Fundraiser for a good “paws”
Operation Freedom Paws has 150 tickets available for its St. Patrick’s Day Irish Dinner fundraiser from 5 to 10 p.m. March 17 at the San Martin Lions Club (located at 12415 Murphy Ave. in San Martin).
Homeless but ‘not hopeless’
At least six people used to live behind the Gilroy Dispatch on the 6300 block of Monterey Road, sleeping in cardboard structures reinforced with pieces of wood or in battered tents along the railroad tracks. That was until a Feb. 12 fire wiped out a portion of the camp.
MH pedestrian killed in accident was a father-to-be
Adam Johnson, 27 of Morgan Hill, was expecting a baby boy and enjoying his job as a massage therapist when he was struck by a motorist in downtown Morgan Hill Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to those who knew him.
UPDATED: SCVWD dams excess water use
California experienced its driest year on record in 2013, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a drought emergency last month. The local water district also called for a mandatory 20-percent cut in water use earlier this week.
Solidarity and support in a time of pain
When Gilroyan Jennifer Lynn Kranz, or “JLK,” was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma on her birthday, doctors gave her only nine months to live.
Local restaurant owner raises nearly $1M after partnering with Make-A-Wish
When a Gilroy man set about connecting the Black Bear Diner restaurant he owned with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he didn't imagine the fundraising efforts from the company-wide initiative would be nearing the $1 million mark after just six years.
Rain, rain coming our way
The second half of this week will feature “soaking rain and mountain snow returning to drought-stricken California,” according to a recent report from AccuWeather.com.
Baby Gateway program helps mothers insure newborns
If Kathleen King gets her way, every baby born in Santa Clara County will have health insurance within a week of being born.
