A tree grows in San Juan
Two hundred years ago, as the late summer sun warmed the soil in the fertile San Juan Valley, friars and Native Californians enjoyed fresh, luscious pears from a thriving 40-acre orchard behind the town’s sprawling Mission.
Gilroy’s Jewish cemetery expanded, beautified
The 36-month project to expand and beautify the existing Jewish section of the Gavilan Hills Memorial Park at 1000 First St. in Gilroy has finally been completed.
New event, new dish, new bobblehead for 35th G-fest
Hall of Fame college football announcer Joe Starkey called “The Play” at the infamous 1982 Big Game between Cal-Berkeley and Stanford.
Cruising strong after 25 years
The cold snowy weather of Illinois and Wisconsin were doing nothing for Frank Bolea when he decided to head out to California to help his sister Maria sell cars in Sunnyvale in 1980.
Dispatch recognized in CNPA’s Better Newspaper Contest
The California Newspaper Publishers Association announced Saturday its winners of the 2012 Better Newspapers Contest, which recognizes the most outstanding journalistic achievements published by California newspapers.
Children’s authors to visit Booksmart
Two children’s book authors, Anne Ylvisaker of “Button Down” and Bill Baynes of “Bunt! He’s no homerun hero...,” will make separate visits in May to BookSmart, the local downtown bookstore at 80 E. Second Street in Morgan Hill.
Semi-Pro Football: Barnstormers outgun Rhinos, win fifth straight
The Central Coast Barnstormers semi-pro football team won its fifth straight game with a 51-41 victory over the visiting California Rhinos on Saturday at Gilroy High.
Uesugi Farms unveils solar panels
Uesugi Farms’ Peter Aiello ushered in a new era of self-sustainability Friday for his family's agricultural business, located at 1020 Highway 25 in Gilroy, near the border of San Benito County.
