Monthly Archives: March 2014

When was the last time you did any people-watching at the airport? If you've done it lately you'll have seen an increase in the number of travelers using “spinner” suitcases.

The first words of Gilroy High School’s “Oklahoma!” musical aren’t spoken – they’re sung as lead Curly McLain belts out “Oh What A Beautiful Mornin’” as he tries to catch the attention of farm girl Laurey Williams.

Dear Red Phone, “I'm reading in the Dispatch that there's a new water park at Gilroy Gardens. I thought we were in a drought. This water cannot be recycled water, so obviously we no longer need to stop flushing our toilets each time we use them. And we can water our yards and wash the cars. It doesn't play at all. Plus, the $2 million, where is that coming from? Oh yes, it's my pocketbook - again. As a taxpayer, I think this is horrible. I wonder if this political, is this a payoff to Don Chapin and Co. for something? I don't know. Please do your best.

In 21 years as a prosecutor in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, Stuart Scott has convicted all kinds of offenders – from traffic scofflaws to brutal murderers – but his current post convicting child molesters, rapists and other sex offenders has its own rewards.

City Council voted to form a committee to look for an in-house attorney Feb. 24 – a sea change from its position since the early 1990s of using the City’s contracted legal firm, San Jose-based Berliner Cohen.

If it wasn't for the machines, tubes, IVs and the hospital bed 12-year-old Caley Camarillo of Gilroy remains in most of the day, it's hard to tell she's fighting for her life given the smile plastered on her face.

Funeral services wll be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, March 10, 2014, at the LDS church at 1233 Northgate Drive, in Manteca, CA 95336. Viewing to be between 9:00-10:00 A.M., at the church.

Michael McVey never had a chance to say goodbye to his beloved dog after a pair of thieves stole his car and ditched it in San Jose, while his female Akita, named Keiko, was waiting in the back seat. They left the animal to die, leaving her inside McVey’s Nissan Pathfinder for four days before authorities located the vehicle and found Keiko dead.

SAN JOSE — Gilroy’s Marc Rivera was just happy to get some playing time — but scoring the game winning goal was pretty sweet, too.

The defending Central Coast Section champs kicked off their season with a 4-0 win over Sobrato.