Timeout for a few all-league shoutouts
The winter season has come and gone. That seemed quick, didn't it? Three local teams qualified for the postseason – not including both wrestling squads. Although all three were eliminated in the opening round of the Central Coast Section playoffs last week, applause is in order for the Christopher High girls basketball and soccer teams – which made their inaugural playoff appearances – and the Gilroy High girls soccer team.
NFL: 49ers’ hunt for receivers begins
INDIANAPOLIS – Even 49ers general manager Trent Baalke, who is loathe to give away anything in terms of team strategy, admits his team is in the market for a receiver or three.
Lavish overtime and benefits can’t buy Gilroy leadership
As the city of Gilroy happily reports glowing and growing sales tax numbers – “Seven straight quarters of sales tax increases” – and the unions call for new hiring, I wonder if anyone gets it. Or will we turn a blind eye to reality and take the easy way out as Mayor Al Pinheiro did in the last election? Personally, he said, binding arbitration for public safety employees was a horrible burden for the city, but he declined to take on the political fight to overturn it. That could have caused a real election rumble with the firefighters and police unions spending money to save the right for an out-of-town attorney to have the final say on pay and benefits for Gilroy’s public safety employees.
Red Phone: Dead trees at Las Animas
“I am here at Las Animas Park between the nice baseball diamond and tennis courts. Right in between there are about 15 trees. Three of them are seriously dead, which could become a hazard in the future. I was wondering if they could be removed.”
BOXING: Guerrero to return July 28
Five-time world champion boxer across three divisions, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, will move up two weight classes and challenge Selcuk Aydin on July 28 in San Jose, according to a ringtv.craveonline.com report Thursday. The report was confirmed by a source close to Guerrero. More details from Golden Boy Promotions are expected soon, the source said.
An Italian-style spaghetti squash
A couple of weeks ago, my son Leo broke his arm on the basketball court. We stayed close to home for a few days, so we needed the sort of food that would warm us inside. This recipe did the trick. Because spaghetti squash keeps for about two months, I didn't have to go farther than my pantry for my vegetables.
Be picky about your ‘news diet’
When you’re surfing the Internet for the latest in news, celebrity gossip or curious bits of trivia, remember that “clicks have consequences.” The information you find on the Web can have a big influence on your opinions, your thoughts and even your behavior. That’s why we at MHAT-19 recommend that, just as you should eat junk food in moderation for the sake of your physical health, you should also consume “junk information” in moderation for the sake of your mind.
Speaker shares inspiring story of the Holocaust
It is history’s best-documented story of genocide, the attempt to extinguish a whole people: the Holocaust.
‘Toy Story 3’: The toys are back
Disney on Ice does it again, bringing a cacophony of color, imagination and creativity that children and adults have come to expect from this ice skating extravaganza. Heroines and heroes from the “Toy Story” movies are bundled into one evening without going into overdrive, and are presented with spectacular special effects and the usual Disney sparkle.
Dating today is not for the faint of heart
Being single isn't for wimps. It's tough out there in the dating world. So tough, in fact, that I've found myself becoming more and more comfortable with my single status.






















