the seasonal hazards of spring and summer. Add to that list one more item that rarely gets any mention. We’re talkin’ fishing ... or at least preparing for that fishing trip. Your tackle box has a lot of goodies that will attract your dog or cat. So keep it closed and latched. Those hooks and lures can do a lot of damage if your pet gets one in his or her mouth.

After nearly 40 years of memberships at Ridgemark Golf and Country Club, change is coming to the once-community-owned golf course.

Have you ever saved a great bottle of wine thinking it would get better with age and then opened it a few years later - only to discover that it was past its prime? That’s because the vast majority of wine is meant to be consumed now or within one to two year’s time at the most. The wines that tend to age well are the more expensive Cabernet Sauvignons and other highly tannic, red wines. Through time, the tannins (which have a bitter flavor) will soften with the wine becoming smoother, richer and more balanced. Whenever in doubt, ask the winemaker or shop manager for advice on if and how long to age the wine.

SAN FRANCISCO - Pablo Sandoval, the fabled "Kung Fu Panda" of recent Giants history, was not here Monday - but he hung like an troubled specter all day.

John Ellis shot back-to-back even rounds of 72 and failed to advance in Monday’s U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Lake Merced and TPC Harding Park golf clubs.

The Seniors council will again visit local farmers markets in order to provide nutritional information and to distribute vouchers for food purchases, with a visit to the Hollister market on Tuesday.

Hey, I’m sorry I missed you at the budget hearings. The county’s hearings were held during the day and except for those with an immediate financial interest, like keeping their jobs, the meetings were sparsely attended. It’s certainly understandable. After all people are working – well, a few people are working – and others have more important things to do. Naturally, all those whose jobs or departments were under the layoff gun were there to defend their interests and/or themselves and some family members came by too. The union rep was there to say his piece as well, as was the small contingent of head-nodding regulars in the Peanut Gallery (I consider myself a member). Up and down means yes, side-to-side means no.

As agriculture continues to be a top industry in San Benito County, with more than $250 million worth of crops grown locally in 2010, the Farm Bureau received a grant that will draw more awareness to the types of produce that is grown along local thoroughfares.

Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) set out for South Lake Tahoe to begin training camp in preparation for his July 28 World Boxing Council Interim Welterweight World Title bout versus Selcuk "Mini Tyson" Aydin (23-0, 17 KOs), Guerrero’s team announced through a press release Monday.