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HONORS: Ruth Erickson: During the 95th anniversary celebration of the San Benito County Free Library, Ruth Erickson was named volunteer of the year. Her 29 years of active volunteerism and advocacy were recognized with the presentation of a plaque by county librarian Nora Conte and a congratulatory certificate from Senator Anthony Canella’s representative Bill Ritz.

A man who was allegedly seen masturbating as he approached a Morgan Hill bus stop was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure, police said. 

The baby season started a little late this year for the hard-working volunteers at the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center.  But in the last month, there has been a wild baby boom.  Some of the little critters currently being cared for at WERC are:  3 chickadees, 3 scrub jays, 3 opossums…happiness must come in threes….2 mourning doves, 2 mockingbirds, a yellow-billed magpie, a red-shouldered hawk, and just arrived, a downy nestling barn owl.  All are thriving under WERC’s TLC, which includes feeding special diets according to the species and their age.  Most nestling birds get fed a special passerine formula every half hour; the barn owl gets fed chopped rodents just like its parents would feed it.

A study on widening Highway 152 and installing a toll road as well as an attempt to approve minutes of a meeting that never happened have drawn the ire of Mayor Mike Villalta.