Gilroy
– The free Spring Break movie matinee will continue today
through Saturday at the Gilroy Library (7387 Rosanna St).
Free Matinees at Gilroy Library
Gilroy – The free Spring Break movie matinee will continue today through Saturday at the Gilroy Library (7387 Rosanna St). A new family-friendly movie will be shown at 2pm. Everyone is welcome.
Details: 842-8207
Enjoy Jazz at Gilroy High School
Gilroy – Jazz singer and self-described cabaret chanteuse Sandra Marlowe will give a concert at the high school theater April 20. The production, which will feature songs from a variety of genres, including blues, showtunes and jazz standards, is being put on through the Odyssey Theatre Company and is titled The Silver Lining: Songs of Shadow and Light. Tickets are $15.
Details: 333-9965 or in**@************re.org.
Sell Products for Local Schools
Gilroy – The Gilroy High School Parent Club is seeking home business entrepreneurs who would like to sell their products at the club’s May 9 fundraiser, Shop ‘Til You Drop. Participating parents will get an opportunity to show and sell their products while raising money for the club by donating a portion of their profits.
The event will be held in the high school student center from 3:30 to 7pm and proceeds go to the Gilroy High School Parent Club, which then go toward Teacher Appreciation Week for the staff and the high school.
Deadline to apply is April 27.
Details: Didi Howard at bf******@*****il.com.
Plant Sale at Garden Accents
Gilroy – Join South Valley Fleurs Garden Club at the 5th Annual Plant Sale, from 1 to 4pm, Friday, April 27 and from 10am to 4pm Saturday, April 28, at Garden Accents, 11155 Lena Ave, in north Gilroy.
Choose from houseplants, perennials, annuals, succulents, vegetables and herbs.Â
There will be speakers and an information table where your gardening questions can be answered.
Details: Garden Club at (408) 776-2933, or Garden Accents at (408) 846-4555.
Crab Feed Benefits GHS Athletics
Gilroy – The Gilroy High School Athletic Association will be holding the 27th Annual Crab Cioppino Feed and Dance at Christopher Ranch Saturday, May 12, 2007. The dance will feature one of Gilroy’s favorite bands, Shaboom. This year the event will also feature a sports memorabilia auction with items from all the local favorites. Additional nonsports items will be available for auction as well.
Proceeds will help pay for transportation for teams to athletic events. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at the school in the ASB office from 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday, or online at www.gilroyhighschool.com.
Details: Athletic Director, Jack Daley at 848-7178, or ja********@*********ca.us
Financial Services Scholarship
Gilroy – Brad Ledwith has established a $1,000 scholarship program for excellence with California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, for students in the College of Liberal Arts. He graduated from the university in 1992 with a degree in communication studies and currently lives in Morgan Hill with his wife and twin boys and is the owner of Ledwith Financial Services, Inc.
To apply, the student must major in communication studies, have a minimum GPA of 2.8, and must make their own financial contribution.
Details: Brad Ledwith at (408) 778-3000.
Second Rape Claim Emerges
San Jose – Authorities are investigating a woman’s claim that she was sexually assaulted in December by De Anza College baseball players at the same house where police said a different girl was raped during a raucous birthday party in March.
Sgt. Ed Wise, spokesman for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed the new claim, but declined further comment.
Authorities began investigating the athletes and some other students at the Cupertino community college, after a 17-year-old girl claimed in March she was raped during a birthday party for one of the team members.
Both alleged incidents took place at the home of De Anza infielder and sophomore Steve Rebagliati, 20, in the Burbank District, an unincorporated part of San Jose. No one has been charged in either case, and prosecutors have declined to comment.
After the first alleged rape was reported, eight ball players were suspended from the team for violations of the athletics department ethics code. Sheriff’s investigators took DNA samples from an unspecified number of partygoers, including some players, to determine if any of them were involved.
One witness told a local television station that at least 10 people watched and cheered while two De Anza baseball players had sex with the girl in a side room of the home, and that members of De Anza women’s soccer team later took the girl to the hospital.
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.
