Bowling for history
The Gilroy Historical Society is holding its 3rd Annual Museum Bowl-A-Thon at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at Gilroy Bowl, located at 7554 Monterey St. in downtown Gilroy.
Local wineries bring home the bling
South County wineries continue to eke out a stellar reputation for themselves alongside industry bigwigs from Napa, Paso Robles, Sonoma and beyond, leaving 57 judges with a positive impression on their palate during the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition last week.
Roundup: Slattery, Rogers help GHS girls soccer tie San Benito, 1-1
Taylor Slattery scored on an assist from Morgan Rogers to help Gilroy High’s girls soccer team to a 1-1 tie against visiting San Benito on Friday night at Garcia Elder Sports Complex.
Soccer: McPolin, Filippi, Sanchez help CHS girls blank North Salinas
Carlene McPolin and Natalie Filippi scored second-half goals to help Christopher High’s girls soccer team run away with a 3-0 Monterey Bay League victory over visiting North Salinas on Friday.
Hoops: Breen emerges, helps Balers boys beat Cougars
San Benito High boys basketball coach David Kaplansky has become accustomed to a new player stepping up offensively for his team each game.
Local mathematician helps solve problems of planet Earth
Did you know there is a little-understood “wave” just above the Earth’s atmosphere that plays a big role in determining planetwide weather patterns? Or that in about 3.3 billion years the planet could collide with Venus or Mars? Or that Guinea Worm Disease is on the verge of being the first parasitic disease in the world to be eradicated, and without a medicinal cure?
3 letters: Craziness of opinions, thankful residents, $6.50 too much for popcorn
A huff and a puff and it’s simple to label another man’s opinion ‘craziness’
Community Pulse: How do you rate Gilroy’s traffic circulation?
Rate Gilroy's traffic circulation:Outstanding, Good, Fair or Poor
The original Navy SEAL
This 2013 piece contains disputed material. Please see updated story here. —Editor
Caltrain: No plans to raise fees in the coming year
Due to recent climbing ridership that is expected to continue, the organization that owns Caltrain expects to recover more of its costs from passengers without raising fares, according to Caltrain staff.
