Local Scene: Morgan Hill Scouts earn Eagle rank
Scouts earn Eagle rank
Morgan Hill Scout Troop 799/2799 members Hayden Taylor, Elizabeth Rodriges and Anastasia Truong recently achieved their Eagle Scout rank. Eagle is the highest rank in scouting, and its recipients devote considerable time and effort into attaining the achievement.
“This mulit-year journey to...
Sports roundup: Live Oak softball smashes Evergreen Valley and King City
Live Oak HS Baseball (0-5 overall, 0-1 BVAL Santa Teresa East)
Recent results: Lost 12-2 vs. Menlo-Atherton; Lost 10-3 vs. Aragon; Lost 13-5 vs. Evergreen Valley
Upcoming games: 4pm March 13
NOTES: Nathan Lozano and Jordan Tabag lead the offense. Both are hitting .333.
Live Oak HS Softball...
Pajaro watershed focus of regional climate talk
About 80 people gathered March 10 in the historic Aromas Community Grange after the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) selected the Pajaro River Watershed as one of five watersheds to pilot the Watershed Resilience Program.
The initiative, which is supported by a $2 million...
Religion: Be a peacemaker
With so much contention, conflict and evil as well as social, economic and personal problems, these days peacemakers are needed more than anything. Nothing will bring us more peace and tranquility in our lives than being a peacemaker.
Being a peacemaker doesn't mean doing nothing...
‘Honk! Jr.’ celebrates differences on stage
Little Theatre Productions of Gilroy is bringing the heartwarming musical “Honk! Jr.” to the stage beginning March 21.
Directed and produced by mother-daughter duo Rebecca and Hilary Little, the show at the Gilroy High School Theater features a cast of about 80 performers aged 6-17...
Road closures announced due to Highway 101/State Route 25 interchange construction
Starting later this month, commuters and other motorists navigating U.S. 101 through Gilroy will see permanent road closures due to construction on the freeway’s interchange with State Route 25, according to the Valley Transportation Authority.
Starting April 16, access to U.S. 101 from Castro Valley...
Religion: A taste of freedom
What does freedom taste like? As Jews celebrate the weeklong holiday of Passover (Pesach) beginning this Saturday night (April 12), the interactive ritual of a Passover Seder provides a rich learning experience to literally taste freedom.
The book of Exodus details the story of Passover...
Event raises awareness of importance of Juristac
It’s springtime, and orange poppies, purple lupine and red paintbrush flowers color the hillsides at Juristac, a pristine hillside landscape in northern San Benito County and Southern Santa Clara County that is the site of a proposal for an open pit mining project.
In honor...
Five arrested in relation to fight in downtown Gilroy
Five men were arrested in relation to a fight that resulted in serious injuries in downtown Gilroy, police said.
The fight occurred about midnight March 31, when Gilroy Police responded to a report of violence in the area of Monterey and Sixth streets. When officers...
