64.5 F
Gilroy
January 12, 2026

A heartwarming look at a debacle of a decade

Remember when the world went bonkers with the hoopla and

‘Elephant Man’ a Well-done Exercise in Seeing What We Want to See

The unbelievable story of John Merrick called the

Elegant Eggplant Dish is a Tasty Treat

Growing a summer vegetable garden can be an absolute pleasure.

On Second Thought, Still Voting Yes on Prop. 90

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column endorsing Proposition 90,

Back Into the Classroom for Wine and Food

Field trips over, it was back to the classroom and the days took on a pattern. The classroom sessions were comprised of about 90 minutes of lecture and about an hour of wine tasting. Let me say here that spitting the wine out was a requirement. I would not have been able to continue with the rest of my day if I was actually imbibing 7 to 9 wines at 1pm! This has actually now become a habit – I find myself looking for the spit cup at a restaurant when I am having wine with dinner (I have to remind myself that I am no longer in class.) Part of our day also includes wine service, which will be part of our certification test. We present and open the various wines each day as if we were doing it at a restaurant, and the students are more than willing to offer constructive criticism to each other.

Foothills Church assists the needy in Mexico

While many South Valley residents were hunting for decorated eggs or enjoying elaborate family meals on Easter, 23 members of Gilroy’s The Foothills Church set off on a long journey: the church’s ninth annual missions trip to Mexicali, Mexico.

Getting out: The eastern Sierra Nevada

If you travel the world in search of grand mountain scenery -

‘Mockingbird’: A lesson in tolerating intolerance

When Harper Lee wrote her Pulitzer Prize winning bestseller

Cemetery hosts Day of the Dead celebration

Halloween is fast-approaching, much to the pleasure of candy-loving children. The ancient Celts, who inhabited the area now occupied by Great Britain, Ireland and Normandy, believed that on this night, called “Samhain,” the spirits of the dead returned to earth, and they welcomed them with food and bonfires.

Best bets in South County …

• GHS Chamber music

SOCIAL MEDIA

10,025FansLike
1,454FollowersFollow
2,589FollowersFollow