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Not many of the 17 or so South Valley Middle School students huddled in Room C-1 for a brainstorm session knew what the term “philanthropy” meant prior to being selected by school counselors for the inaugural Youth and Philanthropy Club.

Keis Kuerschner had one word to describe how he felt moments after lugging across the finish line for the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event April 5 in downtown Hollister.

The Morgan Hill Haru Matsuri festival will celebrate the art, food and culture of Japan with Asian cuisine, traditional music, Tai Chi and martial demonstrations Sunday, April 13. The 52nd annual Haru Matsuri Japanese-American Spring Festival will take place at the Morgan Hil Buddhist Community Center, 16450 Murphy Avenue. The festival is also the Nor Cal Taiko Expo, as seven traditional Japanese Taiko drumming groups are scheduled to perform throughout the day. The free, all-day event will also feature historical and cultural exhibits, including a Nisei (second-generation Japanese-American) veterans display and a farmers market. The festival will take place 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Since the Gilroy Dispatch first published the story of an Alabama man who found a compass that one day belonged to an infantryman supposedly from Gilroy during World War II, the soldier's full name has come to light.

On April 6, one fighter met another.

Squishy mochi atop what Gilroy-based YoghArt co-owner Steve Vaughn dubbed his preferred taste — tart frozen yogurt — helped ring in funding for a Gilroy Arts Alliance Support the Arts fundraiser.

Carpets will glide across the stage and lovers will sing as the city of Gilroy presents a whole new world of magic with this year’s play: “Aladdin Jr.”

While serving as a missionary overseas, Pam Tebow experienced pregnancy complications and was told to abort.