Gavilan turns on new water center
Sherrean Carr, dean of career technical education at Gavilan College,
and Terry Newman, community contract education director, cut the ribbon
for the grand opening of the college’s new Water Industry Training
Center. Starting in the spring, Gavilan will offer two credit courses:
WTRM 101...
Counterfeiters go downscale
Mirabelle Vargas, 29, winds her way through the open-air stalls in
downtown Los Angeles’ bustling Santee Alley, hunting for Victoria’s
Secret underwear.
Or at least undies with a tag that says Victoria’s Secret.
An authentic pair from the lingerie maker can cost $7.50 and up. But...
Latinos making big comeback in employment
After scraping by on handyman jobs for a year, Bert Qintana figured he'd have to leave his wife and teenage son at their home near Taos,
Mama Mia’s celebrates renovation
Majid Bahriny and the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce celebrated the
renovation of Mama Mia’s Ristorante Italiano located at 1360-B First
St. in the Hecker Pass shopping Center in Gilroy. The restaurant has
been in Gilroy for 12 years. Details: 847-8808 or www.mamamias.com.
Gilroy resident receives scholarship
Carmen Garcia of Gilroy has received a $1,500 scholarship from the Silicon Valley San Jose Chapter of the California Society of CPAs. Garcia is a student at Gavilan College. The chapter recently awarded a total of $41,000 in scholarships to 18 San Jose area students. Since 1999, the chapter has awarded more than $400,000 to students pursuing degrees in accounting and related subjects.
Baty named Realtor of the Year
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced that Diane Baty, a sales associate in its Gilroy office, was named Realtor of the Year by the South County Realtors Alliance, a subsidiary of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors. Baty, who has been a Realtor for eight years, has served as the SCRA Gilroy tour director for the past three years. She was presented the Realtor of the Year Award – one of the organization’s highest honors – at the SCRA Inaugural Ball held last month at Fortino Winery. "Diane is an outstanding real estate professional and tremendously
Ribbon cutting for Cigarland’s Z Lounge
The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Christine Guisiana, board members, ambassadors, staff and Chamber members celebrated a ribbon cutting event at Cigarland’s new hookah lounge – “Z Lounge” – Jan. 10 with owner Z-Jay Zayyat and his family. For the past few years, Cigarland has offered a large selection of premium cigars, international and domestic cigarettes, pipes, tobacco accessories, incense, T-shirts and gifts at two locations (Condit Road and Tennant Station in Morgan Hill). The owner has recently expanded the company’s offerings to include a hookah lounge at the 620 Tennant Station location and offers more than 50 exotic flavors to choose from. The Z Lounge is good for groups or parties and provides a VIP room plus Wi-Fi and five big screen TVs. Details: 782-2611 or cigarlandcali.com.
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