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U.S. Army Sgt. William Sanchez Jr., 28; a 2001 alumnus of Gilroy High School who grew up in the Garlic Capital, returned home Feb. 19 for a week of rest and relaxation after a nine month tour of duty in Afghanistan.

It's a been a few weeks since these trained eyes have been searching Gilroy for the latest and greatest blight in town.

The morning cloud burst worried KC Adams.

With three key players injured for Thursday's regular-season finale, the Oakwood boys basketball team was overmatched against an inspired Anchorpoint club hoping to send coach K.C. Adams out with a victory.

The owner of a now-defunct downtown Gilroy restaurant is still searching for someone to take the lease off his hands.

Some Gilroy voters said they’re supportive of a sales tax increase to benefit Saint Louise Hospital, according to a recent phone survey the private hospital commissioned; however – the tax is more attractive if it were paired with funding education, fire services, police officers or services for the elderly.

Second Harvest's CalFresh (food stamps) program will provide outreach through its Mobile Food Connection RV from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at St. Joseph's Family Center, located at 7950 Church St #A on the corner of First Street in Gilroy.

Spearheaded by the yearlong efforts of Don DeLorenzo, general manager of Gilroy Golf Course and Gavilan Golf Course, and Gilroyan Scot Hathaway, who is the general manager of Los Lagos Golf Course, The First Tee of Silicon Valley (formally First Tee of San Jose) has welcomed Gavilan Golf Course as the newest location for the life skills program, joining San Jose's Rancho Del Pueblo - the chapter's home base - and Palo Alto Golf Course.

Not many reach the feat of committing 75 years to anything, but 96- year-old Gilroyan Ralph L. Eustis celebrated his 75-year anniversary as a part of the Freemason brotherhood this weekend. Pictured from left are BJ McCuiston (Master Keith #187 Gilroy), Eustis,...