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Where did the year go? It's already time for winter holiday decorating! If that makes you turn into the Grinch, relax and use some of these fun and inexpensive ideas. Decorating for the holidays doesn't need to be a huge or expensive production. Craft and grocery stores are great places to pick up inexpensive ingredients for your seasonal decorating. Here are some easy ideas that will make your winter decorating simpler, less expensive but still seasonal and fun.

Q: When our dog hears a funny noise, he tips his head sideways to listen. We think it's adorable, but why does he do this?

This time of year, as family members gather for the holidays, is a great opportunity to hold an annual family meeting.

The accolades continue to roll in for the Gavilan football team.

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital – along with its accompanying clinics, laboratories and other services – earned a “Gold Seal of Approval” from the Joint Commission for quality and safety, according to an announcement from the hospital district.

Anyone doubting the quality of our local wines should read the recent Wine Spectator magazine that featured Josh Jensen of Calera Winery (Hollister) on the cover. Jensen's Burgundy-style Pinot Noirs are world famous for their vivid berry flavors and limestone minerality. Calera's wines are so good that the winemaker from Opus One in Napa Valley makes an annual visit to Calera to get pointers on growing wine grapes. In addition to Wine Spectator, Wine and Spirits magazine has again named Calera as one of the top 100 wineries of 2013. Calera may be a little off the beaten path, but the drive will reward you with a taste of its wines and equally spectacular views of the Diablo mountains.

Looking to renovate the Johnny’s Bar and Grill in downtown Hollister, the private business is requesting donations in what it’s calling a new “Kickstarter” campaign online that launched Wednesday.

The county health department announced there was an active case of tuberculosis reported at San Benito High School, according to a statement released Thursday morning.

By the time you read this, The Great California Chillpocolypse of 2013 will be over. At least, I hope it will be over. I haven't been this cold since I lived in Canada - and frankly, that's saying a lot. (And please don't get me started on Canadian summers. Suffice to say that about July 15, millions of Canadians emerge from their homes dressed in tank tops and shorts to bask in the balmy 65-degree weather. It's like being in Hell, if Hell were cold. And not, you know, filled with fire and brimstone.)