This year’s Heritage Hog at the county fair is quite a pig
Katie Nino says Buster, a Duroc Barrow hog, is quite a pig.
Mosque appeal heads to planning commission
The Santa Clara County planning commission will hear three appeals to the Cordoba Center mosque project in San Martin Tuesday.
Schools adjust to new lunch rules; students must take vegetables
Hollister School District students are making healthier lunch choices this year. At midday at Sunnyslope Elementary School on Tuesday, the first grade students selected between sliced apples or carrot and celery sticks, with some taking both items. Each day of the week the students see a different vegetable offering – leafy dark greens, red and orange vegetables, beans or peas, starchy vegetables and others.
Longtime rodeo director dies at age 96
Fulton “Bumpy” Picetti, the director at the San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo for six decades and active in a multitude of community organizations, has died. He was 96.
Business Buzz: Jelly Belly bus returning to Casa de Fruta
The Jelly Belly touring bus is making a special appearance at Casa de Fruta with a host of fun activities, according to a press release.
Gilroyan a CNN top 10 hero
Gilroy dog trainer Mary Cortani was surrounded by good company – both human and canine – when she learned of some marvelous news Thursday morning while having breakfast at Station 55 restaurant in downtown Gilroy.
Local honored as Legal Advocate of the Year
Community Solutions’ Anita Wilson was presented with the 2012 Legal Advocate of the Year award by the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence last weekend, according to a press release from Community Solutions which is based in Gilroy.
