Interim fire chief here for the long haul
The temporary fire chief at the Gilroy Fire Department who has been on staff for six months is now officially here for the the long haul.
Free fingerprinting for children
Assemblyman Luis A. Alejo, D-Salinas, and the Gilroy California Highway Patrol are partnering to invite local families to have their child fingerprinted for free at the Mexican American Community Services Agency's 7th Annual “Dia Del Niño.”
Foundation awards $600k, scholarship alumnus returns with gratefulness
The Gilroy Foundation gave more than $617,000 in grants and scholarships at their annual awards presentation at Gilroy’s Center for the Arts last week, according to Executive Director Donna Pray.
Anti-bullying campaign Thursday at CHS
Christopher High School junior Jacob Garcia, in conjunction with the student-led Link Crew club, will be hosting a “Heart to Heart” anti-bullying campaign event this Thursday on campus during lunch at 12:19 p.m.
Craft fair and benefit for local girl with terminal illness
Ever since 11-year-old Caley Camarillo was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a disease with no cure, her mother, Teresa Camarillo, has flung herself into doing everything she can do to help find one.
Racing: Gilroy’s Hopf earns second main-event win of season
Gilroy driver Stephen Hopf earned his second Sport Mods main-event race of the season Friday night at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.
Semi-Pro Football: Barnstormers’ defense keys fourth straight win
The Central Coast Barnstormers semi-pro football team won its fourth straight game with a 35-6 victory over the visiting Capital City Fury on Saturday at Gilroy High.
Blessed and exhausted
Claudia Valencia is in the trenches of that dazed period all new mothers face. The round-the-clock nursing. The overwhelming feelings of love for a helpless, constantly pooping creature. The emotional spikes and drops thanks to postpartum hormones.
