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Gavilan hands out Community Spirit Awards
More than 60 business leaders and heads of nonprofits, along with city and county officials, attended the Hollister Downtown Association’s quarterly breakfast meeting Wednesday at Running Rooster to share information about the school and hand out Community Spirit Awards.
Accelerated Achievement Academy could move to Maze
Students at the Accelerated Achievement Academy could be commuting to a new campus as soon as the 2016-17 school year.
Kinsella’s departure provokes variety of responses
With the retirement of longtime Gavilan College Superintendent Steve Kinsella set for June, San Benito County trustees expect to remember the man for a legacy of good financial leadership.
Judge Sanders is a voice of reason with singing group
Steven Sanders is exceptional at a couple of things: working really hard and singing really cool—doo-wop cool.
Gavilan’s new Coyote Valley campus set to open in Fall 2016
A new Gavilan College campus in south San Jose came a couple of steps closer to becoming a reality Oct. 13 as the governing body unanimously approved more than $4.5 million in contracts to begin site grading, soil inspection and the purchase of five modular buildings.
Fair confusion was bump in road for Airline resurfacing
Caltrans’ work on Airline Highway the day before this year’s San Benito County Fair ruffled a few feathers, but event organizers worked with the state to resolve the issue before the official start to the four-day run.
Farmers find a Swank niche in Hollister with corn maze
Make no mistake: Bonnie and Dick Swank are farmers, first and foremost. The married couple of 13 years own Swank Farms, a 60-acre ranch located off of Churchill Road. But every October the Swanks run the hugely popular corn maze on a property they rent off of San Felipe Road.
Olive Fest 2015: Let the good times flow
A couple thousand connoisseurs in search of a delicate chardonnay and others out for an adventurous Saturday afternoon in the country were not disappointed at the third annual San Benito Olive Festival. Â
Enrollment trends down at Aromas-San Juan
The Aromas-San Juan Unified School District’s top revenue source comes from average daily attendance but student enrollment has been declining, which means the district has been getting less money in recent years.
Appointments for pot committee stir supervisor’s angst
The county board chairwoman opted to make two controversial appointments herself—for a marijuana cultivation ad hoc committee—instead of allowing the board to vote on them.
