Newly formed Silicon Valley Glory 14U place second at qualifier tournament
The Silicon Valley Glory 14U softball team placed second in the USSSA State/World Series Qualifier tournament, which was held in Fremont on February 18-19. Having recently formed, the Gilroy girls were playing in their first tournament together.
Charged up in San Juan; San Benito gets first electric car charging station
San Juan leaders felt an electrical charge of excitement Friday.
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.
Face-to-face company: Anchorpoint hosts first Unity Day
The morning cloud burst worried KC Adams.
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
Extreme makeover on tap for Gilroy High
Gilroy High School will celebrate its 100th birthday next month - but it won't look any older thanks to an upcoming "extreme school makeover" that includes a revamped practice space for the GHS wrestling team, a renovation for the campus quad area and much-needed classroom upgrades.
Why did car fail smog check?
“I had my car smogged recently. Apparently it didn’t pass with them because the check engine light wasn’t turning on. The guy said that his machine checked it and it failed three times. When I took the car to a second location, it passed no problem. I mentioned about the machine the other guy was using. He said it doesn’t take a machine to check the engine light. You have to do it manually. You have to turn the key yourself and see if the check engine light comes on. I was wondering if it takes a machine to see the check engine light or if it is done manually.”




















