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Monthly Archives: February 2015

Honoring those who endured the unendurable; progress but much still to be done

Gilroy—As commemorations unfold and stories are told for February’s Black History Month, Gilroy’s K.C. Adams wonders aloud if he could have done it.

Volunteers needed to clean Miller Slough

GILROY—As trash piles up in a Gilroy slough, citizens have stepped up to clean the channel that has city and water officials pointing fingers of responsibility while neither takes action.

Sam needs a home

Sam is a 7-year-old long hair Chihuahua who is sweet and relaxed. He has been at the San Martin Animal Shelter since January. For more information, call (408) 686-3900.

Student of the Week: The Penyacsek Twins, 12th grade, Gilroy High

Matthew and Mark Penyacsek, 18

Woodrow Wilson Summa February 6, 1941 – February 24, 2015

The family will have private services at a later date. Tucker, Yocum, & Wilson Funeral Home in Georgetown, Kentucky has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.tuckeryocumwilson.com.

‘Shrek The Musical’: An escape to fantasy

What do you get when you stir up a burping ogre with a flatulence problem, a cheeky donkey, a sassy cookie, a delightful heroine, an optimistic Pinocchio, an egocentric villain you love to hate and just about all the fairy tale characters you can get under one roof? You get “Shrek the Musical.”

MLB: Painting the town orange

GILROY—Alma Gehre’s history with the San Francisco Giants spans nearly a century.

Athletes of the Week: Feb. 27

Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:

Mobile museum full of garbage

GILROY—More than a century of flotsam and jetsam is headed to classrooms in a lesson-on-wheels aimed at students and a future awash in healthy streams and oceans.

Daughters of Charity sues SEIU-UHW, Blue Wolf

GILROY—A Roman Catholic health system has sued opponents who fought the sale of its Gilroy hospital and others, alleging a union and private firm conspired to undermine the $843 million deal.