GETTING OUT: Off the beaten path, Clouds Rest is one of Yosemite’s best hikes
If you are an avid hiker with a to-do list, Clouds Rest above
Garlic Fest victims file claims against Gilroy
The city of Gilroy likely will be sued for damages by 11 surviving gunshot victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting, as well as the parents of 6-year-old Stephen Romero, who was killed in the July 28 incident, based on recent court filings.
Ready to repeat?
As difficult as it was for Sobrato boys volleyball to win its first conference title in 2011, an accomplishment seven years in the making, coach Todd Anderson said it will be an even taller task to repeat as Santa Teresa Division champs this spring.
Students learn history from the trenches
It is a gray, wet afternoon as rain drips through the redwoods on the Mount Madonna School (MMS) campus. A group of 10th- and 11th-grade students are spotted bustling outside of their classroom, full of nerves and anticipation. Most are adorned in camouflage with black smudges of paint under their eyes. To the casual observer it might appear that these students are preparing for a theatrical production. In reality, this is the beginning of a reenactment of trench warfare and is the culmination of a unit examining World War I in teacher Amy Neff's social studies course.
