Alley closed until Friday
Gilroy
– The south entrance to
”
Newtons Alley,
”
located between Sixth and Old Gilroy street just west of the
railroad tracks, will be closed to traffic until Friday, Jan.
20.
Alley closed until Friday
Gilroy – The south entrance to “Newtons Alley,” located between Sixth and Old Gilroy street just west of the railroad tracks, will be closed to traffic until Friday, Jan. 20.
School boundaries discussed at meetings
Gilroy – The Gilroy Unified School District began staging public meetings this month to discuss the redrawing of school boundaries. The district plans to revise the attendance areas for the 2006-2007 school year.
The final two sessions will be at 7pm tonight in the Gilroy Unified School District board room, 7810 Arroyo Circle, and Wednesday in Glen View Elementary School’s multipurpose room, 600 Eighth St.
Details: Juanita Contin at the district office at 847-2700.
VTA proposes changes to paratransit service
Gilroy – The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will hold a public meeting Friday, Feb. 3, at 2pm, to discuss proposed changes to the agency’s paratransit services for the elderly and disabled. Major changes include an easier application process and the opportunity for phone rather than in-person interviews. The meeting will be held at Gilroy City Hall, 7351 Rosanna St.
Get help with college tuition
Gilroy – A conservative estimate of college costs for a full-time student runs from $10,000 to $30,000; high-cost colleges can run from $40,000-$100,000. Most parents and students think that scholarships are only for the students with excellent grades, low-income families, or the athletically inclined. A small example of the numerous scholarships available to students include: handicapped student scholarships, members of a church scholarships, scholarships for ‘C’ students, veteran children’s scholarships, scholarships for mInorities and more.
There are organizations that have spent hundreds of hours locating scholarship sources. The U.S. Commission for Scholastic Assistance supplies the public with more than 1,000 private scholarship sources. The scholarship list includes the scholarship name, addresses, application deadlines, summaries about the scholarships and the amount the scholarship will pay.
Many scholarships pay the entire tuition; others can be applied towards tuition, living expenses, and/or other fees. Most scholarships can be used at junior colleges, career and vocational schools, four-year colleges, graduate schools, medical and law schools.
Details: send SASE, #10 envelope to: The U.S. Commission for Scholastic Assistance, P.O. Box 650067, Potomac Falls, VA 20165-0067.
Gavilan College mixer
Gilroy – Former Gavilan and San Benito Junior colleges students and staff members are invited to attend an Alumni Mixer on Friday, Jan. 20 from 6 to 8pm in the adaptive physical education building at Gavilan College located at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd.
Alumni will receive free admission to two basketball games taking place that evening. Women’s basketball will begin at 5:30pm, with the Gavilan Rams pitted against the College of San Mateo. Men’s basketball will begin at 7:30pm, they will play Hartnell College.
Details: 848-4724, email al****@*****an.edu or visit www.gavilan.edu/alumni
Send news items to City Editor Robert Airoldi. FAX to 842-2206, mail to Gilroy Dispatch, 6400 Monterey Road, Gilroy, CA 95020, or e-mail ed****@****ic.com.
