Gilroy Foundation announces more than $830K in awards
The Gilroy Foundation has announced more than $830,000 in scholarships to local students and grants to local nonprofits.
Scholarships for local students totaled $525,250, according to the foundation.
Youth programs topped this year’s list of foundation grantees, which followed a rigorous examination by foundation staff and...
‘FIP’ is deadly; dog’s droopy face explained
We recently had our stray kitty put to sleep. The vet said she
Michele Clonts
Sometimes being a mom doesn’t mean you are related by blood. It doesn’t mean I got to hear your heart beat from the inside, it doesn’t mean you carried me for nine months.
Male calicos rare, but not more valuable
Q: I heard that male calico cats are extremely rare and valuable. Is this true? And why haven’t people tried to cash in on this?
Fortino Winery: Fine wine and good times
Voted best winery in Gilroy for three consecutive years, Fortino Winery is one of the most beloved wineries in Santa Clara Valley. Fortino Winery has been in business since 1970 when Ernest and Marie Fortino bought an existing vineyard on Hecker Pass in Gilroy. Bringing winemaking traditions from their hometown of Calabria, Italy, Ernest and Marie built a reputation for quality wines and, in 1978, established one of the very first wine clubs in California.
GETTING OUT: Panoche Valley a rare treasure for California
In idle moments, I sometimes sit with a map and simply look for
Docents ready to hike Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve
Upper Penitencia Creek slashes a deep gorge in the Diablo Range near the northeast corner of San Jose. The lower portion of the gorge comprises Alum Rock Park with trails and picnic grounds close to the creek. Most of the lands you see rising high above Alum Rock Park are part of Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve, a 1,676-acre area that virtually encircles the cavernous Upper Penitencia Creek drainage.
