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Drought strikes nerve at legislative summit

GILROY—The second-annual South County Legislative Summit was a who’s-who of elected officials that included U.S. Congress representatives and South County mayors pro tem.

Student of the Week: Tim Van Horn, 12th grade, Gilroy High

What inspires you? My family and friends inspire me.

Athletes of the Week: April 24

Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are: 

Prep Track and Field: Raising the bar

GILROY—Gilroy’s Tim Van Horn had two goals for his senior year: break the high jump record and earn a scholarship. On April 15, he checked off both.

JUCO Baseball: Gavilan claim Coast South crown

GILROY—Gavilan sophomores like Bryant Cid had some unfinished business from their freshmen year. Having started the season off strong, the Rams tapered off towards the end of that season and missed their shot at the playoffs.

Gilroy-Morgan Hill Patriots meet

Conservative, and concerned citizens are invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Gilroy-Morgan Hill Patriots on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.The speaker will be Mimi Steel, head of CAPR (Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights-SF Bay Chapter). She will speak about property rights which includes Plan Bay Area and a discussion of Priority Development Areas and priority Conservation Areas.Meet at 12415 Murphy Avenue, in San Martin (San Martin Lion's Club).The group's objective is to raise political sophistication, and keep abreast of politics in our state and our country. For more information, go to: http://www.meetup.com/Gilroy-Morgan-Hill-Patriots/         Plan Bay Area and a discussion of Priority Development Areas and priority Conservation Areas.

KO’ing the world record

Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero and his wife Casey led the "Be The Match" bone marrow registration April 14 at Arkansas Tech University. They, along with ATU facility and students, broke the record and entered the Guinness Book of World Records for registries in a 60-minute time frame as 250 registered for "Be The Match." The event totaled 1,696 registries.

Prep Roundup: April 23

Christopher won its third straight game Tuesday and now has a winning record for the first time this season. 

Our Local World Dispatch: Wind energy causes concern

IT is always distressing when one good environmental cause gets pitted against another good environmental cause, but that is what is happening with the debate over wind farms. The state of California requires that one-third of all energy produced in the state come from renewable sources. Wind turbines, such as the ones at Altamont Pass, have long been seen as an ideal way to obtain energy in a way that does not harm the environment, contribute to global warming or threaten public safety. The Altamont Pass turbines generate enough electricity to power 100,000 homes.

Gilroy hit with rash of catalytic converter thefts

GILROY—Gilroy police are investigating a rash of catalytic converter thefts—13 in the past week.

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