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Letter: Herman Garcia deserves recognition
Herman Garcia deserves the Congressional Medal of Honor for his environmental activism. He can be nominated by visiting cmohs.org, going to “Citizen Honors Awards/Apply,” and “Nominate/CMOHS.” Let’s all submit his name.
DJ Smith
Gilroy
Letter: Thanks for keeping horses safe
It is more than heartening what two organizations did for total strangers. It is something with which we would like to associate individuals.
FFA reporters win award
You helped four Gilroy FFA chapter reporters win the California Star FFA Reporter award by publishing every news article about the FFA that was submitted to the Gilroy Dispatch by the chapter reporters. Thank you for publishing the articles.
Bob Kuntz, Retired Gilroy FFA...
Reinforcing the future
Last month I was invited to photograph remnants from Gilroy’s past, several fragments of circus posters from the 1800s revealed when rafters were exposed during renovations at 7533 Monterey Street, once the home of Mafalda’s Bridal Shop. As the circuses involved operated in the...
Letter: School officers provide positive role models for students
It saddens me to read that our Councilman Zach Hilton wants to try to eliminate our SRO (School Resource Officer) from our Gilroy schools. There may be other cities that don’t have an SRO due to budget cuts or lack of support from the...
Letter: Do what’s right—get vaccinated
We are now going in reverse (again) because of all the ignorant people who refuse to be vaccinated for Covid-19. I don’t understand it at all. If everyone had done it after day one we would not be going backwards. Wake up and do...
Letter: Hats off to Jeff Garcia
Once again Jeff Garcia has returned to mentor the kids of Gilroy. Recently, with the help of many volunteers, Jeff and his team were able to put together a football camp for boys and girls. Gilroy youth of all ages enjoyed two days of...