Letter: We are living in a permanent Halloween
Halloween, where yards become planted in gravestones and ghosts and offices appear cobwebbed and spidery to make scary fun… Children love to transform into monsters with big mouths and sharply pointed teeth to scare everyone.
Scary Halloween is enjoyable because it is all in fun....
Letter: Eager to recall, shy to reform
In a previous letter to the editor, I briefly listed some reasons to adopt a more skeptical outlook of the recall campaigns. And so far, none of those reasons have been resolved.
However, one concern stands out above the rest: the unnerving reluctance among the...
Letter: Study on wildfire’s health risks is a breath of fresh air
Last week the smaller print piece in the Free Lance side bar labeled “Local Scene” got my attention. The title “State to study cancer risk of fighting wildfires” had me opening the paper focused on further information. Everyone is interested in cancer risk.
Our surrounding...
Jennifer Laine honored as Assembly District 29 Woman of the Year
Hollister resident Jennifer Laine—who has had a lifelong passion for art and creativity and dedicated her career to arts advocacy—was honored this week as the 2023 Woman of the Year for the 29th Assembly District.
Assemblymember Robert Rivas, who represents District 29, announced the recognition...
Letter: New residents have a right to oppose growth
Lately I have been coming across the refrain that newer residents of San Benito County are somehow hypocritical if they voice concern or opposition to the out-of-control housing growth. This could not be further from the truth. Our newly settled neighbors have some of...
Sports Roundup: Baler boys soccer opens with two wins
Hollister HS Boys Basketball (0-0 overall)
Recent results: None yet.
Upcoming games: Dec. 12-14 at Gilroy Tournament; 7pm Dec. 17 vs. Everett Alvarez
Hollister HS Girls Basketball (1-3 overall)
Recent results: Lost 49-32 at Evergreen Valley; lost 58-55 vs. Christopher at Watsonville; won 66-35 vs. Sobrato at Watsonville;...
South Valley artist opens exhibit featuring historical photography technique
When Binh Danh looks into the reflective surface of his daguerreotypes featuring America’s national parks, he sees more than sweeping vistas of Yosemite Valley or the Yellowstone Falls. He sees himself.
The mirror-like surface of each photograph reflects the viewer back into the landscape, creating...
Truck pulling waste bin rolls over on Fairview Road
Authorities on Sept. 1 responded to an overturned tractor-trailer on Fairview Road near Hollister. Nobody was injured in the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Emergency responders received a call about 10:24am reporting the accident just north of Fallon Road. When CHP arrived, officers...
Local Scene: Hollister students earn academic honors
Yee earns academic honors
Ohio University College student Maggie Yee, of Hollister, has been named to the fall 2024 provost's list.
The provost's list recognition is shared with high-achieving, part-time undergraduate students who exemplify academic success, says a press release from the university. Qualifying students must...
As sewer plant approaches capacity, Hollister OKs more housing hookups
The Hollister City Council meeting went on until almost midnight June 20 as council members engaged in a lengthy discussion regarding potential expansion of services for the city’s Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant. Two resolutions to have the city of San Juan Bautista and the...
