Memorial District hires first executive director
In an effort to help more veterans learn about the opportunities available to them at the South Santa Clara Valley Memorial District, the district has hired its first executive director.
Donate Toys For Tots
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s annual Toys for Tots program runs until Dec. 13. Offices in Northern California will serve as collection centers for new, unwrapped toys for needy children in our communities. Members of the United States Marine Corps Reserve will pick up the toys and deliver them to charitable organizations and social welfare agencies in the area. Additionally, the public is encouraged to donate new and gently used winter items for the homeless and needy in their local communities as part of the annual One Warm Coat drive. Donate at 8050 Santa Theresa Blvd., Ste. 210 in Gilroy or 950 Tennant Station in Morgan Hill.
The time for giving
The tables have turned since the Mayflower landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620 – now many locals are struggling to celebrate the annual Thanksgiving feast.
Red Barn finally gets the boot
An iconic fixture lodged on the ranch side of Christmas Hill Park – a weathered relic for more than a century of Gilroy's storied farming heritage – is on course toward demolition if private investors don't step up to the plate.
Pop Warner Football: Gilroy Browns headed to national championship
SAN JOSE — The Gilroy Browns are headed to the national championship.
Garlic Festival Association says goodbye to one of its own
The Garlic Festival family is coping with the loss of a longtime, integral team member who always went the “extra mile” and built relationships that are “almost impossible to replace.”
Red Kettle Campaign’s kick-off luncheon brings in $15K for The Salvation Army
GILROY — More than a century ago, a Salvation Army Captain in San Francisco put a crab in a pot and asked people to put in money to keep the pot “boiling” so that he could buy meals for the homeless.
