Arts council offers claymation classes
The San Benito County Arts Council and Community Media Access Partnership TV are partnering to offer classes where students will bring clay to life through video animation.
Local nonprofits net grants to help foster kids
Two Hollister-based nonprofits are bringing home winter grants that help disadvantaged children have positive holiday experiences.
Applications available for Open Studios Art Tour
Applications are available for the Open Studios Art Tour, which will send beauty appreciators traversing San Benito County in search of professional craftsmanship to admire and buy.
Library markets new web address with porn on old one
The San Benito County Free Library is informing the public about a new web address after a "glitch" occurred causing the institution to lose its old one, which now shows pornography.
Hollister man killed in wreck on 101; alcohol suspected
A 28-year-old Hollister man died in an accident Sunday on Highway 101 north of East Dunne Avenue, and the California Highway Patrol suspects alcohol was a factor.
Water at crux of debate over Tres Pinos project
A proposal for a 21-home subdivision in Tres Pinos, with a population of about 500, may come down to availability of water.
Lee: Fuel School in session
Welcome to Fuel School 101. Yes, there’s a science to properly fueling the body for competition. High school athletes, take notice. For this article, I’ll focus on the ubiquitous energy bar, which has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. San Benito High junior three-sport standout Marisa Villegas loves Clif Bars; last year at the end of the track season, Villegas told me in addition to her regular meals, she sometimes ate two to three Clif Bars a day during her most intense workout sessions/races (hey, when you run as fast as she does, you need some serious fuel).
School official won’t miss six-hour commute
Hollister School District Superintendent Gary McIntire will retire at the end of this school year, according to an email.
Dave Eggers enthralls Hollister history buffs
Author Dave Eggers made another visit to Hollister on Wednesday and read passages from T.S. Hawkins’ autobiography “Some Recollections of a Busy Life.” Organizers at the San Benito County Historical Society called the standing-room-only audience a record crowd for one of their events.
Gavilan breaks ground on Coyote Valley academy
Gavilan College broke ground Friday on a major expansion that will bring thousands of students to a new campus in San Jose’s Coyote Valley and focus heavily on law enforcement and public safety training classes.
