Tree City trouble
When Gilroy resident Dave Lima saw a tree-trimming crew hacking away at a 52-inch-wide oak on the picturesque foothills of northwest Gilroy Jan. 10, he believed he'd stumbled upon an illegal activity.
Tribal council holding Sunday rain dances in San Juan
The San Juan Bautista Intertribal Council is inviting members of the public to attend a rain dance at the city’s Old Mission San Juan Bautista – to bring back rain to the drought-stricken valley.
Saving Saint Louise
Saint Louise Regional Hospital and its owner the Daughters of Charity Health System are a key component of the local economy, so the hospital’s closure – in the event the DCHS can’t find a buyer – would have a significant impact on residents, according to South County officials.
Scrapbook Jan. 19-25, 2014
BIRTHDAY:Â Patricia Hernandez:Â Patricia Hernandez, born Jan. 10, 1914 in Anaheim, recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
Drought hits home
Thanks to Governor Brown’s drought declaration last week, the general public is now aware of what farmers and ranchers have been fretting over for months. Depending on how you look at it, the current drought started in January of 2013, or even earlier than that. As this newspaper has reported, rainfall in the calendar year 2013 obliterated local records for the driest year with just 2.56 inches. Ranchers have been suffering under drier than normal weather for even longer than that; this is the third year in a row that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared Santa Clara County a primary natural disaster area due to drought.
Prep Roundup: Jan. 22
For the third time in as many games the Christopher boys soccer team walked away with a tie.
Prep Basketball: Oakwood soars past York despite three players being out
MORGAN HILL — The Oakwood boys basketball team was without three players heading into Tuesday’s contest with York, but told itself the show must go on.
Bad grades for Gilroy, Morgan Hill in annual tobacco report
Gilroy and Morgan Hill didn’t do so well in the 12th annual State of Tobacco Control 2014 report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association.
Give Curly the cat a home
Curly is a 5-year-old American curl cat who is very loving and would make a good lap cat. He loves attention. He is available for adoption at the San Martin Animal Shelter and would love to find a forever home. Interested? Call (408) 686-3900.






















