City summer rec guide reveals an underlying issue
Beautiful cover on the city of Gilroy’s parks and recreation Summer 2012 Activity Guide shot at the Christopher High School swimming pool with three of Gilroy’s finest young lifeguards. The guide went to the printer weeks and weeks ago no doubt, and, lo and behold, there’s not a word mentioned about activities available at the South Valley Middle School swimming pool. Yep, not going to get many participants when the activity isn’t even listed in the city summer guide. The city staff, clearly, decided to close the pool long before our City Council decided to keep it open. And therein lies a systemic cultural problem that has to be dealt with and eradicated before our city moves forward. As one of our astute Community Pulse Board members commented upon answering the question about whether the city should spend the money to keep the South Valley pool open: “The culture of NO has got to GO.” Not good for a brochure …
HOOPS: If you think you can predict the outcome of the Final Four, think again
Outside of two or three blindfolded dart throwers, no one
BOXING: More than $1,000 raised at local fundraiser
About thirty pool enthusiasts and boxing fans gathered inside
Local artists open their homes, studios to showcase work
The idea of the typical artist as a solitary eccentric,
When Olympic Games security falls into unsavory hands
With the 2014 Winter Olympics costing a projected $50 billion-plus, one wonders how large a chunk was spent on security. Russia’s Sochi - not famous for its tranquil existence - has attracted the attention of terrorists threatening to wreak havoc on the Games.
