Santa Clara County Cattlemen’s Association to host fundraiser
The Santa Clara County Cattlemen’s Association will host an evening of western music, art and a gourmet beef dinner from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at Fortino Winery, located at 4525 Hecker Pass Highway in Gilroy. The event will feature an acoustic show performed by the Kelly McDonald Band, as well as a live auction of local western art. Cost is $50 per person and includes a beef dinner. Call Kyle Wolfe at (408) 804-1699 for ticket information.
Coat and blanket drive for the Gilroy Compassion Center
The Gilroy Compassion Center, a burgeoning homeless shelter located at 8425 Monterey Road that serves South County, is now collecting coats and blankets to distribute to those in need as winter approaches.
Remember to vote for CNN ‘Hero of the Year’
Hey Gilroyans, do you want to see a local nonprofit organization doing great things in the community get a $250,000 grant?
Social Security building for downtown still underway
Plans to bring a Social Security building downtown - a move applauded by the Chamber of Commerce in the past for its potential to make downtown a visitor destination - are still underway, but not without a few kinks.
Great balls of hail, storm passes over Gilroy
UPDATE: At 4:44 p.m., the National Weather Service interrupted the Yankee baseball game on television to issue a severe thunderstorm warning in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.
San Benito GOP reports vandalism, theft of Romney signs
San Benito County’s Republican Party last weekend posted a handful of large signs supporting presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The local party’s chairman on Wednesday reported that one of those signs was vandalized – so it now reads “Romney Lies” – and another was stolen.
Mom: Help us find bicycle belonging to son with special needs
A Gilroy mother is asking for the community’s help to locate a bicycle that was stolen from her backyard on Rosanna Street that belongs to her 10-year-old son Adam who has special needs.
Great pumpkin weigh-off Saturday at Uesugi Farm
The 22nd annual giant pumpkin weigh-off is just days away and Uesugi Farm in San Martín is preparing for a great contest this year.




















