Linda Pulido inducted into martial arts hall of fame
There are three speeds to take on martial arts: Average, fast and Linda Pulido.
Priest returns to Gilroy’s St. Mary Church
Each spring, Bishop Patrick McGrath formulates a list of priests who will be assigned to different churches in the Diocese of San Jose. Then in July these priests must pull up stakes and move to a new parish. The process may be painful, as they leave behind familiar surroundings, friends and colleagues to face the unknown in a new rectory, church and community.
Here’s looking at you
The Gilroy Ostrich Farm, 5560 Pacheco Pass Highway, recently opened to the public. The farm includes 20 ostriches, as well as alpacas, chickens, goats and other animals. A completely remodeled barn near the entrance to the farm serves as a farm stand, where guests...
GECA ranked 23rd in California for academics
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy is among the top 25 high schools in California, according to recently released U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best High School Rankings.
The Gilroy Unified School District school was awarded a gold medal for its accomplishment as...
Should you be using an ergonomic pen?
Writing may not seem like a strenuous activity, but it can hurt! Gripping a small implement places potentially painful pressures on the tiny muscles of the hands and fingers. Writing frequently or for long durations escalates the risk of pain.
Thank Jack London for the eucalyptus forest
Next time you drive through the eucalyptus forest on Highway 101
Gilroy Police Blotter
Embezzlement
In April on East 10th Street, an employee was arrested for embezzlement and conducting fake returns.
Burglary
On May 13 a business on Monterey Street was burglarized when thieves cut a side gate and smashed a glass door. A $2,200 gas-powered paint sprayer was taken.
Attempted Burglary
On...
‘The Lorax’ teaches ecological, economical balance
The library at Hollister’s Sunnyslope Elementary School was packed with second-graders that rainy afternoon recess period. In all the racket and ruckus, I found a quiet corner to peruse a book I’d discovered on the shelves. It featured a funny little orange fellow with an oversized walrus mustache – a creature dreamed up by author Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Upon finishing my first reading of “The Lorax,” a simple tale teaching the importance of good stewardship of our planet’s natural resources, my child’s mind had learned some environmental truths: All life is valuable. All life is fragile. All life is connected in a great tapestry of creation.
Police ID suspect in April 26 stabbing
Gilroy Police are looking for a 33-year-old San Martin man who they say stabbed a victim in an east Gilroy neighborhood last week.
About 6:45pm on Thursday, April 26, Gilroy police received a call reporting a male who was bleeding near the 300 block of...