AKA’s South Valley connection
“You will never amount to anything.”
Javier Mendez needed to hear those words only once for it to have a profound effect on his life. Mendez was 12 years old when he heard those words from his dad, Norberto, who died in 1999.
“He only...
Breaking down the 35 college bowl games
SEATTLE – Some holiday traditions just don't seem to go away. You know, like fruitcake, atrocities in the shopping aisles on Black Friday, and an ESPN-generated manifest of postseason college football that runs almost to Presidents Day. This year, we have something called the Belk Bowl in Charlotte. That's not to be confused with the bilk bowls, in which schools are held to ticket allotments in a down economy, while some bowl executives pull down half-million-dollar salaries. A look at the bowl season that starts Saturday, in all its 35-game, overstuffed glory.
Learn More About the Word – No Experience Necessary
Gilroy's New Hope Community Church, 8886 Muraoka Drive, recently
Groundbreaking for AIM Brings out Dignitaries
Adding a vital new twist to life in South County, in the math
Saint important to Christmas celebration
Christmas sometimes seems to be the American national holiday.
Best Turkey Challenge ever, and lots of orange and black
Hats off to Marco Sanchez and John Perales, principals of Gilroy
Coaching legend dies at age 93
Pete Newell, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who won an NCAA
Warm, Fuzzy Feelings … in the Operating Room
Flimsy cotton gowns that leave a patient's bum exposed are a
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Karin Yuste of Hollister won the Remount contest in late July at Maddux Jewelry in downtown Hollister. She won a 14-karat, two-tone ring mounting. She is pictured with employee Jenna Cafiero.





















