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Hollister police and Hollister Gives Back partnered for a bicycle giveaway to local children, with 77 bikes handed out this week, according to the Hollister Police Department.

San Benito Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is set to honor Huboi, Sleznick, others at annual awards dinner Jan. 24.

The Starbucks in Hollister is hoping to get a jolt in business by moving to a new, larger location.

Today is a very special day for my family because it would have been my mom's 70th birthday. There is no doubt we miss her, but we are able to connect with her through a few favorite recipes. This week, I pay a special tribute to my mom and share what is quite possibly her most widely beloved recipe and how it has evolved.

It's the morning after Christmas and like most mornings, I'm sipping coffee and reading the paper. What makes this morning different than the other 364 is that lingering fragments of gift wrap are still visible and a number of half-eaten candy canes remain. The dog is having a field day locating snacks the grandkids left behind.

While the amount of donations to the Community Food Bank of San Benito County took a dip during the economic downturn, giving has picked up this year, said Mary Anne Hughes, executive director of the organization.

It’s the holidays and for most of us that means food. Weird food. Oh, fine, turkey, ham, even green bean casserole aren’t that weird. But there are some things we consume around the holidays that frankly make me question the taste buds of people in the South Valley and all over America.

I'm sure most of us are familiar with them: men, women, even children, neatly dressed, often carrying a briefcase or satchel full of literature. They ring doorbells and politely offer to share the Word of God with the residents who answer.

San Benito County's unemployment rate increased with the onset of winter months, while it remains significantly lower than the same period last year.

The San Benito County Office of Emergency Services and Hollister Fire Department are sponsoring a Community Emergency Response Team Citizens' Academy for the area.