Guest column: Praise for Gilroy police
In light of all that is going on across the country regarding law enforcement, this might be a good time to pause and recognize the brave men and women of the Gilroy Police Department.
Time for some southern smokin’ Gilroy jazz …
The two subjects, as sometimes happens in life, collided in my brain and made a connection. Years ago with Miss Jenny, we were fortunate to take a trip to see her “Granny.” Thelma Hudson hailed from Fairhope, Alabama. She wasn’t really her grandmother, but Thelma, who resided in Gilroy with her pastor husband for many years before retiring to the south, took care of Miss Jenny as her “Granny Nanny” when she was a youngin’ and Miss Jenny’s parents were both hard at work supporting the family.
‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert’: An over-the-top experience
What do you get when you use 295 ostrich feather plumes, 24 pairs of eyelashes at each performance, 175 tubes of lipstick, 75 pots of eyeshadow, two pounds of glitter and 65 wigs? “Priscilla Queen Of the Desert,” of course!
On the Bookshelf: Local libraries boost good reading habits
Donned in true cowgirl fashion, including hat, boots and even a quirt, Karen Quest treated her audience of children and adults to a true trick-rope rodeo show at Gilroy Library on June 17.
