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February 15, 2026

Pioneers, the Gold Rush and “Cullumah”: Students Learn California History

Along the banks of the American River’s South Fork, in a valley native Nisenan people called “Cullumah“ or “beautiful valley,” craftsman James Marshall discovered gold in 1848. Marshall’s discovery began the great California Gold Rush and fueled the West’s dramatic growth for decades.

Finding time for fitness

As a busy mom, attorney and writer,

New Gilroy Hall of Fame Inductees

Gilroy will add to its Hall of Fame this year a master golfer and a master politician as well as a master businessman and a master educator who left indelible marks on the city’s world famous garlic festival.

Academic achievements for Feb. 14

Cadet Nick Jon Van Dyke of Gilroy was recently honored for

Readers send a message exposing big-time government waste

Hey, Gov. Schwarzenegger, you say you want to root out big-time

The scent of Garlic is in the air

Last week we went on vacation. Yes, I know this isn’t earth-shattering news. But everywhere we went, people asked us where we were from. And when we answered “Gilroy,” we always got the same reaction:

Owlivia teaching owlets everything they need to know

“Are you my mother?” the two downy little owlets appear to be asking Owlivia (left). Alas, Owlivia, WERC's non-releasable educational screech owl, can only be a surrogate to the babies who were orphaned last month and will never see their real mommies again.

Fire maps display hazardous areas

Morgan Hill and Gilroy lie between some of the most potentially

The Scoop on Epsom Salts and Why it’s Good for Your Garden

When last we left you in the world of organic solutions last

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