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As protests sprung up in airports across the nation last weekend in response to President Donald Trump’s latest executive action targeting refugees and immigrants from seven majority Muslim countries, a group of about 30 Gilroyans took to the street on Sunday to show their solidarity.

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May J. Barry, 87, longtime Hollister resident passed away peacefully August 22nd, 2012, in her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas F. Barry, her parents Hattie and Lee Weatherly, and siblings Haldon Weatherly, Arthur Weatherly, Ralph Weatherly, Dorothy Kelly, and Edith Blohm.She is survived by her brothers Laurence Weatherly and John Weatherly; her three children Tom (Donna) Barry, Susan (John) Glass, Margie (Topper) Ghione; her grandchildren Geoff Barry, Susanna Barry, Joanna Glass, Johnny Glass, Billy Glass, Tricia Glass, Chris Ghione, Kelley Johnson, Jessica Williams, and Greg Ghione; and her great-grandchildren Gavin Barry, Zane Smith, Zac Barry, Madison Kilgore, Connor Ghione, Emma Ghione, Jayce Johnson, Mason Williams and Paisley Williams.

The City of Gilroy has announced the introduction of new software by Accela that makes it easier for staff to prepare staff reports and agendas for the City Council and Planning Commission. The switch, which went live for the November 21st city council meeting, according to a press release, makes the process more efficient, less-time consuming and near paperless. Staff training on the new software package began in October and the result is a process that automates the entire staff report preparation, circulation and approval process for better workflow and productivity. The system then creates the agenda and meeting packet - completely eliminating paper. "What used to take 4-5 hours to accomplish with a manual paper process now takes 10 minutes to complete - with just a click of a button we have a council packet ready for distribution," stated City Clerk, Shawna Freels.

With the sun sparkling off the waters of Uvas Reservoir and an endless blue sky as the backdrop, Scott and Susan Francks alternated sentences. The couple’s voices, along with the occasional squirrel scurrying past, broke a serene, peaceful silence of a perfect morning last Friday. Their words sent the mind swirling and offered imagery complimentary to the setting.

Christopher High School senior Maia Nantais was one of 26 winners in the 2019 Young Artists Showcase selected by the Santa Clara County Office of Education. More than 100 public and charter school students from 20 school districts within the county submitted their artwork. The...

Bret Borges passed away in his home after a long illness on June 16, 2010. Bret was born March 6, 1966 in Watsonville, CA and moved with his family to Hollister when he was just a few months old. Bret attended local schools until the family moved to Hawaii when he was 7. When he turned 13, they moved back to Hollister where he attended and graduated from Calvary Christian School. During his high school years he enjoyed playing on the sports teams and served in the local Little League as an umpire. After high school he married his wife, Julie, and they were married for 23 years. Bret worked as a dispatcher most of his adult life. He enjoyed spending time with his nephews and nieces, baseball, collecting baseball cards, playing golf, all varieties of music, especially jazz, fireworks, enjoyed riding his motorcycle with friends and family, and was very generous and giving.

In preparing for more than 100,000 visitors to descend on the Garlic Capital for three days of eating, dancing and wearing funny garlic hats, the minutiae associated with executing an event of this magnitude is a story unto itself.