Monthly Archives: August 2018
House fire displaces family of six
A local family, new to Gilroy after just moving from out of state, was displaced by a house fire on Quail Walk Drive the...
All incumbents have filed to run for council
Highly contested City Council races will be on the ballot this November for the city of Gilroy. Four city council positions are up for...
Great Wolf to hire 600 in Manteca
Picture it. A 500-room, upscale, family-friendly, all-inclusive, revenue-generating, notoriety-generating water park/hotel on vacant city-owned land next to a city-owned theme park, Gilroy Gardens, which...
Parks Dept. left archery range in shambles
I was very happy to see the March 23 Dispatch article informing local people about how someone at the Santa Clara County Parks Department...
Nominations open for Gavilan Spirit Awards
The nomination period is open through Aug. 31 for the 2018 Gavilan College Community Spirit Awards, according to a July 26 announcement. Anyone who...
Homegrown educator takes over at CHS
Gilroy officials have turned to homegrown administrator Jeremy Dirks to bring back some stability to the principal’s office at Christopher High School, which is...
Robert G. Hernandez
Robert, 84, San Jose, passed away on August 9, 2018.
A Visitation will be held at Habing Family Funeral Home on Thursday, August 23,...
Robert R. Method
Robert passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 81, on August 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.
Robert will be deeply...
Mary Hazelrigg
Mary was the beloved wife of Ernest (Topper) Hazelrigg. They were married for 39 years.
She worked for Coldwell Banker Realty as a realtor...
AKA’s South Valley connection
“You will never amount to anything.”
Javier Mendez needed to hear those words only once for it to have a profound effect on his...
