Hot Ticket March 8, 2013
March 8: Spring boutique: Live Oak Adult Day Services will hold a spring boutique March 8 at 651 W. Sixth St., Gilroy. This is a fundraiser for Live Oak, and will feature collectibles and homemade items, decorative and household items, baked goods, etc. Details: (408) 847-5491.
Alejo’s mascot ban gains national notoriety
Local Assemblyman Luis Alejo’s busy legislative session culminated with the governor signing 16 of his bills, including a nationally spotlighted ban against the use of “Redskins” as a mascot in California public schools.
Now here’s the rub
Mike Mansmith never grew up thinking he would make a living in the barbecue business. But over the years, Mansmith, who owns the wildly popular Mansmith’s Barbecue, morphed into a barbecue connoisseur.
“It just happened,” the 44-year-old Mansmith says. “I started out helping my parents...
SBHS trustees review budget, migrant ed
The San Benito High School District last week swore in incumbent trustees Bill Tiffany and Steve DeLay along with challenger Juan Robledo before discussing the health of the budget, the migrant education program and classified employee layoffs.
Election: School bond, board contest, unopposed races on ballot
Aside from two races, the remainder of the primary ballot in San Benito County is defined by a lack of opposition on the local front.
Soldiers and suicide
Orrin Gorman McClellan grew up among the alder and cedar that cover his family's 11-acre homestead on Whidbey Island, Wa. He relished painting, music and acting.
‘ICE’ your cell phone so emergency contacts are handy
Accidents can happen at any moment, and sometimes the people involved in falls or car crashes aren’t able to talk to responding emergency personnel. But if emergency contacts are previously listed and easily accessible, cell phones can do all the talking for the victims.
Erskine: Preserve rate jumps up ahead two stars
If I were to rate Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve based on my first visit, I would award it just two stars out of a possible five. But that was four years ago and things have changed.
