Grant helps students bring home instruments
Students at the Hollister Dual Language Academy will soon be playing flutes, clarinets and trombones purchased with $5,000 in grant funds.
Piercing the target
Mike Pierce stands in a South Dakota forest, surveying the area until he spots his target. He raises his bow, lines up his sights, pulls back on the bowstring and releases, sending an arrow sailing toward the circular foe downrange—it’s a hit.
Scrapbook Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2014
ANNIVERSARY:Â Musachias celebrate 68 years:Â It was a day filled with smiles and reminiscing when Peter and Ruby Musachia celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary July 12, 2014 at home in Morgan Hill.
Road to reelection is through Snow for Velazquez
Hollister doesn't have quite the crowd running for mayor as it did two years ago.
SBHS needs volunteers for bond oversight committee
The San Benito High School District is looking for seven volunteers for the Citizens’ Oversight Committee for their general obligation facilities bond, Measure G, which was passed in June.
McDonald’s alum serves up state scholarship
Scholarships were on the menu for McDonald’s employee and Hollister resident Richard Mattish who took home $2,500 for college this summer.
Authorities report ‘large cat’ sighting was suspected mountain lion
Authorities reported a suspected mountain lion sighting Sunday night near the high school.
Open Space Authority founders recall its vision
Virginia Holtz grew up in Washington State and at a young age lived in a log house in a state park not far from Seattle. Her father was the caretaker of the park and her grandparents were farmers. Holtz’s childhood was spent outdoors; she recalls seeing the local Native Americans fishing for eels and watching tadpoles grow legs and become frogs. When she married and moved to Santa Clara County in 1979, she was shocked at the rapid, unplanned development going on all around her. In contrast, people in Washington seemed to place a high priority on open space, parks, lakes and farmland.
Michele Campbell Insurance Services celebrates grand opening
There was a grand opening and ribbon-cutting at Michele Campbell Insurance Services, located at 60 Fourth St., Suite 102, Aug. 21. Michele has more than 25 years experience in the insurance industry and specializes in the Medicare health insurance arena and is a managing general agent for United Healthcare, offering the AARP products. Contact her office at (408) 848-2271.
















