Library marks its own page in history
Late prolific author Ray Bradbury, whose many books are featured on the shelves at the Gilroy Library, never went to college because he couldn’t afford it.
Baseball: Barron leads long list of all-conference honors for Rams
Erik Barron’s impact on Gavilan College’s baseball program this season was apparent from the start.
Hot Ticket May 3
May 3: Natural Science Days: Gilroy Gardens will hold Natural Science Days for students May 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 18 and 25 at the park, 3050 Hecker Pass Highway. The program provide a unique opportunity for school children, grades K-5, to experience a “living laboratory” to enhance their learning. Cost: $15 per student and $5 per chaperone. Details: (408) 840-7100 or gilroygardens.org.
Crime Briefs: Man stabs sister with knife
It was crime as usual this week, plus a couple of strange incidents. Here's what Gilroy Police have been up to this week:
Day care teacher pleads no contest to attempting to drug kids
The Hollister woman who tried to slip a sleep-aid drug into children’s drinks at the Morgan Hill day care facility where she worked pleaded no contest to attempted child endangerment at South County Courthouse Thursday.
Going out on a high note
When Chris Niemann – a music aficionado currently in his senior year at Ann Sobrato High School – was a toddler, he always talked at such a high volume that his parents decided his hearing should be tested.
A tree grows in San Juan
Two hundred years ago, as the late summer sun warmed the soil in the fertile San Juan Valley, friars and Native Californians enjoyed fresh, luscious pears from a thriving 40-acre orchard behind the town’s sprawling Mission.
NFL: Gavilan product Jacobson excited for Washington opportunity
The draft weekend didn’t go as Wade Jacobson wanted it to, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t excited.
Police remind motorists to stay sober on Cinco de Mayo
As party-goers celebrate Cinco de Mayo with mariachi music and authentic cuisine this weekend, many will also indulge with their favorite margarita or tequila, then choose to get behind the wheel and drive to their next destination. That’s why this year the Santa Clara County Avoid the 13 DUI Task Force is joining with others across the state and nation to encourage everyone to plan ahead this Cinco de Mayo and not drink and drive, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s office.
Scrapbook May 3, 2013
ENGAGEMENT: Sung/Leal: Janice Yong-mi Sung and Nicholas Joseph Leal are engaged to be married.
