Monthly Archives: December 2006
Call in the Substitute!
Most holiday foods are high in fat and calories. However, there
Local Digest
Local land battle heads to court
Family Traditions, Don’t Let Them Slip Away
Lately I've been wondering what happened to all the meaningful
Bombs Found at Leavesley Inn
A sound like a gunshot echoed through Forest Park Inn Thursday morning, alarming guests, who were evacuated. But the hotel wasn't cleared for a gunshot: a pair of common two-liter bottles, rigged as explosives, were found outside the property. One detonated Thursday morning; a second was shot and disabled by the county bomb squad about 10:30am. Gilroy police collected evidence from the scene after the second explosive was spent. The chemical explosives were stuck into a hedge outside the complex's north end, where the first detonated. Made of simple ingredients, bottled to make an uncontrolled explosion, the explosives "could really hurt you, if you were standing there," but were unlikely to cause structural damage to the building, said Gilroy Fire Department Engineer Andy Holiday.
Business Digest
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Promotes Manager
Take a Dip in the Shallow End of the Gene Pool
I am a shallow person. I swim only in the shallow end of the
Quack, Quack: City Looks to Rid Park of Ducks
Some residents want city to improve park's drainage system
Eighteen-Year-Old Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash
Victim had graduated from Live Oak High School in June
Robert Jun Nakamura
Jun passed away in his home in Bakersfield, CA, on November 17, 2006, after a year-long battle with cancer. Jun was born and raised in Gilroy. He attended Gilroy High School and joined the Marines shortly after graduation in 1964. He served in Viet Nam before returning to Gilroy to attend Gavilan College, where he was an avid wrestler.
Darlene Anna Bettiga
On November 22, after a courageous year long fight with cancer, the Lord called Darlene Anna Bettiga home. Darlene was born and raised in Visalia, CA, to Raymond and Christine Enlow. Darlane met her husband of 21 years while both were employed at IBM Corporation in San Jose, CA. After retiring, they relocated to Oro Valley, AZ. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, and the many road trips taken with her husband Al, but of all her interests, spending time with her grandchildren was what gave her the most pleasure. Darlene is survived by her loving husband, Al Bettiga, mother Christine Enlow Young, sister Betty Bor (Hank), niece Barbara Tilley,(Kevin),and nephew James Jordan, all of Visalia, CA; Her children Randy Tidwell (Barbara), Sandi Valdez (Frank), Susan Abruzzini (Paul), Matthew Tidwell (Teresa), Lisa Bettiga (Marian), and Diane Storms (Don), grandchildren; Adon Tidwell, Daniel, Andrew, and Bradley Abruzzini, Noah and Sophia Tidwell, Callie and Paige McGiffin, Shannon and Matt Storms. Darlene is greatly missed by all of her family and friends.
