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Attendance numbers and vendor participation increased with a new location. One day this season, a total of 96 booths sold produce and goods, up from a maximum of 76 once last year.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Hollister has reopened with new ownership and is hosting promotional events to celebrate the change.

Local agriculture is an important element of San Benito County’s economy, but its impact is dwarfed by government employment and especially the inflow of out-of-county earnings; yet we know very little detail about that critical sector.

Steve Mae, his wife, Cathy, and their son, Ian, were all smiles as they sat in the bleachers and waited for a tournament of knights to begin while wearing velvet cloaks, chain mail and other Renaissance era garb.

San Juan Bautista officials Tuesday discussed businesses victimized in the recent break-ins, while a neighborhood watch representative expressed concern about the incidents.

This is a very busy time of year for wineries of the South Valley. Grapes are being harvested to be crushed. Many local wineries invite visitors to see the crush process in action. So, consider this an opportune time to pay them a visit, do some winetasting and of course, pack a nice picnic lunch. This week, I feature an item for your picnic lunch served in what I feel is a revolutionary method.

Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve is the largest preserve in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. At 18,670 acres, it encompasses the portion of the Santa Cruz Mountains from Lexington Reservoir above Los Gatos down to Mt. Umunhum where it shares a boundary with Almaden Quicksilver County Park. If you look toward the southwest from nearly anywhere in the South Bay, you are looking at Sierra Azul.

From time to time I catch a glimpse of my butt in a random mirror and think, “Hmm, I should work out.” Fortunately, I’m a fundamentally lazy person, so my workout mainly consists of thinking about working out. If you’re wondering—thinking about working out is not an effective way to shrink the size of your butt. Hey, never say I don’t add knowledge to the South Valley with this column, OK?

Ukiah—For the first time since coach Spencer Gilford took over the program, Gavilan is 2-0.

Hollister’s Jose Estevan Guzman ran into a problem back in 2002 when he would go on dates to the movies with a woman who didn’t speak English. She was fluent in Spanish, not English, so Guzman would translate the movies for her at Premiere Cinemas.