Enjoy fall activities at Hollister Hills SVRA
With the arrival of fall comes a complete season of fun, safe, family friendly events at Hollister Hill State Vehicular Recreation Area. The park’s main entrance is located at 7800 Cienega Road in Hollister.
Activities at Hollister Hills scheduled for October include:
- Red Sticker Ride...
Twin power: Coley and Maddie Corrigan lead Hollister girls water polo
Having played just four matches through the first three weeks of the season, Hollister High girls water polo coach Rachel Smithee is looking forward to the team getting more match time.
“We have the next two weekends where we’re doing tournaments so I think it’s...
Hollister Police conduct DUI checkpoint Sept. 24
The Hollister Police Department will hold a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint the evening of Sept. 24, at an undisclosed location within the city limits.
The checkpoint will start at 6pm, and continue until 1:30am Sept. 25, says a press release from the Hollister Police...
Gavilan College dedicates new bridge to longtime faculty member
Susan Dodd cemented her legacy in Gavilan College lore long ago, but now, it can be seen in the most literal sense.
A new concrete-and-steel pedestrian bridge that spans over the college’s main road, connecting the central Gilroy campus to its athletics facilities, was celebrated...
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Author presents book on historic Dunne family
On Sept. 24 at 2pm, the Gilroy Historical Society will present author Kevin Akers at the Gilroy Library, speaking about his book “The Dunnes of Brittas,” a fictionalized account of a local family.
Akers said he was intrigued when...
San Benito Sheriff’s deputy accused of domestic violence
San Benito County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew O’Keefe was arrested Sept. 21 on suspicion of felony domestic violence, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.
O’Keefe is also accused of false imprisonment in relation to the early morning incident, says the press release. He was...
Hollister High football: thrilling win, Aguayo overcomes adversity, Salinas High next
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say the Hollister High football team is coming off one of the more improbable victories in program history.
Trailing by 10 points to Monterey High with under four minutes remaining in their Sept. 16 non-league game, the Haybalers pulled...
Supes eliminate ‘study areas’ to restrict housing
San Benito County supervisors recently decided to restrict new housing in four geographical areas that encompass significant swaths of the county’s unincorporated agricultural, open space or vacant land.
But some local residents at the last board meeting decried the move as “political theater,” while voicing...
‘Reality of war’
About 50 Civil War “reenactors” spent this past weekend at San Benito County Historical Park demonstrating what life, work and combat were like in the 1860s during the war between the North and South.
The annual Civil War Days events Sept. 16-18 were co-sponsored by...
Hollister schools receive donation from Target
Students and teachers had big smiles on their faces as they perused boxes of supplies at Hollister School District sites last week.
That’s because they were picking from donated supplies ranging from backpacks and binders to calculators and pencils. The Hollister School District recently received...
