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The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival (PJIFF) on Feb. 27 announced its full film lineup for its 2023 edition.  This year’s festival—which will screen at venues in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista—will take place April 12-19.  The complete PJIFF program includes features, documentaries,...

Gilroy’s sesquicentennial was one for the history books. But not in the way anyone had imagined going into 2020. A once-in-a-century pandemic transformed daily life for not only Gilroyans, but the world. As a result, various sesquicentennial events planned throughout 2020 were canceled. However, Gilroy’s 150th...

In the practices leading up to the Christopher-Gilroy boys water polo match on Oct. 5, the Cougars’ Charlie Wheat and Emiliano Grieco worked on their give-and-go sequences and specific set plays.  The work paid off as Wheat scored three goals and Grieco two in a...

Perhaps no sporting event, team or individual performance of the entire year illustrates the multi-dimensional value of sports for student-athletes as does the Unified Track and Para-Ambulatory and Wheelchair competitions in high school track and field. Christopher High fields those teams.  And two of the...

Longtime Gilroyan Frank Arredondo celebrated his 100th birthday with his family on June 5. Arredondo, who has lived in Gilroy for more than 50 years, was drafted into World War II and served in the Aleutian Islands. For many years, he managed the cactus...

Farmers market moves The Gilroy Farmers Market has moved from Miller Avenue to the Gilroy Premium Outlets, 681 Leavesley Road, parking lot C. The market, which is located next to In-N-Out, runs Saturdays from 10am to 4pm.  For information, visit tcfm.farm. Locals graduate from Ohio University More than 2,300...

Always looking for ways to give back to the city they love, Jeff and Barbara Orth of Integrated Financial Benefits have found a way to reach out and help during the pandemic.  When it became apparent that people were going to have a long-term need...

When the Gilroy High Cheerleading program puts on its signature event, Mustang Madness, its objective is to bring the community together and raise up the next generation of cheerleaders from an early age. This year’s event performance, which took place at halftime of the Gilroy...

The city of Gilroy has a long standing tradition of being a wrestling community. That tradition is continuing through Ascencion Solorsano Middle School in Gilroy. On Dec. 11, the Eagles of Solorsano Middle School captured both the Boys and Girls County Wrestling Titles.  For the...

For its Spring Community Service Project, the Rotary Club of Gilroy provided more than 300 survival kits that were given to St. Joseph’s Family Center and the Compassion Center on March 21.  What originally started as a “sock drive” soon blossomed into a “survival kit...