San Benito library tech gets tutorial upgrade
The San Benito County Free Library recently launched a new Tech Tutorial program that offers brief, one-on-one training sessions in multiple areas of technology.
Volunteers help fill new backpacks for local students
About 2,000 students have a backpack and school supplies thanks to dozens of local volunteers who took part in this year’s Stuff the Bus fundraiser.
The United Way-led effort culminated last Saturday with a backpack giveaway in the parking lot of Hollister’s Target store.
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New CEO of Navigator charter schools takes control of ship
The organization that runs charter schools in Gilroy and Hollister has a new chief executive officer.
Teachers go Googly for tech boost
The Hollister School District is likely the first to be Google certified, with teachers trained on incorporation of the company's technology into their classrooms.
Hospital auxiliary names scholarship winners
The Hazel Hawkins Hospitals Auxiliary raised $20,000 in scholarships for 17 recipients, according to an announcement.
Cotter remembered for ‘remarkable legacy’ with youth
David Kaplansky was on a recruiting trip when he walked into the Humboldt State University gymnasium in the summer of 1996. The only person there was a man dripping with sweat wearing board shorts and beat-up sneakers. Of course, it was Gene Cotter.
Seats up for reelection on Gavilan board
Three seats on the Gavilan College Board of Trustees are up for grabs in the November election, and interested candidates can start submitting nomination paperwork July 18. The deadline to qualify for a spot on the ballot is Aug. 12.
Little schoolhouse on a prairie south of Pinnacles
There aren’t too many places left in the nation where a student can ride a horse to school, but San Benito County is one of them.
Gavilan’s new president says she will examine Hollister needs
The new president and superintendent of Gavilan College is no stranger to the tree-lined campus. For seven years Kathleen Rose has served as the school’s executive vice president and chief instruction officer. Named by the Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees at their meeting on June 14, following a nationwide search to replace outgoing president Steven M. Kinsella, Rose will lead the school as it expands to new campuses at Coyote Valley and in Hollister and gets ready to celebrate the school’s 100th year serving South Valley and San Benito County communities.
Couple on mission to inform about responsible tourism
As Alec and Nicole Griffin wrapped up their presentation, they asked the fifth graders at Spring Grove School a question.
