Ex-Boy Scouts leader has next court hearing in March
The Hollister man suspected of sexually assaulting two juvenile teenagers between 2002 and 2005 is set for his next court appearance in March.
Calendar: FFA events, business workshop, Women’s Club lunch
Read the latest Calendar items including the FFA tub races and Farm Day, a San Benito County Business Council workshop, and a Women's Club gathering at San Juan Oaks.
Hollister district to weigh expansion to bilingual campus
Hollister School District trustees will vote Tuesday on a $3.6 million plan that would expand the Hollister Dual Language Academy to a K-8 school at the campus it shares with Gabilan Hills.
More room for Fitness
Owners of Anytime Fitness Russ and Jaime Allen celebrated the additional space they recently added to their Gilroy facility, nearly doubling the floor space. Additional new machines and a second classroom make it even more convenient and easier to use to achieve your workout goals. Located at 755 First St., managers Brad Gwinn and Christopher Madewell invite you to stop in for a tour.
Months after election, billboard displays ad against Measure J
A No on Measure J sign remains displayed on a billboard along San Felipe Road, while state law is supposed to require campaigns to remove the advertisements within 10 days of an election.
Outdoor felines impact wildlife
Lions and tigers and kitty cats…oh my! I’m not embarrassed to call myself a wild and crazy cat lady. At the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center, I’m crazy enough to dress up like a bobcat. I’ve transformed myself to become a feline “mommy”—suiting up in a full-body costume, deodorized with bobcat urine and placing a big, furry bobcat mask on my head. This technique was developed to make us as unlike a human as humanly possible and helps ensure that the bobcat kittens don’t become habituated to their human caretakers but will remain wild and wary of people when they’re released back to their native habitats.
Water Cooler: Like idea for ‘floating islands’ sewer pond?
Panelists answered the following: Do you like the idea for a “Floating Islands” concept at Hollister’s industrial sewer pond—mostly used by the San Benito Foods cannery—which uses natural plants and bacteria instead of aerators to treat the waste?
Police Blotter: Attempted murder reported on Hawkins Street
Read the latest blotter items from the Hollister Police Department.
DreamPower equine named ‘therapy horse of the year’
A horse with the nearby DreamPower Horsemanship organization was named “2014 Therapy Horse of the Year” and will be inducted into the Horse Star Hall of Fame.
