Local agencies battle high fuel prices
On top of budget-breaking $4.50 per gallon gas prices, taxpayers
Owner of 9Lives arrested for embezzlement
The former executive director of the nonprofit Morgan Hill Downtown Association “systematically” defrauded the organization by embezzling more than $29,000 during at least a two-year period, according to authorities.
What They’re Wearing
Running around doing errands or shopping, it’s no surprise that we tend to concentrate on our own agenda. We might be making mental notes: “Okay, I need to buy a wine red dress for the party.I need to get these black heels for the dance.” And while this focus is good, it’s easy to undervalue the retail workers who help us out with everything from the red dress to the black heels.Walking around the outlets this week, I tried to give these employees a little more attention and praise.After browsing around one store, I went to the counter and was greeted by Kimberly Bernardo. Bernardo, 17, is a high school senior who works at De Colores, an all girls’ clothing store.She laughed when I asked her how much she spends on clothes. “I narrowed it down because I usually would go out of control with my shopping sprees, so now I spend about $100 per month,” she says. Her fashion inspiration is Vanessa Hudgens, who is known for getting a lot of her clothing from Urban Outfitters. Urban Outfitters happens to be Bernardo’s favorite store, and not just because of Vanessa Hudgens. Bernardo likes the store’s good clothing materials and hip fashion selection.Forever 21, is trendy fashion hub for young women. Refolding a mountain of T-shirts, I saw fashionably dressed employee, Karly Heredia, at Forever 21.Heredia, 22, must be in the right place, because she gets to work at her favorite store. She spends about $300 a month on clothes, and especially likes thrift shopping for anything that’s different. Like Bernardo, her fashion inspiration is the beautiful Vanessa Hudgens.
Eric N. Egland
Eric N. Egland passed into rest August 17, 2009, in Monterey, CA. He was the grandson of Norwegian immigrants, Christian and Nora Egland and the son of C. N. and Florence Egland, all of San Juan Bautista, CA.
Local digest: Deadline for teen poetry contest today
Enter a Teen Poetry Contest at the Gilroy Library, 7387 Rosanna
GHS Chamber Choir available to rent for holiday gatherings
The 30-person Gilroy High School Chamber Choir is going to
Anne Tabata Sugishita
Anne Sugishita, 86, of Morgan Hill, CA entered into eternal rest May 18, 2009. She was born April 20, 1923, in San Jose, CA, the daughter of the late Goro and Mime Tabata. She was one of six children and wife of Thomas Sugishita for 53 years until his passing in 1995. Anne graduated from Hollister High School in 1941 and in 1942 was interned to camp during World War II in Poston, AZ and Heart Mountain, WY, during which time she married Thomas and had their first child. After they were married, Anne and Tom returned to the family ranch in Coyote, CA whereupon they raised their three children and grew Santa Clara County Fair and California State Fair award-winning fruits and vegetables for their Garden Farm Fruit Stand until retiring to Morgan Hill in 1983.
