Local pastor leads Congress in prayer for Oklahoma victims
A Gilroy pastor had the "honor of a lifetime" this morning when he led Congress in a prayer for the nation, for government leaders and for victims of yesterday's tornado in Oklahoma.
Flight nurses will be honored for saving pedestrian
San Benito County supervisors Tuesday are set to honor two flight nurses who helped to save the life of a pedestrian struck by a car in San Benito County on Christmas Eve.
Second Harvest launches Stop Childhood Hunger food drive
To address the ongoing yet largely unknown problem of youth malnutrition in Silicon Valley, Second Harvest Food Bank is launching the Stop Childhood Hunger food drive this summer and will continue the effort all year long.
Help ‘paint’ Gilroy purple in honor of cancer survivors
The American Cancer Society invites homeowners, restauranteurs, shop owners and residents of all kinds to help "paint the town purple" for the month of June to celebrate cancer survivors and draw attention to their annual Relay for Life Event in June.
Local pastor to pray at Congress this week
A Gilroy faith leader is slated to give the opening prayer to the US House of Representatives Tuesday morning, an opportunity he called "an honor of a lifetime."
Extra time for ‘Gilroy Shark Tank’ applications
The Gilroy Downtown Business Association is extending the May 17 deadline for “Gilroy Shark Tank” applications to May 31 to allow extra time for local entrepreneurs to submit their business plans.
Nonprofit rolls out gardening vision
Valley Verde, a San Jose-based nonprofit is rolling out a new 10-year plan to increase the number of backyard gardens in Santa Clara County by 20,000.
2013 Garlic Festival Queen crowned
Gilroyan Olivia Echeverria, 22, has been crowned the 2013 Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen.
Farewell, Maestro
They held it together until the second-to-last song. The a capella voices of 53 chamber singers – a mix of students from the Garlic Capital’s two main high schools – filled the cathedral at Mission San Juan Bautista with sweet harmonies toward the end of what marked the last spring concert for Gilroy’s legendary choir teacher, Phil Robb.
