Recent rainstorms drop 2.39 inches, add to healthy total
The latest storms that started Friday dropped a sum of 2.39 inches in the Hollister area, bringing the seasonal precipitation total to an amount equaling that of an entire, average rain season, according to a National Weather Service forecaster.
Strong Two Club convention
This time, we will explore a rare - but wonderful - hand holding 22-24 HCP. What this means, is that you, holding as little as one point, could raise your partner to game.
You say tomato … but I say, ‘Enough already!’
My house has been overrun by tomatoes. I swear to you, they are everywhere. They are in the fridge. They are on the counter. They are in the freezer. It’s like a scene from that TV show “Hoarders” only instead of newspapers and clothes stacked up everywhere, we have tomatoes. Frankly, it’s terrifying. And the worst part? I planted the stupid things. Also? I used to like tomatoes.
Marty: Fuel cost threatens local economy
Several projected increases in motor transportation costs pose a direct threat to the economic well-being of San Benito County. The increases could be led by a jump in motor vehicle fuel prices as part of a carbon cap-and-trade proposal, a state mileage charge to offset the loss of gas tax revenue due to more fuel-efficient vehicles, and the construction of more public and private toll roads instead of “freeways.”
MLB: Giants win a 1-0 pitcher’s duel in 11 innings
SAN FRANCISCO — A classic duel between multimillion dollar pitchers Matt Cain and Cliff Lee ended in a draw Wednesday night, but the Giants ultimately claimed a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings on Melky Cabrera's one-out RBI single at AT&T Park.
