Feel-good fundraising: Summit for the Planet
Catch a “trash fashion show” and an array of family-themed green activities at the upcoming eighth annual Summit for the Planet Walk-a-thon and Earth Day Celebration Saturday, April 26. Hosted by Mount Madonna School, this free public event combines a 5K fundraising walk-a-thon supporting local nonprofits with an eco-carnival, solar car races, music, wildlife, green shopping, learning expo and organic foods.
South Valley: a great place to walk
Our local communities are full of walking opportunities for pets. All it takes is a collar or harness, working leash and a dog with enough training to not trip or injure you.
Gavilan Soccer: Espinosa named Rams head coach
GILROY — The Gavilan men’s soccer team has new coach and it’s a familiar face for many Gilroy-area fans.
Photos: Day for Miracles at San Juan Bautista ranch
Kailey Northam, 16, from Morgan Hill, smiles after getting a kiss from Koi Fish, as Julia Lance, 16, from Gilroy, watches April 12 during a Day for Miracles at Dreamor Ranch in San Juan Bautista. The event for special needs children and their families gives them an opportunity to experience riding and being with horses, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks and turkeys.
A flicker’s lucky day
Instead of enjoying a little nip of a Chardonnay still on the vine, this red-shafted northern flicker encountered wrath among the grapes when it was attacked by a couple of dogs in March at a Gilroy vineyard. A neighbor walking his own dogs witnessed the incident and called WERC for a rescue. After a careful search through the rows of trellised vines, the bird was located hiding deep inside a ground squirrel hole. Fortunately, the dogs didn’t seriously injure the flicker, but gave it a brusque shaking. Because there was an old wound on its neck, it’s possible the bird had been previously injured, which might explain how the dogs were able to catch it.
