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Young up-and-coming Thespians will be happy to know that the newly renovated Gilroy High School Theater—currently receiving a $500,000 facelift with Measure P funding—will soon be open. The renovations themselves were “long overdue,” GHS Principal Marco Sanchez said, and he’s pleased with how the theater is shaping up.

The Gilroy Police Department recently made arrests for a variety of crimes, including sex crimes against a minor, burglary, possession of a controlled substance for sale and inflicting bodily injury on a child. All arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter between Oct. 29 and Nov. 6. All suspects remain innocent until proven guilty, and an appearance in the arrest log does not signify guilt for the listed crime/s.

The DUB Baseball/Softball Academy will host a Veteran's Day Hitting Camp Nov. 11 at its indoor training facility, 18145 Peet Road-Unit C in Morgan Hill. 

Gavilan College officials unveiled its new Veterans’ Resource Center on the Gilroy campus, located at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd., during a grand opening ceremony Nov. 4.

Jonathan Souza was a graduate student at San Jose State University when he went on a trip that changed his life. Souza was a member of the San Jose State Choraliers and toured Europe with the group, drinking in the different cultures and experiences the continent has to offer.

Gilroy alum Jesse Delgado and the University of Illinois wrestling team will take on Appalachian State and Cal State Bakersfield Nov. 14 at Gilroy High School. 

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul.”—John Muir

The Karlsruhe-Baden Baden airport departure lounge for the 12:15 p.m. flight to Majorca was filled with people disguised as Americans but speaking German. The dress code was jeans and T-shirts emblazoned with slogans: “The Rolling Stones,” “Jones,” “Beautiful” and “Hollister Surf Club.”

Amidst current discussions and controversy about the merits and challenges of the new “Core Curriculum,” a less dramatic yet equally important issue is the trend away from teaching “cursive” in our schools. As a retired teacher and current voter, genealogist and sports fan, I think the loss of the ability to write (and therefore read) cursive is another step in the increasing “depersonalization” of our culture with potentially disastrous consequences. I was further reminded of this as I went to vote by mail, where, on the envelope, you are told emphatically to sign your name (not print it) for your vote to count.

There is standing water next to the baseball backstop at El Roble Park, on Santa Theresa Drive. It's muddy in many spots. I've talked to the school district and they say the right things, but overwatering is overwatering and they shouldn't be allowed to do it. Cut it back to one day a week watering, not three times a week. It's a mess. Thank you very much.