Festival of the Arts continues this weekend
Queensryche with Geoff Tate played their farewell concert Aug. 9 at the Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater to a nearly sold out crowd (about 2,500). The show was part of Morgan Hill nonprofit ARTTEC’s Festival of the Arts, a series of concerts throughout August celebrating the organization’s 10th anniversary. This Saturday, Aug. 16, ARTTEC will present the “Music for Heroes” benefit concert at the same venue, 17000 Monterey Road. The concert will feature Kiefer Sutherland with his band ZZ Lightfoot, Tommy Tutone, Polo Jones & Lighthouse for the Blind and Davey Pattison’s Gamma+. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-for-heroes-tickets-11756005529.
Retired Hollister officer dies from injuries in January wreck
Andy Burgess, the former Hollister police officer from Gilroy injured in a January traffic accident, has died, according to the Hollister Police Department. He was 59 years old.
Theater takes flight
Laugh until it hurts with Pintello Comedy Theater’s latest production, “Here on the Flight Path.”
City restricts water usage
City Council passed an emergency ordinance last week in response to a statewide mandate that California’s cities must cut their water usage by up to 20 percent.
Five candidates qualify for City Council race
Editor's note: The original print version of this story did not include Roland Velasco, a former council member who became a qualified candidate by the Aug. 13 deadline. A correction ran in the Aug. 22 edition.
Farm Bureau’s Liz Gabrio back in the tractor’s seat
For the former Stanislaus-County based tractor driver Elizabeth “Liz” Gabrio, she’s back in the driver’s seat.
New Coldwell associates
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced local Realtors Lisa and Greg Gardner have affiliated with the company as sales associates in the Morgan Hill office. Prior to joining Coldwell, the Gardners worked as sales associates for Intero Real Estate in Gilroy, where they specialized in residential home sales. They have been licensed Realtors for more than 22 years. Both Lisa and Greg started in real estate as mortgage brokers before moving into selling homes. Lisa may be reached at (408) 314-5397 and Greg at (408) 500-9579.
Keynote speaker to Gilroy summer grads: ‘Dream big’
Gilroy Unified School District’s graduating class proved resilient and dedicated this summer.
