Monthly Archives: May 2013
Going out on a high note
When Chris Niemann – a music aficionado currently in his senior year at Ann Sobrato High School – was a toddler, he always talked at such a high volume that his parents decided his hearing should be tested.
A tree grows in San Juan
Two hundred years ago, as the late summer sun warmed the soil in the fertile San Juan Valley, friars and Native Californians enjoyed fresh, luscious pears from a thriving 40-acre orchard behind the town’s sprawling Mission.
NFL: Gavilan product Jacobson excited for Washington opportunity
The draft weekend didn’t go as Wade Jacobson wanted it to, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t excited.
Police remind motorists to stay sober on Cinco de Mayo
As party-goers celebrate Cinco de Mayo with mariachi music and authentic cuisine this weekend, many will also indulge with their favorite margarita or tequila, then choose to get behind the wheel and drive to their next destination. That’s why this year the Santa Clara County Avoid the 13 DUI Task Force is joining with others across the state and nation to encourage everyone to plan ahead this Cinco de Mayo and not drink and drive, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s office.
Scrapbook May 3, 2013
ENGAGEMENT: Sung/Leal: Janice Yong-mi Sung and Nicholas Joseph Leal are engaged to be married.
DA says gun case ‘pending’ after boxer claimed it’s ‘taken care of’
A Queens County District Attorney spokesperson responded to Gilroy boxer Robert Guerrero’s claim – that gun charges stemming from his March 28 arrest at a New York airport are “taken care of” – by saying his comment “doesn’t change the case.”
3 letters: Racism prevalent in town, haunted by Bush presidency, agencies deserve more credit
Racism and segregation prevalent even in our small town
Student of the Week: Shannon McAvoy
Each month, the principals of Gilroy and Christopher high schools choose a total of four students (two from GHS and two from CHS) to spotlight. CHS junior Shannon McAvoy, 16, is this week's Student of the Week.
Amah Mutsun and Pinnacles create formal partnership
The Amah Mutsun tribal band signed a memorandum of agreement with Pinnacles National Park staff members last week to formalize an ongoing partnership between the agenices.
Can Council rein in $55.8M?
City Council is considering taking a closer look at its 300-page biennial budget that includes the addition of seven new jobs and a $55.8 million expenditure for Gilroy police and fire departments, something Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward wants to scale back.
