Franklin Bruce Mello September 17, 1947 – January 16, 2012
Franklin Bruce Mello, age 64, of Gilroy CA passed away at home in his sleep on Jan. 16, 2012. Frank was born Sept. 17, 1947 in Watsonville to Frank C. Mello and Violet J. Mello. He graduated from Gilroy High School in 1965 and worked as a heavy equipment operator for PG&E and Terra Construction.
SOCCER: GHS girls score early, score late in 2-0 victory over Balers
Cynthia Sanchez scored 21 seconds into the match. Maggie Trigo tallied two minutes before the end of regulation. In between, the Gilroy High girls soccer team survived a handful of San Benito chances to claim a 2-0 victory in Tri-County Athletic League action Wednesday night in Gilroy.
Forrest E. Kirchner October 19, 1915 -January 13, 2012
Forrest Kirchner whose life was filled with music, friends and family passed away in hishome surrounded by love at the age of 96.Forrest grew up in Des Moines, IA and excelled in music playing in the big band era.
Owlivia is WERC’s newest animal ambassador
Last year, the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center's Oscar, the screech owl who had been a popular educational animal at WERC since 1996, passed away on Easter Sunday. Several months later, WERC put out a notice to other wildlife rehabilitation centers that it was interested in acquiring another screech owl to join its educational animal ambassadors - non-releasable birds, mammals and reptiles that visit schools and public events to teach children and adults about our local native wildlife and habitats.
Scrapbook Jan. 16-20
ENGAGEMENT: Apodaca/Hinderscheid: Sarah Marie Apodaca and Jeffrey Charles Hinderscheid are engaged to be married.
SOCCER: CHS girls remains lone undefeated team in MBL
In the process of building a program, each game, each victory, has its own meaning. For the Christopher High girls varsity soccer team, Tuesday's matchup with North Monterey County was its first “big” game - a battle between two teams undefeated in Monterey Bay League play through three tilts.
FOOTBALL: Local seniors set for 28th annual all-star game
Ten local football players will suit up for one final high school game at the 28th annual Salinas Jaycees All-Star Football game Friday night at Monterey Peninsula College.
Gilroy man charged with molesting 4-year-old girl
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has charged a Gilroy man on two counts of molesting a four-year-old girl.
