Monthly Archives: April 2013

The cold snowy weather of Illinois and Wisconsin were doing nothing for Frank Bolea when he decided to head out to California to help his sister Maria sell cars in Sunnyvale in 1980.

The California Newspaper Publishers Association announced Saturday its winners of the 2012 Better Newspapers Contest, which recognizes the most outstanding journalistic achievements published by California newspapers.

A visitation and viewing will be held at the Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 4th St Gilroy, CA at 11:00 A.M. A Funeral Mass will be held in the chapel at St. Mary’s Church, 11 1st St Gilroy, CA at 12:30 P.M. on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery will follow the Mass. Following the service a reception will be held.

Two children’s book authors, Anne Ylvisaker of “Button Down” and Bill Baynes of “Bunt! He’s no homerun hero...,” will make separate visits in May to BookSmart, the local downtown bookstore at 80 E. Second Street in Morgan Hill.

A lack of rainfall, making this one of the driest first four months of the year on record, as well as an early increase in fire activity has Cal Fire gearing up for a busy fire season this summer.

Gavilan College, which has a main campus in Gilroy and two satellite locations serving Morgan Hill and Hollister, recently announced its Dean's List for fall 2012.

A man allegedly tried to steal a pickup parked at a Morgan Hill shopping center, while the vehicle’s owner was napping in the back seat. 

Where does it stop? When I get a press release like this I wonder about that: “Today, the Senate Committee on Governance and Finance passed out Senate Bill (SB) 622 by Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel), a bill that would tax sweetened beverages in order to fund childhood obesity prevention. ‘This is the first time this state committee has passed a bill that would place a tax on sugary drinks and the first step toward stemming the epidemic of childhood obesity,’ stated Monning. ‘By taxing these products we will be able to implement programs that will assist in preventing diseases among children and begin to address a public health crisis, whose rising health care costs affect all Californians.’ SB 622 passed on a 5 to 2 vote. By collecting an excise tax of one penny ($0.01) per fluid ounce on specified beverages that have a high level of caloric sweeteners, such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas, and sports drinks distributed in California, SB 622 will generate funds to support the newly created Children’s Health Promotion Fund and finance programs statewide that will fight childhood obesity and prevention activities.” What’s next, Taco Bell, In ’n’ Out, Snickers bars, Chinese Fast Food or the chocolate dipped cone at Foster’s Freeze? Why can’t legislators and the public understand that government cannot and will never solve our problems. The more legislation we enact, the more bureaucracy we create, the more “helpless” our society becomes.

The Central Coast Barnstormers semi-pro football team won its fifth straight game with a 51-41 victory over the visiting California Rhinos on Saturday at Gilroy High.

Gilroy Police Officers responding to calls about a large fight on the 200 block of Farrell Avenue at 7:54 p.m. Saturday discovered shots had been fired and one victim had been stabbed.