Monthly Archives: June 2012
In brief: Air Force band performing; supervisors appoint county counsel
U.S. Air Force Mobility band to perform July 1: The U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West’s Mobility ensemble will play a free concert Sunday, July 1 in Morgan Hill.
About the title of this blog
"Just Run." Where did that come from?
‘American Idiot’: A Broadway musical by punk rockers Green Day
As an audience member, you will either love this production or hate it.
Donate life-saving blood at local churches
Blood plays an important role in Christianity. The Gospels report that when Jesus of Nazareth shared the Last Supper with his disciples he took a cup of wine, and after giving thanks, he gave it to them all to drink from saying, “This is my blood of the New Covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Almost all Christian communities celebrate the ritual of Holy Communion following the commandment he gave, using wine or grape juice to represent blood.
New statewide ballot measure approved for November election
A 12th measure has been added to California’s November ballot known as the Government Performance and Accountability Act that seeks to establish a two-year state budget cycle, allow local governments more control over state law and require more transparency from legislators.
FOOTBALL: BCS out, four-team playoff in
LOS ANGELES – They said it wasn't a rubber stamp decision, but it ended with high fives. After years of debate, and ultimately compromise, a playoff in college football is at long last coming. The Bowl Championship Series, born in 1998, soon will be dead.
Board of Supervisors push county sales tax to November ballot
Voters will have one more tax to consider on the already packed November 2012 ballot.
Salinas men accept plea deals in 2010 robberies, death
Two Salinas men charged with robbing two Hollister stores and leading police on a chase that ended with the death of another suspected assailant have accepted plea deals with expected, respective prison terms of 15 and 20 years, according to court records.
Scrapbook June 25-29, 2012
ENGAGEMENT: Flores/Danze: Melissa Renee Flores and Matthew Ryan Danze are engaged to be married.
A few do’s and don’ts for Fourth of July
Here it is, another Fourth of July and time to plan the picnics, the barbecues and of course, the fireworks. I am a veteran of many Independence Day celebrations, having attended them my entire life – well, except for that brief period when I lived in Canada and shockingly, nobody celebrated the Fourth of July. I think it was because a) they are a different country; and b) it’s too cold there in July to have outdoor celebrations.
