Stich-by-stich to beat cancer
Linda McGinnis took up quilting around the same time doctors told her she had breast cancer. Eleven years ago during a routine mammogram, a physician at the Saint Louise Regional Hospital Breast Care Center found a lump. Doctors said the cancer invaded her lymph nodes and would have spread to her brain, bones and throughout her body had they caught it any later.
Gilroy Foundation honored for 30 years of giving
There are thousands of dollars just waiting in a “community savings account' to be given to those who do good work in Gilroy.
GECA student wins Rotary speech competition
Ashley Tangeman won the Gilroy Sunrise Rotary Club speech competition Jan. 15. She will advance to the Area 6 competition Jan. 24 hosted by the Almaden Valley Rotary Club at Boulder Ridge Golf Club.
Drive to feed troops a better breakfast
After working 18 hour days in eastern Afghanistan where he operates and repairs armored vehicles damaged by blasts from improvised explosive devices or mechanical failures, Private First Class Ryan Reynaud of Gilroy returned to base camp and was met with an unpleasant surprise: Breakfast was no longer being served in the chow hall.
An overhaul for STAR testing?
It was announced this week in a press release that the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, has made recommendations to the Governor and Legislature to shift the focus of Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) testing in California to require students to think critically, solve problems and show a greater depth of knowledge.
