Monthly Archives: October 2013

GILROY — Luis Ramirez may not have played a full 90 minutes, but he certainly made a difference for Gavilan.

Christopher and North Salinas each had three wins a piece under their belts, but one had to walk away a winner. All eyes turned to No. 3 singles player Tiffany Roberts to take home a 'W' for the Cougars — and she didn't disappoint. Roberts won the first set 6-3, but dropped the second 4-6. The Cougars' No. 3 didn't let up, taking the tiebreaker match 10-3 to help her team close out the regular season on a high note and  edge North Salinas 4-3 Tuesday on the road.  "It was an exciting finish to a good year for the girls tennis team," CHS coach Patrick McBrearty said.   No. 1 singles player Emily Barham was stellar once again, shutting down her opponent 6-0, 6-0 to remain undefeated on the year. Adena Chen, Christopher's No. 2, also won her match 6-4, 6-2 in singles' play. 

Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, traveled to the nation’s capitol Monday and Tuesday to talk with lawmakers about the fate of immigration reform at the federal level.

What do you get when you use 295 ostrich feather plumes, 24 pairs of eyelashes at each performance, 175 tubes of lipstick, 75 pots of eyeshadow, two pounds of glitter and 65 wigs? “Priscilla Queen Of the Desert,” of course!

Playwright Kenneth Linn takes us on a journey behind the scenes of the bumpy road of politics. It probably tells us what we already know, but “Warrior Class” gives us a clear picture.

Community Solutions employees rally outside the office building.

The YMCA child care employee who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple small children under his care at a Morgan Hill facility appeared in court Tuesday, but the hearing was continued.Nicolas Lhermine, 20 of Morgan Hill, remains in custody on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 12, oral copulation on a child younger than 10, possession of child pornography and production of child pornography - all in relation to five victims identified since his arrest by Morgan Hill police in July. Lhermine’s hearing Tuesday at South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill was continued to Dec. 10 at the request of both his attorney, Riccardo Ippolito, and Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Stuart Scott who is prosecuting the case. Four of Lhermine’s alleged victims are age 7 or younger, and were victimized by Lhermine while they were under his care at a child care program at Paradise Valley Elementary School, according to investigators. The youngest alleged victim is 3 years old. The child care program was run by the YMCA, according to authorities.The fifth alleged victim is a 17-year-old girl of whom investigators found nude pictures on Lhermine’s mobile phone, authorities said. The girl was not affiliated with the YMCA program, but Lhermine knew her.Lhermine was arrested by Morgan Hill police July 12, when a 6-year-old girl under his care at the YMCA program told her parents and investigators that Lhermine forced her to engage in a sex act in the bathroom at the day care site, authorities said. During the initial investigation, police found the pictures of the 17-year-old girl on his phone. During a follow-up investigation which included assistance from YMCA staff to reach out to the parents of all children who had ever been under Lhermine’s care at the YMCA, authorities identified three more alleged female victims - ages 3, 5 and 7. Lhermine faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to authorities.The suspect worked as a child care aide at the YMCA day care facility during the alleged assaults, and has held numerous positions - including youth soccer coach and child care at other YMCA facilities - in his four years of employment at the YMCA, according to authorities.

Derek is a 6-month-old cat who is very sweet, playful and good with other cats. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since August and would love to find a forever home. Call (408) 686-3900.

Janet Yellen - currently the vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve - has been nominated to succeed Ben Bernanke at the helm of the world's most important central bank. A former UC Berkeley and London School of Economics professor and San Francisco Fed president, Yellen is a globally admired economist with many fans on Wall Street. The way it looks now, in January she will become the most powerful woman in the world.