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Two months after the Gilroy Unified School District launched a “serious” sexual harassment investigation centered around the Christopher High School cafeteria male manager, who allegedly made vulgar sexual advances on his female subordinates, the alleged perpetrator remains at work while his supervisor has quietly “retired.”

Nearly a quarter century after an enchanting, underwater princess named Ariel swam into young girl’s hearts with the release of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” a pair of Morgan Hill inventors – Sydney Murphy and Ksenia Medvedeva, both 11 and in the fifth grade – have created their very own usable mermaid tails with prosthetic fins.

The Frys.com golf tournament, now entering its fourth year at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, is an economic turbine every time it rolls into town.

The Moors of the sixth century who started the Spanish Alhambra castle didn’t have to contend with PG&E pipelines and utility company oversight, but construction still lasted more than 100 years.

The 34th Annual Miss Gilroy Garlic Queen pageant opened with a video montage – set to pop/country artist Taylor Swift’s song, “22” – and finished with crowd favorite Olivia Echeverria, 22, being crowned 2013 Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant winner.

Mayor Don Gage is tired of tackling Gilroy's capital improvement projects in piecemeal fashion and is proposing a “Quality of Life” bond measure that could create a revenue stream ranging from $25 to $35 million for the city.

From the start of the season, Gilroys’ goal was to reach the Central Coast Section Division II finals. On Wednesday, that goal was achieved. After falling to Los Altos early, the Mustangs bounced back to top the Eagles 2-1 in seven innings at San Jose PAL Stadium. The win sends Gilroy to the finals where they will take on Mt. Pleasant at 3 p.m. on Saturday. “We’re pretty excited right now,” Mustangs coach Julie Berggren said. “This is definitely something the girls have been working on the entire season. It’s a goal we set at the beginning at the year. We’re really, really excited.”

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Charities, or the charity of your choice. Visiting hours will be on Thursday May 23, 2013 from 4:00 - 9:00 P.M. and Vigil Service at 7:00 P.M. at the Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 4th St., Gilroy, CA 95020. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Catherine's Catholic Church 17400 Peak Ave., Morgan Hill on Friday, May 24 , 2013 at 10:00 AM.

Roughly 70 people attended the Gilroy Leadership & Education Foundation’s “Level Up” event that unveiled several new Leadership Gilroy programs last Thursday in the Old City Hall in Gilroy.