Public can help create a vision for health in the county
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is launching the public process to create a new health element for the General Plan, beginning with three Healthy Communities Workshops April 12, 26 and 30, to seek ideas from the public.
Home Depot employees volunteer to beautify Christmas Hill
Employees of Home Depot gave up a Thursday to help paint the corral/arena area at Christmas Hill Park April 5 to celebrate Paint Day.
Annual Haru Matsuri festival Sunday
The Morgan Hill Buddhist Community Center will host the 52nd annual Haru Matsuri event along with the 16th Annual Northern California Taiko Expo from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15. It will include cultural and historical displays, martial arts and Tai Chi demonstrations, Asian cuisine, and of course, lots of Taiko.
TIERRA BELLA: Ride on
With the sun sparkling off the waters of Uvas Reservoir and an endless blue sky as the backdrop, Scott and Susan Francks alternated sentences. The couple’s voices, along with the occasional squirrel scurrying past, broke a serene, peaceful silence of a perfect morning last Friday. Their words sent the mind swirling and offered imagery complimentary to the setting.
REC SOFTBALL: The Heathens move into top spot in Men’s CC League
The Heathens reached 3-0 atop the Men's CC Softball League's first-half standings Thursday with an 11-7 edging of AG Construction at Christmas Hill Park.
Artist Thomas Kinkade dies
Painter Thomas Kinkade died at his Los Gatos home Friday. He was 54.
Interim library building now available for lease
Out goes the books and in comes a new business, hopefully: The soon-to-be empty 10,000-square-foot interim library building on Monterey Road is available for lease.
REC SOFTBALL: Borrachos rally past Players to claim D League lead
The Borrachos stormed to seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to upset the Players-HD Auto Glass 14-13 in a key Men's D Softball League game Wednesday at Christmas Hill Park.
Nearly 400 homes without power
A Pacific Gas and Electric project has left nearly 400 homes out of power in the northwest area of Gilroy near Santa Teresa Boulevard and Mantelli Drive Thursday.


















