GFD hires new division chief
After an eight-month nationwide search for a new fire division chief, Gilroy Fire Department Chief Alan Anderson recently announced that Mary Gutierrez, formerly with the San Jose Fire Department, will serve Gilroy beginning Oct. 1.
Santa Teresa Boulevard reopens after explosive device found in roadway
UPDATE, March 17, 10am:
An explosive device found near the intersection of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Day Road on March 16 shut down a section of the heavily travelled corridor for four hours.
According to Gilroy Police, at about 3:40pm, officers were notified of a “suspicious...
Kip Myers Brundage
Kip passed away on Dec. 28 after a brief illness. He was a longtime farmer in the Santa Clara Valley and the owner of G & K Farms in Gilroy. He is survived by his wife, Renee of Morgan Hill, sisters Ann Fitinghoff of Los Gatos and Martha Maio of Phoenix, AZ. and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles & Henderika Brundage who lived for many years in San Jose and Los Gatos. Services will be held on January 24, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at Johnson Funeral Home in Morgan Hill. A full obituary will be in Friday's paper.
Frank and Marilyn Orlando: How I fell in love
I met my future wife in grade school through her brother, electric trains and horses. Her brother, John, and I each had an electric train. That's how I met his sister Marilyn. I found out she was a horse fanatic and they each had a pony. My brother Jerry and I shared a horse. We all started riding together. There were four kids but only three horses so I rode on the back of Marilyn's horse. That started everything!

















