Stabbing victim, 83, recovering
Gilroy
– Detectives were able to speak with the 83-year-old stabbing
victim over the weekend, one week after the Feb. 4 attack. However,
police are still searching for a motive in the unusual
incident.
Stabbing victim, 83, recovering
Gilroy – Detectives were able to speak with the 83-year-old stabbing victim over the weekend, one week after the Feb. 4 attack. However, police are still searching for a motive in the unusual incident.
“He is cooperating with us,” said Gilroy Police Sgt. Kurt Svardal. “He’s trying to tell us everything he remembers.”
The victim was stabbed about 9pm after answering the door of his Church Street home. An unidentified man stabbed him in the abdomen before fleeing the scene.
Police have active leads in the case and are trying to piece everything together.
“We’re getting information slowly but surely,” Svardal said.
So far, investigators have not been able to rule out gang activity, however, they have not been able to confirm it either.
“Usually if it’s gang-related it’s one gang making a statement against another,” Svardal explained. “Who’s going to make a statement against an 83-year-old? The pieces of the puzzle aren’t adding up.”
Apply for Garlic Queen contest
Gilroy – The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association is proud to announce contestant applications are now available for the 28th Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant. Packets are available at the Garlic Festival office, 7473 Monterey St.
Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant is a scholarship pageant. Contestants are judged on personal interview, speech, talent and evening gown. In addition to the selection of Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen, scholarships will be awarded to many pageant contestants.
Applicants must be a resident of Gilroy, San Martin, Morgan Hill, Hollister, San Juan Bautista or Aromas; a single female who has never been married and has no children; a high school graduate by June 2006; and between the ages of 18 to 24 by July 2006. Deadline to enter is March 17 at 4:30pm.
The Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Pageant is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, at 7pm at the Gavilan College Theater.
Details: 842-1625.
Violin and cellist players needed
Gilroy – The South Valley Symphony is in need of first and second violin players to participate in their upcoming concerts of April 2 and June 2 POPS concert which will be held at the Bonfante Gardens amphitheater according to Henry Mollicone conductor of the symphony. They also need viola players and cellists to perform with the community orchestra according to Mollicone.
Now in its 32nd year of continuous operations, the symphony holds rehearsals Wednesdays at 7:30pm in band room B-7 at the Ascension Solorsano Middle School, 7121 Grenache Way.
Details: Barbara Bottini at 846-9247 or John Graham at 831-623-4062.
Tickets selling fast for Bach to Blues
Gilroy – Tickets for Bach to Blues 2006, Friday Feb. 24, can still be purchased at Porcella’s Music in downtown Gilroy, at the Gavilan College Bookstore on the Gavilan College main campus or by phone at 846-4973. A limited number of tickets will be available at the box office on the night of the performance. Tickets are $30 for V.I.P. seats, $15 for general admission, and $10 for seniors/students.
In 2005, Bach to Blues at Gavilan College sold out and inspired a renaissance in the Gavilan College Music program. This year, tickets have been selling briskly since December, leaving fewer than 100 tickets available two weeks before show time.
Bach to Blues is a benefit concert that raises money for music education at Gavilan College through a showcase of the talents of faculty and former and current students. This year’s show will feature performances by Maria Amirkhanian, John Garcia, Art Juncker and the Gavilan College performance ensemble, Sandra Marlowe, The South Valley String Quartet, Nate Pruitt and Primary Colors, and Trang Bui, the winner of the First Annual Marian Filice Piano competition.
Details: http://www.gavilan.edu/music/bachtoblues/bachtoblues.htm or call 848-4724.
A voice for animals essay contest
Gilroy – High school students are invited to enter the Humane Education Network’s 16th annual essay contest. Students must submit a double-spaced, thousand word manuscript that examines either the mistreatment of one animal species or a cause of animal suffering and possible measures to reduce it. We are looking for in-depth analysis and original thought in addressing these issues as they concern practices in the U.S.
First prize is $500, second $250, third $100. Deadline for submissions of entries is March 2. Results will be announced Wednesday, May 31.
Details: www.hennet.org or (650) 854-8921.
Ragtime pianists at Methodist church
Gilroy – Ragtime piano duo performers Jack and Chris Bradshaw will be playing on the “Music Alive at Fourth and Church” series at the United Methodist Church in Gilroy, at 7pm Friday, March 3. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted to benefit the Uvas Valley Chapter of the California Retired Teachers Association for their scholarship fund.
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