Monthly Archives: December 2012

Like many seniors in Gilroy, Nina York has been frequenting the Senior Center at 7371 Hanna St. on daily basis for decades. York, who has a caregiver transport her to the center from her home, comes to visit with friends and enjoy their company.

Gilroy's Saint Louise Regional Hospital presented their 2012 Vincentian Spirit Award to Dr. George Green, a specialist in pulmonary/internal medicine, at the SLRH General Medical Staff Meeting Dec. 13.

Following a year of preparation, the Boy Scout Councils of the Monterey Bay Area and Santa Clara County decided to merge the two groups.

A sophomore who leads his team in goals and assists is a rare find in high school soccer. Attacking midfielders who match highlight-worthy finishing skills with a passion for the game don’t exactly grow on trees, either.

Nate Schilling can shred a defense with his perimeter shot, but the pass-first point guard often earns his stripes by setting up teammates to score.

Gilroy mother Elena Desatoff kneeled over her 12-year-old son David Jr.'s makeshift mattress on his bedroom floor on a recent weekday morning, massaging his calves with essential oils while softly cooing “good morning.”   

Volunteers pitched in, picked up trimming shears, put on gloves and got to work snipping persimmons from trees on a recent Saturday morning in a rural orchard in unincorporated South County. The cold weather and muddy conditions didn't stop them from digging and gathering fruit that would go to a good cause.

Wyatt Rocheleau scored 21 points and Shane Suttles added 18 points to help Christopher’s boys basketball team open the Bulldog Chase Tournament with a 56-43 victory over host Sobrato on Thursday night.

National sports stories over the past year too often flashed across TV screens like a horror movie on an endless loop.