Shelter offering cats for $10 this month
The Hollister Animal Shelter is selling cats for $10 the rest of this month, as it has a group of “really nice” adult felines in need of adoption, according to the shelter manager.
Local plays make for an odd pair
Two local theater groups both have shows opening Friday night. The Fifth Wall Theater Project will open an original play based on the “Alice in Wonderland” story while San Benito Stage Company will become the first amateur theater group to present “Spamalot” on the Central Coast.
Herring gull rescued from blood-sucking leeches
The first person who called the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center last month to report an injured juvenile herring gull in Gilroy thought the bird had been shot in the face with a pellet gun. A short while later, another call was received about the same gull from a person who believed it to have been hit head-first by a vehicle.
Reader Content: Five Cub Scouts honored with ‘Arrow of Light’
On Sunday, five boys from Cub Scout Pack 455 in Hollister were the recipients of the Arrow of Light Award, the highest honor given at this level before becoming Boy Scouts. The honorees were Bryce Perino, Kevin Medina, Evan Duran, Christopher Engelhardt and Miguel Perez.
New affiliate for Windermere
Windermere Real Estate announced a new affiliate, Windermere Valley Properties, with a location in Morgan Hill at 17490 Depot St. Owner of Windermere Valley Properties, Chuck Vargas, is a real estate veteran. Starting out in 1992 with a single RE/MAX office in Gilroy, Vargas quickly grew his brokerage from five to 40 agents. In 1996, Vargas joined forces with Century 21/Premier Group, eventually overseeing five offices and two-hundred agents. Vargas currently serves on the board of directors for MLS.com and the Mexican American Golf Association.
