Scrapbook Dec. 10-14, 2012
HONORS: Jordan Esquivel: Air Force Reserve Airman Jordan A. Esquivel graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Residents file suit to stop San Martin mosque project
A group of residents has asked the court to halt construction of the San Martin Cordoba Center due to the project’s possible harmful impact on the environment.
Photos: Dance Academy to perform ‘The Nutcracker’ Saturday, Sunday
Some of the youngest performers from the San Benito Dance Academy’s production of “The Nutcracker” took their first steps in front of an audience Saturday when they performed a few numbers from the ballet at the 12 Days of Giving finale at Tiffany Ford in Hollister.
District releases billing figures related to charter report
The Hollister School District had been billed $19,200 through October from its contracted legal firm that developed a report detailing “deficiencies” in a charter school petition, according to figures released to the Free Lance.
County board inspects costs for public defense, conflict attorneys
The defense of suspected criminals who cannot afford their own attorney costs San Benito County more than $1 million dollars a year – and 8 percent of those cases eat up 35 percent of the budget, according to county figures.
Gavilan stage goes ‘Under the Sea’
Hollister's Limelight Productions will open its winter children's show, “The Little Mermaid,” Friday at the Gavilan College Theater in Gilroy.
With park status pending, residents can still comment on Pinnacles plan
San Benito County residents and others interested in Pinnacles National Monument’s future have less than a month to comment on a draft general management plan and environmental assessment. The public comment period will close on Jan. 11.
Agencies to crack down on theft of recyclables
The Hollister Police Department and the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office will enforce laws prohibiting the theft of materials from recycling carts.
Fate of fighting birds will be decided in court tomorrow
A hearing tomorrow will determine the fate of 54 roosters that were seized Nov. 23 during a cockfighting raid on Frazier Lake Road. The birds that remain unclaimed have been housed at the Hollister Animal Shelter with the hearing pending.
