Make it a Mother’s Day mom won’t forget
Perhaps it was the perfect removal of crust on your sandwich, the cheerful way she had six dozen cookies ready for the bake sale or the sneaky way she was able to “encourage” you to eat another serving of vegetables. Many of us have such memories of mom. Some of mine are seeing my mom at my elementary school’s Thursday hot lunch, the secret sundae stops on the way to the grocery store and the sound of her “he, he, he” style laugh.
Website facilitates community service
One of the important precepts of Christianity (indeed, of many major religions) is to “Love they neighbor as thyself.” Of course, this sentiment is easy to preach, but more difficult to practice.
Cheerleading grandmother closes career with Cowboys tryout
After 10 years of trying to become a National Football League cheerleader, Hollister’s Susie Sanchez’s dream came true as a member of the Oakland Raiderettes in 2011 as a 37-year-old grandmother. After missing the cut for the team in 2012, Sanchez thought her days of a cheerleader were over.
Local mortgage broker named in nation’s top 1 percent
Pauline Amstutz of Golden Eagle Mortgage in Hollister was recently acknowledged for being in the top 1 percent of mortgage originators in the U.S. by Mortgage Executive Magazine.
Boxing: Guerrero falls in unanimous 12-round decision
For two rounds, it looked as though Gilroy welterweight boxer Robert Guerrero’s prophecy might come true. In front of 15,880 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Guerrero saw his long-odds dream come true of fighting the sport’s biggest draw, Floyd Mayweather, in a pay-per-view main event.
Live Updates on Guerrero-Mayweather Fight
For live round-by-round analysis of Saturday's fight between Gilroy native Robert Guerrero and Floyd Mayweather, go here. The pay-per-view event starts at 6 p.m., with three undercard fights before the Guerrero-Mayweather main event.
Boxing: Both fighters make weight as Guerrero payday reported at $3 million
Gilroy boxer Robert Guerrero and undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. both made weight Friday for their WBC welterweight title fight Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Timeworn pear tree grows again in San Juan
Two hundred years ago, as the late summer sun warmed the soil in the fertile San Juan Valley, friars and Native Californians enjoyed fresh, luscious pears from a thriving 40-acre orchard behind the town’s sprawling Mission.
