Event benefits Go Kids
Gilroy – The Gilroy-based preschool center Go Kids, Inc. is hosting its third annual charity event Music Under the Stars from 5 to 7pm, Oct. 7. Attendees will be treated to live music from the Corvairs, hors d’oeuvres and dinner from Mama Mia’s Ristorante Italiano, all at the Fortino Winery venue.
Go Kids, Inc. a United Way agency, serves about 1,400 children at its nine Santa Clara and Santa Cruz county centers. About 185 children receive services at both the Gilroy Center and at the Ochoa Migrant Camp.
All proceeds benefit the Go Kids LIFT Scholarship Fund, which helps bridge the funding gap for families who no longer qualify for state assistance for the program. Last year, the nonprofit netted $5,000.
Fortino Winery is located at 4525 Hecker Pass Highway. Tickets for the event are $50 a person and may be purchased by calling 843-9007. Tickets will be on sale until the end of the month.
Details: www.gokids.org.
MHPD nab 3 on violations
Morgan Hill – Three people were arrested as Morgan Hill police conducted two separate parole searches.
Morgan Hill police Sgt. David Swing said “practically half the department” went to a home on Grand Prix Way Thursday to conduct the search. Jose Cid, 29, a Morgan Hill resident, was arrested without incident and taken to Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of parole violation.
At the same residence, officers arrested Patricia Loa, 30, of Morgan Hill, on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia. She was cited and later released.
While at the home, officers also talked to Joe Merriman, who according to Swing is also a parolee. Merriman was not arrested, but police conducted a parole search of his home on Church Street. Richard Ramirez, 59, a Morgan Hill resident, was arrested on suspicion of a parole violation out of Merced for alleged drug-related offenses.
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