A holiday fruitcake Californians can love
This is a very busy time of year for those, who like myself, are the chefs of the family. We are busy reviewing our notes from last year, making our checklists, procuring the ingredients and developing our timelines. Because it is at the top of my timeline, I present a recipe for California Inspired Christmas Fruitcake.
Gavilan Soccer: Ramirez nets game changer, leads Rams to 3-0 win
GILROY — Luis Ramirez may not have played a full 90 minutes, but he certainly made a difference for Gavilan.
Entering the Yellen years
Janet Yellen - currently the vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve - has been nominated to succeed Ben Bernanke at the helm of the world's most important central bank. A former UC Berkeley and London School of Economics professor and San Francisco Fed president, Yellen is a globally admired economist with many fans on Wall Street. The way it looks now, in January she will become the most powerful woman in the world.
School marks 50 years
Morgan Hill is a very different place today than it was 50 years ago. Then it was a farming community with a population of some 4,000 residents. The sick were treated in 50-bed Wheeler Hospital in Gilroy; north-south traffic passed directly through downtown on Monterey Highway; the largest employers were a signal flare maker, a travel trailer builder and animal feed processors.
Photo: Ribbon cutting for new bed and breakfast
The Joshua Inn Bed & Breakfast held a ribbon cutting earlier this month organized by the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau. The bed and breakfast is located at 712 West St. near Dunne Park in Hollister. For information, call (831) 265-7829.
Gavilan Football: Rams lose by one point for second week in a row
SAN JOSE — Gavilan nearly pulled out a Coast Conference football victory over the host San Jose City College Jaguars, only to fall short 27-26 in a big-play, big-miscue afternoon.
Junior College Football: Gavilan must stay focused against SJCC
MONTEREY — Gavilan coach Spencer Gilford had just two words for his team following Saturday’s game: Stay focused.
Gavilan Roundup: Oct.24
It was smooth sailing for Gavilan Wednesday as the team cruised to its fifth straight victory.
The Rams shutdown the visiting Skyline 25-14, 25-19, 25-19 at home to maintain a perfect 5-0 conference record and improve to 15-6 overall on the season.
Lilly Martinez had a career high 10 kills in the game to lead the team. Jessica Stofer and Tasmin Apple each had seven kills a piece while Savanna Hartman added six and Ryan Asp and Andreinna Castaneda each had five.
It was business as usual for Sabina Gerard who dished out 32 assists before handing over things over to Lissette Pedraza who finished the match with four of her own.
Karina Daniels led Gavilan on defense by picking up 16 digs. Daisy Valladares had 10 and Gerard added nine. The trio in addition to Hartman each had two aces in the game.
Gavilan will be back on the court at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Canada College in Redwood City.
Marty: Public unions should not be allowed to strike
As the Bay Area braced for the BART strike expected to tie up hundreds of thousands of commuters Monday and San Benito County’s Service Employees Union International (SEIU) local talks of “labor actions”, we return to the key question – should public employee unions be permitted to strike?
