Stich-by-stich to beat cancer
Linda McGinnis took up quilting around the same time doctors told her she had breast cancer. Eleven years ago during a routine mammogram, a physician at the Saint Louise Regional Hospital Breast Care Center found a lump. Doctors said the cancer invaded her lymph nodes and would have spread to her brain, bones and throughout her body had they caught it any later.
Soccer: Freshman goalkeeper, senior sweeper lead CHS boys turnaround
Christopher High goalkeeper Carlos Arroyo isn’t surprised to see his Cougars pile up shutout victories this season.
Hoops: CHS girls roll by Seaside in MBL showdown, 51-38
Christopher High’s girls basketball team held a one-point lead on Seaside after the first quarter Thursday. Hanna Tabron and the Cougars made sure the Monterey Bay League showdown wouldn’t stay close for long.
Soccer: GHS boys tie Alisal, 1-1
Efren Pineda scored on an assist from Andres Jimenez to help Gilroy High’s boys soccer team to a 1-1 tie at Alisal on Thursday night.
Downtown dining – a curbside addition
The delightful smells emanating from A’Jays Cheese Steaks on Second Street in downtown Morgan Hill can lure in just about any passerby. Add the small outside dining area and it makes for a perfect afternoon sit-down with friends and family.
Student cited on suspicion of cyber-bullying
A Britton Middle School student who bullied two classmates with harassing text and Facebook messages was cited for battery and other charges, police said.Â
Crime briefs: Man arrested for marijuana possession after traffic stop
Gilroy Police responded to a variety of crimes from Jan. 16-21, including auto burglary, commercial burglary, shoplifting, assault, narcotics, robbery, and rape.
Anderson Dam redo – it’s a blast
The retrofitting of Anderson Dam in northeast Morgan Hill, which has been classified as seismically unsound, will close the reservoir to boating and fishing for at least two years, require explosions in the hills surrounding the body of water, kick up dust for several months and tear up a section of Cochrane Road which passes below the 60-year-old earthen dam, according to authorities.
