Local Salvation Army short on toys
The Salvation Army of Gilroy is making a desperate plea for help this holiday season for their annual toy drive. They plan to assist nearly 1,000 children this Christmas, but as of Thursday’s count they will not have enough presents for next week's distribution unless the community can step up to fill the gap.
Be there: High school choir concerts Dec. 18 and 19
The Gilroy and Christopher High School Choirs will present their winter concerts at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 and 19 at the GHS Student Center, located on campus at 750 West 10th Street. For the finale song, “Hallelujah Chorus,” Choral Director Phil Robb expects about 250 students and returning alumni to participate.
District releases billing figures related to charter report
The Hollister School District had been billed $19,200 through October from its contracted legal firm that developed a report detailing “deficiencies” in a charter school petition, according to figures released to the Free Lance.
Gavilan stage goes ‘Under the Sea’
Hollister's Limelight Productions will open its winter children's show, “The Little Mermaid,” Friday at the Gavilan College Theater in Gilroy.
City Council, Chamber of Commerce endorse Santos for Water Board
The Santa Clara Valley Water District's board of directors will appoint a new director to take the seat left vacant by Don Gage, who left in the middle of his first term and was sworn in as the City of Gilroy’s mayor last week.
